In July 2007, Lawrence started her acting career as a teenager in

the TBS comedy series The Bill Engvall Show, playing Lauren Pearson, the
oldest daughter.
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The series premiered in September 2007 and was canceled in
2009 after three seasons.
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Lawrence was nominated for and won a Young Artist
Award for Outstanding Young Performer in a TV Series in their 2009 award
show for her role, and was nominated for Best Performance in a TV
Series (Comedy or Drama).
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Also in 2007, Lawrence auditioned for the role of Bella Swan in Twilight, but the
role went to Kristen Stewart. Later, Lawrence stated that she was "glad" that she
had not received the role because of the massive media attention that Stewart
received.
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The following year, she appeared in a small role in the film Garden
Party as Tiff.
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Lawrence had the lead role in another film director's debut, Lori
Petty's family drama The Poker House, opposite Selma Blair and Chlo Grace
Moretz, where she starred as Agnes, a young girl who is a victim of abuse.
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She
was awarded the Los Angeles Film Festival Award for Best Performance in the
Narrative Competition in 2008 for her role in the film.
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It was followed by an
appearance on the big screen in Guillermo Arriaga's film directorial debut The
Burning Plain, opposite Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. Her performance in
the film earned her the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best emerging
actor/actress at the Venice Film Festival in 2008.
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She appeared in the music
video for the song "The Mess I Made", from the band Parachute's 2009
album Losing Sleep.
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