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The 26 year old was nominated for her role in _Room,_ the film adaptation of [Emma Donoghue](http://time.com/4080232/room-movie-brie-larson-emma-donoghue/)‘s 2010 bestselling novel. Larson plays Ma, a kidnapped woman who is trapped in an 11-by-11-foot garden shed with her young son Jack, who has never been outside. Here’s what you need to know about the newly minted Oscar winner: **Brie Larson is a stage name** She was born [Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers](http://variety.com/2015/film/news/brie-larson-room-oscars-1201615960/) but now uses Larson, which is a family name from her great-grandmother. **Her first job was with Jay Leno** The actress got her start in a skit on _The Tonight Show with Jay Leno_ called “[Mudslide Barbie](http://www.ew.com/article/2013/09/27/brie-larson)” when she was seven. Since then, she has appeared on Showtime’s _The United States of Tara_ and starred in movies like _Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Greenberg and 21 Jump Street._ **She’s no stranger to the award show circuit** Larson earned critical raves for her performance in [_Short Term 12_](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/short%5Fterm%5F12%5F2013/), a film about a home for troubled teens. She starred as a foster-care-facility worker with a difficult past, and received the best actress award at the Locarno Film Festival. The film also won the grand jury award at South By Southwest and numerous nominations and awards. **She’s also a musician** Larson sang on the Barbie Castle float during the [Macy’s Day Parade](http://www.people.com/article/brie-larson-shares-throwback0in-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade) in 2005, the same year she released an album called “[Finally Out of P.E.](http://www.amazon.com/Finally-Out-P-E-Brie-Larson/dp/B000A2GRWS)” and toured with Jesse McCartney. **She’s a** **_Star Wars_** **fan** The actress said when she learned _Room_ co-star Jacob Tremblay was a _Star Wars_ fan, she knew they had a connection. Her Reddit name is [TonTonClub](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/19s71y/hi%5Fim%5Fbrie%5Flarson%5Fask%5Fme%5Fanything/c8qx42f?context=3), taken from the lizard species in the fantasy series. **She’s all about women in Hollywood** Larson played [Amy Schumer’s sister](http://variety.com/2015/film/features/brie-larson-amy-schumer-sister-trainwreck-1201547084/) in _Trainwreck,_ and continued her friendship with the comedian as well as fellow women in Hollywood Amy Poehler and Cecily Strong. She’s also close to Shailene Woodley, her co-star in 2013’s _The Spectacular Now._ The two reportedly were both up for the role of Ma in _Room_. “I knew it was down to the two of us,” Larson told [_New York_](http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/shailene-woodley-brie-larson-women-in-hollywood.html) in 2014\. “And I realized that, either way, the movie would be amazing. When I got the part, my agent said, ‘Team Shai is really happy for you!’ ” “And I was!” Woodley said. **Where you can see her next** Next up for the star is [_Kong: Skull Island_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/08/brie-larson-kong-skull-island-letter), which is set to be released in 2017\. She’s also tied to the film adaptation of Jeannette Walls’ memoir _The Glass Castle_, which will reunite Larson with _Short Term 12_ director Destin Cretton. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4239723/oscars-2016-brie-larson-best-actress/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4239723/oscars-2016-brie-larson-best-actress/"},"headline":"Everything You Need to Know About Brie Larson","datePublished":"2016-02-29T04:51:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:26:07.177Z","description":"The newly minted Best Actress of Room","url":"https://time.com/4239723/oscars-2016-brie-larson-best-actress/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa55e75671e04779/69887f7a524fc0760adf6f37/brie-larson-oscars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"ashley Ross","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa55e75671e04779/69887f7a524fc0760adf6f37/brie-larson-oscars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"88th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals","caption":"Brie Larson attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 28, 2016 in Hollywood, Calif.","creditText":"Todd Williamson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4239723/oscars-2016-brie-larson-best-actress/","name":"Everything You Need to Know About Brie Larson"}}]}] ```