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Brie Larson

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Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers (born 1989), known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress, singer and filmmaker. She was the youngest student admitted to a training program at the American Conservatory Theater at the age of six, played supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, and appeared in the series United States of Tara. Her breakthrough came with the independent drama Short Term 12 (2013), and she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a kidnapping victim in Room (2015). She then moved into blockbusters with Kong: Skull Island and as Carol Danvers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain Marvel. She made her feature directorial debut with Unicorn Store (2017), and her accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, the latter for producing a virtual reality series. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.

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Primetime Emmy Award 1
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Golden Globe Award 1
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Academy Award for Best Actress 1
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1989 1
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is an American actress, singer and filmmaker
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1. Brie Larson (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    (born October 1, 1989)
  • Lead, occupation
    is an American actress, singer and filmmaker
  • Lead, directing
    made her feature film directorial debut with the independent comedy-drama Unicorn Store (2017)
  • Lead, Academy Award
    for which she received the Academy Award for Best Actress
  • Lead, accolades
    Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award
  • Lead, accolades, award
    and a Primetime Emmy Award
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American actress, singer and filmmaker
  • Associated With: Film, Lead, film career
    Larson's breakthrough came as a social worker in the independent drama Short Term 12 (2013)
  • Associated With: Television, Lead, television
    Larson returned to television to star in the miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (2023)
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