Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers was born October 1, 1989, known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress and filmmaker. Noted for her supporting work in teen comedies, she has since expanded to lead roles in independent dramas and film franchises, receiving distinctions such as an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.
Born in Sacramento, California, Larson was home schooled. At six, she became the youngest student admitted to a training program at the American Conservatory Theater. She quickly moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career in 1998 with a comedy sketch in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She appeared as a regular on the 2001 Raising Dad sitcom and briefly tried a music career, releasing the Final Out of PE album in 2005. Larson then played supporting roles in the comedy films Hoot (2006) , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and 21 Jump Street (2012), and appeared as a sardonic teenager in the television series United States of Tara (2009-2011).
Larson is reluctant to discuss her personal life and refuses to answer questions in interviews that make her uncomfortable. Asked about her desire for confidentiality, she said she feared being judged for her faults and added that privacy allowed her to play a wide variety of games without being transcribed. Larson started dating Alex Greenwald, a musician and singer from Phantom Planet, in 2013, and they were engaged from 2016 to 2019. The couple lived together in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. She credited Greenwald with creating a safe space for her and allowing her to take risks in her work.
Larson maintains an active presence on social media and uses it as a platform to share uplifting opinions and messages written by herself. She was featured by Forbes in their 30 Under 30 list for 2016 and was included by People magazine in their annual beauty list in 2016 and 2019. In 2018, she was named one of the best American actors under 30 by IndieWire. Madame Tussauds in New York installed a wax sculpture of Larson as Captain Marvel in 2019. The same year, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.