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My Take
Malone is, in my book, a reliably interesting actress who never coasts on charm. The origin story is great: a kid in Sparks, Nevada who talked her own mother into moving to Los Angeles so she could act. That early agency shows in her choices—she's gravitated toward shaded, prickly, off-center roles rather than the obvious ingenue lane. I respect a child performer who matured into a character actor's sensibility, then extended it into music and producing. She tends to deepen whatever ensemble she joins. My take: an undersung specialist in texture, the kind of presence that makes a scene quietly truer.
Overview
Jena Laine Malone (; born November 21, 1984) is an American actress. Born in Sparks, Nevada, Malone spent her early life there and in Las Vegas, while her mother acted in local theater productions. Inspired to become an actress herself, Malone convinced her mother to relocate to Los Angeles.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jena Malone
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェナ・マローン
- Reading
- じぇな・まろーん
- Born
- November 21, 1984 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- Sparks, Nevada, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / film producer / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.