Jennifer Garner, who has catapulted into stardom with her lead role on the series Alias,
has come a long way from her birthplace of Houston, Texas. Raised in Charleston, West
Virginia, by her mother Pat, a retired English teacher, and her father, Bill, a former
chemical engineer, Jennifer was the middle sibling of three girls. She spent nine years of
her adolescence studying ballet and describes her years in dance as ones characterized
by 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, a decision that was later changed
to a drama major when she found that her passions for the stage were stronger than her
love of science. New York attracted the young actress after college where 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 show "Felicity" (1998) where she
met her future husband, Scott Foley. She has appeared in numerous other television
production as well as such films as Pearl Harbor (2001) and Dude, Where's My Car? (2000).
Jennifer and her husband live in the San Fernando Valley with two dogs and a cat. Aside
from filming Alias (2001), Jennifer enjoys cooking, gardening, hiking, and inspired by
her character on the show, kickboxing.
2005 Elektra
Character played: Elektra Natchios
Coming 2/18
2004 13 Going on 30
Character played: Jenna Rink
2004 Happy Endings
2003 Daredevil
Character played: Elektra
2003 Saturday Night Live: Jennifer Garner
Character played: Host
2003 Stealing Time
Character played: Kiley
2002 Catch Me If You Can
Characters played: Assistant Director Marsh, Cheryl Ann
2001 Pearl Harbor
Character played: Sandra
2000 Dude, Where's My Car?
Character played: Wanda
1999 Time of Your Life
Character played: Romy
1999 Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Character played: Diane Agostini
1998 Significant Others
Character played: Nell
1998 1999
Character played: Annabell
1997 Deconstructing Harry
Character played: Woman in Elevator
1997 Mr. Magoo
Character played: Stacey Sampanahoditra
1997 Washington Square
Character played: Marian Almond
1996 Law & Order: Aftershock
Character played: Jamie
1996 Rose Hill
Character played: Mary Rose
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