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Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. She studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City. She had a starring role on the Fox teen drama series ''Time of Your Life'' (1999–2000), and supporting roles in the war drama film ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001) and the comedy-drama film ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002).

Her breakthrough came with playing Sydney Bristow in the ABC action thriller series ''Alias'' (2001–2006), which earned her a Golden Globe, and four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, among other honors. Garner received further recognition for her starring roles in the romantic comedies ''13 Going on 30'' (2004), ''Juno'' (2007), ''Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'' (2009) and ''Valentine's Day'' (2010), and for playing Elektra in superhero films, including ''Daredevil'' (2003).

She has since starred in the biographical drama ''Dallas Buyers Club'' (2013); the family comedies ''Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'' (2014), ''Love, Simon'' (2018), and ''Yes Day'' (2021); the action films ''Peppermint'' (2018) and ''The Adam Project'' (2022); and the Apple TV+ drama series ''The Last Thing He Told Me'' (2023).

Garner works as an advocate for early childhood education and serves on the board of Save the Children USA. She is also the co-founder and chief brand officer of Once Upon a Farm, an organic baby food company. Additionally, Garner is a vocal advocate for anti-paparazzi campaigns aimed at protecting the children of celebrities. Provided by Wikipedia