After Getting Sick of People Butchering Her Name, The Marvels Star Brie Larson Adopted Her Doll’s Name as Her New Identity
Brie Larson is one of the most talented and popular actresses in Hollywood. At the age of six, she became the youngest student to be enrolled in a training program at the American Conservatory Theater. She began her professional acting career in 1998 when she appeared in the comedy sketch show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Brie Larson went on to star in numerous blockbusters and independent films. She gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She reprised her role in Marvel’s high-grossing movie Avengers: Endgame. On several occasions, the actress has addressed the reason why she adopted a stage name before venturing into Hollywood.
Read More: The Marvels Star Brie Larson Risked Her Life at the Age of 18 to Avoid Getting Arrested
Brie Larson Took Up Her Doll’s Name
Brie Larson was born Brianne Desaulniers, but she refused to carry her name around when she started acting. It does not come as much of a surprise that she chose to adopt a stage name because many actors have changed their names for some reason or other. Even Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford had changed his name early on in his career, only to change it back to his original name later.
According to TODAY, at the age of 9, Larson changed her name to that of her American Girl doll because she was getting tired of people mispronouncing her name so she did what she felt was the best for her. So, she did what a logical 9-year-old girl would do.
View this post on Instagram
Read More: Not Captain Marvel or Avengers, Brie Larson Replaced Emma Stone in $202 Million Worth Hit Movie
In 2016, she appeared in an interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and said:
“Her [the doll’s] last name is Larson. The doll is an American [Girl] doll, Kirsten Larson, and my last name is French and very hard to say. I was sick of it, and as a result, I’m, like, ‘I’m changing my name!” she recalled. “I’m changing it to Larson, so Kirsten can be in our family.'”
That was a very thoughtful move for Brie Larson as she wanted to make her doll included in the family. Not to mention that it saved the actress energy she would need to correct every person who mispronounced her name.
Brie Larson Took Up Her Great-grandmother’s Family Name
Over the years, Brie Larson has won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2015, she gained great critical acclaim in the drama film Room, in which she portrayed the role of a kidnapping victim who bears a child of r*pe.
In 2014, in an interview with Glamour Magazine, Larson stated that it was her decision to change her name. She said:
“Well, my real name is hard to pronounce, and it just got extremely frustrating to correct people all the time. Plus, I never went by Brianne. It’s a name you get called when you’re in trouble! [Laughs] Larson is a family name from my great-grandmother.”
In the same interview, Brie Larson likened Hollywood to the stock market because of how fast-paced it was. She went on to say that the industry is made for creativity, and is interesting beautiful, and complicated at the same time.
