Brie Larson
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels as Self - 'Carol Danvers' / 'Captain Marvel'
- 2023 · Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2023 · Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Envy Adams (voice)
- 2023 · The Marvels as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel
- 2023 · Lessons in Chemistry as Elizabeth Zott
- 2023 · Fast X as Tess
- 2023 · MPower as Self
- 2022 · Remembering as Writer / Idea
- 2022 · Ms. Marvel as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel (uncredited)
- 2021 · Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel (uncredited)
- 2021 · The “Dew” Project as Brie
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Assembled as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel (archive footage)
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Between Two Ferns: The Movie, Sorta Uncut Interviews as Self
- 2019 · Just Mercy as Eva Ansley
- 2019 · Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self / Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel (archive footage)
- 2019 · Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Brie Larson
- 2019 · A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Fantastic Fungi as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Avengers: Endgame as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel
- 2019 · Captain Marvel as Carol Danvers / Vers / Captain Marvel
- 2017 · Basmati Blues as Linda
- 2017 · Unicorn Store as Kit
- 2017 · The Glass Castle as Jeannette Walls
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · Creating a King: Summoning a God as Self
- 2017 · Tom Hiddleston: The Intrepid Traveler as Self
- 2017 · Why You've Never Met The 4th Haim Sister as Frime Haim
- 2017 · Free Fire as Justine
- 2017 · Kong: Skull Island as Mason Weaver
- 2016 · Making “Room” as Self
- 2015 · Room as Ma
- 2015 · Digging for Fire as Max
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Trainwreck as Kim
- 2015 · French Cinema Mon Amour as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · The Gambler as Amy Phillips
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- 2014 · Harmontown as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes as Self
- 2013 · Don Jon as Monica Martello
- 2013 · Short Term 12 as Grace Howard
- 2013 · The Spectacular Now as Cassidy Roy
- 2013 · Bitter Orange as Myrtle
- 2013 · Kroll Show as College Girlfriend
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2012 · 21 Jump Street as Molly Tracey
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel / Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel (archive footage)
- 2011 · Rampart as Helen
- 2011 · The Trouble With Bliss as Stephanie Jouseski
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2011 · NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Katerin
- 2011 · Smorgasbord as Clara
- 2011 · Treatment as Franny
- 2011 · Just Peck as Emily Donaldson
- 2011 · Weighting as Girl
- 2010 · The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' as Self
- 2010 · Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Envy Adams
- 2010 · Greenberg as Sara
- 2009 · House Broken as Suzy Decker
- 2009 · The League as Ashley
- 2009 · Community as Rachel
- 2009 · Tanner Hall as Kate
- 2009 · United States of Tara as Kate Gregson
- 2008 · Remember the Daze as Angie Ford
- 2008 · The Babysitter as Allison
- 2006 · Farce of the Penguins as I Need a Z-Pack Penguin (voice)
- 2006 · Hoot as Beatrice "The Bear" Leep
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Krista Eisenberg
- 2005 · Brie Larson: Finally Out of P.E. as Self
- 2005 · Madison as Racing Girl #2
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Sleepover as Liz Daniels
- 2004 · 13 Going on 30 as Six Chick
- 2003 · Right on Track as Courtney Enders
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest Host
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Pet Star as Self - Judge
- 2001 · Raising Dad as Emily Stewart
- 2000 · Then Came You as Young Allison
- 1999 · Popular as Robin Robin
- 1998 · To Have & to Hold as Lily Quinn
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Rachel / Samantha
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · Fast X: Part 2 as Tess
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self