Jennifer Shrader Lawrence born August 15, 1990 is an American actress. The films she has acted in have grossed over $6 billion worldwide, and she was the world's highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016. Lawrence appeared in Time's 100 most influential people in the world list in 2013 and in the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2014 and 2016.During her childhood, Lawrence performed in church plays and school musicals. At age 14, she was spotted by a talent scout while vacationing in New York City with her family. Lawrence then moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career by playing guest roles in television shows. Her first major role came as a main cast member on the sitcom The Bill Engvall Show. Lawrence made her film debut in a supporting role in the drama Garden Party, and had her breakthrough playing a poverty-stricken teenager in the independent drama Winter's Bone. Her career progressed with her starring roles as the mutant Mystique in the X-Men film series and Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games film series. The latter established her as the highest-grossing action heroine of all time.