Jennifer Garner
Acting
Born: April 17, 1972 (age 54) · Houston, Texas, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
2002
The Simpsons
1989
Dallas Buyers Club
2013
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
Juno
2007
Pearl Harbor
2001
Love, Simon
2018
13 Going on 30
2004
Daredevil
2003
The Adam Project
2022
Valentine's Day
2010
Elektra
2005
Photos (16)
Movies (43)
Deadpool & Wolverine
Elektra
Catch Me If You Can
Cheryl Ann
Pearl Harbor
Sandra
Daredevil
Elektra
13 Going on 30
Jenna Rink
The Adam Project
Ellie Reed
Love, Simon
Emily
Juno
Vanessa Loring
Dallas Buyers Club
Eve
Wonder Park
June's Mom (voice)
The Invention of Lying
Anna McDoogles
The Kingdom
Janet Mayes
Miracles from Heaven
Christy Beam
Elektra
Elektra
Peppermint
Riley North
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Jenny Perotti
Dude, Where's My Car?
Wanda
Nine Lives
Lara Brand
Valentine's Day
Julia Fitzpatrick
Draft Day
Ali Parker
Mother's Day
Lt. Dana Barton
YES DAY
Allison Torres
Men, Women & Children
Patricia Beltmeyer
Family Switch
Jess Walker
Danny Collins
Samantha Leigh Donnelly
Wakefield
Diana Wakefield
Deconstructing Harry
Woman in Elevator
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Kelly Cooper
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Cindy Green
Butter
Laura Pickler
Mr. Magoo
Stacey Sampanahoditra
Catch and Release
Gray Wheeler
Arthur
Susan Johnson
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Nadine
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
Sandy
Washington Square
Marian Almond
1999
Annabel
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Sasha
Rose Hill
Mary Rose Clayborne / Victoria Elliot at 17
Harvest of Fire
Sarah Troyer
Rennie's Landing
Kiley
Cyrano de Bergerac
Roxane
Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor
Sandra
TV Shows (27)
The Simpsons
Jennifer Garner (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order
Jaime · 1 eps
Spin City
Becky · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3 eps
America's Funniest Home Videos
1 eps
The Pretender
Billie H. Vaughn / Dupree · 1 eps
Felicity
Hannah Bibb · 3 eps
Party Down
Evie · 6 eps
The Last Thing He Told Me
Hannah Hall · 15 eps
Upload
Officer Jennifer Garner (voice) · 1 eps
Icons
1 eps
Alias
Sydney Bristow · 105 eps
Rachael Ray
1 eps
The Five Star Weekend
Hollis Shaw · 8 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Princess Buttercup / Ancient Booer · 1 eps
Llama Llama
Mama Llama (voice) · 48 eps
Ask the Storybots
1 eps
Fantasy Island
1 eps
Swift Justice
Allison · 1 eps
Time of Your Life
Romy Sullivan · 12 eps
Camping
Kathryn · 8 eps
Dead Man's Walk
Clara Forsythe · 3 eps
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Diane Agostini · 2 eps
Significant Others
Nell · 6 eps
Can't Go Home
K.D Williams · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mary Rose · 1 eps
Dinner for Five
1 eps
Self / Appearances (43)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 4 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 7 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Leute heute
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 5 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Taff
self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 4 eps
Today
Self · 2 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
The Jay Leno Show
Self · 1 eps
What the Fit
Self · 1 eps
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 8 eps
The Osbournes
Self · 1 eps
Kids' Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Self - Elektra
Angel City
Self · 3 eps
CMT Insider
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self - Sydney Bristow
A Path Appears
Self · 3 eps
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Self
On Brand with Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
