Jennifer Garner
Born: 1972-04-17 in Houston, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- On Brand with Jimmy Fallon as Self
2024
- Deadpool & Wolverine as Elektra
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine as Self - Elektra
2023
- Family Switch as Jess Walker
- The Last Thing He Told Me as Hannah Hall
- Can't Go Home as K.D Williams
- Angel City as Self
2022
- The Adam Project as Ellie Reed
- Be My Guest with Ina Garten as Self - Guest
2021
- YES DAY as Allison Torres
2020
- Upload as Officer Jennifer Garner (voice)
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Princess Buttercup / Ancient Booer
- The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Wonder Park as June's Mom (voice)
2018
- Peppermint as Riley North
- Love, Simon as Emily Spier
- Llama Llama as Mama Llama (voice)
- What the Fit as Self
- Camping as Kathryn
2017
- Wakefield as Diana Wakefield
- The Tribes of Palos Verdes as Sandy
- A Happening of Monumental Proportions as Nadine
2016
- Ask the Storybots
- Nine Lives as Lara Brand
- Miracles from Heaven as Christy Beam
- Mother's Day as Lt. Dana Barton
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- Danny Collins as Samantha Leigh Donnelly
- A Path Appears as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Draft Day as Ali Parker
- Men, Women & Children as Patricia Beltmeyer
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as Kelly Cooper
2013
- Dallas Buyers Club as Eve
2012
- Butter as Laura Pickler
- Serena as Serena
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Cindy Green
2011
- Arthur as Susan Johnson
2010
- Conan as Self
- Valentine's Day as Julia Fitzpatrick
- This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying as Self
2009
- Party Down as Evie
- The Invention of Lying as Anna McDoogles
- The Jay Leno Show as Self
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past as Jenny Perotti
2008
- Cyrano de Bergerac as Roxane
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Juno as Vanessa Loring
- The Kingdom as Janet Mayes
2006
- Catch and Release as Gray Wheeler
- Rachael Ray
2005
- Elektra as Elektra Natchios / Elektra
2004
- 13 Going on 30 as Jenna Rink
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- CMT Insider as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Daredevil as Elektra Natchios
- Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
2002
- Catch Me If You Can as Cheryl Ann
- Icons
- The Osbournes as Self
2001
- Pearl Harbor as Sandra
- Alias as Sydney Bristow
- Rennie's Landing as Kiley
- Dinner for Five
2000
- Dude, Where's My Car? as Wanda
1999
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- Time of Your Life as Romy Sullivan
- Aftershock: Earthquake in New York as Diane Agostini
1998
- Felicity as Hannah Bibb
- Fantasy Island
- Significant Others as Nell
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- The View as Self
- Taff as self
- Rose Hill as Mary Rose Clayborne / Victoria Elliot at 17
- Washington Square as Marian Almond
- Mr. Magoo as Stacey Sampanahoditra
- Deconstructing Harry as Woman in Elevator
- Danielle Steel's Zoya as Sasha
- 1999 as Annabel
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Spin City as Becky
- The Pretender as Billie H. Vaughn / Dupree
- Dead Man's Walk as Clara Forsythe
- Swift Justice as Allison
- Harvest of Fire as Sarah Troyer
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1990
- Law & Order as Jaime
1989
- The Simpsons as Jennifer Garner (voice)
- America's Funniest Home Videos
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1987
- Kids' Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Today as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mary Rose