Lawrence had a role in The Beaver, a dark comedy starring Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson that was filmed in 2009, but which spent an extended period of time stalled due to controversies surrounding Gibson. It was released on May 6, 2011. Lawrence co-starred in the independent film Like Crazy, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and received a wider release by Paramount Pictures.
In June 2011, Lawrence appeared as shape-shifting villain Mystique in X-Men: First Class, a prequel to the rest of the X-Men film series. Lawrence's Mystique is a younger version of the character played by Rebecca Romijn in earlier X-Men films. Lawrence is also set to star alongside Elisabeth Shue in Mark Tonderai's thriller House at the End of the Street, which completed filming in 2010 and is in post-production.
Lawrence has stated that she has never taken drama classes or acting lessons, simply relying on her instincts when playing a role.[2] She lived in New York City for the first few years of her career, but resides in Santa Monica, California.
She has been cast as Katniss Everdeen in the movie The Hunger Games, set to be released in March 2012, and The Silver Linings Playbook, opposite Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.
On June 18, 2011, it was announced that Lawrence was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an invitation that included that year her Winter's Bone co-star John Hawkes.
