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Jennifer Garner

Acting 53 years old Houston, Texas, USA ★ 3.7
Born: April 17, 1972

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.

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Known For

The Simpsons
The Simpsons Jennifer Garner (voice) 1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine Elektra 2024

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine Elektra 2024
Die Hard
Die Hard Self - Guest 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (117)

On Brand with Jimmy Fallon
On Brand with Jimmy Fallon Self 2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine Self - Elektra 2024
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine Elektra 2024
Can't Go Home
Can't Go Home K.D Williams 2023
Family Switch
Family Switch Jess Walker 2023
Angel City
Angel City Self 2023
The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me Hannah Hall 2023
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Be My Guest with Ina Garten Self - Guest 2022
The Adam Project
The Adam Project Ellie Reed 2022
YES DAY
YES DAY Allison Torres 2021
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Princess Buttercup / Ancient Booer 2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall Self 2020
Upload
Upload Officer Jennifer Garner (voice) 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019
Wonder Park
Wonder Park June's Mom (voice) 2019
Camping
Camping Kathryn 2018
Peppermint
Peppermint Riley North 2018
What the Fit
What the Fit Self 2018
Love, Simon
Love, Simon Emily 2018
Llama Llama
Llama Llama Mama Llama (voice) 2018
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
The Tribes of Palos Verdes Sandy 2017
Wakefield
Wakefield Diana Wakefield 2017
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
A Happening of Monumental Proportions Nadine 2017
Ask the Storybots
Ask the Storybots 2016
Nine Lives
Nine Lives Lara Brand 2016
Mother's Day
Mother's Day Lt. Dana Barton 2016
Miracles from Heaven
Miracles from Heaven Christy Beam 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
Danny Collins
Danny Collins Samantha Leigh Donnelly 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
A Path Appears
A Path Appears Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Men, Women & Children
Men, Women & Children Patricia Beltmeyer 2014
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Kelly Cooper 2014
Draft Day
Draft Day Ali Parker 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Dallas Buyers Club
Dallas Buyers Club Eve 2013
Butter
Butter Laura Pickler 2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green Cindy Green 2012
Serena
Serena Serena 2012
Arthur
Arthur Susan Johnson 2011
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day Julia Fitzpatrick 2010
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying Self 2010
The Invention of Lying
The Invention of Lying Anna McDoogles 2009
The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show Self 2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Jenny Perotti 2009
Party Down
Party Down Evie 2009
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac Roxane 2008
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac Roxanne 2008
Juno
Juno Vanessa Loring 2007
The Kingdom
The Kingdom Janet Mayes 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Catch and Release
Catch and Release Gray Wheeler 2006
Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray 2006
Elektra
Elektra Elektra Natchios / Elektra 2005
13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30 Jenna Rink 2004
CMT Insider
CMT Insider Self 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest Self 2004
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special Self 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self - Guest 2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration Self - Sydney Bristow 2003
Daredevil
Daredevil Elektra Natchios 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can Cheryl Ann 2002
Icons
Icons 2002
The Osbournes
The Osbournes Self 2002
Alias
Alias Sydney Bristow 2001
Dinner for Five
Dinner for Five 2001
Rennie's Landing
Rennie's Landing Kiley 2001
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Sandra 2001
Dude, Where's My Car?
Dude, Where's My Car? Wanda 2000
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Diane Agostini 1999
Time of Your Life
Time of Your Life Romy Sullivan 1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Self - Guest 1999
Felicity
Felicity Hannah Bibb 1998
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island 1998
Significant Others
Significant Others Nell 1998
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo Stacey Sampanahoditra 1997
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry Woman in Elevator 1997
Washington Square
Washington Square Marian Almond 1997
1999
1999 Annabel 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Danielle Steel's Zoya Sasha 1997
Leute heute
Leute heute Self 1997
Rose Hill
Rose Hill Mary Rose Clayborne / Victoria Elliot at 17 1997
Taff
Taff self 1997
The Pretender
The Pretender Billie H. Vaughn / Dupree 1996
Spin City
Spin City Becky 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Dead Man's Walk
Dead Man's Walk Clara Forsythe 1996
Harvest of Fire
Harvest of Fire Sarah Troyer 1996
Swift Justice
Swift Justice Allison 1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Law & Order
Law & Order Jaime 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Jennifer Garner (voice) 1989
America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Kids' Choice Awards
Kids' Choice Awards Self - Presenter 1987
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? Self 1981
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Today
Today Self 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Mary Rose 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Fruitcake
Fruitcake
Mrs. Claus
Mrs. Claus
Jackpot
Jackpot
Zygote
Zygote Parisa
One Attempt Remaining
One Attempt Remaining
The Five-Star Weekend
The Five-Star Weekend Hollis Shaw

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