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While landing a guest spot on a hit
television series would be a welcome event for most up-and-coming
actresses, Jennifer Garner's brief run on Felicity proved especially
fortunate for her. Thanks to her appearance on Felicity, she met her
future husband, and the producer who would cast her in the leading role of
the successful action/adventure series Alias.
Jennifer Garner nude was born in Houston, TX, in 1972. When she was very young,
her family relocated to Charleston, WV, where she grew up. Garner was the
second of three daughters, and early on developed an interest in ballet.
After graduating from George Washington High School in Charleston, Garner
attended Denison University in Granville, OH, where she became interested
in drama, and eventually received a degree in theater.
After college, Garner moved to New York and began auditioning for stage
roles. In 1995 she landed her first part, only a month after arriving in
town, as an understudy in the Broadway production of A Month in the
Country. Later that same year, Garner moved to Los Angeles, and began
working in television, making her screen debut in the made-for-TV movie
Zoya. Over the next two years, Garner landed guest roles on several
television shows, including Spin City and Law and Order, and small parts
in several motion pictures, among them Deconstructing Harry, In Harm's
Way, and Mr. Magoo.
1998 found Garner cast as the female lead on the short-lived Fox drama
Significant Others. While the show only aired for a little over a month,
Garner fared much better with a showy recurring role on Felicity, where
she played Hannah, the former girlfriend of Noel Crane, played by Scott
Foley. While Garner claims she had to go through five rounds of auditions
before she was given the role, she certainly made an impression on co-star
Foley; they soon began dating, and were married in the fall of 2000.
Garner's work on Felicity helped win her a major supporting role on the
television series Time of Your Life, a spin-off from Party of Five
starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. The heavily promoted series was a ratings
disappointment, but Garner received enthusiastic notices, and began
winning film roles in high-profile projects such as Pearl Harbor and Dude,
Where's My Car?
In 2000, J.J. Abrams, who produced Felicity, was preparing a new series
for ABC about a female CIA agent living a triple life as a spy posing as a
college student, who is posing as a bank employee. Abrams remembered
Garner's impressive performance as Hannah, and cast her as Sydney Bristow
in Alias. The show quickly became a success, earning respectable ratings,
strong reviews, and a devoted fan following who tuned in each week to see
Garner beat up bad guys and don an impressive collection of slinky
outfits. That same year, Garner also appeared opposite her husband, Foley,
in a supporting role in the independent drama Rennie's Landing.
In a welcome change from Jennifer's previous experiences, Alias has
enjoyed respectable ratings, a strong critical reception and an extension
into a second season. The program has spawned a loyal fan base and, in
February of 2002, Jennifer was awarded the Golden Globe for Best
Performance by an Actress in a Drama.
Alias is under contract with ABC through the 2002-03 season, and as the
program's popularity continues to soar, there seems to be little doubt
that another contract renewal will follow. In the meantime, Jennifer has
continued to expand her acting experience. In December 2002, she had a
small but memorable part as a model turned call girl, in Catch Me If You
Can, with Leonardo DiCaprio. She opened 2003 with Daredevil, playing the
sexy Electra Natchios next to Ben Affleck. Needless to say, we will be
seeing more of Jennifer.
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