<P> Lawrence 's fame continued to grow with her starring role as Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games film series ( 2012 -- 2015 ) , which established her as the highest - grossing action heroine of all time . She went on to earn various accolades for her collaborations with director David O. Russell . Her performance as a depressed and bipolar widow in the romance film Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ) earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress , making her the second - youngest winner of the award . Lawrence subsequently won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing a troubled wife in the black comedy American Hustle ( 2013 ) . She also received Golden Globe Awards for her roles in both of these films and for her performance as Joy Mangano in the biopic Joy ( 2015 ) . </P>
<P> Lawrence 's fame continued to grow with her starring role as Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games film series ( 2012 -- 2015 ) , which established her as the highest - grossing action heroine of all time . She went on to earn various accolades for her collaborations with director David O. Russell . Her performance as a depressed and bipolar widow in the romance film Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ) earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress , making her the second - youngest winner of the award . Lawrence subsequently won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing a troubled wife in the black comedy American Hustle ( 2013 ) . She also received Golden Globe Awards for her roles in both of these films and for her performance as Joy Mangano in the biopic Joy ( 2015 ) . </P>
who does jennifer lawrence play in the hunger games
who does jennifer lawrence play in the hunger games
Katniss Everdeen
Katniss Everdeen