“I started watching so many different types of women, saw all the complexities of them, all the ways and the look and shapes they could be, and I felt it was missing for me in American film. I didn't see anybody I was watching in movies that felt like me. I felt rather tortured and lonely about it.”

American actress, singer and filmmaker

Brie Larson, born Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers, is an American actress, singer, and filmmaker. She began her career as a teenager in supporting roles in comedies, then moved into leading parts in independent films and major studio releases. She has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.