She won legal emancipation from her mother, who is now barred from interfering with Jena’s career and earnings.

She studied photography at a community college in northern California beginning in the fall 2002.

Her half-sister, Madison Mae, was born August 1997.

She briefly attended the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan.

She lived in Lake Tahoe until age 10

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

She starred as Susan Sarandon’s daughter in Stepmom, and then starred alongside Susan Sarandon’s real daughter, Eva Amurri, in Saved!.

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 until 2001 when 7 year old Dakota Fanning was nominated for I Am Sam.

She turned down auditioning for Air Force One.

She plays the accordion and guitar.

She replaced Evan Rachel Wood in Sucker Punch.

She auditioned for a role in 127 Hours.