Ten things about... Jennifer Lawrence

11:11 23 March 2012

If you haven't heard of The Hunger Games, then where have you been? The build up for the film's cinema release was massive, with tickets for the preview showings alone smashing Box Office records.

There have even been comparisons made between it and the hugely successful Twilight Saga - but star of the film, Jennifer Lawrence, has always been quick to separate the two.

Lawrence, who plays heroine Katniss Everdeen, has been the focus of much of the media attention surround the film - much like Twilight's Kristen Stewart - but shes' relatively new to the limelight.

However, with the impending release of two further sequels, it looks like we'll be seeing a lot more of her.

So, to help us get to know Jennifer a little bit more, we've brought you a few top facts; enjoy!

• Jennifer was spotted while modelling for a H&M ad campaign
• For her role in Winter's Bone, she learned to skin squirrels, chop wood and fight
• Lawrence was voted Number 10 in Maxim's Hot 100 women list
• She was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars in 2011, making her the second youngest star ever to be up for the prize
• Jennifer has previously said she doesn't diet, revealing "I don't diet. You can't work when you're hungry, you know?"
• Her middle name is Shrader
• Lawrence is rumoured to be in a relationship with her X-Men: First Class co-star, Nicholas Hoult
• She stars in the music video The Miss I Made by the band, Parachute
• Jennifer can play the guitar
• It took eight hours to apply her makeup and three more to remove it for her role as the blue-skinned mutant Mystique in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class

The Hunger Games is out in cinemas nationwide now.