Acting
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.
Filmography
The Five Star Weekend
Series · 2026
On Brand with Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2025
Deadpool & Wolverine
Film · 2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Film · 2024
Family Switch
Film · 2023
Can't Go Home
Series · 2023
Angel City
Series · 2023
The Last Thing He Told Me
Series · 2023
The Adam Project
Film · 2022
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Series · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
YES DAY
Film · 2021
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Film · 2020
Upload
Series · 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Series · 2020
Wonder Park
Film · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Love, Simon
Film · 2018
Peppermint
Film · 2018
Camping
Series · 2018
Llama Llama
Series · 2018
What the Fit
Series · 2018
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
Film · 2017
Wakefield
Film · 2017
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Film · 2017
Miracles from Heaven
Film · 2016
Mother's Day
Film · 2016
Nine Lives
Film · 2016
Ask the Storybots
Series · 2016
Danny Collins
Film · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
A Path Appears
Series · 2015
Draft Day
Film · 2014
Men, Women & Children
Film · 2014
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
Dallas Buyers Club
Film · 2013
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Film · 2012
Butter
Film · 2012
Serena
Film · 2012
Arthur
Film · 2011
Valentine's Day
Film · 2010
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
The Invention of Lying
Film · 2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Film · 2009
The Jay Leno Show
Series · 2009
Party Down
Series · 2009
Cyrano de Bergerac
Film · 2008
Cyrano de Bergerac
Film · 2008
The Kingdom
Film · 2007
Juno
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Catch and Release
Film · 2006
Rachael Ray
Series · 2006
Elektra
Film · 2005
The Making of 'Elektra'
Film · 2005
13 Going on 30
Film · 2004
CMT Insider
Series · 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Series · 2004
Daredevil
Film · 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Film · 2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Catch Me If You Can
Film · 2002
The Osbournes
Series · 2002
Icons
Series · 2002
Pearl Harbor
Film · 2001
Rennie's Landing
Film · 2001
Dinner for Five
Series · 2001
Alias
Series · 2001
Dude, Where's My Car?
Film · 2000
Time of Your Life
Series · 1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Series · 1999
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Series · 1999
Fantasy Island
Series · 1998
Significant Others
Series · 1998
Felicity
Series · 1998
Deconstructing Harry
Film · 1997
Mr. Magoo
Film · 1997
Rose Hill
Film · 1997
1999
Film · 1997
Washington Square
Film · 1997
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Leute heute
Series · 1997
Taff
Series · 1997
Harvest of Fire
Film · 1996
The Pretender
Series · 1996
Spin City
Series · 1996
Dead Man's Walk
Series · 1996
Swift Justice
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Law & Order
Series · 1990
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
America's Funniest Home Videos
Series · 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Kids' Choice Awards
Series · 1987
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Today
Series · 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Fruitcake
Film
Mrs. Claus
Film
Jackpot
Film
Zygote
Film
One Attempt Remaining
Film
Fantasy Camp
Film
13 Going on 30
Film