Brie Larson is an American actress and filmmaker. Her first screen appearance was in a comedy sketch at age eight in a 1999 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . Following several television appearances, including as a main cast member in the short-lived sitcom Raising Dad (2001), Larson played minor roles in the 2004 comedy films Sleepover and 13 Going on 30 . In 2005, she released a studio album named Finally Out of P.E. , in which her single “She Said” peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart.
Larson's first major film role was in the teen comedy Hoot (2006) and she went on to gain wider recognition for playing the daughter of Toni Collette's character in the Showtime comedy-drama series United States of Tara (2009–2011). She took on supporting roles of the love interest in the comedies Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and 21 Jump Street (2012), and played the troubled daughter of Woody Harrelson's character in the drama Rampart (2011). [1] Her breakthrough came in 2013 when she starred as the distraught supervisor of a foster-care home in Destin Daniel Cretton's independent drama Short Term 12 . [2] Following more supporting roles in the romance The Spectacular Now (2013) and the comedy Trainwreck (2015), Larson won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a young mother held in captivity in the independent drama Room (2015). [3]
In 2017, Larson expanded to big-budget films with the adventure film Kong: Skull Island , which grossed over $560 million worldwide, [4] [5] and made her solo directorial debut with the coming of age comedy film Unicorn Store , in which she also starred. [6] Larson went on to play Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame , both 2019 superhero films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [7] Both films rank as the top-grossing films of 2019; the former is the first female-led superhero film to earn over $1 billion and the latter is the second highest-grossing film of all time. [8] [9] After a hiatus, Larson had a supporting role in the action film Fast X and led the Apple TV+ period drama miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (both 2023). Her performance in the latter earned her nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. [10] [11]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2001 | Madison | Racing Girl No. 2 | [12] | |
2004 | 13 Going on 30 | Six Chick | [13] [14] | |
Sleepover | Liz Daniels | [15] | ||
2006 | Hoot | Beatrice Leep | [16] | |
2007 | Farce of the Penguins | I Need a Z-Pack Penguin | Voice | [17] |
Remember the Daze | Angie | [18] | ||
2008 | The Babysitter | Babysitter | Short film | [19] |
2009 | House Broken | Suzy Decker | [20] | |
Just Peck | Emily | [21] | ||
Tanner Hall | Kate | [22] | ||
2010 | Greenberg | Sara | [23] | |
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Natalie "Envy" Adams | [24] | ||
2011 | Rampart | Helen | [25] | |
2012 | 21 Jump Street | Molly Tracey | [26] | |
The Trouble with Bliss | Stephanie Jouseski | [27] | ||
The Arm | — | Short film; co-director and co-writer | [28] | |
2013 | Bitter Orange | Myrtle | Short film | [29] |
Don Jon | Monica Martello | [30] | ||
Short Term 12 | Grace | [31] | ||
Weighting | Unnamed | Short film; also co-director and co-writer | [32] | |
The Spectacular Now | Cassidy | [33] | ||
2014 | The Gambler | Amy Phillips | [34] | |
2015 | Digging for Fire | Max | [35] | |
Trainwreck | Kim Townsend | [36] | ||
Room | Joy "Ma" Newsome | [37] | ||
2016 | Free Fire | Justine | [38] | |
2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Mason Weaver | [39] | |
The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls | [40] | ||
Unicorn Store | Kit | Also director and producer | [41] | |
Basmati Blues | Linda | Filmed in 2013 | [42] | |
2019 | Captain Marvel | Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel | [43] | |
Avengers: Endgame | [44] | |||
Just Mercy | Eva Ansley | [45] | ||
Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Herself | Cameo | [46] | |
Fantastic Fungi | Narrator | Documentary | ||
2021 | Remembering | The Writer / Light | Short film | [47] |
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel | Uncredited cameo | [48] | |
2023 | Fast X | Tess | [49] | |
The Marvels | Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel | [50] |
† | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1998–1999 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Various | [13] | |
1998 | To Have & to Hold | Lily Quinn | 2 episodes | [51] |
1999 | Touched by an Angel | Rachel | Episode: "Into the Fire" | [51] |
Popular | Robin Robin | Episode: "Fall on Your Knees" | [52] | |
2000 | Then Came You | Young Allison | Episode: "Then Came Aidan's Ex" | [53] |
2001–2002 | Raising Dad | Emily Stewart | Main role; 22 episodes | [54] |
2003 | Right on Track | Courtney Enders | Television film | [51] [55] |
Hope & Faith | Sydney Shanowski | Unaired pilot | [56] | |
2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Krista Eisenburg | Episode: "Slam" | [57] |
2009 | The Burg | Hipster Girl | Episode: "Change" | |
2009–2011 | United States of Tara | Kate Gregson | Main role; 36 episodes | [58] |
2011 | The League | Ashley | 2 episodes | [59] |
2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Katerin | Episode: "The Real Bicycle Thief" | |
2013 | Kroll Show | College Girl | 2 episodes | |
2013–2014 | Community | Rachel | 3 episodes | [60] |
2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Herself | Episode: "Brie Larson Wears a Billowy Long-Sleeve Shirt and White Saddle Shoes" | [61] |
2016 | Saturday Night Live | Episode: "Brie Larson/Alicia Keys" | [62] | |
2019 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Episode: "Samuel L. Jackson & Brie Larson" | [63] | |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest Host | Episode: "Guest Hostess Brie Larson / Jamie Foxx" | [64] | |
Running Wild with Bear Grylls | Herself | Episode: "Brie Larson" | ||
2020 | Animal Talking with Gary Whitta | Voice; episode: "Brie Larson, DrLupo, Friskk, Kenny Fong" | ||
2022 | Ms. Marvel | Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel | Episode: "No Normal"; uncredited mid-credits cameo | [65] |
Growing Up | Host | Also creator, executive producer and director | [66] | |
2023 | HouseBroken | Bowie | Voice; Episode: "Who's Getting Up There?" | [67] |
Lessons in Chemistry | Elizabeth Zott | Also executive producer | [68] | |
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Natalie "Envy" Adams | Voice; 6 episodes | [69] | |
2024 | Marvel Studios: Assembled | Herself | Episode: "The Making of The Marvels" |
Year | Production | Role | Venue | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Our Town | Emily Webb | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [70] |
2025 | Elektra | Electra | Theatre Royal, Brighton | [71] |
Duke of York's Theatre, West End | [72] | |||
Year | Production | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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2022 | Avengers: Quantum Encounter | Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel | Disney Wish | [73] |
Avengers Assemble: Flight Force | Disneyland Paris | [74] | ||
Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | Fortnite Battle Royale | The Paradigm | [75] |
Year | Title | Performer(s) | Director | Album | Ref. |
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2005 | "She Said" | Brie Larson | Chris Applebaum | [76] | |
"Hope Has Wings" | Brie Larson | — | Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus | [77] | |
2008 | "Junk Food" | Lexicon | David H. Steinberg | Junk Food (EP) | [78] |
2012 | "Never Enough" | JJAMZ | Eddie O'Keefe | Suicide Pact | [79] |
2014 | "Just One of the Guys" | Jenny Lewis | Jenny Lewis | The Voyager | [80] |
2015 | "No Cities to Love" | Sleater-Kinney | Ali Greer | No Cities to Love | [81] |
2017 | "Family Feud" | Jay-Z (featuring Beyoncé) | Ava DuVernay | 4:44 | [82] |
As primary artist
Title | Album details | Ref(s). |
---|---|---|
Finally Out of P.E. |
| [83] [84] |
Other credits
Year | Title | Artist | Credit | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Army Navy | Army Navy | Vocals | [85] |
2012 | Overexposed | Maroon 5 | Vocals (background) | [86] |
Year | Title | Hot Singles Sales | Album |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | "She Said" | 31 | Finally Out of P.E. |
2005 | "Life After You" | — | |
Other appearances
Year | Album | Title | Ref(s). |
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2006 | Hoot | "Coming Around" | [87] |
2015 | Room | "Big Rock Candy Mountain" | [88] |
2018 | Basmati Blues | "All Signs Point to Yes" | [89] |
"When Tomorrow Comes" | |||
"Love Don't Knock at My Door" | |||
"All in My Mind" | |||
"Foolish Heart" | |||
"Our Voices Will Be Heard" | |||
2021 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | "Black Sheep" (Metric featuring Brie Larson) | [90] |