Top 10 Academy Awards Best Actress

6. Jennifer Lawrence

Year: 2012

Film: Silver Linings Playbook

Name of Character Role: Tiffany Maxwell

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence was born August 15, 1990. She is an American actress. Since 2015, Lawrence has been the highest-paid actress in the world, and her films have grossed over $5 billion worldwide. She appeared in Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 and Forbes Celebrity 100 the following year and in 2016. Her performance as a depressed widow in the romance film Silver Linings Playbook (2012) received an Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second youngest Best Actress Oscar winner.