1972-04-17 Houston, Texas, USA
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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Deadpool & Wolverine | Elektra Natchios | 2024-07-24 |
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Family Switch | Jess Walker | 2023-11-30 |
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The Adam Project | Ellie Reed | 2022-03-11 |
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Yes Day | Allison Torres | 2021-03-12 |
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The Happy Days of Garry Marshall | Self | 2020-05-12 |
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Wonder Park | June's Mom (voice) | 2019-03-13 |
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Love, Simon | Emily Spier | 2018-02-16 |
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Peppermint | Riley North | 2018-09-06 |
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Wakefield | Diana Wakefield | 2017-05-19 |
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The Tribes of Palos Verdes | Sandy Mason | 2017-12-01 |
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A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Nadine | 2017-05-05 |
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Mother's Day | Lt. Dana Barton | 2016-04-28 |
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Nine Lives | Lara Brand | 2016-08-03 |
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Miracles from Heaven | Christy Beam | 2016-03-17 |
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A Path Appears | Self | 2015-01-26 |
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Danny Collins | Samantha Leigh Donnelly | 2015-03-19 |
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Draft Day | Ali Parker | 2014-04-11 |
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Kelly Cooper | 2014-10-08 |
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Men, Women & Children | Patricia Beltmeyer | 2014-10-17 |
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Dallas Buyers Club | Eve | 2013-11-01 |
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Cindy Green | 2012-08-15 |
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Serena | Serena | 2012-05-22 |
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Arthur | Susan Johnson | 2011-04-08 |
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Butter | Laura Pickler | 2011-09-04 |
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Valentine's Day | Julia Fitzpatrick | 2010-02-10 |
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This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying | Self | 2010-01-19 |
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The Invention of Lying | Anna McDoogles | 2009-10-02 |
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Jenny Perotti | 2009-05-01 |
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Cyrano de Bergerac | Roxane | 2008-12-26 |
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The Kingdom | Janet Mayes | 2007-08-22 |
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Juno | Vanessa Loring | 2007-12-05 |
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Catch and Release | Gray Wheeler | 2006-10-20 |
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Elektra | Elektra Natchios / Elektra | 2005-01-13 |
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13 Going on 30 | Jenna Rink | 2004-04-13 |
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Daredevil | Elektra Natchios / Elektra | 2003-02-14 |
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Catch Me If You Can | Cheryl Ann | 2002-12-16 |
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Pearl Harbor | Sandra | 2001-05-21 |
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Rennie's Landing | Kiley | 2001-06-15 |
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Dude, Where's My Car? | Wanda | 2000-12-15 |
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Deconstructing Harry | Woman in Elevator | 1997-12-12 |
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Washington Square | Marian Almond | 1997-10-10 |
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1999 | Annabel | 1997-09-01 |
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Mr. Magoo | Stacey Sampanahoditra | 1997-12-25 |
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Rose Hill | Mary Rose Clayborne / Victoria Elliot at 17 | 1997-04-20 |
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Harvest of Fire | Sarah Troyer | 1996-04-21 |
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Danielle Steel's Zoya | Sasha | 1995-09-17 |
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Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil | ||
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Yes Day 2 | Allison Torres |
