Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990)[2] is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. Lawrence began her career in television, playing her first major role as a lead cast member on the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show (2007–09). After transitioning into film, she gave her breakout performance in the independent drama Winter’s Bone (2010). Her first major commercial success was playing Mystique in the fourth installment of the superhero franchise X-Men (2011–16). That’s great.