Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner
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.
Known For
Actor
as Allison Torres
as Elektra
as Jess Walker
as K.D Williams
as Self
as Hannah Hall
as Ellie Reed
as Allison Torres
as Self
as Princess Buttercup / Ancient Booer
as Officer Jennifer Garner (voice)
as June's Mom (voice)
as Self
as Riley North
as Emily Spier
as Kathryn
as Mama Llama
as Sandy Mason
as Diana Wakefield
as Nadine
as Lara Brand
as Lt. Dana Barton
as Christy Beam
as Samantha Leigh Donnelly
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Herself
as Patricia Beltmeyer
as Kelly Cooper
as Ali Parker
as Self
as Self
as Eve
as Laura Pickler
as Cindy Green
as Serena
as Susan Johnson
as Julia Fitzpatrick
as Self
as Anna McDoogles
as Jenny Perotti
as Self
as Evie
as Roxane
as Vanessa Loring
as Janet Mayes
as Self
as Gray Wheeler
as Elektra Natchios / Elektra
as Jenna Rink
as Herself
as Self
as Elektra Natchios / Elektra
as Self
as Self
as Cheryl Ann
as Kiley
as Sandra
as Sydney Bristow
as Wanda
as Diane Agostini
as Romy Sullivan
as Self - Guest
as Hannah Bibb
as Nell
as Stacey Sampanahoditra
as Woman in Elevator
as Marian Almond
as Annabel
as Sasha
as Mary Rose Clayborne / Victoria Elliot at 17
as Self
as Self
as self
as Sarah Troyer
as Billie H. Vaughn / Dupree
as Becky
as Self
as Clara Forsythe
as Allison
as Self - Guest
as Jaime
as Jennifer Garner (voice)
as Herself - Guest
as Self - Guest
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Self
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Mary Rose
Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
Director
as Director