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 Steels 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 19992000 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 spyaction thriller television series Alias 20012006 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 comedydrama Juno 2007 and the romantic comedies Ghosts of Girlfriends Past 2009 and Valentines Day 2010 Garner had starring film roles in the fantasycomedy 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 comedydrama Love Simon 2018 the HBO comedy series Camping 2018 the action thriller Peppermint 2018 and actioncomedy 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 cofounder and chief brand officer of the organic baby food company Once Upon a Farm She is also an advocate for antipaparazzi campaigns among children of celebrities