Jena Malone
Biography
Jena Malone (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, musician, and photographer. She made her film debut in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) and has appeared in films including Ellen Foster (1997), Contact (1997), Stepmom (1998), For Love of the Game (1999), Donnie Darko (2001), Life as a House (2001), Saved! (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Into the Wild (2007), The Ruins (2008), Sucker Punch (2011), The Hunger Games film series (2013–15), The Neon Demon (2016), Nocturnal Animals (2016), and Antebellum (2020). Malone is also an indie pop musician who has released music both under her own name (as "Jena Malone and Her Bloodstains") and as one-half of the duo The Shoe.
Known For
Law & Order
1990
Chicago Hope
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Goliath
2016
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
Punk'd
2003
One Battle After Another
2025
Pride & Prejudice
2005
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
The Boroughs
2026
Filmography
Law & Order
as Michelle Landon · 1990
Chicago Hope
as Stacy Morissey · 1994
Touched by an Angel
as Casey Peña · 1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Debbie Straub · 1993
Goliath
as Samantha Margolis · 2016
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Johanna Mason · 2014
Punk'd
as Self · 2003
One Battle After Another
as Greeting Code (voice) · 2025
Pride & Prejudice
as Lydia Bennet · 2005
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Johanna Mason · 2013
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Johanna Mason · 2015
The Boroughs
as Claire Cooper · 2026
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1994
Donnie Darko
as Gretchen Ross · 2001
Contact
as Young Ellie · 1997
Love Lies Bleeding
as Beth · 2024
HBO First Look
as Self · 1992
Into the Wild
as Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice) · 2007
The Neon Demon
as Ruby · 2016
Sucker Punch
as Rocket · 2011
Nocturnal Animals
as Sage Ross · 2016
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
as Harmada · 2023
Too Old to Die Young
as Diana · 2019
Inherent Vice
as Hope Harlingen · 2014
Cold Mountain
as Ferry Girl · 2003
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
as Geli Raubal · 2003
Hollow Moon
as Dr. Jennifer Foster
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
as 'Ellen' Harvey · 2024
The Soloist
as Cheery Lab Tech · 2009
The Ruins
as Amy · 2008
Stepmom
as Anna Harrison · 1998
Hatfields & McCoys
as Nancy McCoy · 2012
Life as a House
as Alyssa Beck · 2001
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ellen Foster · 1951
The United States of Leland
as Becky Pollard · 2003
Antebellum
as Elizabeth · 2020
For Love of the Game
as Heather · 1999
Child Star Confidential
as Self · 2006
Bastard Out of Carolina
as Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright · 1996
The Messenger
as Kelly · 2009
The Public
as Myra · 2019
Junk
as Jessica Klein · 2024
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as Red Berry · 2005
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
as Margie Flynn · 2002
Lovesong
as Mindy · 2017
Swallowed
as Alice · 2022
Consecration
as Grace · 2023
Time Out of Mind
as Maggie · 2015
Saved!
as Mary Cummings · 2004
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
as Self (Johanna Mason) · 2016
The Badge
as Ashley Hardwick · 2002
American Girl
as Rena Grubb · 2002
Five Star Day
as Sarah Reynolds · 2010
Cheaters
as Jolie Fitch · 2000
The Go-Getter
as Jeoly · 2008
Stardust
as Angie Bowie · 2020
Lorelei
as Dolores · 2020
Angelica
as Constance · 2017
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Self - Johanna Mason · 2015
Pendulum
· 2026
Bottom of the World
as Scarlett · 2017
10 Cent Pistol
as Danneel · 2014
The Book of Stars
as Mary McGuire · 1999
For Ellen
as Susan · 2012
The Caged Pillows
as Ediza · 2016
Hidden in America
as Willa · 1996
Ellen Foster
as Ellen Foster · 1997
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
as Gretchen Ross (archive footage) · 2010
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Self · 2015
The Wait
as Angela · 2013
Four Last Songs
as Frankie · 2007
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as California Morning "Lucy" Whipple · 2001
In Our Nature
as Andie · 2012
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'
as Self · 2002
The Movers
as Kay
Container
as The Woman / Speaker (voice) · 2006
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
as Self (archive footage) · 2016
Heroic Dose
as Jena · 2025
The Rusted
as Karen · 2015
Teenage
as American Girl (voice) · 2013
Dakota
as Dakota · 2012
Hope
as Lilly Kate Burns · 1997
Rachel
as Rachel · 2010
Memory 2.0
as Sophie · 2014
Adopting Audrey
as Audrey · 2022
Buff
as Joss
Center Jenny
as Nark Vision1 · 2013
Their Houses
· 2011
Lying
as Grace · 2008
Sylvia
as Sylvia · 2026
David Goldberg
as Vida · 2011
Break Up
as Girl · 2004
Corn
as Emily Rasmussen · 2004
The Painted Lady
as Painted Lady · 2012