Jennifer Garner
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Deadpool & Wolverine as Elektra
- 2023 · Can't Go Home as K.D Williams
- 2023 · Family Switch as Jess Walker
- 2023 · Angel City as Self
- 2023 · The Last Thing He Told Me as Hannah Hall
- 2022 · Be My Guest with Ina Garten as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The Adam Project as Ellie Reed
- 2021 · YES DAY as Allison Torres
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Princess Buttercup / Ancient Booer
- 2020 · The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
- 2020 · Upload as Officer Jennifer Garner (voice)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Wonder Park as June's Mom (voice)
- 2018 · Camping as Kathryn
- 2018 · Peppermint as Riley North
- 2018 · Love, Simon as Emily Spier
- 2018 · Llama Llama as Mama Llama
- 2017 · The Tribes of Palos Verdes as Sandy Mason
- 2017 · Wakefield as Diana Wakefield
- 2017 · A Happening of Monumental Proportions as Nadine
- 2016 · Ask the Storybots as
- 2016 · Nine Lives as Lara Brand
- 2016 · Mother's Day as Lt. Dana Barton
- 2016 · Miracles from Heaven as Christy Beam
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Danny Collins as Samantha Leigh Donnelly
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · A Path Appears as Self
- 2015 · Schitt's Creek as Herself
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Patricia Beltmeyer
- 2014 · Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as Kelly Cooper
- 2014 · Draft Day as Ali Parker
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · Dallas Buyers Club as Eve
- 2012 · Butter as Laura Pickler
- 2012 · The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Cindy Green
- 2012 · Serena as Serena
- 2011 · Arthur as Susan Johnson
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Valentine's Day as Julia Fitzpatrick
- 2010 · This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying as Self
- 2009 · The Invention of Lying as Anna McDoogles
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Ghosts of Girlfriends Past as Jenny Perotti
- 2009 · Party Down as Evie
- 2008 · Cyrano de Bergerac as Roxane
- 2007 · Juno as Vanessa Loring
- 2007 · The Kingdom as Janet Mayes
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Catch and Release as Gray Wheeler
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2005 · Elektra as Elektra Natchios / Elektra
- 2004 · 13 Going on 30 as Jenna Rink
- 2004 · CMT Insider as Self
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil as
- 2003 · Daredevil as Elektra Natchios / Elektra
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Catch Me If You Can as Cheryl Ann
- 2002 · Icons as
- 2002 · The Osbournes as
- 2001 · Alias as Sydney Bristow
- 2001 · Dinner for Five as
- 2001 · Rennie's Landing as Kiley
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Sandra
- 2000 · Dude, Where's My Car? as Wanda
- 1999 · Aftershock: Earthquake in New York as Diane Agostini
- 1999 · Time of Your Life as Romy Sullivan
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1998 · Felicity as Hannah Bibb
- 1998 · Fantasy Island as
- 1998 · Significant Others as Nell
- 1997 · Mr. Magoo as Stacey Sampanahoditra
- 1997 · Deconstructing Harry as Woman in Elevator
- 1997 · Washington Square as Marian Almond
- 1997 · 1999 as Annabel
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Danielle Steel's Zoya as Sasha
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1997 · Rose Hill as Mary Rose Clayborne / Victoria Elliot at 17
- 1997 · Taff as self
- 1996 · The Pretender as Billie H. Vaughn / Dupree
- 1996 · Spin City as Becky
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Dead Man's Walk as Clara Forsythe
- 1996 · Harvest of Fire as Sarah Troyer
- 1996 · Swift Justice as Allison
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · Law & Order as Jaime
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Jennifer Garner (voice)
- 1989 · America's Funniest Home Videos as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Herself - Guest
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mary Rose
- Future · Yes Day 2 as Allison Torres
- Future · Jackpot as
- Future · Animals as
- Future · Fruitcake as
- Future · Mrs. Claus as