Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. She was born in Houston, Texas, but grew up in Charleston, West Virginia (her father's job brought the family there). She was married to Ben Affleck from 2005 to 2018. More recently, she joined the army of co-owners of Angel City FC, a Los Angeles-based team set to start play in the National Women's Soccer League in 2022.
She is not related to James Garner.
Roles
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Live-Action Films
- Woman in Elevator in Deconstructing Harry (1997)
- Marian Almond in Washington Square (1997)
- Stacey Sampanahodrita in Mr. Magoo (1997)
- Wanda in Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
- Nurse Sandra in Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Kiley Bradshaw in Rennies Landing (2001)
- Cheryl Ann in Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- Elektra in Daredevil (2004)
- Jenna Rink in 13 Going on 30 (2004)
- Elektra in Elektra (2005)
- Gray in Catch And Release (2006)
- Janet Mayes in The Kingdom' (2007)
- Vanessa Loring in Juno (2007)
- Jenny Perotti in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
- Anna McDoogles in The Invention of Lying (2009)
- Julia Fitzpatrick in Valentine's Day (2010)
- Susan Johnson in Arthur (2011)
- Laura Pickler in Butter (2011)
- Cindy Green in The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
- Dr. Eve Saks in Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
- Ali in Draft Day (2014)
- Patricia Beltmeyer in Men, Women & Children (2014)
- Kelly Cooper in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
- Samantha Leigh Donnelly in Danny Collins (2015)
- Christy Beam in Miracles From Heaven (2016)
- Dana Barton in Mother's Day (2016)
- Lara Brand in Nine Lives (2016)
- Diana Wakefield in Wakefield (2016)
- Nadine in A Happening Of Monumental Proportions (2017)
- Sandy in The Tribes Of Palos Verdes (2017)
- Nadine in A Happening Of Monumental Proportions (2017)
- Emily Spier in Love, Simon (2018)
- Riley North in Peppermint (2018)
- Ellie Reed in The Adam Project (2022)
Live-Action Series
- Allison in Swift Justice (1996)
- Clara Forsythe in Dead Man's Walk (1996)
- Jaime in Law & Order (1996)
- Becky in Spin City (1996)
- Nell in Significant Others (1998)
- Sally in Fantasy Island (1998)
- Hannah Bibb in Felicity (1998 — 2002)
- Billie Vaughn in The Pretender (1999)
- Diane Agostini in Aftershock Earthquake In New York (1999)
- Romy Sullivan in Time Of Your Life (1999 — 2000)
- Sydney Bristow in Alias (2001 — 2006)
- Roxane in Great Performances (2008)
- Kathryn McSorley-Jodell in Camping (2018)
- Cell Tower Operators in Ask the StoryBots (2019)
- Princess Buttercup, The Booer in Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
Voice Acting
- Sydney Bristow in Alias (2004)
- Mama Llama in Llama Llama (2018)
- Mom in Wonder Park (2019)
Tropes
- Action Girl: Played a lot of these, especially after her role as Sydney in Alias. Moved into comedy in the 2010s, with the exception of Peppermint demonstrating that she could still do the Action Girl stuff.
- Creator Backlash: The Elektra movie. She only did it due to contractual obligations from Daredevil.
- Directed by Cast Member: Directed one episode of Alias in the fourth season.
- Endearingly Dorky: Though her roles as Secret Agent Sydney Bristow and Super Antihero Elektra made her famous, and in the latter's case infamous, as an Action Girl, it was her roles in movies like 13 Going on 30, Valentine's Day and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past that made her a household name.
- Romance on the Set: She was married to her costar from Felicity Scott Foley, dated Michael Vartan who played her love interest on Alias, before she finally married Ben Affleck after working with him on the films Pearl Harbor and Daredevil.
- Star-Making Role: Her role as Sydney in Alias rose her to stardom.
- Timeshifted Actor: Christa B. Allen has played the younger version of two of Garner's characters, in 13 Going on 30 and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
- Written-In Infirmity: When she became pregnant, her character on Alias did too, with the result that Sydney's action scenes had to be cut considerably.
