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 Jena Malone was born in Reno, Nevada, raised in Sparks, Nevada; two cities that have merged together over time, to Deborah Malone and Edward Berge. Her grandfather owned a casino, Karl's Silver Club, in Reno. She was raised by her mother and her mother's partner. Beginning as a child actress, and then stepping up to roles as a young adult, Malone's career path has been compared to that of Jodie Foster, herself a former child actress and who has co-starred with Malone in two movies. Jena is often described as having a maturity beyond her years and, in her career thus far, she has often tackled roles that are difficult and are not standard fare for actors her age.Malone's first claim to fame was in performing the title role in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) for which she won the Young Artist Award, and which she filmed when she was merely ten years old. This movie dealt with issues of child abuse, violence and sex. Jena has said in later interviews that this movie and her participation in it continue to influence her life substantially.Showing self-assurance and a clear vision of personal goals from an early age, Jena, at age 14, was encouraged to try out for Air Force One (1997), a movie that was virtually guaranteed to be a success since box-office king Harrison Ford was cast in the lead, but Jena said she'd prefer to seek other roles that were of more interest to her.In the following years, Malone appeared in several made-for-TV movies for which she won or was nominated for many awards. In 1997, she lucked in to being cast in the blockbuster Contact (1997) where she portrayed the child version of Jodie Foster's lead character. Foster stated that she built her character by mimicking Jena. And, in 1998, Jena was cast in the major film Stepmom (1998) where she co-starred with Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris. Jena was given what was likely the best line in that movie where her character, bitter over her parents' divorce, confronts her father who has returned home briefly; at a moment of crisis, her dad tells her "You do NOT run out on your mother", and the rueful Malone exclaims "No -- that's YOUR job".Also, in 1998, Malone appeared in a two-part episode of the critically acclaimed TV series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). Contrary to what might usually be expected of a teenage actress, in this episode, Jena played the complex role of the perpetrator of a crime, which she portrayed with subtlety.At age 15, Jena was legally emancipated and thus took direct control of her finances and her career. Malone began getting more attention and acclaim in her next set of films: the artistic cult film Donnie Darko (2001); the teenage journey The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) where she again co-starred with Jodie Foster; and the satirical Saved! (2004) which debuted Jena as the lead in a movie.Jena has expressed an interest in directing some day, and so she is preparing for roles behind the camera as well as in front. In 2002, she co-produced American Girl (2002) while also starring in it. And, in 2003, she undertook a formal study of photography.In early 2006, Malone debuted on the Broadway stage in the play "Doubt". A review by Broadway.com characterized her performance as "astonishing".Many people in Hollywood have jobs as actors. Watch for Jena Malone. She is an artist.
Bio:
Jena Malone was born in Reno, Nevada, raised in Sparks, Nevada; two cities that have merged together over time, to Deborah Malone and Edward Berge. Her grandfather owned a casino, Karl's Silver Club, in Reno. She was raised by her mother and her mother's partner. Beginning as a child actress, and then stepping up to roles as a young adult, Malone's career path has been compared to that of Jodie Foster, herself a former child actress and who has co-starred with Malone in two movies. Jena is often described as having a maturity beyond her years and, in her career thus far, she has often tackled roles that are difficult and are not standard fare for actors her age.Malone's first claim to fame was in performing the title role in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) for which she won the Young Artist Award, and which she filmed when she was merely ten years old. This movie dealt with issues of child abuse, violence and sex. Jena has said in later interviews that this movie and her participation in it continue to influence her life substantially.Showing self-assurance and a clear vision of personal goals from an early age, Jena, at age 14, was encouraged to try out for Air Force One (1997), a movie that was virtually guaranteed to be a success since box-office king Harrison Ford was cast in the lead, but Jena said she'd prefer to seek other roles that were of more interest to her.In the following years, Malone appeared in several made-for-TV movies for which she won or was nominated for many awards. In 1997, she lucked in to being cast in the blockbuster Contact (1997) where she portrayed the child version of Jodie Foster's lead character. Foster stated that she built her character by mimicking Jena. And, in 1998, Jena was cast in the major film Stepmom (1998) where she co-starred with Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris. Jena was given what was likely the best line in that movie where her character, bitter over her parents' divorce, confronts her father who has returned home briefly; at a moment of crisis, her dad tells her "You do NOT run out on your mother", and the rueful Malone exclaims "No -- that's YOUR job".Also, in 1998, Malone appeared in a two-part episode of the critically acclaimed TV series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). Contrary to what might usually be expected of a teenage actress, in this episode, Jena played the complex role of the perpetrator of a crime, which she portrayed with subtlety.At age 15, Jena was legally emancipated and thus took direct control of her finances and her career. Malone began getting more attention and acclaim in her next set of films: the artistic cult film Donnie Darko (2001); the teenage journey The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) where she again co-starred with Jodie Foster; and the satirical Saved! (2004) which debuted Jena as the lead in a movie.Jena has expressed an interest in directing some day, and so she is preparing for roles behind the camera as well as in front. In 2002, she co-produced American Girl (2002) while also starring in it. And, in 2003, she undertook a formal study of photography.In early 2006, Malone debuted on the Broadway stage in the play "Doubt". A review by Broadway.com characterized her performance as "astonishing".Many people in Hollywood have jobs as actors. Watch for Jena Malone. She is an artist.
Tivia:
Filed suit against mother Debbie, charging mismanagement of her earnings, failure to pay taxes, and seeking emancipation (1999)Won legal emancipation from her mother, who is now barred from interfering with Jena's career and earnings. (January 2000)At the age of 12, she was the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) until 2001 when 7 year old Dakota Fanning was nominated for I Am Sam (2001).Starred as Susan Sarandon's daughter in Stepmom (1998), and then starred alongside Susan Sarandon's real daughter, Eva Amurri, in Saved! (2004).Gave birth to her first child at age 31, a son named Ode Mountain DeLorenzo Malone in late May 2016. Child's father is her boyfriend (now ex-fianc��), Ethan DeLorenzo.Plays the accordion and guitar.Replaced Evan Rachel Wood in Sucker Punch (2011).She is also a passionate photographer.Singer of the musical duo The Shoe.Studied photography at a community college in northern California beginning in the fall of 2002.She was upset about the poor critical reception of Sucker Punch (2011) that she nearly quit acting.Living in Lake Tahoe, where her favorite outdoor sport is snow sledding. (2007)Briefly attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan.Turned down auditioning for Air Force One (1997).On August 30, 2016, she was engaged to her longtime boyfriend and father of her three-month-old son Ode, Ethan DeLorenzo.She lived in Lake Tahoe until age 10.Was originally set to play Emily in Havoc (2005), but was replaced by Bijou Phillips.Endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election of the United States.Was four months pregnant with her son Ode when she completed filming Nocturnal Animals (2016).Has one younger maternal half-sister, Madison Mae Malone (born August 1997).Was in a relationship with a photographer Ethan DeLorenzo and they were engaged from August 2016 to December 2017. They have a son together.Returned to work eight months after giving birth to her son Ode to begin filming The Public (2018).Auditioned for a role in 127 Hours (2010).Parents are Edward Berge and Deborah Malone. |
| Name: |
Jena Malone |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Music Department (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Music Department |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Music Department |
| Model rank: |
63 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:58:36 |
| Height: |
5' 5?' (1.67 m) |
| Biography: |
Jena Malone was born in Reno, Nevada, raised in Sparks, Nevada; two cities that have merged together over time, to Deborah Malone and Edward Berge. Her grandfather owned a casino, Karl\'s Silver Club, in Reno. She was raised by her mother and her mot |
| Trivia: |
Filed suit against mother Debbie, charging mismanagement of her earnings, failure to pay taxes, and seeking emancipation (1999)Won legal emancipation from her mother, who is now barred from interfering with Jena's career and earnings. (January 2000)At the age of 12, she was the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) until 2001 when 7 year old Dakota Fanning was nominated for I Am Sam (2001).Starred as Susan Sarandon's daughter in Stepmom (1998), and then starred alongside Susan Sarandon's real daughter, Eva Amurri, in Saved! (2004).Gave birth to her first child at age 31, a son named Ode Mountain DeLorenzo Malone in late May 2016. Child's father is her boyfriend (now ex-fianc��), Ethan DeLorenzo.Plays the accordion and guitar.Replaced Evan Rachel Wood in Sucker Punch (2011).She is also a passionate photographer.Singer of the musical duo The Shoe.Studied photography at a community college in northern California beginning in the fall of 2002.She was upset about the poor critical reception of Sucker Punch (2011) that she nearly quit acting.Living in Lake Tahoe, where her favorite outdoor sport is snow sledding. (2007)Briefly attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan.Turned down auditioning for Air Force One (1997).On August 30, 2016, she was engaged to her longtime boyfriend and father of her three-month-old son Ode, Ethan DeLorenzo.She lived in Lake Tahoe until age 10.Was originally set to play Emily in Havoc (2005), but was replaced by Bijou Phillips.Endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election of the United States.Was four months pregnant with her son Ode when she completed filming Nocturnal Animals (2016).Has one younger maternal half-sister, Madison Mae Malone (born August 1997).Was in a relationship with a photographer Ethan DeLorenzo and they were engaged from August 2016 to December 2017. They have a son together.Returned to work eight months after giving birth to her son Ode to begin filming The Public (2018).Auditioned for a role in 127 Hours (2010).Parents are Edward Berge and Deborah Malone. |
| Trademarks: |
Usually portrays teenage girls with problems or from dysfunctional families
Often works with Zack Snyder and Nicolas Winding Refn |
| Quotes: |
I started acting as a child because I loved stories and wanted to be part of them. I thought it would be something I could do for a few years, but it shows no sign of going away.
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I get to play a lot of teenage girls with supposed problems. But I don't see them as problems - just part of the process of growing up.
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[When told by an interviewer that she has a good head on her shoulders for someone who's grown up in the scary world of Hollywood:] But the scary world is all around us. Whether the walls are Hollywood or the walls are New York or the walls are Afghanistan. It's just a scary world, you have to know what you want from it, what your intentions are, and know that those things continually change.
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[In reference to growing up without a father figure but rather with two mothers] I grew up with two moms. They were lovers until I was nine. Then they split up. I was the product of a one-night stand. But I met my father once when I was four. He lives somewhere in Reno. The thing is, I had two loving parents. Love in any shape or form is a beautiful thing. I didn't grow up missing my father.
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What's the point of doing anything without music? |
| Salaries: |
Stepmom (1998) - $325,000 |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Music Department |
| Others works: |
Was a model for the hardcover, paperback and audio editions of Ann M. Martin's novel "Here Today", published by Scholastic Press.
(2006) Made her stage debut as "Sister James" in "Doubt, A Parable", a play by John Patri |
| Children: |
Ode Mountain DeLorenzo Malone |
| Parents: |
Deborah Malone
Edward Berge |
| Relatives: |
Madison Mae Malone (Half Sibling) |
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