Trivia

Filed suit against mother Debbie, charging mismanagement of her earnings, failure to pay taxes, and seeking emancipation (1999)

Won legal emancipation from her mother, who is now barred from interfering with Jena's career and earnings. (January 2000)

At the age of 12, she was the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) until 2001 when 7 year old Dakota Fanning was nominated for I Am Sam (2001).

Plays the accordion and guitar.

Gave birth to her first child at age 31, a son named Ode Mountain DeLorenzo Malone in late May 2016. Child's father is her boyfriend (now ex-fiancé), Ethan DeLorenzo.

She is also a passionate photographer.

Singer of the musical duo The Shoe.

Starred as Susan Sarandon's daughter in Stepmom (1998), and then starred alongside Susan Sarandon's real daughter, Eva Amurri, in Saved! (2004).

Replaced Evan Rachel Wood in Sucker Punch (2011).

She was upset about the poor critical reception of Sucker Punch (2011) that she nearly quit acting.

Living in Lake Tahoe, where her favorite outdoor sport is snow sledding. (2007)

Studied photography at a community college in northern California beginning in the fall of 2002.

Briefly attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan.

Was four months pregnant with her son Ode when she completed filming Nocturnal Animals (2016).

She lived in Lake Tahoe until age 10.

Was in a relationship with a photographer Ethan DeLorenzo and they were engaged from August 2016 to December 2017. They have a son together.

Turned down auditioning for Air Force One (1997).

Has one younger maternal half-sister, Madison Mae Malone (born August 1997).

Was originally set to play Emily in Havoc (2005), but was replaced by Bijou Phillips.

Returned to work eight months after giving birth to her son Ode to begin filming The Public (2018).

On August 30, 2016, she was engaged to her longtime boyfriend and father of her three-month-old son Ode, Ethan DeLorenzo.

Endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election of the United States.

Auditioned for a role in 127 Hours (2010).

On February 11, 2026, Malone announced her engagement actor Jack Buckley. After year of dating.

Parents are Edward Berge and Deborah Malone.