Jena Malone

As a rising actress distinguished by her versatility and multidimensional roles, Jena Malone continues to evolve with each new project. In spring 2013, Malone directed her first music video for the band Lavender Diamond. The video for The Incorruptible Heart was released exclusively on MTV Buzzworthy.

Malone starred opposite Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton in the History Channel's mini-series Hatfields & McCoys which isbased on a true story, and chronicles the bloody hostilities between two clans that escalated to the point of near war between two states. The mini-series broke cable records and became the new most-watched entertainment telecast of all time on cable and also earned a Primetime Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Mini-Series and a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Mini-Series.

Malone can be seen in The Wait opposite Chloë Sevigny. It is about two sisters who decide to keep their deceased mother in their home after being informed that she will come back to life.

She worked on Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice for Warner Bros. The film co-stars Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Sean Penn and Joaquin Phoenix. Additionally, Malone starred in Mitchell Lichtenstein's Angelica, a psychological thriller set in 1880s London based on the novel of the same name by bestselling author Arthur Phillips (Prague,The Egyptologist). Malone plays 'Constance,' a young shop girl who falls for and marries Dr. Joseph Barton. After the difficult childbirth of their daughter Angelica, doctor-ordered celibacy creates a rift in the Bartons' marriage and a ghostly force enters their home. In the biopic Lonely Hunter, Malone stars in the title role as 'Carson McCullers'.

Malone also  starred in the independent feature In Our Nature opposite John Slattery and Zach Gilford about an estranged father and son who are forced to share a vacation home with their respective girlfriends after a scheduling mistake. The film premiered at SXSW as well as the Sarasota Film Festival and was released on video-on-demand and DVD in February 2013.

Previously, Malone starred in Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch, Ami Mann's Dakota, Oren Moverman's The Messenger, Sean Penn's Into the Wild, Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain, Brian Dannelly's Saved! and Joe Wright's Pride and Prejudice. As a young actress, Malone starred opposite Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon in Stepmom—the cult classic, Donnie Darko and her very first role in the independent film Bastard Out of Carolina which earned her an Independent Spirit Award® nomination for Best Debut Performance.

Malone has guest starred on several television series including Law & Order and Chicago Hope. Her performance in the TV film Hope earned Malone a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV.

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