Jennifer Garner
Date of birth: 1972-04-17
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Jennifer Anne Garner, Τζένιφερ Αν Γκάρνερ, 珍妮花·嘉納, 珍妮‧佛嘉納
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.
Movie Credits
Catch Me If You Can
2002-12-16
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of
Pearl Harbor
2001-05-21
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the
13 Going on 30
2004-04-13
After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's
Deconstructing Harry
1997-12-12
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, som
The Kingdom
2007-08-22
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the M
Juno
2007-12-05
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual de
The Invention of Lying
2009-10-02
Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lyi
Dude, Where's My Car?
2000-12-15
Two stoners wake up after a night of partying and cannot remember where they parked their car.
Mr. Magoo
1997-12-25
Mr. Magoo, a man with terrible eyesight, gets caught up in a museum robbery.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009-05-01
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood a
Daredevil
2003-02-14
A man blinded in a childhood accident fights crime using his superhumanly-elevated remaining senses.
Elektra
2005-01-13
Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to pro
Valentine's Day
2010-02-10
Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expe
Catch and Release
2006-10-20
For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best frien
Arthur
2011-04-08
A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman that his family doe
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012-08-15
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon,
Rose Hill
1997-04-20
Four orphan boys running from the law in New York stumble upon a baby in a carriage. They decide to
Butter
2012-10-05
An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitiou
Dallas Buyers Club
2013-11-01
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who
1999
1997-09-01
On New Year's Eve 1999, as a group of neurotic characters gather at a Greenwich Village apartment, e
Rennie's Landing
2001-06-15
Life is hard. You can't always get what you want. but Alec Nichols has a plan to change all that. It
Draft Day
2014-04-11
At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trade
Serena
2012-05-22
A short film that deals with the forbidden love of a woman for her pastor, which she reveals to him
Men, Women & Children
2014-10-17
Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate
Danny Collins
2015-03-19
An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old und
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008-12-26
The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves.
Harvest of Fire
1996-04-21
In a small Amish community, three barns are burnt down almost simultaneously. FBI agent Sally Russwe
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
2003-07-29
A behind the scenes look at the making of 'Daredevil'!
Miracles from Heaven
2016-03-17
When Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a fe
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
2017-12-01
When the situation at her idyllic Palos Verdes home turns volatile, young Medina attempts to surf he
Washington Square
1997-10-10
In 1870s New York, spinster heiress Catherine Sloper is courted by the much younger, penniless Morri
Fruitcake
Sandy and Kay Jenkins, a seemingly upstanding middle class couple, achieve the American dream when S
Mrs. Claus
Plot still unknown.
A Path Appears
2015-01-26
The film follows intrepid reporters Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn and actor/advocates Malin Ake
Wonder Park
2019-03-13
A young girl named June with a big imagination makes an incredible discovery -- the amusement park o
Mother's Day
2016-04-28
Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her
Wakefield
2017-05-19
A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024-07-24
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary,
Love, Simon
2018-02-16
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicate
Danielle Steel's Zoya
1997-07-26
A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for her
Peppermint
2018-09-06
A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daugh
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014-10-08
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds litt
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017-05-05
During the course of one day, a group of students at a school in Los Angeles find themselves caught
Nine Lives
2016-08-03
A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.
YES DAY
2021-03-11
A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests — with a few grou
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010-01-19
The cast share their thoughts on Gervais, his laugh, and the art of "corpsing," when Gervais can't k
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020-05-12
In a heartfelt tribute to Hollywood legend Garry Marshall, his family and friends share their favori
The Adam Project
2022-03-11
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 1
Family Switch
2023-11-30
When the Walker family members switch bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment, thei
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003-09-14
Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in this one-hour special. Many
Jackpot
Four guys win a jackpot over a million dollars, but when it comes to dividing it up, things get bloo
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
2024-11-11
Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, and director Shawn Levy sit down and spill the proverbial beans about h
Zygote
Parisa, an elite crisis negotiator, is sent 254 miles from Earth as a response to hostages on the In
One Attempt Remaining
Follows an ex-couple who, years after their acrimonious divorce, learn that the cryptocurrency they