Jena Malone Highlights

  • 2008: Co-starred in the horror film "The Ruins" along with Shawn Ashmore and Johnathan Tucker
  • 2007: Cast in Sean Penn's adaptation of the non-fiction book, "Into the Wild" starring Emile Hirsch
  • 2006: Made her Broadway debut as Sister James in John Patrick Shanley's "Doubt"
  • 2005: Cast as one of five sisters, opposite Keira Knightley in "Pride and Prejudice"
  • 2004: Starred as a girl attending a Baptist high school who becomes pregnant in "Saved"
  • 2004: Co-starred with Ryan Gosling and Kevin Spacey in "The United States of Leland"
  • 2003: Portrayed Geli Raubal in the television movie "Hitler: The Rise of Evil"
  • 2001: Co-starred as a precocious teenager in "Life as a House"
  • 2001: Acted opposite Mary Stuart Masterson in the drama "The Book of Stars"
  • 2001: Starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in "Donnie Darko"; screened at the Sundance Film Festival
  • 2000: Sued mother for alleged mishandling of earnings and mismanagement of career; became an emancipated minor
  • 1999: Cast as Kelly Preston's daughter in "For Love of the Game"
  • 1998: Played Susan Sarandon's daughter in the family drama, "Stepmom"
  • 1997: Played a young Jodie Foster in the Robert Zemeckis film, "Contact"
  • 1997: Relocated to NYC (date approximate)
  • 1997: Appeared in Goldie Hawn's directorial debut, "Hope" (TNT); nominated for a Golden Globe Award
  • 1996: Cast as Beau Bridges' daughter in the Showtime movie "Hidden in America"
  • 1996: Made screen debut in Anjelica Huston's "Bastard Out of Carolina" (Showtime); nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance
  • 1995: Moved with mother to Los Angeles
  • Raised primarily in Lake Tahoe, Nevada
  • Appeared in Michael Jackson's music video "Childhood"