• Due to her roles in "The Hunger Games" and the "X-Men" franchises, Jennifer Lawrence has become one of the most famous actresses in Hollywood in recent years. 
• But before Lawrence made it big playing Katniss Everdeen, the actress was trying to start her career as a model. 
• There are plenty of other things fans might not know about Lawrence, like that she grew up on a horse farm and never graduated from middle school. 
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Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most recognizable actresses in Hollywood, thanks to her roles in films like "The Hunger Games" and "Silver Linings Playbook." 

But before her massive success, Lawrence was struggling to make it as an actress and model in New York, where she moved when she was just 14. 

After getting her big break as the tough-as-nails teenager Ree in the 2010 indie drama "Winter's Bone," Lawrence shot to superstardom, appearing in several "X-Men" movies and dramas like "American Hustle."

More recently, Lawrence starred as a Russian prima ballerina turned spy in 2018's "Red Sparrow."

Here are 12 things you probably didn't know about Jennifer Lawrence. 

She dropped out of middle school and doesn't have a high school diploma or GED.

In an interview with "60 Minutes" last year, Lawrence revealed that her formal education only went as far as middle school — since she moved to New York when she was 14 to pursue acting.  

"I dropped out of middle school, I don't technically have a GED or a diploma," she told "60 Minutes," calling herself "self-educated." 

Lawrence has a tattoo of "H20" on her hand.

In the same "60 Minutes" interview, Lawrence shared that she had a minuscule "H2O" tattooed on her right hand. 

"It was supposed to remind me to drink more water," she said. Unfortunately for Lawrence, she didn't quite get the tattoo she intended to. 

"I didn't Google H2O," Lawrence added. "I'm a middle school drop out, it was 'H squared O.' So I have 'I'm an idiot' tattooed on my hand forever." 

The actress revealed that she didn't even feel strongly about the ink. 

"I didn't want a tattoo, but all my friends were getting them at the same time," she shared.