Louisville native, Hollywood film star Jennifer Lawrence is pregnant with her second child

Grammy Award-winning film star and Louisville native Jennifer Lawrence is pregnant with her second child.

The 34-year-old actress and her husband, Cooke Maroney, 40, shared the news over the weekend via Vogue.

"Congratulations are in order for Jennifer Lawrence! The Oscar-winning actor will be welcoming her second child with art gallerist husband Cooke Maroney," the magazine wrote in the caption of the online post, adding that Lawrence's representative had confirmed the news to the outlet.

Lawrence and Maroney, who married in 2019 in a lavish wedding held at the Belcourt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, are the parents of a 2-year-old son named Cy, who they welcomed in February 2022.

Jennifer Lawrence arrives for the 90th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. - Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, one of Hollywood's most eligible singles, is tying the knot. The 28-year-old "Hunger Games" star is engaged to art dealer Cooke Maroney, 33, her publicist told the Los Angeles Times on February 6, 2019. The couple have been spotted together since last summer after reportedly being introduced through friends.

Here's what to know about one of Hollywood's most well-known celebrities, who happens to have grown up in the Bluegrass State.

When and where was Jennifer Lawrence born?

Actress Jennifer Lawrence is getting married in Rhode Island this weekend to Cooke Maroney, an art-gallery director, according to TMZ. [AP Photo/Francois Mori]

Lawrence was born in Louisville, Kentucky on Aug. 15, 1990. She grew up with two older brothers, her mom, Karen, and her dad, Gary, about 25 miles east of downtown Louisville.

Who is Jennifer Lawrence's husband?

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 11: Jennifer Lawrence attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 11, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776075563 ORIG FILE ID: 2085290120

Cooke Maroney is an art gallery director. He married Lawrence in 2019 during a star-studded ceremony at The Belcourt Estate in  Newport, Rhode Island. The A-list celebrity guests included Amy Schumer, Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, Ashley Olsen, Adele, Kris Jenner, Sienna Miller, Cameron Diaz, Lawrence's "Hunger Games" co-star, and fellow Kentuckian, Josh Hutcherson and more.

Was Jennifer Lawrence in 'The Hunger Games?'

Jennifer Lawrence stars as Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1."

In her early 20s, Lawrence picked up roles in two highly successful big-budget franchises, first as Mystique in the "X-Men" trilogy beginning with "X-Men: First Class," and as Katniss Everdeen, the heroine of  "The Hunger Games" films.

How many Oscars does Jennifer Lawrence have?

Jennifer Lawrence and husband Cooke Maroney are expecting their first child together, according to People. Lawrence and Maroney married in 2019. Jennifer Lawrence attends the premiere of 20th Century Fox's "Dark Phoenix" at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 04, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

Lawrence has appeared in three Best Picture Oscar-nominated films: "Winter's Bone" (2010), "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012), and "American Hustle" (2013), and has given an Oscar-nominated performance in each. She won Best Actress for her performance in "Silver Linings Playbook." She was also nominated by the Academy for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in "Joy" (2016).

Is Jennifer Lawrence appearing in a new movie?

Lawrence recently wrapped Lynne Ramsay's "Die, My Love," opposite actor Robert Pattinson. She is also working behind the camera on documentaries that spotlight women's issues and broader social causes produced by her own company Excellent Cadavear.

Reach Kirby Adams at kadams@courier-journal.com or Twitter @kirbylouisville. 

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