What do you imagine Jennifer Lawrence was up to during her high school years when you look at this picture? Head cheerleader, perhaps? Prom Queen? Girlfriend of the head jock? It would be easy to imagine such a thing, but nothing could be further than the truth. Lawrence is smiling through the pain here. She says she suffered badly from both insecurity and anxiety when she was at school, and actually turned to acting as a way of getting over it. The profession has benefited from that decision.
The actor, nicknamed J-Law by the press, has been a big deal for such a long time now that it's almost surprising to hear that she wasn't a household name until she made the 'Hunger Games' films. The crowning moment of her career so far was when she picked up the 'Best Actress' Oscar for 'Silver Linings Playbook' in 2015, but the smart money says she'll pick that award up at least one more time before she calls it a day.