Jennifer Lawrence net worth is around $40 million. Not bad for a girl from a humble beginnings. Lawrence was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Her father used to own a concrete firm while her mother was a manager at a children's camp.
Jennifer Lawrence started acting at an early age in several local theater production in her hometown. When she was a teenager, she convinced her parents to move to New York City to pursue her acting career. Lawrence told her parents that she wanted to find a talent manager. The decision to follow her dreams proved to be a right one.
Upon arriving in New York, she landed a couple of modeling gigs and small acting parts. The public and critics started to notice her work on the series "The Bill Engvall Show." Her breakthrough role in the movie "Winter's Bone" put her on the map. Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for an Oscar award. She became a household name after she played the role of Katniss Everdeen in the 'Hunger Games' trilogy. During the first installment of the film, Jeniffer Lawrence only received $500,000, but after the movie's phenomenal success, her salary skyrocketed as well. It was never revealed how much she did received but it was rumored that she got a cool $10 million for the sequel movie "Catching Fire."
It has also been said that Jennifer Lawrence is very frugal by nature. She said that her family raised her to be like that - financially educated. She drives Chevy Volt, valued at $39,000 which is rather cheap compared to what other young celebrities are driving nowadays. She still lives in the same house and Lawrence is not planning on buying a new house anytime soon despite her fortune. Lawrence also said that her family taught her the value of a dollar and prefers collecting coupons just like the rest of us.
