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Jennifer Garner(I)

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Jennifer Garner
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
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Jennifer Garner, who catapulted into stardom with her lead role on the television series Alias (2001), has come a long way from her birthplace of Houston, Texas. Raised in Charleston, West Virginia by her mother Patricia Ann (née English), a retired English teacher, and her father, Billy Jack Garner, a former chemical engineer, she is the second of their three daughters. She spent nine years of her adolescence studying ballet, and characterizes her years in dance as consisting of determination rather than talent, being driven mostly by a love of the stage.

Jennifer took this determination with her when she enrolled at Denison University as a chemistry major; later she changed her major when she discovered that her passion for the stage was stronger than her love of science. New York attracted the young actress after college, and she worked as a hostess while pursuing a career in film and television. Her most recent move has been to Los Angeles, a decision that led to a role on the television series Felicity (1998), where she met her future husband Scott Foley. The couple divorced in 2004.

Jennifer starred in the television series Alias (2001) as Agent Sydney Bristow, who works for the Central Intelligence Agency. For her work, Garner has received four consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She has also received four Golden Globe nominations and won once, as well as received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and won once. She has appeared in numerous other television production as well as such films as Elektra (2005), 13 Going on 30 (2004), Daredevil (2003), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Dude, Where's My Car? (2000). Aside from filming Alias (2001), Jennifer enjoys cooking, gardening, hiking, and--inspired by her character on the series--kickboxing. She married actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck in 2005, now her ex-husband, with whom she has three children.
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  • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys

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Jennifer Garner in Alias (2001)
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Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Garner, Thandiwe Newton, and Kelly Clarkson
Juliette Lewis and Jennifer Garner in Camping (2018)
Jennifer Garner in Camping (2018)
Jennifer Garner and David Tennant in Camping (2018)
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Garner in Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner in Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Jennifer Garner in The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017)
Jennifer Garner and Seth Meyers in Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Jennifer Garner in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Jennifer Garner and Odeya Rush in The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

Known for

Jennifer Garner in Alias (2001)
Alias
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TV Series
  • Sydney Bristow
  • Anna Espinosa
Jennifer Garner in 13 Going on 30 (2004)
13 Going on 30
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  • Jenna Rink
  • 2004
Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
Daredevil
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  • Elektra Natchios
  • 2003
Michael Cera and Elliot Page in Juno (2007)
Juno
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  • Vanessa Loring
  • 2007

Credits

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Actress

  • Can't Go Home
    • Pre-production
  • Family Leave
    • In Production
  • Fantasy Camp
    • Pre-production
  • The Last Thing He Told Me (2022)
    The Last Thing He Told Me
  • Upload (2020)
    Upload
    • (voice)
  • Jennifer Garner, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, and Walker Scobell in The Adam Project (2022)
    The Adam Project
  • Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramírez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner, and Everly Carganilla in Yes Day (2021)
    Yes Day
  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride
  • Llama Llama (2018)
    Llama Llama
    • (voice)
  • Mila Kunis, Norbert Leo Butz, Ken Hudson Campbell, Ken Jeong, Kenan Thompson, John Oliver, and Brianna Denski in Wonder Park (2019)
    Wonder Park
    • (voice)
  • Juliette Lewis, Ione Skye, Jennifer Garner, David Tennant, Janicza Bravo, Arturo Del Puerto, Chris Sullivan, and Bridget Everett in Camping (2018)
    Camping
  • Jennifer Garner in Peppermint (2018)
    Peppermint
  • Nick Robinson in Love, Simon (2018)
    Love, Simon
  • The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017)
    The Tribes of Palos Verdes
  • A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017)
    A Happening of Monumental Proportions
  • Jennifer Garner and Bryan Cranston in Wakefield (2016)
    Wakefield
  • Kevin Spacey, Christopher Walken, Jennifer Garner, Mark Consuelos, Cheryl Hines, Robbie Amell, and Malina Weissman in Nine Lives (2016)
    Nine Lives
  • Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, and Jason Sudeikis in Mother's Day (2016)
    Mother's Day

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  • Family Leave
    • In Production
  • The Last Thing He Told Me (2022)
    The Last Thing He Told Me
  • Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramírez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner, and Everly Carganilla in Yes Day (2021)
    Yes Day
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Hugh Jackman, Rob Corddry, Olivia Wilde, and Ashley Greene in Butter (2011)
    Butter
  • Jennifer Garner in Alias (2001)
    Alias

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  • Jennifer Garner in Alias (2001)
    Alias
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    • April 17, 1972
    • Houston, Texas, USA
    • Ben AffleckJune 29, 2005 - November 7, 2018 (divorced, 3 children)
    • Samuel Garner Affleck
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Print ad for The Gap clothing stores.
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 11 Interviews
    • 32 Articles
    • 10 Pictorials
    • 37 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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    Early in the filming of Daredevil (2003), while doing a stunt, she became tangled in the wires that were helping her do a flip; she nearly crashed into a wall from which she had to flip.. Ben Affleck, rushed up in his Daredevil costume and grabbed her and pulled her away before she could hit it. She later commented, "It was like he was Superman.".
  • Quotes
    [on Alias (2001) co-star Carl Lumbly] We looked him up on IMDb, and we just cracked up - his resumé goes on and on. He was even on Cagney & Lacey (1981).
    • Distinctive child-like voice.
    • Juno
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