Jena Malone

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Jena Malone

One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another (2025)

as Greeting Code (voice)
Little Death

Little Death (2024)

as Jessica Klein
Stardust

Stardust (2020)

as Angie Bowie
Angelica

Angelica (2017)

as Constance
Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice (2014)

as Hope Harlingen
Center Jenny

Center Jenny (2013)

as Nark Vision1
Teenage

Teenage (2013)

as American Girl (voice)
Five Star Day

Five Star Day (2010)

as Sarah Reynolds
The Soloist

The Soloist (2009)

as Cheery Lab Tech
Into the Wild

Into the Wild (2007)

as Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice)
Container

Container (2006)

as The Woman / Speaker (voice)
Corn

Corn (2004)

as Emily Rasmussen
Saved!

Saved! (2004)

as Mary Cummings
The Badge

The Badge (2002)

as Ashley Hardwick
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)

as California Morning "Lucy" Whipple
Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko (2001)

as Gretchen Ross
Cheaters

Cheaters (2000)

as Jolie Fitch
Stepmom

Stepmom (1998)

as Anna Harrison
Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster (1997)

as Ellen Foster
Hope

Hope (1997)

as Lilly Kate Burns
Contact

Contact (1997)

as Young Ellie
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

as Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright