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.
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as Elektra
2023
as K.D Williams
2023
as Jess Walker
2023
as Self
2023
as Hannah Hall
2022
as Self - Guest
2022
as Ellie Reed
2021
as Allison Torres
2020
as Princess Buttercup / Ancient Booer
2020
as Self
2020
as Officer Jennifer Garner (voice)
2019
as June's Mom (voice)
2018
as Kathryn
2018
as Riley North
2018
as Emily Spier
2018
as Mama Llama
2017
as Sandy Mason
2017
as Diana Wakefield
2017
as Nadine
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as Lara Brand
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as Lt. Dana Barton
2016
as Christy Beam
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as Samantha Leigh Donnelly
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as Self
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as Herself
2014
as Patricia Beltmeyer
2014
as Kelly Cooper
2014
as Ali Parker
2013
as Eve
2012
as Laura Pickler
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as Cindy Green
2012
as Serena
2011
as Susan Johnson
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as Julia Fitzpatrick
2010
as Self
2009
as Anna McDoogles
2009
as Jenny Perotti
2009
as Evie
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as Roxane
2007
as Vanessa Loring
2007
as Janet Mayes
2006
as Gray Wheeler
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as Elektra Natchios / Elektra
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as Jenna Rink
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as Self
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as Elektra Natchios / Elektra
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as Cheryl Ann
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as Sydney Bristow
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as Kiley
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as Sandra
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as Wanda
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as Diane Agostini
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as Romy Sullivan
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as Hannah Bibb
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as Nell
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as Stacey Sampanahoditra
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as Woman in Elevator
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as Marian Almond
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as Annabel
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as Sasha
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as Mary Rose Clayborne / Victoria Elliot at 17
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as Billie H. Vaughn / Dupree
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as Becky
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as Clara Forsythe
1996
as Sarah Troyer
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as Allison
1990
as Jaime
1989
as Jennifer Garner (voice)
1987
as Self - Presenter
1953
as Self
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as Mary Rose
as Allison Torres