Jena Malone

Jena Malone is an American actress and musician. She made her film debut in Bastard Out of Carolina and has appeared in films including Ellen Foster , Contact , Stepmom , Donnie Darko , Saved , Pride amp Prejudice , Into the Wild , The Ruins , Sucker Punch , and The Hunger Games film series . Malone is also an experimental musician who has released music both under her own name and as The Shoe.

Malone was born in Sparks, Nevada, the daughter of Deborah Debbie Malone and Edward Berge. She was raised by her mother and her mothers girlfriend at the time, whom she has called Godmom. Her paternal grandfather was Karl Berge, former owner of the Bourbon Square Casino. Her father is of part Norwegian descent she also has Irish ancestry. Malone grew up impoverished, and her family relocated frequently, and were at times homeless. We were just so poor, Malone said in retrospect. Wed hop out of apartments, lose jobs, find a cheaper place, get kicked out, live in cars, and live in hotels. By the time she wasyears old, she had already lived indifferent locations. However, she stated the experience was positive for her I dont think it was a tough childhood... it prepared me for this strange, gypsy lifestyle of an actor. Its a beautiful thing to give children diversity of where to live and how to live it makes you believe that security is built within instead of four concrete walls t

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