4. Jen beat Anne Hathaway, Blake Lively, Kirsten Dunst and Rooney Mara to play the lead in Silver Linings Playbook
That’s some tough competition, but Jen managed it.
3. …But Silver Linings director David O.Russell did think Jennifer might be too young for the role
She managed to convince him otherwise over Skype – hallelujah for her powers of persuasion (and internet technology).
