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Jenna Fischer(I)

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  • Producer
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Jenna Fischer
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Jenna Fischer is best known for playing Pam Beesly on the acclaimed television show The Office, for which she received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress and two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Comedy.

She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but was raised mostly in St. Louis, Missouri. Jenna watched her mom, Anne, perform in church plays when she was young, which instilled a love of theater and performance.

A trained theater actress, Fischer returned to her roots after wrapping The Office. She starred in the Off-Broadway play Reasons to Be Happy, written and directed by Neil LaBute and co-starring Josh Hamilton, Leslie Bibb, and Fred Weller. She went on to star in the world premiere of Steve Martin's newest play Meteor Shower, an absurdist comedy opposite Greg Germann and Josh Stamberg, for a record-breaking run at the Old Globe Theatre.

In October 2019, Fischer and The Office cast-mate and real-life best friend Angela Kinsey launched a podcast called Office Ladies on the Earwolf platform, which has become wildly popular, landing in the Top Ten globally every week and receiving over 200 million downloads in its first two years. In January 2021, Office Ladies won iHeart Radio's Podcast of the Year award.

She is the author of two books: The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide, in which she details her journey from St. Louis to Hollywood to become a working actress, and the forthcoming Office BFF's: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There (co-authored with Angela Kinsey), which is a memoir of their best friendship and time working on The Office.
BornMarch 7, 1974
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BornMarch 7, 1974
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 7 wins & 24 nominations total

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Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski in The Office (2005)
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Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski in The Office (2005)
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Creed Bratton, Jenna Fischer, Phyllis Smith, John Krasinski, and Leslie David Baker in The Office (2005)

Known for

Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
The Office
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TV Series
  • Pam Beesly
Jenna Fischer and Chris Messina in The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)
The Giant Mechanical Man
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  • Janice
  • 2012
John C. Reilly, Tim Meadows, Matt Besser, and Chris Parnell in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
6.8
  • Darlene Madison
  • 2007
Slither (2006)
Slither
6.5
  • Shelby
  • 2006

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Actress

  • Mean Girls Musical
    • Ms. Heron
    • In Production
  • Oliver Hudson, Jenna Fischer, Van Crosby, Sander Thomas, and Olivia Keville in Splitting Up Together (2018)
    Splitting Up Together
    • Lena
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler in The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
    The 15:17 to Paris
    • Heidi
    • 2018
  • The Guest Book (2017)
    The Guest Book
    • Dr. Laurie Galiff
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Ben Stiller and Austin Abrams in Brad's Status (2017)
    Brad's Status
    • Melanie Sloan
    • 2017
  • Drunk History (2013)
    Drunk History
    • Katharine Wright
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Rob Lowe and Fred Savage in The Grinder (2015)
    The Grinder
    • Kelly
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Debra Messing in The Mysteries of Laura (2014)
    The Mysteries of Laura
    • Jennifer Lambert
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, Jenna Fischer, Joel Fry, Mathew Baynton, and Gaia Scodellaro in You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015)
    You, Me and the Apocalypse
    • Rhonda
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Alan Tudyk in Newsreaders (2013)
    Newsreaders
    • Kelly Spears
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • It's Okay
    • Her
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Ten X Ten (2014)
    Ten X Ten
    • Woman 40s
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Kiss Me (2014)
    Kiss Me
    • Vera
    • 2014
  • Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, and Amy Poehler in Are You Here (2013)
    Are You Here
    • Alli
    • 2013
  • Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
    The Office
    • Pam Beesly
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2013
  • Dan Vs. (2011)
    Dan Vs.
    • Anger Management Instructor (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2012

Producer

  • National Parker
    • executive producer
    • In Development
    • TV Series
  • Office Ladies Animated Series (2021)
    Office Ladies Animated Series
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, Jenna Fischer, Joel Fry, Mathew Baynton, and Gaia Scodellaro in You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015)
    You, Me and the Apocalypse
    • associate producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
    The Office
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Jenna Fischer and Chris Messina in The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)
    The Giant Mechanical Man
    • producer
    • 2012

Writer

  • Office Ladies Animated Series (2021)
    Office Ladies Animated Series
    • created by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • LolliLove (2004)
    LolliLove
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2004

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jenna Fisher
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • March 7, 1974
    • Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
  • Spouses
      Lee KirkJuly 3, 2010 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Weston Lee Kirk
  • Parents
      James E. Fischer
  • Relatives
    • Emily Fischer(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Print ads for Puma.
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Interviews
    • 8 Articles
    • 7 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Is best friends with The Office (2005) co-star Angela Kinsey and is godmother to Kinsey's daughter, Isabel.
  • Quotes
    [re receiving the call from casting director Allison Jones for The Office (2005)] She goes, 'Dare to BORE me.' And I'm like, 'Really?' I'm like, 'I'll bore you. I will seriously, I will go and I will be ugly, and I will bore you.' Am I selling my show? Ugly, boring people - check it out!

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