Jennifer Garner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 17, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, USA
Biography
Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City. She made her screen debut in the television adaptation of Danielle Steel's romance novel Zoya in 1995. She had guest television appearances and supporting film roles, as well as a featured role on the teen drama television series Time of Your Life (1999–2000) and a supporting role in the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001). Garner gained recognition for her leading performance as CIA officer Sydney Bristow in the ABC spy-action thriller television series Alias (2001–2006). For her work on the series, she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama, in addition to four consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She received additional praise for her performance in the romantic comedy 13 Going on 30 (2004), and went on to portray Elektra in the superhero films Daredevil (2003) and Elektra (2005). She continued to achieve commercial success with performances in the comedy-drama Juno (2007), and the romantic comedies Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) and Valentine's Day (2010). Garner had starring film roles in the fantasy-comedy The Invention of Lying (2009), the fantasy drama The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012), and the biographic drama Dallas Buyers Club (2013), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. She went on to star in the family comedy Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014), the drama Miracles from Heaven (2016), the romantic comedy-drama Love, Simon (2018), the HBO comedy series Camping (2018), the action thriller Peppermint (2018) and action-comedy The Adam Project (2022). Garner has also produced and starred in the comedy Butter (2011) and the family adventure Yes Day (2021). Garner works as an activist for early childhood education and is a board member of Save the Children USA. She is the co-founder and chief brand officer of the organic baby food company Once Upon a Farm. She is also an advocate for anti-paparazzi campaigns among children of celebrities.
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Filmography
Fruitcake
Movie
Mrs. Claus
Movie
Jackpot
Movie
Zygote
Movie · as Parisa
One Attempt Remaining
Movie
Fantasy Camp
Movie
13 Going on 30
Movie · as Jenna Rink
The Performance
Movie · as Halantir
The Five Star Weekend
TV · as Hollis Shaw · 8 eps
On Brand with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Deadpool & Wolverine
Movie · as Elektra
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Movie · as Self - Elektra
Family Switch
Movie · as Jess Walker
Can't Go Home
TV · as K.D Williams · 1 ep
Angel City
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Last Thing He Told Me
TV · as Hannah Hall · 15 eps
The Adam Project
Movie · as Ellie Reed
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
YES DAY
Movie · as Allison Torres
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Movie · as Self
Upload
TV · as Officer Jennifer Garner (voice) · 1 ep
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV · as Princess Buttercup / Ancient Booer · 1 ep
Wonder Park
Movie · as June's Mom (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Love, Simon
Movie · as Emily
Peppermint
Movie · as Riley North
Camping
TV · as Kathryn · 8 eps
Llama Llama
TV · as Mama Llama (voice) · 48 eps
What the Fit
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
Movie · as Sandy
Wakefield
Movie · as Diana Wakefield
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Movie · as Nadine
Miracles from Heaven
Movie · as Christy Beam
Mother's Day
Movie · as Dana Barton
Nine Lives
Movie · as Lara Brand
Ask the Storybots
TV · 1 ep
Danny Collins
Movie · as Samantha Leigh Donnelly
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Draft Day
Movie · as Ali Parker
Men, Women & Children
Movie · as Patricia Beltmeyer
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Movie · as Kelly Cooper
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dallas Buyers Club
Movie · as Eve
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Movie · as Cindy Green
Butter
Movie · as Laura Pickler
Serena
Movie · as Serena
Arthur
Movie · as Susan Johnson
Valentine's Day
Movie · as Julia Fitzpatrick
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Movie · as Self
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Invention of Lying
Movie · as Anna McDoogles
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Movie · as Jenny Perotti
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Party Down
TV · as Evie · 6 eps
Cyrano de Bergerac
Movie · as Roxane
The Kingdom
Movie · as Janet Mayes
Juno
Movie · as Vanessa Loring
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Catch and Release
Movie · as Gray Wheeler
Rachael Ray
TV · 1 ep
Elektra
Movie · as Elektra
13 Going on 30
Movie · as Jenna Rink
CMT Insider
TV · as Self · 1 ep
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Daredevil
Movie · as Elektra
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 5 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Catch Me If You Can
Movie · as Cheryl Ann
The Osbournes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Icons
TV · 1 ep
Pearl Harbor
Movie · as Sandra
Rennie's Landing
Movie · as Kiley
Dinner for Five
TV · 1 ep
Alias
TV · as Sydney Bristow · 105 eps
Dude, Where's My Car?
Movie · as Wanda
Time of Your Life
TV · as Romy Sullivan · 12 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
TV · as Diane Agostini · 2 eps
Fantasy Island
TV · 1 ep
Significant Others
TV · as Nell · 6 eps
Felicity
TV · as Hannah Bibb · 3 eps
Deconstructing Harry
Movie · as Woman in Elevator
Mr. Magoo
Movie · as Stacey Sampanahoditra
Rose Hill
Movie · as Mary Rose Clayborne / Victoria Elliot at 17
1999
Movie · as Annabel
Washington Square
Movie · as Marian Almond
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Movie · as Sasha
The View
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Taff
TV · as self · 1 ep
Harvest of Fire
Movie · as Sarah Troyer
The Pretender
TV · as Billie H. Vaughn / Dupree · 1 ep
Spin City
TV · as Becky · 1 ep
Dead Man's Walk
TV · as Clara Forsythe · 3 eps
Swift Justice
TV · as Allison · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 3 eps
Law & Order
TV · as Jaime · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Jennifer Garner (voice) · 1 ep
America's Funniest Home Videos
TV · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Kids' Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Mary Rose · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep