This week, Brie Larson will make her debut as the title superhero in the new Captain Marvel movie.
The film is the first to feature a female Marvel superhero as the main character.
Larson, 29, rose to fame as a child actress. Her first major role came in 2001, when she played Bob Saget‘s characters daughter on the WB sitcom Raising Dad. She later appeared in the Disney Channel movie Right on Track with 7th Heaven actress Beverley Mitchell, and also appeared in the 2004 hit comedy film 13 Going on 30.
Also in the early ’00s, she tried her hand at music, launching a pop solo career. The music video for her single “She Said” was played on MTV’s TRL and the song even charted. She went on tour with Jesse McCartney and performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2005. She recently showcased her singing skills again by parodying Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper‘s duet “Shallow” with Samuel L. Jackson on The Jonathan Ross Show.
In the latter part of the ’00s, Larson returned to concentrate on her acting career. Her breakthrough role came in 2009, when she began starring as Kate Gregson on Showtime’s United States of Tara. In 2015, Larson won an Oscar for playing a rape victim and mother held in captivity with her child in Room.
See Larson’s career milestones in photos.
NBC
1998: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
As a child, Larson starred in a sketch about a “Roadkill Easy Bake Oven” on the NBC talk show.
Paramount Network Television
2001: First Major Acting Role
Larson had a regular role opposite Bob Saget and Kat Dennings on the WB sitcom Raising Dad, which was canceled after one season.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
2004: 13 Going on 30
Larson played one of the snobby teen girls in the cult Jennifer Garner rom-com.
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2002: Baby Brie
Well not baby, but here is a screenshot of 12-year-old Larson’s first official website.
Casablanca Music, LLC
Early ’00s: Music Career
Larson tried to be a pop singer and she had moderate success; her 2005 single “She Said” reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.
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2004: Supporting Jesse McCartney
Larson toured with the fellow pop singer and supported him at his album release party at Planet Hollywood.
NBC
2005: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The aspiring pop star performed “Hope Has Wings,” a song she sang in Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus 3-D, atop a Barbie float.
Showtime Entertainment
2009: First Successful Regular TV Role
The actress starred as Kate Gregson on Showtime’s United States of Tara.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Real life meets fiction as former aspiring singer Larson rocks out as Envy Adams in the cult film.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
2013: Community
Larson lands the recurring role of Rachel on the NBC sitcom.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
2015: Trainwreck
Larson stars with Amy Schumer in her hit comedy movie.
Element Pictures / A24
2015: Room
Larson plays her most harrowing role, a rape victim and mother in captivity.
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2016: Oscar
Larson wins her first Oscar, for her performance in Room.
Warner Home Video
2017: Kong: Skull Island
Larson starred with Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly and John Goodman in this blockbuster King Kong adaptation.
Marvel Studios
2019: Captain Marvel
Larson suits up as the title superhero in Captain Marvel, the first film to feature a female Marvel superhero as the main character.
Captain Marvel will hit theaters on Friday, March 8.