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Jennifer Garner
Age: 37 Height: 5' 8"
Birth Place: Houston, Texas, USA Born: Apr. 17th, 1972
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BIOGRAPHY: Jennifer Garner, who has catapulted into stardom with her lead role on the series "Alias" (2001), 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 (I). The couple divorced in 2004.
She appears on television as Agent Sydney Bristow, who works for the CIA. 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 show, kickboxing.
TRIVIA:
- Was born in Texas, but raised in West Virginia.
- Was going to go to Yale to study drama but got an acting job in New York City instead.
- Is a trained ballerina who initially left dance for theater acting.
- In 2006, she had to have her ears pierced especially to be able to wear the $250,000 diamond earrings she wore to that year's Oscars ceremony, but then let them heal up again after the ceremony.
- Ranked #20 on Wizard magazine's Sexiest Women of TV (March 2008) for her role on "Alias".
- 2002: Was featured as #1 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement.
- She and husband 'Ben Affleck' (qv) welcomed daughter, Violet Anne, on December 1, 2005, and daughter Seraphina Rose Elizabeth on January 6, 2009, both born in Los Angeles.
- 9/05: During her appearance on _"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)_ (qv) she accidentally revealed the sex of her unborn baby.
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