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Jena Malone
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November 21, 1984
Biography:A child actress who made her film debut as the star of "Anjelica Huston"'s 1996 adaptation of Dorothy Allison's "Bastard out of Carolina", "Jena Malone" has appeared in films ranging from "Contact" (1997), in which she played the younger version of "Jodie Foster"'s character, to "Stepmom" (1998), which featured her as one of "Susan Sarandon"'s children. A native of Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where she was born November 21, 1984, Malone was influenced to become an actress by her mother, who was active in community theatre. After persuading her mom to move to L.A., the aspiring actress began working in commercials and music videos. Following her debut in "Bastard out of Carolina", she went on to do steady work, and in 2000, she starred in Christmas with J.D., which also featured "Devon Sawa", "Neve Campbell", and "Christian Campbell". That same year, the young actress made headlines when she filed charges... Full Biography
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Jena Malone, left, and Laura Ramsey in "The Ruins" (Paramount Pictures)
Jena Malone, left, and Laura Ramsey in "The Ruins" (Paramount Pictures)
Jena Malone, left, and Jonathan Tucker in "The Ruins" (Paramount Pictures)
Jena Malone, left, and Jonathan Tucker in "The Ruins" (Paramount Pictures)
Joe Anderson, left, Dimitri Baveas, Laura Ramsey, Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone and Jonathan Tucker in...
Jena Malone, left, and Emile Hirsch in "Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage)
Actress Jena Malone arrives to the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium...
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