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
Donnie Darko
(2001)
Gretchen Ross
Love Lies Bleeding
(2024)
Beth
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
(2023)
Harmada
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
(2014)
Johanna Mason
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(2016)
Jenet Klyburn
Pride & Prejudice
(2005)
Lydia Bennet
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2013)
Johanna Mason
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
(2015)
Johanna Mason
Nocturnal Animals
(2016)
Sage Ross
Contact
(1997)
Young Ellie
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
(2024)
Ellen / Lucy
Into the Wild
(2007)
Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice)
Cold Mountain
(2003)
Ferry Girl
Inherent Vice
(2014)
Hope Harlingen
Sucker Punch
(2011)
Rocket
Stepmom
(1998)
Anna Harrison
Full Filmography
Acting
Bastard Out of Carolina
(1996)
Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright
Hidden in America
(1996)
Willa
Contact
(1997)
Young Ellie
Hope
(1997)
Lilly Kate Burns
Ellen Foster
(1998)
Ellen Foster
Stepmom
(1998)
Anna Harrison
For Love of the Game
(1999)
Heather Aubrey
The Book of Stars
(1999)
Mary McGuire
Cheaters
(2000)
Jolie Fitch
Life as a House
(2001)
Alyssa Beck
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
(2001)
California Morning "Lucy" Whipple
Donnie Darko
(2001)
Gretchen Ross
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
(2002)
Margie Flynn
American Girl
(2002)
Rena Grubb
The Badge
(2002)
Ashley Hardwick
The United States of Leland
(2003)
Becky Pollard
Cold Mountain
(2003)
Ferry Girl
Saved!
(2004)
Mary Cummings
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
(2004)
Self
Corn
(2004)
Emily Rasmussen
Pride & Prejudice
(2005)
Lydia Bennet
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
(2005)
Red Berry
Container
(2006)
The Woman / Speaker (voice)
Four Last Songs
(2007)
Frankie
The Go-Getter
(2007)
Jeoly
Into the Wild
(2007)
Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice)
Lying
(2008)
Grace
The Ruins
(2008)
Amy
The Soloist
(2009)
Cheery Lab Tech
The Messenger
(2009)
Kelly
Break Up
(2009)
Five Star Day
(2010)
Sarah Reynolds
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
(2010)
Gretchen Ross (archive footage)
Sucker Punch
(2011)
Rocket
David Goldberg
(2011)
Vida
Their Houses
(2011)
For Ellen
(2012)
Susan
Dakota
(2012)
Dakota
In Our Nature
(2012)
Andie
The Painted Lady
(2012)
Painted Lady
Center Jenny
(2013)
Nark Vision1
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2013)
Johanna Mason
Teenage
(2013)
American Girl (voice)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
(2014)
Johanna Mason
Time Out of Mind
(2014)
Maggie
10 Cent Pistol
(2014)
Danneel
The Wait
(2014)
Angela
Inherent Vice
(2014)
Hope Harlingen
Memory 2.0
(2014)
Sophie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
(2015)
Johanna Mason
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
(2015)
Self (Johanna Mason)
Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman
(2015)
Self
The Rusted
(2015)
Karen
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
(2016)
Self (Johanna Mason)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(2016)
Jenet Klyburn
The Caged Pillows
(2016)
Ediza
The Neon Demon
(2016)
Ruby
Nocturnal Animals
(2016)
Sage Ross
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
(2016)
Self
Angelica
(2017)
Constance
Bottom of the World
(2017)
Scarlett
Lovesong
(2017)
Mindy
The Public
(2019)
Myra
Antebellum
(2020)
Elizabeth
Lorelei
(2020)
Dolores
Stardust
(2020)
Angie Bowie
Swallowed
(2022)
Alice
Adopting Audrey
(2022)
Audrey
Consecration
(2023)
Grace
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
(2023)
Harmada
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
(2024)
Ellen / Lucy
Love Lies Bleeding
(2024)
Beth
Little Death
(2024)
Jessica Klein
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
(2024)
Ellen / Lucy
Production