Brie Larson

Brie Larson

34 · Born: Oct 1, 1989

2023
2022
2019

Personal Details

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Height 5' 6"
Born Oct 1, 1989 Sacramento, California, USA
Parents
  • Heather Desaulniers (Edwards)
  • Sylvain Desaulniers
Relatives
  • Aurèle Desaulniers (Grandparent)
  • Gabrielle Marie-Therese Desaulniers (Chatelain) (Grandparent)
  • Elva Josephine Larson (Great Grandparent)
  • Raya Milaine Desaulniers (Sibling)
  • Bob Edwards (Grandparent)
  • Bonnie Merrill (Hunt) (Grandparent)

Biography

Brie Larson (born Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers; October 1, 1989), is an American actress and filmmaker. She's best known for her role as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in Captain Marvel (2019) and reprise her role in other MCU films and series. She's also known for her roles as Elizabeth Zott in the miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (which she also executive produced), Tess in Fast X, Eva Ansley in Just Mercy, Jeannette Walls in The Glass Castle, Mason Weaver in Kong: Skull Island, Joy "Ma" Newsome in Room, Kim Townsend in Trainwreck, Amy Phillips in The Gambler, Monica Martello in Don Jon, Cassidy Roy in The Spectacular Now, Molly Tracey in 21 Jump Street, Helen in Rampart, Envy Adams in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Kate Gregson on Showtime's United States of Tara, Beatrice "The Bear" Leep in Hoot, and Emily Stewart on WB's sitcom Raising Dad. She appeared as a regular in the 2001 sitcom Raising Dad and briefly dabbled with a music career, releasing the album Finally Out of P.E. in 2005. She played supporting roles in the comedy films 13 Going on 30 (2004), Hoot (2006), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and 21 Jump Street (2012), and appeared as a sardonic teenager in the television series United States of Tara (2009–2011). Her breakthrough came with a leading role in the acclaimed independent drama Short Term 12 (2013), and she continued to take on supporting parts in the romance The Spectacular Now (2013) and the comedy Trainwreck (2015). For playing a kidnapping victim in the drama Room (2015), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The 2017 adventure film Kong: Skull Island marked her first big-budget release, followed by Free Fire, The Glass Castle, Unicorn Store, and Basmati Blues, the same year. She then starred as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Captain Marvel. She reprised her role in other MCU films including Avengers: Endgame, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Avengers: Quantum Encounter, and The Marvels, as well as in the series Ms. Marvel. She then starred in and executive produced the comedy-drama Apple TV+ miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (2023). She also starred in Fast X (2023). She has co-written and co-directed two short films, and made her feature film directorial debut with the independent comedy-drama Unicorn Store (2017). For producing the virtual reality series The Messy Truth VR Experience (2020), she won a Primetime Emmy Award.

Career

2023
The Marvels
The Marvels as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel
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Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry as Elizabeth Zott
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Natalie 'Envy' Adams (voice)
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2022
Remembering
Remembering as Writer / Idea
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2019
Fantastic Fungi
Fantastic Fungi as Narrator (voice)
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Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel as Carol Danvers / Vers / Captain Marvel
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Just Mercy
Just Mercy as Eva Ansley
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2017
Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island as Mason Weaver
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The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle as Jeannette Walls
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Basmati Blues
Basmati Blues as Linda
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Why You've Never Met the 4th Haim Sister
Unicorn Store
Unicorn Store as Kit
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Free Fire
Free Fire as Justine
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2015
Trainwreck
Trainwreck as Kim Townsend
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Room
Room as Joy "Ma" Newsome
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2014
The Gambler
The Gambler as Amy Phillips
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2013
The Spectacular Now
The Spectacular Now as Cassidy Roy
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Bitter Orange
Bitter Orange as Myrtle
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Don Jon
Don Jon as Monica Martello
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Short Term 12
Short Term 12 as Grace Howard
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Community
Community as Rachel
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2012
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street as Molly Tracey
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2011
Weighting
Weighting as Girl
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Treatment
Treatment as Franny
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Smorgasbord
Smorgasbord as Clara
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The Trouble with Bliss
The Trouble with Bliss as Stephanie Jouseski
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The League
The League as Ashley
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2010
Greenberg
Greenberg as Sara
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2009
House Broken
House Broken as Suzy Decker
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Tanner Hall
Tanner Hall as Kate
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Just Peck
Just Peck as Emily Donaldson
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United States of Tara
United States of Tara as Kate Gregson
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2008
The Babysitter
The Babysitter as Allison
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Remember the Daze
Remember the Daze as Angie Ford
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2007
Farce of the Penguins
Farce of the Penguins as I Need a Z-Pack Penguin (voice)
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Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer as Krista Eisenberg
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2006
Hoot
Hoot as Beatrice "The Bear" Leep
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2004
Sleepover
Sleepover as Liz Daniels
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2003
Right on Track
Right on Track as Courtney Enders
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2001
Raising Dad
Raising Dad as Emily Stewart
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1998
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel as Rachel / Samantha
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2024
Marvel Studios: Assembled
2023
MPower
MPower
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2018
Carpool Karaoke
Carpool Karaoke
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2017
Creating a King: Summoning a God
Tom Hiddleston: The Intrepid Traveler
2015
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood
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2014
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
2017
Unicorn Store
Unicorn Store as Director
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2012
The Arm
The Arm as Director, Writer
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2011
Weighting
Weighting as Director, Writer
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2022
Growing Up
Growing Up as Creator
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