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{{short description|American actress (born 1989)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Brie Larson
| image              = Captain Marvel trailer at the National Air and Space Museum 4 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Larson in 2018
| birth_name         = Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1989|10|1}}
| birth_place        = [[Sacramento, California]], U.S.
| citizenship        = {{hlist|United States|Canada}}
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|filmmaker}}
| years_active       = 1998–present
| works              = [[List of Brie Larson performances|Full list]]
| partner            = [[Alex Greenwald]] (2013–2019)
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Brie Larson|Full list]]
}}

'''Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers''' (born October 1, 1989), known professionally as '''Brie Larson''', is an<!--Awards don't get listed here--> American actress. She played supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, and has since expanded to leading roles in [[independent films]] and [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]]. [[List of awards and nominations received by Brie Larson|Her accolades]] include an [[Academy Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], and a [[Primetime Emmy Award]]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named her one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2019.

At age six, Larson was the youngest student admitted to a training program at the [[American Conservatory Theater]], and she began her acting career in 1998 with a [[comedy sketch]] on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''. She appeared as a regular in the 2001 sitcom ''[[Raising Dad]]'' and briefly dabbled with a music career, releasing the album ''[[Finally Out of P.E.]]'' in 2005. She subsequently had supporting roles in the comedy films ''[[Hoot (film)|Hoot]]'' (2006), ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' (2010), and ''[[21 Jump Street (film)|21 Jump Street]]'' (2012), and appeared as a sardonic teenager in the television series ''[[United States of Tara]]'' (2009–2011).

Her breakthrough came with a leading role in the independent drama ''[[Short Term 12]]'' (2013), and she continued to take on supporting parts in the romance ''[[The Spectacular Now]]'' (2013) and the comedy ''[[Trainwreck (film)|Trainwreck]]'' (2015). For playing a kidnapping victim in the drama ''[[Room (2015 film)|Room]]'' (2015), she won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. The 2017 adventure film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' marked her first big-budget release, after which she starred as [[Carol Danvers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Captain Marvel]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], beginning with ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' (2019). Larson has since starred in the miniseries ''[[Lessons in Chemistry (miniseries)|Lessons in Chemistry]]'' (2023), for which she was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress]].

Larson has co-written and co-directed two short films, and made her feature film directorial debut with the independent comedy-drama ''[[Unicorn Store]]'' (2017). For producing the [[virtual reality]] series ''The Messy Truth VR Experience'' (2020), she won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program]]. A [[gender equality]] activist and an advocate for [[sexual assault]] survivors, Larson is vocal about social and political issues.

==Early life==
[[File:Geary Theatre (San Francisco).JPG|thumb|upright=1|alt=A picture of the Geary Theatre at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco|The [[American Conservatory Theater]] in San Francisco, where Larson was the youngest student admitted]]

Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers was born on October 1, 1989, in [[Sacramento, California]] to Heather ([[née]] Edwards) and Sylvain Desaulniers,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/people/brie-larson-011316 |title=Brie Larson |publisher=[[Biography.com]] |access-date=July 19, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180719113730/https://www.biography.com/people/brie-larson-011316 |archive-date= July 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="vfinterview">{{cite news |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/04/brie-larson-cover-story |title=Cover Story: Brie Larson, Hollywood's Most Independent Young Star |first=Krista |last=Smith |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=April 25, 2017 |access-date=July 19, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220145306/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/04/brie-larson-cover-story |archive-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> [[homeopathic]] chiropractors who ran a practice together. They have another daughter, Milaine.<ref name="guardian13">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/20/brie-larson-short-term-12-interview |title=Brie Larson interview: 'I just wanted to do weird stuff' |first=Tim |last=Lewis |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=October 20, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20131211230425/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/20/brie-larson-short-term-12-interview |archive-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="hrinterview">{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/brie-larsons-20-year-climb-857011 |title=Brie Larson's 20-Year Climb to Overnight Stardom: I'm 'Totally Out of My Comfort Zone' |first=Laurie |last=Sandell |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 20, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221172447/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/brie-larsons-20-year-climb-857011 |archive-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref> Her father is [[Franco-Manitoban]]; French was Larson's first language.<ref>{{cite news |last=Noël |first=Jacques |title=Brie Larson, une Desaulniers d'Amérique oscarisée |url=https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/jacques-noel/brie-larson-une-desaulniers-damerique-oscarisee_a_23373054 |work=[[HuffPost]] |language=fr |date=March 4, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304171841/https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/jacques-noel/brie-larson-une-desaulniers-damerique-oscarisee_a_23373054 |archive-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="filmstage">{{cite web |url=http://thefilmstage.com/features/brie-larson-talks-short-term-12-her-first-language-and-the-only-film-of-hers-shell-rewatch/ |title=Brie Larson Talks 'Short Term 12' in San Francisco, Her First Language and the Only Film of Hers She'll Rewatch |first=Bill |last=Graham |date=September 5, 2013 |work=The Film Stage |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314120059/http://thefilmstage.com/features/brie-larson-talks-short-term-12-her-first-language-and-the-only-film-of-hers-shell-rewatch/ |archive-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref> She holds [[dual citizenship]] of Canada and the United States.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=October 1, 2022 |title=Brie Larson Talks Dual Citizenship At TIFF |work=[[Entertainment Tonight Canada|ETCanada.com]] |url=http://etcanada.com/video/04507584-e3ba-11e9-82a8-a2399123ec63/brie-larson-talks-dual-citizenship-at-tiff |url-status=dead |access-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129183953/https://etcanada.com/video/04507584-e3ba-11e9-82a8-a2399123ec63/brie-larson-talks-dual-citizenship-at-tiff/ |archive-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref> She was mostly home-schooled, which she believed allowed her to explore innovative and abstract experiences.<ref name="guardian13" /><ref name="nytimes15" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2812073/brie-larson-interview-21-jump-street/ |title=Q & A: Brie Larson continues to 'jump' forward |first=Robert |last=DeSalvo |publisher=MTV |date=June 25, 2012 |access-date=July 23, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723134421/http://www.mtv.com/news/2812073/brie-larson-interview-21-jump-street/ |archive-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> Describing her early life, Larson has said she was "strait-laced and square", and that she shared a close bond with her mother but was shy and had social anxiety.<ref name="guardian13" /><ref name="nytimes15" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/brie-larson-interview-united-states-of-tara-and-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world/ |title=Brie Larson Interview: United States of Tara and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World |first=Sara |last=Wayland |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=March 23, 2010 |access-date=July 23, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723093214/http://collider.com/brie-larson-interview-united-states-of-tara-and-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world/ |archive-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> During the summer, she wrote and directed her own home movies in which she cast her cousins, filmed in her garage.<ref name=indiewire>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/brie-larson-directorial-debut-unicorn-store-tiff-1201873713/ |title=Brie Larson Hopes Her Whimsical Directorial Debut 'Unicorn Store' Will Inspire Other Artists, Even If They Hate It |first=Kate |last=Erbland |publisher=[[IndieWire]] |date=September 11, 2017 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618131449/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/brie-larson-directorial-debut-unicorn-store-tiff-1201873713/ |archive-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> At age six, she expressed interest in becoming an actress, later remarking that the "creative arts was just something that was always in me".<ref name="guardian13" /><ref name="glamour">{{cite news |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/the-rising-star-you-need-to-kn |title=Meet Brie Larson, the Rising Star You Need to Know About in 2014 |first=Jessica |last=Radloff |work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |date=January 14, 2014 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184021/https://www.glamour.com/story/the-rising-star-you-need-to-kn |archive-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref> That same year, at age six,<ref name="hollywoodreporter/857011">{{cite news |last1=Sandell |first1=Laurie |title=Brie Larson’s 20-Year Climb to Overnight Stardom: I’m “Totally Out of My Comfort Zone” |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/brie-larsons-20-year-climb-857011/ |access-date=26 November 2025 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=20 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031031228/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/brie-larsons-20-year-climb-857011/ |archive-date=October 31, 2021}}</ref> she auditioned for a training program at the [[American Conservatory Theater]] in San Francisco, where she became its youngest student.<ref name="hrinterview" /><ref name="elleinterview" /> She has said she wanted to become an actress after watching [[Jennifer Lopez]] in ''[[Selena (film)|Selena]]'' (1997).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Carl |date=January 27, 2024 |title=Brie Larson Gets Emotional Meeting Jennifer Lopez for First Time at Golden Globes: "It's Been a Dream of Mine" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brie-larson-emotional-meeting-jennifer-lopez-golden-globes-2024-1235781518/ |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123080813/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brie-larson-emotional-meeting-jennifer-lopez-golden-globes-2024-1235781518/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Larson's parents divorced when she was aged seven.<ref name="elleinterview">{{cite news |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a33820/brie-larson-full-elle-cover-story/ |title=Brie Larson's World Is About to Change. Just Don't Tell Her That |first=Holly |last=Millea |work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |date=February 26, 2016 |access-date=May 22, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503132654/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a33820/brie-larson-full-elle-cover-story/ |archive-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> She had a dysfunctional relationship with her father, saying: "As a kid I tried to understand him and understand the situation. But he didn't do himself any favors. I don't think he ever really wanted to be a parent."<ref name="elleinterview" /> Soon after their separation, Heather relocated to Los Angeles with her two daughters to fulfill Larson's acting ambition. They had limited financial means and lived in a small apartment near Hollywood studio lots at [[Burbank, California|Burbank]].<ref name="elleinterview" /> Larson described the experience, "We had a crappy one-room apartment where the bed came out of the wall and we each had three articles of clothing."<ref name="guardian13" /> Even so, she has recounted fond memories of this period and credits her mother for doing the best she could for them.<ref name="variety15">{{cite news |last=Riley |first=Jenelle |title=Brie Larson Opens Up on the 'Emotional Marathon' of 'Room' |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/brie-larson-room-oscars-1201615960/ |access-date=July 21, 2018 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 13, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624103428/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/brie-larson-room-oscars-1201615960/ |archive-date=June 24, 2017}}</ref>

As her last name was difficult to pronounce, she adopted the stage name Larson from her Swedish great-grandmother, as well as an [[American Girl]] doll named [[Kirsten Larson]] that she received as a child.<ref name="glamour" /><ref name="Hines">{{cite news |url=http://www.today.com/popculture/brie-larson-s-stage-name-inspiration-her-favorite-american-girl-t76061 |title=Brie Larson's stage-name inspiration? Her favorite American Girl doll |last=Hines |first=Ree |date=February 25, 2016 |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |access-date=February 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225165128/http://www.today.com/popculture/brie-larson-s-stage-name-inspiration-her-favorite-american-girl-t76061 |archive-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Palmer |first=Martyn |title=Is Brie Larson the next big thing? |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-22/is-brie-larson-the-next-big-thing |access-date=March 26, 2016 |newspaper=[[Radio Times]] |date=January 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408185041/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-22/is-brie-larson-the-next-big-thing |archive-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name="today.com-2016-02-25">{{Cite web |date=2016-02-25 |title=What a doll! Brie Larson lived every girl's dream when picking her stage name |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/brie-larson-s-stage-name-inspiration-her-favorite-american-girl-t76061 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref> Her first job was performing a [[Parody advertisement|commercial parody]] for [[Barbie]], named "Malibu Mudslide Barbie", in a 1998 episode of ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''.<ref name="vfinterview" /><ref name="nytimes15" /><ref name="beast">{{cite web |last=Stern |first=Marlow |title=Brie Larson On 'Short Term 12,' One of the Year's Best Films |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/25/brie-larson-on-short-term-12-one-of-the-year-s-best-films.html |access-date=December 12, 2013 |website=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=August 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202120922/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/25/brie-larson-on-short-term-12-one-of-the-year-s-best-films.html |archive-date=December 2, 2013}}</ref> She subsequently took on guest roles in several television series, including ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' and ''[[Popular (TV series)|Popular]]''.<ref name="hrinterview" /> In 2000, she was cast in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''Schimmel'', which was canceled before airing when its star, [[Robert Schimmel]], was diagnosed with cancer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aquino |first1=Tara |last2=Barone |first2=Matt |last3=Scarano |first3=Ross |title=Brie Larson – The 25 Best Actresses in Their 20s |url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/07/the-25-best-actresses-in-their-20s/brie-larson |access-date=December 12, 2013 |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |date=July 16, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20131214193520/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/07/the-25-best-actresses-in-their-20s/brie-larson |archive-date=December 14, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Terrace2013">{{cite book |last=Terrace |first=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937–2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XxTx1xK-q14C&pg=PA259 |year=2013 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0249-3 |page=259 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721105032/https://books.google.com/books?id=XxTx1xK-q14C&pg=PA259 |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Schneider |first=Michael |title=R.I.P., Robert Schimmel: Remembering his Fox sitcom, interrupted by cancer |url=https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/rip-robert-schimmel-remembering-his-fox-sitcom-interrupted-by-cancer-13567/ |access-date=July 21, 2018 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 4, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721105031/https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/rip-robert-schimmel-remembering-his-fox-sitcom-interrupted-by-cancer-13567/ |archive-date=July 21, 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
===2001–2008: Early work and music career===
{{Quote box|width=25em|align=right|bgcolor=#E0E6F8|quote="I was so insecure and so hard on myself back then. But there was a moment when I started doing the math. It took me two hours to get ready every day{{mdash}}hair and makeup, so many clothes, trying to make sure everything matched really well{{mdash}}and I had this intense epiphany. I realized how much time I was spending getting ready for life{{mdash}}I wasn't actually living it. It was the most terrified I've ever been in my life. So I went in the exact opposite way."|source={{mdash}}Larson recalling her early career, 2015<ref name="buzzfeed" />}}

Larson's first major role came as Emily, the younger daughter of [[Bob Saget]]'s character, in [[the WB]] sitcom ''[[Raising Dad]]'', which aired for one season during the [[2001–02 United States network television schedule|2001–02 television schedule]].<ref name="BrooksMarsh2009">{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Tim |last2=Marsh |first2=Earle F. |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PA1129 |year=2009 |publisher=[[Random House Publishing Group]] |location=New York City|isbn=978-0-307-48320-1 |page=1129 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724114628/https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PA1129 |archive-date=July 24, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hal Boedeker of ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' criticized the program and wrote that its cast members were "merrily joking through the show".<ref>{{cite news |last=Boedeker |first=Hal |title=Wb Introduces 3 Sitcoms But 2 Of Them Are Laughable |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2001/10/05/wb-introduces-3-sitcoms-but-2-of-them-are-laughable/ |access-date=July 21, 2018 |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=October 5, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721132541/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2001-10-05/lifestyle/0110040483_1_reba-fred-willard-raising-dad |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She was next hired for the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Hope & Faith]]'', but she and some other cast members were replaced after an unaired [[television pilot|pilot]].<ref name="Terrace2012">{{cite book |last=Terrace |first=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&pg=PA475 |year=2012 |publisher=[[McFarland (publisher)|McFarland]] |location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-0-7864-8641-0 |page=475 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629175135/https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC |archive-date=June 29, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, she starred alongside [[Beverley Mitchell]] in the [[Disney Channel]] film ''[[Right on Track]]'', based on the junior [[drag race]] star sisters [[Erica Enders-Stevens|Erica]] and [[Courtney Enders]], and played minor roles in the 2004 comedies ''[[Sleepover (film)|Sleepover]]'' and ''[[13 Going on 30]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grant |first=Stacey |title=Brie Larson Starred In A Disney Channel Original Movie And Now Your Mind Is Blown |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2720261/brie-larson-disney-channel-original-movie-right-on-track/ |access-date=July 21, 2018 |work=MTV |date=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222180342/http://www.mtv.com/news/2720261/brie-larson-disney-channel-original-movie-right-on-track/|archive-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Simon |first=Rachel |title='Short Term 12's Brie Larson Was Secretly In All Of Your Favourite Movies |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/7175-short-term-12s-brie-larson-was-secretly-in-all-of-your-favorite-movies |access-date=December 12, 2013 |work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |date=October 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212092633/http://www.bustle.com/articles/7175-short-term-12s-brie-larson-was-secretly-in-all-of-your-favorite-movies |archive-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Erbland |first=Kate |title=Brie Larson Is a New Breed of Reluctant Hollywood It Girl |url=https://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/brie-larson-profile.php |access-date=December 12, 2013 |work=[[Film School Rejects]] |date=August 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031124851/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/brie-larson-profile.php |archive-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref>

Larson developed an interest in music at age eleven when she learned to play the guitar. A music executive encouraged her to write her own songs, and she began self-recording and uploading tracks to her own website.<ref name="telegraph16" /><ref name="stylus">{{cite news |last=Moore |first=David |title=Sugar Shock 013: Bunnies, Traps, and Slip 'n' Slides: An Interview with Brie Larson |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/pop_playground/sugar-shock-013-bunnies-traps-and-slip-n-slides-an-interview-with-brie-larson.htm |access-date=July 21, 2018 |work=Stylus Magazine |date=September 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705093946/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/pop_playground/sugar-shock-013-bunnies-traps-and-slip-n-slides-an-interview-with-brie-larson.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After failing to get cast as [[Wendy Darling]] in the 2003 film ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]'', Larson wrote and recorded a song titled "Invisible Girl", which received airplay on [[KIIS-FM]].<ref name="variety15" /><ref name="beast" /> She soon signed a record deal with [[Tommy Mottola]] of [[Casablanca Records]]; she and [[Lindsay Lohan]] were the only artists signed by the label at the time.<ref name="variety15" /><ref name="pop star1">{{cite news |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=March 4, 2016 |title=Flashback: Listen to Oscar Winner Brie Larson's Pop Star Past |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-listen-to-oscar-winner-brie-larsons-pop-star-past-238543/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721105033/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-listen-to-oscar-winner-brie-larsons-pop-star-past-238543/ |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Friedman |first=Roger |title=Mariah's Up, So Where's Tommy |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/mariahs-up-so-wheres-tommy |access-date=November 9, 2010 |publisher=Fox News |date=January 4, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119174346/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180543,00.html |archive-date=November 19, 2010}}</ref> In 2005, she released the album ''[[Finally Out of P.E.]]'', for which she also co-wrote songs with other songwriters, including Blair Daly, [[Pam Sheyne]], [[Lindy Robbins]], and [[Holly Brook]].<ref name="pop star1" /><ref name="pop star2">{{cite news |last=Madison |first=Ira III |title=Do People Realize That Brie Larson Was a Pop Star? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/remember-that-brie-larson-was-a-pop-star.html/ |access-date=July 21, 2018 |work=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]] |date=November 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228182038/http://www.vulture.com/2015/11/remember-that-brie-larson-was-a-pop-star.html|archive-date=December 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She titled it after a gym teacher she disliked and has said the songs she wrote were mostly about failed job opportunities.<ref name="beast" /><ref name="pop star2" /> One of her [[Single (music)|singles]], "She Said", was featured on the [[MTV]] series ''[[Total Request Live]]'', was listed by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in their weekly listings of the most-played videos in the channel, and peaked at number 31 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot Single Sales]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tune In: Brie Larson "She Said" Videp Premiere on TRL! |url=http://www.republicrecords.com/tune-in-brie-larson-she-said-videp-premiere-on-trl/ |access-date=July 21, 2018 |publisher=[[Republic Records]] |date=April 4, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141145/http://www.republicrecords.com/tune-in-brie-larson-she-said-videp-premiere-on-trl/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Billboard |chapter=Video Monitor |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60 |date=March 5, 2005 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=60 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014122305/https://books.google.com/books?id=PhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60 |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite book |title=Billboard |chapter=Video Monitor |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BBUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43 |date=April 23, 2005 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=43 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014122306/https://books.google.com/books?id=BBUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Chart Search: She Said |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22She%20Said%22&f[1]=ts_chart_artistname%3ABrie%20Larson&refine=1 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116081330/http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f&#91;0&#93;=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22She%20Said%22&f&#91;1&#93;=ts_chart_artistname%3ABrie%20Larson&refine=1|archive-date=January 16, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Larson went on tour with [[Jesse McCartney]] for ''[[Teen People]]''{{'}}s "Rock in Shop" mall concerts, opened for him during his [[Beautiful Soul (Jesse McCartney album)|Beautiful Soul]] tour, and also performed in New York City at the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]. Even so, the album was not a success, selling only 3,500 copies.<ref name="pop star2" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Kimble |first=Lindsay |title=Brie Larson: Oscar Winner and ... Pop Star? Inside the Actress's Early Career in Music |url=https://people.com/awards/inside-oscar-winner-brie-larsons-pop-star-past/ |access-date=July 21, 2018 |work=People |date=March 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220220246/http://people.com/awards/inside-oscar-winner-brie-larsons-pop-star-past/|archive-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lawrence |first=Vanessa |title=On the Verge: Brie Larson |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/on-the-verge-brie-larson |access-date=July 21, 2018 |work=[[W (magazine)|W]] |date=March 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721105032/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/on-the-verge-brie-larson|archive-date=July 21, 2018}}</ref> Larson later admitted to being disillusioned with her music career, saying, "I wanted to write all my own songs, and [the recording company] were afraid of that. I wanted to wear sneakers and play my guitar{{mdash}}they wanted heels and wind blown hair."<ref name="pop star1" />

In 2006, Larson was cast alongside [[Logan Lerman]] and [[Cody Linley]] in the comedy film ''[[Hoot (film)|Hoot]]'', about young vigilantes trying to save a group of owls. It received poor reviews, but Ruthe Stein of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' was appreciative of Larson and Linley for bringing "a dash of [[Indiana Jones]] to their roles".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hoot/ |title=Hoot (2006) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129205357/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hoot/|archive-date=November 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stein |first=Ruthe |title=Kids unite to save owls before a pancake house flattens them |url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Kids-unite-to-save-owls-before-a-pancake-house-2535992.php |access-date=July 21, 2018 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=May 5, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004751/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Kids-unite-to-save-owls-before-a-pancake-house-2535992.php|archive-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> She had a small part, the following year, in the [[Amber Heard]]-starring drama ''[[Remember the Daze]]'', and she launched an arts and literature magazine, ''Bunnies and Traps'', for which she wrote her own opinion columns and accepted submissions from other artists and writers.<ref name="stylus" /><ref name="Rosewarne2013">{{cite book |last=Rosewarne |first=Lauren |title=American Taboo: The Forbidden Words, Unspoken Rules, and Secret Morality of Popular Culture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XWijAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA62 |year=2013 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |location=Santa Barbara, California|isbn=978-0-313-39934-3 |page=62 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724114627/https://books.google.com/books?id=XWijAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA62 |archive-date=July 24, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Larson has said she frequently considered quitting acting at that point, as she found it difficult to find much work, blaming it on filmmakers' inability to [[typecast]] her.<ref name="hrinterview" /> She was particularly discouraged when she lost out on key roles in the films ''[[Thirteen (2003 film)|Thirteen]]'' (2003) and ''[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'' (2007).<ref name="vulture14">{{cite news |last=Hirschberg |first=Lynn |title=Shailene Woodley and Brie Larson Are Out to Conquer Hollywood – and Fix It |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/05/shailene-woodley-brie-larson-women-in-hollywood.html |date=June 1, 2014 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602211756/http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/shailene-woodley-brie-larson-women-in-hollywood.html|archive-date=June 2, 2014}}</ref> To support herself, Larson worked as a club DJ.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lafferty |first=Kelsey |title=Before Becoming Famous, Brie Larson Was a DJ – Who 'Only Played Vinyl' |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/brie-larson-dj |access-date=August 12, 2018 |work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |date=April 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812151314/https://www.glamour.com/story/brie-larson-dj |archive-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref>

===2009–2014: Independent films and breakthrough===
In 2009, Larson began playing Kate Gregson, the sardonic teenage daughter of [[Toni Collette]]'s character, coping with her mother's [[dissociative identity disorder]], in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] comedy-drama series ''[[United States of Tara]]''. [[Portia Doubleday]] was initially cast in the role but was replaced with Larson after filming the pilot episode.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ouzounian |first=Richard |title=Portia Doubleday: Michael Cera's transformer |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=January 5, 2010 |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/745966--portia-doubleday-michael-cera-s-transformer |access-date=January 7, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108020418/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/745966--portia-doubleday-michael-cera-s-transformer |archive-date=January 8, 2010}}</ref> Reviewing the first season for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Alessandra Stanley]] took note of how well Larson played a "real teenager" and Tim Goodman of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' credited her for finding nuance in her role.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/arts/television/16tara.html |title=Me, Myselves and I: Disparate Housewife |first=Alessandra |last=Stanley |work=The New York Times |date=January 15, 2009 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223857/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/arts/television/16tara.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/TV-review-United-States-of-Tara-3254262.php |title=TV review: 'United States of Tara' |first=Tim |last=Goodman |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 16, 2009 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223616/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/TV-review-United-States-of-Tara-3254262.php |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> Larson has said that her character's journey to find meaning in life mirrored that of her own, and she was upset when the show was canceled after three seasons in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/brie-larson-the-geekiest-it-girl-ever |title=Brie Larson Might Be The Geekiest It Girl Ever |first=Jordan |last=Zakarin |publisher=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=August 5, 2013 |access-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722125526/https://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/brie-larson-the-geekiest-it-girl-ever|archive-date=July 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/02/10/im-still-not-over-united-states-of-tara-cancellation/ |title=I'm Still Not Over... 'United States of Tara' getting canceled |first=Ariana |last=Bacle |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 10, 2014 |access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214025932/http://ew.com/article/2014/02/10/im-still-not-over-united-states-of-tara-cancellation/|archive-date=December 14, 2017}}</ref> Also in 2009, she starred alongside [[Rooney Mara]] in ''[[Tanner Hall (film)|Tanner Hall]]'', a coming-of-age film about four girls in boarding school. Despite disliking the film, Betsy Sharkey of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' commended Larson for providing "one of the film's funniest bits".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-tanner-hall-20110909-story.html |title=Movie review: 'Tanner Hall' |first=Betsy |last=Sharkey |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 9, 2011 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223325/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-tanner-hall-20110909-story.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> In her two other film releases that year, she played a scatterbrained cheerleader in ''[[House Broken (2009 film)|House Broken]]'' and a popular high schooler in ''[[Just Peck]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/why-are-brie-larsons-characters-always-so-sad.html |title=Why Are Brie Larson's Characters Always So Sad? |first=Jackson |last=McHenry |work=Vulture |date=August 14, 2017 |access-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221908/http://www.vulture.com/2017/08/why-are-brie-larsons-characters-always-so-sad.html|archive-date=July 21, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Brie Larson cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=An upper body shot of a smiling Brie Larson|Larson at the London premiere of ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' in 2010]]

At the [[Williamstown Theatre Festival]] in 2010, Larson appeared in a stage production of [[Thornton Wilder]]'s play ''[[Our Town]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/a-gleeful-amateur-appears-in-our-town,126146 |title=A gleeful amateur appears in 'Our Town' |first=Kendra |last=Sims |work=[[The Berkshire Eagle]] |date=July 29, 2010 |access-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815164447/https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/a-gleeful-amateur-appears-in-our-town,126146 |archive-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> Directed by Nicholas Martin, it featured her in the role of Emily Webb, a precocious young girl. Reviewing the play for ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', Louise Kennedy thought the production had glossed over the play's darker themes and bemoaned the lack of tragic arc in Larson's character.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2010/08/03/at_williamstown_the_sunny_side_of_our_town/ |title=The sunny side of 'Our Town' |first=Louise |last=Kennedy |work=The Boston Globe |date=August 3, 2010 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223757/http://archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2010/08/03/at_williamstown_the_sunny_side_of_our_town/ |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> In film, she featured in [[Noah Baumbach]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Greenberg (film)|Greenberg]]'' and [[Edgar Wright]]'s comedy ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/greenberg-2010 |title=Greenberg |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=March 24, 2010 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207111838/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/greenberg-2010 |archive-date=December 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/movies/13scott.html |title=This Girl Has a Lot of Baggage, and He Must Shoulder the Load |work=The New York Times |last=Scott |first=A.O. |date=August 12, 2010 |access-date=August 18, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815091826/http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/movies/13scott.html |archive-date=August 15, 2010}}</ref> A journalist for ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' opined that these films helped raise her profile, and Larson has said the latter film, in which she played a rock star named Envy Adams, marked a turning point in her career.<ref name="guardian13" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/on-the-rise-brie-larson |title=On the Rise: Brie Larson |first=R. Kurt |last=Osenlund |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=August 1, 2013 |access-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722022401/https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/on-the-rise-brie-larson|archive-date=July 22, 2018}}</ref> In it, Larson performed the song "Black Sheep" with the band [[Metric (band)|Metric]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Topel |first=Fred |title=Brandon Routh on Scott Pilgrim |url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/135986-brandon-routh-on-scott-pilgrim |access-date=December 11, 2013 |work=[[CraveOnline]] |date=August 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015202938/http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/135986-brandon-routh-on-scott-pilgrim |archive-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> Although it did not fare well commercially, ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' has since developed a [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/11/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-from-box-office-flop-to-cult-classic/66453/ |title='Scott Pilgrim vs. the World': From Box Office Flop to Cult Classic? |first=Benjamin |last=Mercer |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=November 12, 2010 |access-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617015617/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/11/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-from-box-office-flop-to-cult-classic/66453/ |archive-date=June 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/level-up-why-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-endures-as-a-cult-favorite-beyond-its-geek-appeal/ |title=Level Up: Why Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Endures As A Cult Favorite Beyond Its Geek Appeal |first=Nathan |last=Rabin |work=Rotten Tomatoes |date=March 22, 2017 |access-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129074637/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/level-up-why-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-endures-as-a-cult-favorite-beyond-its-geek-appeal/ |archive-date=November 29, 2017}}</ref> She next played the troubled daughter of a corrupt cop (played by [[Woody Harrelson]]) in the drama ''[[Rampart (film)|Rampart]]'' (2011), an emotionally intense part she found herself unable to detach from.<ref name="sxsw">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-xpm-2013-mar-08-la-et-mn-sxsw-brie-larson-20130309-story.html |title=Brie Larson is everywhere at SXSW |first=Mark |last=Olsen |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 8, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528051625/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/08/entertainment/la-et-mn-sxsw-brie-larson-20130309 |archive-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref> A confrontation scene between Harrelson and her proved upsetting for her; the director was surprised by how well it turned out and tweaked the script to further explore the father-daughter relationship.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-brie-larson-short-term-12-interview-20130903-column.html |title=Interview: 'Short Term 12' star Brie Larson on the performance many see as award-worthy |work=Chicago Tribune |date=September 9, 2013 |access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221819/http://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-brie-larson-short-term-12-interview-20130903-column.html|archive-date=July 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lamble |first=Ryan |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/brie-larson/33751/brie-larson-interview-the-gambler-greek-mythology-rampart |title=Brie Larson interview: The Gambler, Greek mythology, Rampart |work=[[Den of Geek]] |date=January 22, 2015 |access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721222318/http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/brie-larson/33751/brie-larson-interview-the-gambler-greek-mythology-rampart|archive-date=July 21, 2018}}</ref>

In 2012, Larson expanded into filmmaking by co-writing and co-directing the short film ''The Arm'' with Jessie Ennis and [[Sarah Ramos]]. The film, about societal expectations in the near future, won a special jury prize at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref name="guardian13" /><ref name="variety15" /><ref name="telegraph16" /> She featured as a seductive teenager in the critically panned drama ''[[The Trouble with Bliss]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_trouble_with_bliss |title=The Trouble with Bliss (2012) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 22, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129205338/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_trouble_with_bliss/ | archive-date=November 29, 2017}}</ref> after which she played Molly, a high school student, in ''[[21 Jump Street (film)|21 Jump Street]]'', an adaptation of the 1980s police procedural [[21 Jump Street|television series]], co-starring [[Jonah Hill]] and [[Channing Tatum]]. Larson found her acting style to be more rigid than Hill's approach and was challenged by scenes that required her to improvise with him.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bettinger |first=Brendan |url=https://collider.com/brie-laron-21-jump-street-interview/ |title=Brie Larson 21 Jump Street Set Visit Interview |work=Collider |date=February 15, 2012 |access-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815164247/http://collider.com/brie-laron-21-jump-street-interview/ |archive-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> [[Dana Stevens (critic)|Dana Stevens]] of ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' labeled Larson "a find of major proportions", adding that "she's not only beautiful but funny, with a scratchy contralto voice, and unlike the usual female in a buddy movie, she comes across as a real person".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2012/03/_21_jump_street_starring_jonah_hill_and_channing_tatum_reviewed.html |title=21 Jump Street |first=Dana |last=Stevens |work=Slate |date=March 15, 2012 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517224810/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2012/03/_21_jump_street_starring_jonah_hill_and_channing_tatum_reviewed.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> With a worldwide gross of over $200&nbsp;million, ''21 Jump Street'' proved to be Larson's most widely seen film to that point.<ref name="mojo" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=21jumpstreet.htm |title=21 Jump Street (2012) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=October 23, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621052846/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=21jumpstreet.htm |archive-date=June 21, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Brie Larson (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Brie Larson looks directly at the camera|Larson attending a screening of ''[[Don Jon]]'' at the 2013 [[South by Southwest]]]]

Following an appearance in the sitcom ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Viruet |first=Pilot |title=Community: 'Herstory Of Dance' |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/community-herstory-of-dance-95770 |access-date=December 11, 2013 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=April 4, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224200959/http://www.avclub.com/review/community-herstory-of-dance-95770 |archive-date=December 24, 2013}}</ref> Larson collaborated with Dustin Bowser to co-write and co-direct ''Weighting'' (2013), a short film about a strained relationship, which was screened at [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="sxsw" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/09/brie-larson-weighting-short-film-1201727972/ |title=Brie Larson's 'Weighting': Watch the Oscar Winner's Debut as a Writer and Director |first=Michael |last=Nordine |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=September 18, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223908/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/09/brie-larson-weighting-short-film-1201727972/ |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> Larson's breakthrough came in the same year when she starred in [[Destin Daniel Cretton]]'s critically acclaimed independent drama ''[[Short Term 12]]'', which marked the first leading role of her career.<ref name="filmstage" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Weisman |first=Jon |title=10 Actors to Watch: Brie Larson Breaks Out With 'Short Term 12' |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/features/10-actors-to-watch-brie-larson-breaks-out-with-short-term-12-1200709892/ |access-date=December 11, 2013 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20131213145754/https://variety.com/2013/film/features/10-actors-to-watch-brie-larson-breaks-out-with-short-term-12-1200709892/ |archive-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> Set in a [[group home]] for troubled teenagers, the film featured her as Grace, the emotionally distressed supervisor of the institution. To prepare, Larson interacted with staff in a children's home and watched online interviews of people with similar jobs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2013/09/15/brie-larson-talks-about-filming-%E2%80%9Cshort-term-12%E2%80%9D |first=Alex |last=Williams |title=Brie Larson talks about filming 'Short Term 12' |date=September 15, 2013 |work=[[The Daily Texan]] |access-date=April 22, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213003/http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2013/09/15/brie-larson-talks-about-filming-%E2%80%9Cshort-term-12%E2%80%9D |archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> The film had a production budget of under $1&nbsp;million, and she was pleased with its intimate and collaborative work environment.<ref name="parade">{{cite news |url=https://parade.com/252340/scottneumyer/brie-larson-talks-short-term-12-the-spectacular-now-working-with-edgar-wright-her-music-career/ |title=Brie Larson Talks Short Term 12, The Spectacular Now, Working with Edgar Wright & Her Music Career |first=Scott |last=Neumyer |work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |date=January 13, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152931/https://parade.com/252340/scottneumyer/brie-larson-talks-short-term-12-the-spectacular-now-working-with-edgar-wright-her-music-career/ |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Mark |title=2013's Best Film 'Short Term 12' Does Strong Business In Limited Release |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2013/08/27/2013s-best-film-short-term-12-does-strong-business-in-limited-release/ |work=[[Forbes]] |access-date=April 22, 2014 |date=August 27, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721034231/http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2013/08/27/2013s-best-film-short-term-12-does-strong-business-in-limited-release/ |archive-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> Larson's performance was acclaimed by critics.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zuckerman |first=Esther |title=Brie Larson Gives the Performance to See Right Now in 'Short Term 12' |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2013/08/brie-larson-gives-performance-see-short-term-12/311774/ |access-date=May 25, 2017 |work=The Atlantic |date=August 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820005736/https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/311774/|archive-date=August 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Playlist Staff |first=The |title=The 25 Best Breakthrough Performances Of 2013 |url=https://indiewire.com/2013/12/the-25-best-breakthrough-performances-of-2013-91081/amp/ |access-date=May 25, 2017 |work=IndieWire |date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719145601/http://www.indiewire.com/2013/12/the-25-best-breakthrough-performances-of-2013-91081/amp/|archive-date=July 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kohn |first=Eric |title=Critic's Picks: The Top 10 Best Female Lead Performances of 2013 According to Indiewire's Film Critic |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/critics-picks-the-top-10-best-female-lead-performances-of-2013-according-to-indiewires-film-critic-241393/ |access-date=May 25, 2017 |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=December 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813005619/http://www.indiewire.com/2013/12/critics-picks-the-top-10-best-female-lead-performances-of-2013-according-to-indiewires-film-critic-241393/amp/|archive-date=August 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Manohla Dargis]] of ''The New York Times'' found her "terrific" and "completely persuasive", and [[Ian Freer]] of ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' stated that she "builds into a whirling dervish of a performance, making Grace strong but scarred, damaged but compassionate".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2013/08/23/movies/short-term-12-delves-into-life-at-a-group-home.html |title=Caretakers Needing Some Care Themselves |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |authorlink=Manohla Dargis |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 22, 2013 |access-date=April 22, 2014 |archive-date=May 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523104529/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/23/movies/short-term-12-delves-into-life-at-a-group-home.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=138356 |title=Short Term 12 |work=Empire |first=Ian |last=Freer |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=April 25, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135652/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=138356 |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> Jenny McCartney of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' predicted that it would "[mark] her out for a stellar career".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10420714/Short-Term-12-review.html |title=Short Term 12, review |first=Jenny |last=McCartney |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=November 3, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517191510/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10420714/Short-Term-12-review.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> Larson received a nomination for the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead]]; she later remarked that the film prompted directors to offer her a wide variety of parts, but she turned down roles of the unidimensional love interest.<ref name="vulture14" /><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Independent Spirit Awards 2014: The winners list |first=Katie |last=Atkinson |date=March 1, 2014 |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/03/01/indie-spirit-awards-2014-winners-list/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726075753/http://www.ew.com/article/2014/03/01/indie-spirit-awards-2014-winners-list |archive-date=July 26, 2015}}</ref>

Also in 2013, Larson had supporting roles in two romantic dramas, ''[[Don Jon]]'' and ''[[The Spectacular Now]]''. In the former, written and directed by [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], she played the sister of Don Jon (played by Gordon-Levitt). [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' praised the film's exploration of sexual themes and found Larson to be "terrific" in it.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/don-jon-20130926 |title=Don Jon |first=Peter |last=Travers |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150423135856/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/don-jon-20130926 |archive-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref> In ''The Spectacular Now'', starring [[Miles Teller]] and [[Shailene Woodley]], she played Cassidy, the ex-girlfriend of Teller's character. Larson was drawn to the realism she found in the project's depiction of high school experiences.<ref name="parade" /> Writing for ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine, [[David Edelstein]] called upon viewers to admire "the shading and intelligence she brings to Cassidy".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/08/movie-review-the-spectacular-now.html |title=Edelstein on The Spectacular Now: Being a Teenager Hurts So Good |first=David |last=Edelstein |authorlink=David Edelstein|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=August 2, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517153412/http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/movie-review-the-spectacular-now.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> The 2014 crime drama ''[[The Gambler (2014 film)|The Gambler]]'', based on the 1974 [[The Gambler (1974 film)|film of the same name]], featured Larson as a literature student who has an affair with her professor (played by [[Mark Wahlberg]]), a gambling addict. The director [[Rupert Wyatt]] felt the role was underwritten and cast Larson to lend heft to it.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/48940-the-gambler-director-rupert-wyatt-on-hollywoods-lack-of-strong-female-characters-brie-larsons-underwritten |title='The Gambler' Director Rupert Wyatt on Hollywood's Lack of Strong Female Characters & Brie Larson's Underwritten Role |first=Anna |last=Klassen |work=[[Bustle (website)|Bustle]] |date=November 13, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517153711/https://www.bustle.com/articles/48940-the-gambler-director-rupert-wyatt-on-hollywoods-lack-of-strong-female-characters-brie-larsons-underwritten |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> Even so, [[Claudia Puig]] of ''[[USA Today]]'' wrote that the "talented Larson is given little to do, other than react".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/12/23/the-gambler-review/19156935/ |title=Mark Wahlberg's 'The Gambler' craps out |first=Claudia |last=Puig |work=[[USA Today]] |date=December 23, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517161127/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/12/23/the-gambler-review/19156935/ |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>

===2015–2019: Established actress===
Larson had three film releases in 2015. Her first appearance was in ''[[Digging for Fire]]'', a largely improvised ensemble comedy-drama featuring [[Jake Johnson]] in the lead role. Filming took place without a script and Larson made several on-set decisions regarding her character's choices, including the removal of a planned romantic subplot involving her and Johnson.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/08/what-brie-larson-taught-jake-johnson-about-women.html |date=August 20, 2015 |work=Vulture |title=What Brie Larson Taught Jake Johnson About Women |first=Sarah |last=Caldwell |access-date=April 17, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219070256/http://www.vulture.com/2015/08/what-brie-larson-taught-jake-johnson-about-women.html |archive-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref> She next played the sister of [[Amy Schumer]]'s character in the comedy ''[[Trainwreck (film)|Trainwreck]]'', which was loosely based on Schumer's own life. Larson modeled her role on Schumer's sister, who served as an associate producer on the film.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nashawaty |first=Chris |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/14/trainwreck-ew-review |title=Trainwreck: EW review |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 14, 2015 |access-date=July 27, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728093518/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/14/trainwreck-ew-review |archive-date=July 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Riley |first=Jenelle |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/features/brie-larson-amy-schumer-sister-trainwreck-1201547084/ |title=Brie Larson on Playing Amy Schumer's Sister in 'Trainwreck' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 23, 2015 |access-date=July 27, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727055639/http://variety.com/2015/film/features/brie-larson-amy-schumer-sister-trainwreck-1201547084/ |archive-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> Tim Grierson of ''[[Screen International]]'' labeled the film "a deft blend of laughs, romance and poignancy" and found Larson to be "lively, [but] slightly underused".<ref>{{cite news |last=Grierson |first=Tim |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/trainwreck-review/5090053.article |title='Trainwreck': Review |work=[[Screen International]] |date=July 3, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223455/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/trainwreck-review/5090053.article |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> ''Trainwreck'' grossed over $140&nbsp;million against a $35&nbsp;million budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=trainwreck15.htm |title=Trainwreck (2015) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 29, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127114749/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=trainwreck15.htm |archive-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref>

Larson then starred in ''[[Room (2015 film)|Room]]'', a film adaptation of [[Emma Donoghue]]'s [[Room (novel)|novel of the same name]]. It featured her as Ma, a young woman held in captivity, who bears a child of rape. The role proved physically and emotionally taxing for her, and she modeled it on her mother's struggle as a single parent.<ref name="variety15" /> A large portion of the film was shot inside a 10&nbsp;ft × 10&nbsp;ft shed created in a studio, and Larson prepared herself by spending a month isolated in her apartment.<ref name="telegraph16">{{cite news |last=Mulkerrins |first=Jane |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/room/brie-larson-interview/ |title=Oscar nominee Brie Larson: 'Room was exhausting to shoot' |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=February 23, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511233432/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/room/brie-larson-interview/ |archive-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> She interacted with specialists on sexual abuse and researched the lack of nutrition that a person in captivity would suffer.<ref name="telegraph16" /> To achieve the look, she stayed away from sunlight, modified her diet, and exercised extensively to lose weight.<ref name="nytimes15">{{cite news |last=Manly |first=Lorne |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/movies/brie-larson-finds-a-hectic-life-after-room.html |title=Brie Larson Finds a Hectic Life After 'Room' |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 31, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223816/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/movies/brie-larson-finds-a-hectic-life-after-room.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> Larson collaborated closely with co-star [[Jacob Tremblay]], who played her son, and spent time performing activities that mirrored those of their characters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mottram |first=James |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/brie-larson-star-of-intense-film-room-who-is-in-the-frame-for-an-oscar-feels-like-im-going-to-die-at-a6801916.html |title=Brie Larson interview: Room star in the frame for an Oscar feels like she's 'going to die at any moment' |work=[[The Independent]] |date=January 8, 2016 |access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721230251/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/brie-larson-star-of-intense-film-room-who-is-in-the-frame-for-an-oscar-feels-like-im-going-to-die-at-a6801916.html|archive-date=July 21, 2018}}</ref> ''Room'' was critically acclaimed, with major emphasis on the performances of Larson and Tremblay.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/room_2015/ |title=Room (2015) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423060000/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/room_2015/ |archive-date=April 23, 2016}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called her performance "astonishing", stating that the "reality and preternatural commitment she brings to Ma is piercingly honest from start to finish, as scaldingly emotional a performance as anyone could wish for".<ref>{{cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-room-review-20151016-column.html |title='Room' is exhausting, exhilarating and excellent |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 15, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152811/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-room-review-20151016-column.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> She won several awards, including the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]], as well as a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA]] in the same category.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/29/brie-larson-wins-best-actress-oscar-for-room |title=Brie Larson wins best actress Oscar for Room |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=February 29, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517153332/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/29/brie-larson-wins-best-actress-oscar-for-room |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Brie Larson in 2017.jpeg|thumb|upright|alt=An upper body shot of Brie Larson waving, facing left|Larson at the Japan premiere of ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' in 2017]]

Following the success of ''Room'', Larson played a leading role in ''[[Free Fire (film)|Free Fire]]'' (2016), an action-comedy about a shootout in a warehouse. She agreed to the project to call attention to [[gun violence]].<ref name="gun" /> Eric Kohn of [[IndieWire]] noted how different Larson's role was from that in ''Room'' and added that her "businesslike demeanor once again proves her ability to command a scene with a single glare".<ref>{{cite web |last=Kohn |first=Eric |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/09/free-fire-review-brie-larson-sharlto-copley-armie-hammer-tiff-2016-1201724820/ |title='Free Fire' Review: Brie Larson Stars In the Craziest Shootout of All Time |website=[[IndieWire]] |date=September 9, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042450/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/09/free-fire-review-brie-larson-sharlto-copley-armie-hammer-tiff-2016-1201724820/ |archive-date=December 23, 2017}}</ref> Commercially, the film failed to recoup its $7&nbsp;million investment.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Simon |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2017/04/20/free-fall-director-ben-wheatley-talks-making-movies-for-7-million-and-u-k-tax-incentives/ |title='Free Fall' Director Ben Wheatley Talks Making Movies For $7 Million And U.K. Tax Incentives |work=[[Forbes]] |date=April 20, 2017 |access-date=April 22, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421082145/https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2017/04/20/free-fall-director-ben-wheatley-talks-making-movies-for-7-million-and-u-k-tax-incentives/ |archive-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Free-Fire#tab=box-office |title=Free Fire (2016) |work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=May 7, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506181940/http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Free-Fire#tab=box-office |archive-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref> She had filmed a part in [[Todd Solondz]]'s comedy ''[[Wiener-Dog (film)|Wiener-Dog]]'', but her scenes were deleted from the final cut as Solondz found her character inessential to the story.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mottram |first=James |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/wiener-dog-cast-and-director-cute-pets-are-often-seen-as-more-precious-than-human-lives-a7184946.html |title=Wiener-Dog cast and director: 'Cute pets are often seen as more precious than human lives' |work=[[The Independent]] |date=August 11, 2016 |access-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143322/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/wiener-dog-cast-and-director-cute-pets-are-often-seen-as-more-precious-than-human-lives-a7184946.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> The following year, Larson starred alongside [[Tom Hiddleston]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] in the second installment of the [[MonsterVerse]] franchise, entitled ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''. Shot in Vietnam, the film featured her as a photojournalist in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loh |first=Genevieve Sarah |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/why-vietnam-was-the-perfect-location-for-kong-skull-island/3575148.html |title=Why Vietnam was the perfect location for Kong: Skull Island |work=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |date=March 7, 2017 |access-date=March 19, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319022623/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/why-vietnam-was-the-perfect-location-for-kong-skull-island/3575148.html |archive-date=March 19, 2017}}</ref> It marked her first mainstream big-budget release, and while she was glad to play a role not defined by her looks, she bemoaned the lack of female co-stars.<ref name="vfinterview" /><ref name="elleinterview" /> [[Ann Hornaday]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' praised the film's visual effects and remarked that "Larson manages to hold her own with very little to do".<ref>{{cite news |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/kong-skull-island-revives-king-kong-with-70s-era-style-and-welcome-wit/2017/03/09/bf830a0c-03e7-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html |title='Kong: Skull Island' revives 'King Kong' with 70s-era style and welcome wit |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=March 9, 2017 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223408/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/kong-skull-island-revives-king-kong-with-70s-era-style-and-welcome-wit/2017/03/09/bf830a0c-03e7-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> ''Kong: Skull Island'' was a commercial success, grossing over $566&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=brielarson.htm |title=Brie Larson |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326051353/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=brielarson.htm |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=legendary2016.htm |title=Kong: Skull Island (2017) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=August 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224095548/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=legendary2016.htm|archive-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>

Later in 2017, Larson portrayed [[Jeannette Walls]] in ''[[The Glass Castle (2017 film)|The Glass Castle]]'', an adaptation of Walls' [[The Glass Castle|memoir]], which reunited her with Destin Daniel Cretton. It tells the story of a young woman's relationship with her nonconformist parents (played by [[Woody Harrelson]] and [[Naomi Watts]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naomi-watts-talks-join-brie-878672 |title=Naomi Watts in Talks to Join Brie Larson in Drama 'Glass Castle' (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 29, 2016 |access-date=March 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329215849/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naomi-watts-talks-join-brie-878672 |archive-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> Larson was drawn to the complex depiction of a parent-child relationship and identified with its theme of forgiveness. She collaborated closely with Walls and her siblings and observed their mannerisms.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Coggan |first=Devan |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/08/11/glass-castle-brie-larson-interview/ |title=How Brie Larson brought Jeannette Walls' The Glass Castle to life |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=August 11, 2017 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125000325/http://ew.com/movies/2017/08/11/glass-castle-brie-larson-interview/ |archive-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' disliked the film's sentimentality but noted that "it is saved, just a little, by the robustness of Brie Larson's presence".<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/06/the-glass-castle-review-woody-harrelson-naomi-watts-brie-larson |title=The Glass Castle review – treacly, tiresome family-in-peril drama |work=The Guardian |date=October 6, 2017 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516150101/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/06/the-glass-castle-review-woody-harrelson-naomi-watts-brie-larson |archive-date=May 16, 2018}}</ref> Also poorly received was the India-set musical romance ''[[Basmati Blues]]'', a project she had filmed in 2013, which received criticism on social media for its [[White savior narrative in film|white savior narrative]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/11/13/indian-social-media-users-blast-brie-larsons-awkward-basmati-blues-movie_a_23276260/ |title=Indian Social Media Users Blast Brie Larson's Awkward 'Basmati Blues' Movie |work=[[Huffington Post]] |last=Yam |first=Kimberly |date=November 14, 2017 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403204254/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/11/13/indian-social-media-users-blast-brie-larsons-awkward-basmati-blues-movie_a_23276260/ |archive-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |authorlink=Owen Gleiberman|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/basmati-blues-review-brie-larson-1202695881/ |title=Film Review: 'Basmati Blues' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 12, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518054348/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/basmati-blues-review-brie-larson-1202695881/ |archive-date=May 18, 2018}}</ref> The [[2017 Toronto International Film Festival]] marked the release of Larson's feature film directorial debut, the comedy-drama ''[[Unicorn Store]]'', in which she also starred.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/08/brie-larson-director-debut-indie-comedy-unicorn-store-1201714380/ |title=Brie Larson Sets Directorial Debut With Indie Comedy 'Unicorn Store' |work=[[IndieWire]] |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=August 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809160212/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/08/brie-larson-director-debut-indie-comedy-unicorn-store-1201714380/ |archive-date=August 9, 2016}}</ref> It was later picked for digital distribution by [[Netflix]] in 2019.<ref name="netflix">{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/brie-larson-lynette-howell-taylor-captain-marvel-lady-business-unicorn-store-netflix-deal-51-entertainment-a-star-is-born-1202546364/ |title=Brie Larson & Lynette Howell Taylor Set Two Films At Netflix; Larson To Next Star In 'Lady Business' |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 31, 2019 |access-date=March 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212105339/https://deadline.com/2019/01/brie-larson-lynette-howell-taylor-captain-marvel-lady-business-unicorn-store-netflix-deal-51-entertainment-a-star-is-born-1202546364/|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She played a disillusioned art student fascinated with unicorns. Larson had unsuccessfully auditioned in 2012 to star in the film when [[Miguel Arteta]] was attached to direct. After the production was stalled, Larson was offered to direct and star in it.<ref name=indiewire /> She was drawn to the fanciful narrative and found a connection between her character's journey and her experience as a director.<ref>{{cite news |last=Olsen |first=Mark |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-toronto-brie-larson-unicorn-store-20170910-story.html |title=Brie Larson finds strength in lightness and whimsy with 'Unicorn Store' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 10, 2017 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130004424/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-toronto-brie-larson-unicorn-store-20170910-story.html |archive-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> David Ehrlich of IndieWire disliked the film but took note of Larson's potential as a filmmaker.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=David |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/unicorn-store-review-brie-larson-tiff-2017-1201875779/ |title='Unicorn Store' Review: Brie Larson's Directorial Debut Is a Quirky Mess with a Heart of Gold — TIFF |publisher=IndieWire |date=September 12, 2017 |access-date=April 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405131840/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/unicorn-store-review-brie-larson-tiff-2017-1201875779/ |archive-date=April 5, 2019 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

[[File:Brie Larson Captain Marvel Interview.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Larson promoting ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' in 2019]]

After a year-long absence from the screen, Larson starred as [[Carol Danvers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] superhero film ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' (2019), which marked [[Marvel Studios]]' first female-led film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/24/comic-con-2016-brie-larson-confirmed-as-captain-marvel?abthid=57942353ca06eeb96300000e |title=Comic-Con 2016: Brie Larson Confirmed as Captain Marvel |last=Goldfarb |first=Andrew |website=[[IGN]]|access-date=July 25, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727133849/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/24/comic-con-2016-brie-larson-confirmed-as-captain-marvel?abthid=57942353ca06eeb96300000e |archive-date=July 27, 2016 |date=July 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rpaige/2019/01/08/captain-marvel-might-be-marvels-first-female-led-film-but-its-so-much-more-than-just-that/#4383b2432175 |title='Captain Marvel' Might Be Marvel's First Female-Led Film, But It's So Much More Than Just That |last=Paige |first=Rachel |work=[[Forbes]] |date=January 8, 2019 |access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109000453/https://www.forbes.com/sites/rpaige/2019/01/08/captain-marvel-might-be-marvels-first-female-led-film-but-its-so-much-more-than-just-that/#4383b2432175|archive-date=January 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She was initially skeptical about taking on such a high-profile role, but later accepted the part after viewing it as a platform to empower young women and found a connection with the character's flaws and humanity.<ref name="vfinterview" /><ref name="instyle19" /> In preparation, she underwent nine months of judo, boxing and wrestling training, and interacted with service personnel at the [[Nellis Air Force Base]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Jaleesa |last=Lashay Diaz |url=https://variety.com/2018/scene/vpage/brie-larson-captain-marvel-strength-women-in-film-1202846232/ |title=Brie Larson Says She Learned Her Own Strength Playing 'Captain Marvel' Role |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 14, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615055558/https://variety.com/2018/scene/vpage/brie-larson-captain-marvel-strength-women-in-film-1202846232/ |url-status=live |archive-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/01/19/brie-larson-captain-marvel-photos-air-force-base/ |title=Brie Larson researches Captain Marvel role at Air Force base |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 19, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119210246/http://ew.com/movies/2018/01/19/brie-larson-captain-marvel-photos-air-force-base/ |url-status=live |archive-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/09/05/brie-larson-captain-marvel-interview/ |title=Brie Larson talks suiting up as the 'flawed' but 'empowering' hero in Captain Marvel |last=Coggan |first=Devan |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 5, 2018 |access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906121259/https://ew.com/movies/2018/09/05/brie-larson-captain-marvel-interview/ |archive-date=September 6, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stephanie Zacharek]] of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' wrote that "Larson, a perceptive, low-key actor, carries the whole affair capably" and took note of how much she stood out in the film's quieter moments; David Sims of ''[[The Atlantic]]'' bemoaned the lack of depth in her role, but credited the actress for effectively portraying her character's struggle for independence from authoritarian men.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zacharek |first=Stephanie |url=https://time.com/5543991/captain-marvel-review/ |title=Review: Brie Larson Makes a Fine Captain Marvel – But What Does It Accomplish? |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=March 5, 2019 |access-date=March 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305193059/http://time.com/5543991/captain-marvel-review/ |archive-date=March 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sims |first=David |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/03/captain-marvel-review-brie-larson-anna-boden-ryan-fleck/584125/ |title=The Greatest Strength of Captain Marvel Is Also Its Biggest Weakness |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=March 5, 2019 |access-date=March 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305210332/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/03/captain-marvel-review-brie-larson-anna-boden-ryan-fleck/584125/ |archive-date=March 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Larson reprised her role in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', which she had filmed before ''Captain Marvel''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/04/07/everything-you-need-know-avengers-endgame-press-event/ |title=Everything you need to know from the Avengers: Endgame press conference |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 7, 2019 |access-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408043039/https://ew.com/movies/2019/04/07/everything-you-need-know-avengers-endgame-press-event/ |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |url-status=live  }}</ref> ''Endgame'' grossed $2.79&nbsp;billion worldwide to briefly become the [[List of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film of all time]], and ''Captain Marvel'' became the first female-led superhero film to gross over $1&nbsp;billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |title=All Time Box Office: Worldwide Grosses |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=July 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423012551/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bowenbank|first=Starr|date=April 4, 2019|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a27041715/captain-marvel-one-billion-box-office-record/|title=Captain Marvel Is the First Female-Led Superhero Movie to Make $1 Billion Worldwide|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|access-date=April 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404205759/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a27041715/captain-marvel-one-billion-box-office-record/|archive-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also in 2019, Larson teamed with Destin Daniel Cretton for the third time in ''[[Just Mercy]]'', based on [[Bryan Stevenson]]'s memoir about death row inmate [[Walter McMillian]]'s wrongful conviction, starring [[Michael B. Jordan]] and [[Jamie Foxx]]. She agreed to take on the supporting part of Eva Ansley, an advocate for the [[Equal Justice Initiative]], to lend her support to Cretton's storytelling.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/film-festivals/2019/09/07/michael-b-jordan-brie-larson-just-mercy-tiff-premiere/ |title=Michael B. Jordan gets emotional over 'real-life superheroes' at Just Mercy premiere |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 7, 2019 |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911185951/https://ew.com/film-festivals/2019/09/07/michael-b-jordan-brie-larson-just-mercy-tiff-premiere/ |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' took note of how well she channeled her character's "antsy, cigarette-smoking defensiveness."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/just-mercy-review-michael-b-jordan-jamie-foxx-brie-larson-1203326078/ |title=Toronto Film Review: 'Just Mercy' |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |authorlink=Owen Gleiberman|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 7, 2019 |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907055335/https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/just-mercy-review-michael-b-jordan-jamie-foxx-brie-larson-1203326078/ |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2020–present: Brief hiatus and career expansion ===
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Larson took a break from acting, stating that the roles she was being offered were variations of the one she played in ''Room''. Feeling the need to recalibrate, she instead focused on personal interests such as [[podcasting]] and [[vlogging]].<ref name="bazaar23"/> In 2020, she produced and appeared in an episode of ''The Messy Truth VR Experience'', a [[virtual reality]] series created by [[Van Jones]], for which they won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Interactive Program]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/the-messy-truth-of-vr-experience-van-jones-brie-larson-elijah-allan-blitz-representation-inclusion-diversity-1203022976/ |title='The Messy Truth': Van Jones, Brie Larson And Elijah Allan-Blitz Talk The Immersive Empathy Of Eye-Opening VR Series |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920210137/https://deadline.com/2020/08/the-messy-truth-of-vr-experience-van-jones-brie-larson-elijah-allan-blitz-representation-inclusion-diversity-1203022976/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="emmy">{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/creative-arts-emmys-night-4-winners-list-1234772831/ |title=Maya Rudolph and Quibi Emerge as Big Winners on Night 4 of Creative Arts Emmys |last=Thorne |first=Will |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918012146/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/creative-arts-emmys-night-4-winners-list-1234772831/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, Larson reprised her role as Captain Marvel for the [[Disneyland Paris]] theme park ride ''Avengers Assemble: Flight Force'' and the [[Disney Wish]] cruise ship ride ''Avengers: Quantum Encounter''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/brie-larson-tom-holland-return-new-disneyland-paris-rides-avengers-campus/|title=Tom Holland and Brie Larson return as Spider-Man and Captain Marvel in new Disneyland Paris ridesLarson and Holland reprise their hero roles as Disney confirms the Avengers Assemble: Flight Force|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Nolfi|first=Joel|date=May 26, 2022|access-date=May 26, 2022|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626130124/https://ew.com/movies/brie-larson-tom-holland-return-new-disneyland-paris-rides-avengers-campus/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/brie-larson-paul-rudd-anthony-mackie-avengers-quantum-encounter-disney-wish/ |title=Brie Larson, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie and More to Star in Marvel Dining Adventure on Disney Wish Cruise Ship |last=Sternberg |first=Sabrina |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026230737/https://collider.com/brie-larson-paul-rudd-anthony-mackie-avengers-quantum-encounter-disney-wish/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She collaborated with [[Disney+]] on two projects. She created, directed and hosted the docuseries ''[[Growing Up (2022 American TV series)|Growing Up]]'' and starred in the [[augmented reality]] short film ''Remembering''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2022/09/08/brie-larson-captain-marvel-kimmel/1461662635441/ |title=Brie Larson talks Disney+ projects, getting her own roller coaster on 'Kimmel' |last=Klawans |first=Justin |website=[[United Press International]] |date=September 8, 2022 |access-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131839/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2022/09/08/brie-larson-captain-marvel-kimmel/1461662635441/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also featured as the character Paradigm in the online video game ''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/fortnite-brie-larson-paradigm/ |title=Brie Larson Officially Joins Fortnite as Paradigm |last=Moore |first=Logan |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |date=September 18, 2022 |access-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926103115/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/fortnite-brie-larson-paradigm/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

After a three-year hiatus, Larson returned to acting in the action film ''[[Fast X]]'' (2023), which marked the tenth installment of the ''[[Fast & Furious]]'' series.<ref name="bazaar23"/> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''{{'s}} Kevin Fox Jr. opined that she "shines when on screen, but feels wasted in a surprisingly small role".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fox Jr. |first1=Kevin |title=Sequel Sludge Clogs the Engine of the Audacious Fast X |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/fast-furious/fast-x-review |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=May 17, 2023 |archive-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518040554/https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/fast-furious/fast-x-review |url-status=live }}</ref> Larson once again played Captain Marvel in the superhero sequel ''[[The Marvels]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=February 17, 2023 |title=Disney Pushes 'The Marvels' Out of Summer |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-marvels-release-date-moved-to-november-1235328711/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217231838/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-marvels-release-date-moved-to-november-1235328711/ |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=November 8, 2023 |title='The Marvels' Divides Movie Critics: Breezy Fun vs. "Abject Misery" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-marvels-reviews-critics-rotten-tomatoes-1235639944/ |access-date=November 9, 2023 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109163912/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-marvels-reviews-critics-rotten-tomatoes-1235639944/ |url-status=live }}</ref> its receipts were far less than those of ''Captain Marvel'', and it emerged as a [[box-office bomb]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=December 3, 2023 |title='The Marvels' Ends Box Office Run as Lowest-Grossing MCU Movie in History |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/the-marvels-box-office-lowest-grossing-mcu-movie-history-1235819808/ |access-date=December 4, 2023 |work=Variety |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204120610/https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/the-marvels-box-office-lowest-grossing-mcu-movie-history-1235819808/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She briefly voiced her role as Envy Adams in the animated series ''[[Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |date=November 20, 2023 |title='Scott Pilgrim Takes Off': Inside an Animated Spinoff for the Ages |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/scott-pilgrim-takes-off-netflix-animation-michael-cera-kieran-culkin-aubrey-plaza-1234877646/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203020924/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/scott-pilgrim-takes-off-netflix-animation-michael-cera-kieran-culkin-aubrey-plaza-1234877646/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Larson also served as the guest narrator at the 2023 [[Disney's Candlelight Processional]] at [[Disneyland]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Macdonald|first=Brady|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2023/12/02/captain-marvel-star-brie-larson-to-narrate-disneyland-candlelight-processional/|title='Captain Marvel' star Brie Larson to narrate Disneyland Candlelight Processional|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=December 2, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023|archive-date=December 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203004621/https://www.ocregister.com/2023/12/02/captain-marvel-star-brie-larson-to-narrate-disneyland-candlelight-processional/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Larson hired producer [[Lee Eisenberg]] to develop ''[[Lessons in Chemistry (TV series)|Lessons in Chemistry]]'', an adaptation of [[Bonnie Garmus]]'s [[Lessons in Chemistry (novel)|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hullender |first1=Tatiana |title=Lessons In Chemistry Showrunner & Director On Living In Brie Larson's World |url=https://screenrant.com/lessons-in-chemistry-show-producer-director-interview/ |website=Screen Rant |access-date=October 13, 2023 |date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012233642/https://screenrant.com/lessons-in-chemistry-show-producer-director-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The miniseries, which released on [[Apple TV+]] in 2023, is about chemist Elizabeth Zott who begins hosting a feminist cooking show in 1960s America.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Melendez |first1=Miguel A. |title='Lessons in Chemistry' Trailer: Brie Larson Is a Cooking Show Host With a Feminist Message |url=https://www.etonline.com/lessons-in-chemistry-trailer-brie-larson-is-a-cooking-show-host-with-a-feminist-message-211328 |website=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=October 13, 2023 |date=September 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006222400/https://www.etonline.com/lessons-in-chemistry-trailer-brie-larson-is-a-cooking-show-host-with-a-feminist-message-211328 |url-status=live }}</ref> Serving as an executive producer, Larson spent two years working on the project, and was pleased by the rare opportunity to prepare for her character while the crew developed the show.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Radish |first1=Christina |title=Brie Larson Reveals the Reason 'Lessons in Chemistry' Almost Got Shut Down |url=https://collider.com/lessons-in-chemistry-brie-larson/ |website=Collider |access-date=December 1, 2023 |date=November 22, 2023 |archive-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126215444/https://collider.com/lessons-in-chemistry-brie-larson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Slant Magazine''{{'s}} Ross McIndoe took note of Larson's "commanding presence" and appreciated her ability to not turn Zott into a "caricature".<ref>{{cite web |last1=McIndoe |first1=Ross |title=Lessons in Chemistry Review: A Sweetly Rewarding, If Formulaic, Concoction |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/lessons-in-chemistry-review-brie-larson/ |website=Slant |access-date=October 13, 2023 |date=October 6, 2023 |archive-date=October 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011202738/https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/lessons-in-chemistry-review-brie-larson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She received nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries]].<ref name="ggnom23">{{cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Golden Globe Nominations: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Top Movie List; 'Succession' Leads Way In TV |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/golden-globe-nominations-2024-1235660995/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=December 11, 2023 |date=December 11, 2023 |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224173714/https://deadline.com/2023/12/golden-globe-nominations-2024-1235660995/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="emmynom24">{{cite news |last=Gonzalez |first=Shivani |title=Emmy Nominees 2024: The Complete List |date=July 17, 2024 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list-2024.html |access-date=July 17, 2024 |archive-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915175229/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list-2024.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
<!--She will serve as the producer and star as [[Victoria Woodhull]], the first female presidential candidate in American history, in an eponymous biopic produced by [[Amazon Studios]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr |url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/brie-larson-victoria-woodhull-amazon-studios-movie-first-female-presidential-candidate-1202048552/ |title=Brie Larson To Play First Female White House Candidate Victoria Woodhull In Amazon Film |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=March 22, 2017 |access-date=March 22, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322210833/http://deadline.com/2017/03/brie-larson-victoria-woodhull-amazon-studios-movie-first-female-presidential-candidate-1202048552/ |archive-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref> Larson will also star in an Apple TV+ drama series based on the life of [[CIA]] officer Amaryllis Fox, and the Netflix film ''Lady Business'', about challenges faced by female entrepreneurs.<ref name="netflix">{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/brie-larson-lynette-howell-taylor-captain-marvel-lady-business-unicorn-store-netflix-deal-51-entertainment-a-star-is-born-1202546364/ |title=Brie Larson & Lynette Howell Taylor Set Two Films At Netflix; Larson To Next Star In 'Lady Business' |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 31, 2019 |access-date=March 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212105339/https://deadline.com/2019/01/brie-larson-lynette-howell-taylor-captain-marvel-lady-business-unicorn-store-netflix-deal-51-entertainment-a-star-is-born-1202546364/|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Otterson |first=Joe |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/captain-marvel-brie-larson-apple-series-1203156340/ |title=Brie Larson to Star in, Produce Straight-to-Series Drama at Apple |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 7, 2019 |access-date=March 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306205348/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/captain-marvel-brie-larson-apple-series-1203156340/|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>-->

Larson made her [[West End theatre|West End]] debut in 2025 at the [[Duke of York's Theatre]] in [[Anne Carson]]'s translation of the [[Sophocles]] play ''[[Electra (Sophocles play)|Elektra]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://variety.com/2024/theater/global/brie-larson-elektra-1236147135/|title= Brie Larson to Make West End Debut With 'Elektra'|work= Variety|date= September 17, 2024|accessdate= September 17, 2024|archive-date= October 1, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241001171324/https://variety.com/2024/theater/global/brie-larson-elektra-1236147135/|url-status= live}}</ref> To play the title role of the vengeful [[Electra|Elektra]], she got a [[buzz cut]].<ref>{{cite news|last= Brunker|first= Alicia|url=https://www.instyle.com/brie-larson-shaved-head-video-8784385|title=Brie Larson's New Buzz Cut Has Us Doing a Triple Take|work=InStyle|date= February 1, 2025|accessdate= February 7, 2025}}</ref> She said that she accepted the opportunity to engage with "audiences who are not on their phones".<ref name="telegraph25">{{cite news|last=Allfree|first=Claire|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/brie-larson-interview-elektra/ |title=Brie Larson on Marvel and misogyny: 'I can't answer that without it becoming a problem for me' |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=February 7, 2025|accessdate=February 7, 2025 }}</ref> ''[[Evening Standard]]''{{'}}s Tim Bano dismissed the production as an "impenetrable slog", but was appreciative of Larson for "bringing layers of bitterness, resentment and desperation to the lines".<ref>{{cite news|last=Bano|first=Tim|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/elektra-duke-of-york-review-brie-larson-b1209486.html |title=Elektra at the Duke of York review: Brie Larson's riot grrrl Greek is an exercise in alienation |work=[[Evening Standard]] |date= February 6, 2025|accessdate=February 7, 2025 }}</ref> Writing for ''The New York Times'', Houman Barekat was more critical, writing, "Larson, for all her energy, has a weirdly perfunctory, one-note intensity".<ref>{{cite news|last=Barekat|first=Houman|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/theater/rami-malek-oedpius-brie-larson-elektra-sophocles-london.html |title=Can Movie Stars Handle Greek Classics? London Is Finding Out. |work=The New York Times |date= February 7, 2025|accessdate=February 8, 2025 }}</ref> In 2025, Larson released a cook book titled ''Party People: A Cook Book for Creative Celebrations'' co-authored with Courtney McBroom.<ref>[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/782964/party-people-by-brie-larson-and-courtney-mcbroom/ ''Party People by Brie Larson'']accessed 10/26/205</ref> In December 2025, Larson will be a celebrity guest narrator at the [[Walt Disney World]] [[Candlelight Processional (Disney Parks)|Candlelight Processional]].<ref>[https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/epcot-holiday-traditions-and-candlelight-processional-narrators-announced/ ''Disney Parks Candlelight Narrators'']accessed 10/26/205</ref>

During the [[Nintendo Direct]] in November 2025, it was announced that Larson will voice [[Rosalina (Mario)|Rosalina]] in the 2026 film, ''[[The Super Mario Galaxy Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunn |first=Jack |title=‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Trailer: Mario Heads to Space, Meets Brie Larson’s Rosalina and Benny Safdie’s Bowser Jr. |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/super-mario-galaxy-movie-trailer-rosalina-brie-larson-bowser-jr-1236574637/ |access-date=November 12, 2025 |work=Variety |date=November 12, 2025}}</ref> Larson had previously expressed being a fan of the ''[[Super Mario]]'' franchise and the game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McFerran |first=Damien |date=2020-07-02 |title=Random: Brie Larson's Boyfriend Said She Was Taking Super Mario Galaxy Too Seriously, So She Threw Him Out |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/07/random_brie_larsons_boyfriend_said_she_was_taking_super_mario_galaxy_too_seriously_so_she_threw_him_out |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Marnell |first=Blair |title=Brie Larson Once Took Drastic Action When Told She Took Super Mario Galaxy Too Seriously |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/brie-larson-once-took-drastic-action-when-told-she-took-super-mario-galaxy-too-seriously/1100-6536151/ |access-date=November 14, 2025 |work=GameSpot |date=November 12, 2025}}</ref>

==Advocacy==
Larson is a [[gender equality]] activist and an advocate for [[sexual assault]] survivors.<ref name="thr19">{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/captain-marvels-brie-larson-cant-save-womankind-but-shes-doing-her-best-1185915 |title='Captain Marvel's' Brie Larson Can't Save Womankind – But She's Doing Her Best |first=Rebecca |last=Keegan |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 13, 2019 |access-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228121504/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/captain-marvels-brie-larson-cant-save-womankind-but-shes-doing-her-best-1185915 |archive-date=February 28, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has used her celebrity to speak out on social and political issues, asserting in 2018, "I'd put it all on the line and be an activist for the rest of my life because it doesn't feel right to me to be quiet."<ref name="grit" /><ref name="clap" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Larson |first=Brie |url=https://www.net-a-porter.com/en-us/porter/article-c0afa78a389fe2a2|title=Me, Jane |work=[[YOOX Net-a-Porter Group|Porter]] |date=March 2, 2017 |access-date=July 24, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920084541/https://www.net-a-porter.com/en-us/porter/article-c0afa78a389fe2a2 |archive-date=September 20, 2020 }}</ref> By 2025, Larson became less assertive in expressing such opinions, declining to engage in these topics.<ref name="telegraph25"/>

[[File:Brie Larson in 2018.jpg|thumb|upright|left|alt=A head shot of Brie Larson as she looks away from the camera|Larson at the [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards|Crystal + Lucy Awards]] in 2018]]

At the [[89th Academy Awards]], she presented [[Casey Affleck]] with the award for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]; she hugged him but did not clap for him during a standing ovation from the audience. When asked if accusations of [[sexual harassment]] against Affleck made her do so, she said that her action "spoke for itself".<ref name="clap">{{cite news |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/brie-larson-casey-affleck-not-clapping-oscars-best-actor |title=Brie Larson Says Not Clapping for Casey Affleck at the Oscars 'Speaks for Itself' |first=Paul |last=Chi |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=March 9, 2017 |access-date=March 12, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312023557/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/brie-larson-casey-affleck-not-clapping-oscars-best-actor |archive-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Larson collaborated with 300 women in Hollywood to set up the [[Time's Up (organization)|Time's Up]] initiative to protect women from harassment and discrimination.<ref>{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Nordine |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/times-up-sexual-harassment-1201912414/ |title=Time's Up: 300 Women in the Film Industry Launch Initiative to Fight Sexual Harassment |website=[[IndieWire]] |date=January 1, 2018 |access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615221804/http://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/times-up-sexual-harassment-1201912414/|archive-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> Later, at the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival]], where she served as a jury member, she evaded questions on [[Johnny Depp]], whose film ''[[Jeanne du Barry]]'' was premiering at the festival, and who was accused of abuse by his ex-wife [[Amber Heard]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/brie-larson-cannes-jury-johnny-depp-opening-night-film-1235614154/ |title=Cannes Juror Brie Larson Unsure She'll See Johnny Depp Movie: 'I Don't Know How I'll Feel About It' |first1=Rebecca |last1=Rubin |first2=Matt|last2=Donnelly|work=Variety |date=May 16, 2023 |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref>

In 2014, Larson teamed with [[Alia Penner]] to launch Women of Cinefamily, a monthly program to call attention to films directed by and starring women, for the nonprofit cinematheque [[Cinefamily]], in which Larson served as an advisory board member.<ref name="nytimes15" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/women-of-cinefamily-film-festival |title=Brie Larson, Chloe Sevigny at Closing Night of the Women of Cinefamily Film Festival |first=Ryma |last=Chikhoune |work=[[W (magazine)|W]] |date=August 22, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620001818/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/women-of-cinefamily-film-festival|archive-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> In the wake of sexual assault allegations against two of the company's male executives, she released a statement in support of the victims and calling for action to be taken against the men.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yamato |first=Jen |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-cinefamily-allegations-2017-story.html |title=Two top Cinefamily leaders resign over anonymous allegations of sexual misconduct |date=August 23, 2017 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102190942/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-cinefamily-allegations-2017-story.html |archive-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/cinefamily-sexual-harassment-allegations-brie-larson-1202538139/ |title=Brie Larson Speaks Out on 'Upsetting' Cinefamily Sexual Harassment Allegations |first=Pat |last=Saperstein |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 24, 2017 |access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130194636/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/cinefamily-sexual-harassment-allegations-brie-larson-1202538139/|archive-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> Larson joined the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] in 2016, and was later among the finalists for the organization's board of governors.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academys-2016-new-members-applaud-907870 |title=Oscars: New Members Applaud Academy's Commitment to Diversity |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=June 30, 2016 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705092053/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academys-2016-new-members-applaud-907870 |archive-date=July 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/motion-picture-academy-2018-board-governors-election-finalists-list-1116189 |title=Jason Blum, Brie Larson and John Ridley Among Academy Board Finalists (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Feinberg |first=Scott |date=May 31, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161207/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/race/motion-picture-academy-2018-board-governors-election-finalists-list-1116189 |archive-date=August 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, she was one of several celebrities to raise funds for the [[Motion Picture & Television Fund]], a charity that offers assistance to elderly members of the industry, and co-hosted an event for the [[Women in Film and Television International|Women in Film]] organization, during which she urged filmmakers to be vocal against [[Donald Trump]]'s [[First presidency of Donald Trump|presidency]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-night-before-party-raises-5-million-benefit-mptf-980173 |title=Oscars: 'Night Before' Party Raises $5 Million to Benefit MPTF |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 26, 2017 |access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303030856/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-night-before-party-raises-5-million-benefit-mptf-980173|archive-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/meryl-streep-brie-larson-women-in-film-oscars-party-2017 |title=Brie Larson Joins Meryl Streep in the Fight Against Trump: 'Artists are the Ones that the Politicians Fear' |first=Paul |last=Chi |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=February 25, 2017 |access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716230047/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/meryl-streep-brie-larson-women-in-film-oscars-party-2017|archive-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref> She took part in the [[2017 Women's March|Women's March on Washington]] and condemned Trump's policies on [[Transgender rights in the United States|transgender rights]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/news/2017/01/21/celebrities-womens-march/ |title=Watch celebrities attend Women's Marches around the world |first=Nick |last=Romano |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 22, 2017 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801125021/http://ew.com/news/2017/01/21/celebrities-womens-march/ |archive-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/transgender-trans-bathroom-rights-rollback-hollywood-reactions-donald-trump-a7595161.html |title=Ellen DeGeneres, Brie Larson and more react to Trump transgender bathroom rights rollback |first=Clarisse |last=Loughrey |work=[[The Independent]]|date=February 23, 2017 |access-date=August 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310062053/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/transgender-trans-bathroom-rights-rollback-hollywood-reactions-donald-trump-a7595161.html |archive-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref>

At the 2018 [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards]], where she was honored, Larson bemoaned the lack of diversity among film reporters and called for better representation of minority voices in film criticism.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/brie-larson-minority-film-critics-1202845853/ |title=Watch Brie Larson's Speech Calling for More Critics of Color |first=Jaleesa |last=Lashay Diaz |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 14, 2018 |access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622100340/https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/brie-larson-minority-film-critics-1202845853/|archive-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> She announced a twenty-percent quota for underrepresented journalists at the Sundance and [[Toronto International Film Festival]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/sundance-tiff-inclusivity-initiative-underrepresented-journalists-women-in-film-1202410210/ |title=Brie Larson Says Sundance And Toronto Festivals To Allocate 20% Of Press Credentials To Underrepresented Journalists |first=Antonia |last=Blyth |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=August 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616175551/https://deadline.com/2018/06/sundance-tiff-inclusivity-initiative-underrepresented-journalists-women-in-film-1202410210/ |archive-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref> Also in 2018, she became one of the first actors to incorporate an [[inclusion rider]] provision in her film and press junket contracts.<ref name="instyle19">{{cite news |first=Sana |last=Amanat |url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/brie-larson-march-cover |title=Brie Larson Is Ready to Kick Some Ass |work=[[InStyle]] |date=February 5, 2019 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205213312/https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/brie-larson-march-cover |archive-date=February 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2019 interview, she remarked upon diversity among film critics and journalists, finding them to be "overwhelmingly white male", and supported diversity in the industry.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainment/tv-and-film/brie-larson-641750 |title=Brie Larson on superheroes, success and her Hollywood sisterhood |work=[[Marie Claire]] |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=March 10, 2019 |quote="About a year ago, I started paying attention to what my press days looked like and the critics reviewing movies, and noticed it appeared to be overwhelmingly white male.... Moving forward, I decided to make sure my press days were more inclusive." |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309234210/https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainment/tv-and-film/brie-larson-641750 |archive-date=March 9, 2019 |url-status=live  }}</ref> This comment led to [[trolling]] and [[review bomb]]ing of the ''Captain Marvel'' page on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/captain-marvel-review-rotten-tomatoes-score-brie-larson-sexist-troll-a8791691.html |title=Captain Marvel's Rotten Tomatoes score plummets amid 'sexist troll' smear campaign |first=Jacob |last=Stolworthy |work=[[The Independent]] |date=February 23, 2019 |access-date=February 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226064422/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/captain-marvel-review-rotten-tomatoes-score-brie-larson-sexist-troll-a8791691.html |archive-date=February 26, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Epstein |first1=Kayla |title=Trolls target female-led blockbusters. Ahead of 'Captain Marvel,' Rotten Tomatoes shut them down. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/28/trolls-target-female-led-blockbusters-ahead-captain-marvel-rotten-tomatoes-shut-them-down/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=March 1, 2019 |date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301030604/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/28/trolls-target-female-led-blockbusters-ahead-captain-marvel-rotten-tomatoes-shut-them-down/ |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, she guest-edited an issue of ''[[Stylist (magazine)|Stylist]]'' magazine and used the platform to bring attention to diversity and social inclusion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/brie-larson-guest-edit-stylist-editors-letter-representation/253800 |title=How Brie Larson is using her Stylist guest edit to fight for representation |work=Stylist |access-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228192016/https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/brie-larson-guest-edit-stylist-editors-letter-representation/253800 |archive-date=February 28, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[Women in the World#Women in the World Annual Summit|Women in the World Annual Summit]], she spoke out against the [[gender pay gap]] in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oprah-brie-larson-kick-women-world-summit-1201206 |title=Oprah Winfrey, Brie Larson Kick Off Women in the World Summit |first=Allison |last=Crist |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411210915/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oprah-brie-larson-kick-women-world-summit-1201206 |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2019, ''Variety'' honored Larson for her work with the Equal Justice Initiative.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2019/scene/news/variety-2019-power-of-women-luncheon-1203340160/ |title=Variety Announces 2019 Power of Women Honorees: Jennifer Aniston, Mariah Carey, Awkwafina, Chaka Khan, Brie Larson and Dana Walden |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 18, 2019 |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920082536/https://variety.com/2019/scene/news/variety-2019-power-of-women-luncheon-1203340160/ |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, she endorsed the "[[defund the police]]" movement.<ref>{{cite news |last=Blistein |first=Jon |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/john-legend-common-lizzo-open-letter-defund-police-1008509/ |title=John Legend, Common, the Weeknd, Lizzo Sign Open Letter to Defund the Police |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 2, 2020 |access-date=June 4, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604013426/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/john-legend-common-lizzo-open-letter-defund-police-1008509/ |archive-date=June 4, 2020 }}</ref>

==Personal life and media image==
[[File:TIFF 2019 Brie Larsen (48690948097) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=A side shot of Larson as she poses for the camera|Larson at the [[2019 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

Larson is reticent to discuss her personal life, and refuses in interviews to answer questions that make her uncomfortable.<ref name="hrinterview" /><ref name="nytimes15" /> On her desire to be private, she has said she fears being judged for her flaws, and that the privacy allows her to play a wide variety of roles without being typecast.<ref name="buzzfeed" /><ref name="gun">{{cite news |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/brie-larson-free-fire-interview |title=Brie Larson on Gun Violence, Women in Action Films, and Her Von Dutch–Wearing Years |first=Jessica |last=Radloff |work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |date=April 21, 2017 |access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617001311/http://www.glamour.com/story/brie-larson-free-fire-interview|archive-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref>

Larson began dating [[Alex Greenwald]], lead singer of the band [[Phantom Planet]], in 2013; the couple were engaged from 2016 to 2019.<ref name="buzzfeed">{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/brie-larson-is-ready |title=Brie Larson Is Ready To Become Your Favorite Actress |publisher=[[BuzzFeed News]] |last=Petersen |first=Anne Helen |author-link=Anne Helen Petersen |date=October 15, 2015 |access-date=October 19, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114210358/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/brie-larson-is-ready |archive-date=January 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/12/jared-leto-accepts-matthew-mcconaugheys-gotham-award.html |title=Jared Leto Accepts Matthew McConaughey's Gotham Award, and Other Highlights From the Show |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=October 19, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114803/http://www.vulture.com/2013/12/jared-leto-accepts-matthew-mcconaugheys-gotham-award.html |archive-date=December 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20981907_21005216,00.html |title=Brie Larson Engaged to Alex Greenwald |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |last=Lindsay |first=Kimble |date=May 9, 2016 |access-date=May 9, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816172727/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20981907_21005216,00.html |archive-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/brie-larson-alex-greenwald-phantom-planet-no-longer-engaged |title=Brie Larson is No Longer Engaged to Phantom Planet Lead Singer |first=Kyle |last=Munzenrieder |work=[[W (magazine)|W]] |date=January 11, 2019 |access-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112070115/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/brie-larson-alex-greenwald-phantom-planet-no-longer-engaged|archive-date=January 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Cydney|last=Contreras|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1004420/brie-larson-and-alex-greenwald-split-2-years-after-getting-engaged|title=Brie Larson and Alex Greenwald Split 2 Years After Getting Engaged|website=[[E! Online]]|date=January 11, 2019|access-date=July 4, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205122411/https://www.eonline.com/news/1004420/brie-larson-and-alex-greenwald-split-2-years-after-getting-engaged|url-status=live}}</ref> They lived together in the [[Hollywood Hills]] neighborhood of Los Angeles.<ref name="vfinterview" /> She credited Greenwald for creating a [[safe space]] for her and for empowering her to take risks in her work.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/08/08/brie-larson-aka-captain-marvel-has-adorable-secret/547163001/ |title=Brie Larson, aka Captain Marvel, has an adorable secret |work=[[USA Today]] |last=Mandell |first=Andrea |date=August 8, 2017 |access-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815164413/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/08/08/brie-larson-aka-captain-marvel-has-adorable-secret/547163001/ |archive-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Larson was in a relationship with actor-filmmaker [[Elijah Allan-Blitz]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/movies/brie-larson-spotted-kissing-elijah-allan-blitz/ |title=Brie Larson Spotted Kissing Elijah Allan-Blitz 6 Months After Breaking Off Engagement |work=People |last=Fernandez |first=Alexia |date=July 31, 2019 |access-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926102148/https://people.com/movies/brie-larson-spotted-kissing-elijah-allan-blitz/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, she stated that she was single.<ref name="bazaar23">{{cite news |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/a43340909/brie-larson-captain-marvel-interview-2023/|title=Brie Larson Refuses to Stick to Hollywood's Script|magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|last=Chocano|first=Carina|date=March 23, 2023|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323192429/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/a43340909/brie-larson-captain-marvel-interview-2023/|archive-date=March 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1369069/brie-larson-seemingly-confirms-breakup-with-boyfriend-elijah-allan-blitz|title=Brie Larson Seemingly Confirms Breakup With Boyfriend Elijah Allan-Blitz|website=[[E! Online]]|last=Dupre|first=Elyse|date=March 23, 2023|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323193303/https://www.eonline.com/news/1369069/brie-larson-seemingly-confirms-breakup-with-boyfriend-elijah-allan-blitz|archive-date=March 23, 2023}}</ref>

Describing Larson's off-screen persona, Holly Millea of ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' wrote in 2016 that she "carries herself like an athlete, lean and solid, surefooted [and] yet her energy is warm and familial, literally embracing".<ref name="elleinterview" /> The writer [[Anne Helen Petersen]] finds her to be "incredibly warm" and adds that she is "a serious nerd, with the endlessly tunneling knowledge of a homeschooler".<ref name="buzzfeed" /> Jennifer Dickison of ''[[YOOX Net-a-Porter Group|Porter]]'' states that Larson's "fully formed" personality made it difficult to categorize her into a conventional slot.<ref name="porter">{{cite journal |title=Brie Encounter |journal=[[YOOX Net-a-Porter Group|Porter]] |volume=228 |year=2017 |issue=23 |asin=B0762RL2ZH |last=Dickison |first=Jennifer |page=32|bibcode=2015NewSc.228...69E |doi=10.1016/S0262-4079(15)31866-2 }}</ref> ''The Daily Telegraph''{{'s}} Claire Allfree wrote in 2025 that Larson can quickly transform from being friendly to "prickly and unresponsive".<ref name="telegraph25"/>

Larson has said she is interested in films that illustrate the "human condition" and which "make people feel more connected to themselves [and] the rest of the world".<ref name="grit" /> She is drawn to roles that differ from her own personality and which involve themes of social activism.<ref name="gun" /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/01/31/brie-larson-kong-skull-island-character-tribute-journalists/ |title=Brie Larson says her Kong: Skull Island character is a tribute to journalists |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |last=Lawrence |first=Derek |date=January 31, 2017 |access-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815200641/https://ew.com/movies/2017/01/31/brie-larson-kong-skull-island-character-tribute-journalists/ |archive-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> Fan Zhong of ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'' magazine has identified a theme of "sex appeal, inner torment, and a quick, playful wit" in her characters, while Allfree believes that she specializes in roles that are "marked by an unmistakable grit".<ref name="telegraph25"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/brie-larson-scene-stealer |title=Brie Larson: Scene Stealer |work=[[W (magazine)|W]] |last=Zhong |first=Fan |date=August 9, 2013 |access-date=August 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817124935/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/brie-larson-scene-stealer |archive-date=August 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lenny Abrahamson]], who directed Larson in ''Room'', believes that her craft has "none of that showy intensity that sometimes gets all the attention" and has said that her "awareness of tougher lives" empowers her performances.<ref name="elleinterview" /> Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed her in ''Short Term 12'' and ''The Glass Castle'', has praised her ability to improvise, stating, "I never know what's going to happen, and often ''she'' doesn't know what's going to happen."<ref name="elleinterview" />

Larson maintains an active [[social media]] presence and uses it as a platform to share opinions and posts that she writes herself.<ref name="vfinterview" /><ref name="grit">{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/brie-larson-marvel-free-fire-avengers-infinity-war-ldsxhklq5 |title=Brie Larson: Grit and grace |work=[[The Times]] |last=Graham |first=Jamie |date=March 26, 2017 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801124937/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brie-larson-marvel-free-fire-avengers-infinity-war-ldsxhklq5 |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{needs update|date=August 2025}} In 2020, she started her own [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brie-larson-launches-youtube-channel-online-stars-1301559 |title=Brie Larson Launches YouTube Channel as She Recalls Making Movies in Her Garage |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |date=July 2, 2020 |access-date=July 13, 2020 |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708161054/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brie-larson-launches-youtube-channel-online-stars-1301559 |url-status=live }}</ref> She also hosted a podcast named ''Learning Lots'' alongside actress Jessie Ennis.<ref name="bazaar23"/> Larson was featured by ''[[Forbes]]'' in their [[30 Under 30]] list of 2016 and was included by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' in their [[People (magazine)#100 Most Beautiful People|annual beauty list]] in 2016 and 2019.<ref>{{cite news |editor1-last=Robehmed |editor1-first=Natalie |editor2-last=O'Malley Greenberg |editor2-first=Zack |editor3-last=Berg |editor3-first=Madeline |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2016/hollywood-entertainment/#30c5e1f6fd27 |title=30 Under 30 2016: Brie Larson |work=[[Forbes]] |access-date=August 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424090102/https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2016/hollywood-entertainment/#30c5e1f6fd27 |archive-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Willis |first=Jackie |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/187055_jennifer_aniston_is_people_world_most_beautiful_woman_2016 |title=Jennifer Aniston Is People's 'World's Most Beautiful Woman 2016' |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=August 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813174836/https://www.etonline.com/news/187055_jennifer_aniston_is_people_world_most_beautiful_woman_2016 |archive-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jordan |first=Julie |url=https://people.com/movies/brie-larson-avengers-beautiful-issue/ |title=Beauty of the Day Brie Larson Says She Is 'Not Trying to Maintain a Certain Image' |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=April 21, 2019 |access-date=April 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424201106/https://people.com/movies/brie-larson-avengers-beautiful-issue/ |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |url-status=live  }}</ref> In 2018, she was named among the best American actors under 30 by ''[[IndieWire]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/07/best-american-actors-under-30-1201980482/2/ |title=The Best American Actors Under 30 |publisher=IndieWire|last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=July 2, 2018 |access-date=July 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816162139/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/07/best-american-actors-under-30-1201980482/2/ |archive-date=August 16, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, [[Madame Tussauds New York]] unveiled a wax statue of Larson as Captain Marvel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/whats-inside/the-marvel-experience/brie-larson-as-captain-marvel/ |title=Brie Larson as Captain Marvel |publisher=[[Madame Tussauds New York]] |access-date=April 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424202349/https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/whats-inside/the-marvel-experience/brie-larson-as-captain-marvel/ |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |url-status=live  }}</ref> In the same year, ''Time'' magazine named her one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]].<ref name="Time100">{{cite news|first=Tessa|last=Thompson|title=Brie Larson|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567861/brie-larson/|magazine=Time|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417112251/http://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567861/brie-larson/|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Acting credits and awards==
{{Main|List of Brie Larson performances|List of awards and nominations received by Brie Larson}}
According to the review aggregator site [[Rotten Tomatoes]], Larson's most critically acclaimed films include ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' (2010), ''[[21 Jump Street (film)|21 Jump Street]]'' (2012), ''[[Short Term 12]]'' (2013), ''[[Don Jon]]'' (2013), ''[[The Spectacular Now]]'' (2013), ''[[Trainwreck (film)|Trainwreck]]'' (2015), ''[[Room (2015 film)|Room]]'' (2015), ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' (2017), ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' (2019), and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web |title=Brie Larson |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brie_larson |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=March 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419015958/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brie_larson/ |archive-date=April 19, 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

Larson has received an [[Academy Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], and a [[British Academy Film Award]], among other accolades, for her performance in ''Room''.<ref name="Spotlight">{{cite news |title='Spotlight' wins best picture |url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/02/28/spotlight-wins-best-picture/ |access-date=July 18, 2016 |work=[[The Denver Post]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |date=February 28, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817202607/http://www.denverpost.com/2016/02/28/spotlight-wins-best-picture/ |archive-date=August 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Golden Globes: Full List of Winners and Nominees |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/awards/golden-globes-full-list-nominees-n493016 |work=[[NBC News]] |date=January 10, 2016 |access-date=January 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911155956/http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/awards/golden-globes-full-list-nominees-n493016|archive-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Diana |last1=Lodderhose |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/bafta-awards-winners-2016-complete-list-british-academy-film-television-1201706004/ |title='The Revenant,' Leonardo DiCaprio Dominate BAFTA Awards |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 14, 2016 |access-date=February 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004221220/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/bafta-awards-winners-2016-complete-list-british-academy-film-television-1201706004/|url-status=live |archive-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Lily |title=SAG Awards 2016 Winners: The Complete List |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/735192/sag-awards-2016-winners-the-complete-list |work=[[E! News]] |access-date=January 27, 2018 |date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229211020/http://www.eonline.com/news/735192/sag-awards-2016-winners-the-complete-list|archive-date=December 29, 2017}}</ref> She also won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Interactive Program]] for producing the [[virtual reality]] series ''The Messy Truth VR Experience'' (2020).<ref name="emmy"/>

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