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.
Born: 17 April 1972
Played In
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Jul 2026
The Five Star Weekend
Hollis Shaw
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Sep 2025
On Brand with Jimmy Fallon
Self
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Nov 2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Self - Elektra
Movie
Jul 2024
Deadpool & Wolverine
Elektra
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Dec 2023
Can't Go Home
K.D Williams
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Nov 2023
Family Switch
Jess Walker
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May 2023
Angel City
Self
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Apr 2023
The Last Thing He Told Me
Hannah Hall
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Sep 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
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Mar 2022
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self - Guest
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Mar 2022
The Adam Project
Ellie Reed
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Mar 2021
YES DAY
Allison Torres
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Jun 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Princess Buttercup / Ancient Booer
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May 2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
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Apr 2020
Upload
Officer Jennifer Garner (voice)
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Sep 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
Movie
Mar 2019
Wonder Park
June's Mom (voice)
TV Show
Oct 2018
Camping
Kathryn
Movie
Sep 2018
Peppermint
Riley North
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Mar 2018
What the Fit
Self
Movie
Feb 2018
Love, Simon
Emily
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Jan 2018
Llama Llama
Mama Llama (voice)
Movie
Dec 2017
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
Sandy
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May 2017
Wakefield
Diana Wakefield
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May 2017
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Nadine
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Aug 2016
Ask the Storybots
Movie
Aug 2016
Nine Lives
Lara Brand
Movie
Apr 2016
Mother's Day
Lt. Dana Barton
Movie
Mar 2016
Miracles from Heaven
Christy Beam
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Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
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Mar 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
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Mar 2015
Danny Collins
Samantha Leigh Donnelly
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Mar 2015
Hot Ones
Self
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Jan 2015
A Path Appears
Self
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Jan 2015
A Path Appears
Self
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Dec 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
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Oct 2014
Men, Women & Children
Patricia Beltmeyer
Movie
Oct 2014
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Kelly Cooper
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Apr 2014
Draft Day
Ali Parker
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Feb 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
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Feb 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
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Nov 2013
Dallas Buyers Club
Eve
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Oct 2012
Butter
Laura Pickler
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Aug 2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Cindy Green
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May 2012
Serena
Serena
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Apr 2011
Arthur
Susan Johnson
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Nov 2010
Conan
Self - Guest
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Feb 2010
Valentine's Day
Julia Fitzpatrick
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Jan 2010
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Self
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Oct 2009
The Invention of Lying
Anna McDoogles
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Sep 2009
The Jay Leno Show
Self
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May 2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Jenny Perotti
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Mar 2009
Party Down
Evie
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Dec 2008
Cyrano de Bergerac
Roxane
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Jan 2008
Cyrano de Bergerac
Roxanne
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Dec 2007
Juno
Vanessa Loring
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Aug 2007
The Kingdom
Janet Mayes
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Feb 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
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Oct 2006
Catch and Release
Gray Wheeler
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Sep 2006
Rachael Ray
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Jan 2005
Elektra
Elektra Natchios / Elektra
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Apr 2004
13 Going on 30
Jenna Rink
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Apr 2004
CMT Insider
Self
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Jan 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
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Sep 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
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Sep 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
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Sep 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest
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May 2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self - Sydney Bristow
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Feb 2003
Daredevil
Elektra Natchios
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Jan 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
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Dec 2002
Catch Me If You Can
Cheryl Ann
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May 2002
Icons
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Mar 2002
The Osbournes
Self
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Sep 2001
Alias
Sydney Bristow
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Jul 2001
Dinner for Five
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Jun 2001
Rennie's Landing
Kiley
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May 2001
Pearl Harbor
Sandra
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Dec 2000
Dude, Where's My Car?
Wanda
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Nov 1999
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Diane Agostini
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Oct 1999
Time of Your Life
Romy Sullivan
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Mar 1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
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Sep 1998
Felicity
Hannah Bibb
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Sep 1998
Fantasy Island
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Mar 1998
Significant Others
Nell
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Dec 1997
Mr. Magoo
Stacey Sampanahoditra
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Dec 1997
Deconstructing Harry
Woman in Elevator
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Oct 1997
Washington Square
Marian Almond
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Sep 1997
1999
Annabel
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Aug 1997
The View
Self
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Jul 1997
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Sasha
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Jul 1997
Leute heute
Self
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Apr 1997
Rose Hill
Mary Rose Clayborne / Victoria Elliot at 17
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Mar 1997
Taff
self
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Sep 1996
The Pretender
Billie H. Vaughn / Dupree
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Sep 1996
Spin City
Becky
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Jul 1996
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
TV Show
May 1996
Dead Man's Walk
Clara Forsythe
Movie
Apr 1996
Harvest of Fire
Sarah Troyer
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Mar 1996
Swift Justice
Allison
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Sep 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
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Aug 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
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May 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Sep 1990
Law & Order
Jaime
TV Show
Dec 1989
The Simpsons
Jennifer Garner (voice)
TV Show
Nov 1989
America's Funniest Home Videos
TV Show
Sep 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
TV Show
Jan 1987
Kids' Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
TV Show
Sep 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Self
TV Show
Feb 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self
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Oct 1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV Show
Oct 1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
TV Show
Mar 1953
The Oscars
Self
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Jan 1952
Today
Self
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Dec 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mary Rose
TV Show
Jan 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Movie
Fruitcake
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Mrs. Claus
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Jackpot
Movie
Zygote
Parisa
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One Attempt Remaining