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Jennifer Aniston

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Jennifer Aniston
Aniston in 2012
Born
Jennifer Joanna Aniston[1]

(1969-02-11) February 11, 1969 (age 56)
Los Angeles, California, USA
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJen Aniston
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
Notable workRachel Green in Friends
Spouse(s)Brad Pitt (m. 2000–05; div.)
Justin Theroux (m. 2015–2017 sep.)
PartnerTate Donovan (1995–1998)
Parent(s)John Aniston
Nancy Dow

Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is a prominent American actress and 1990s cultural icon who rose to international superstardom in the mid-1990s for her portrayal of the iconic character Rachel Green on the classic sitcom Friends (1994-2004). She has won 1 Screen Actors Guild Awards, one Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work in television. Her "Rachel" haircut and girl next door appeal made her the breakout star of Friends.

Romantic Comedies (2004-2012)**

After the conclusion of Friends, Aniston transitioned into a film career, starring in classic romantic comedies throughout the mid 2000s , including movies like Office Space, The Break-Up, He's Just Not That Into You, Marley and Me, Just Go With It and Horrible Bosses (2011). She also secured an Emmy nomination as a guest actress on 30 Rock in 2009.

**Resurgence in Career and Permanent Return to Television (2016-Present)**

In the late 2010s, Jennifer Aniston re-established herself as an A-list actress in television by executively producing acclaimed shows such as Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere starring Kerry Washington and Apple TV+'s The Morning Show alongside Reese Witherspoon and Billy Crudup. In The Morning Show, she played the lead role of a veteran news anchor, Alex Levy, who is trying to navigate the changing news media landscape after a public scandal and her relationship with her co-anchor. For her work, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Lead Female Actor in a Drama Series (2020) and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She also earned nominations for her work as an executive producer. The Morning Show has been renewed for a fourth and final season.

Her work in television made Forbes rank her as the 10th highest paid television actress in Hollywood alongside Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, and Julia Louis Drefyus.

In 2019, she was awarded the SAG-AFTRA Patron award for her philanthropic work. Her best friend Reese Witherspoon and Friends co-stars paid tribute to her.

Early life

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Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969,[2] in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California.[3] She is the daughter of John Aniston and Nancy Dow.[3] Her father is Greek and a native of Crete, while her mother was born in New York City. Dow died of a stroke in May 2016. One of her maternal great-grandfathers was an Italian immigrant,[4] and her mother's other ancestry is Scottish, Irish, and a small amount of Greek.[5] Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick, her maternal older half-brother, and Alex Aniston, her younger paternal half-brother.[3] Aniston's godfather was actor Telly Savalas, one of her father's best friends.[3]

Personal life

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Jennifer Aniston's Public Image and Tragic Personal Life by Tabloids

Jennifer Aniston is regarded by the media as a popular 1990s sex symbol and is known for her private girl next door persona in interviews. She is 57 years old.

Jennifer Aniston was briefly engaged to OC actor Tate Donovan (1996-1998) and suffered a miscarriage while they were together. Jennifer Aniston was married to Hollywood icon Brad Pitt from (1999- 2005) before he divorced her after he began a public extramarital affair with American actress Angelina Jolie on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. She later remarried to Justin Theroux and divorced in 2017. She likes to live a private life and is not interested in marriage (2025 interview).

Jennifer Aniston Infamous 2005-2006 Diane Sawyer Interview and 2000s Tabloids Exposure: During the 2000s decade, the tabloids often exposed Jennifer Aniston's fertility issues to the world after her first partner split with her and the media put out initial false rumors of no kids, and she cried a little a in the now infamous 2005 Diane Sawyer interview. She was in a happier mood in the 2006 interview had to be immediately cut when she began screaming after she was informed the A-list Brangelina couple were announcing their pregnancy with their first child in Namibia in February 2006 which left Diane Sawyer confused until she said "Diane my divorce was finalized only in October 2005 in anger, not the media date June 2005". She threw shade at both of them in the interview, saying "Both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie lack a sensitivity chip and have zero class". "She later said she was annoyed at tabloid harassment".

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Mac and Me Dancer in McDonald's Uncredited
1993 Leprechaun Tory Reding
1996 She's the One Renee Fitzpatrick
1996 Dream for an Insomniac Allison
1997 'Til There Was You Debbie
1997 Picture Perfect Kate Mosley
1998 The Thin Pink Line Clove
1998 Waiting for Woody Herself Short film
1998 The Object of My Affection Nina Borowski
1999 Office Space Joanna
1999 The Iron Giant Annie Hughes (voice)
2001 Rock Star Emily Poule
2002 The Good Girl Justine Last
2003 Bruce Almighty Grace Connelly
2004 Along Came Polly Polly Prince
2005 Derailed Lucinda Harris / Jane
2005 Rumor Has It Sarah Huttinger
2006 Friends with Money Olivia
2006 Room 10 Co-Director Short film
2006 The Break-Up Brooke Meyers
2008 Marley & Me Jenny Grogan
2008 Burma: It Can't Wait Producer Short film
2008 Management Sue Claussen Also executive producer
2009 He's Just Not That into You Beth Murphy
2009 Love Happens Eloise Chandler
2010 The Bounty Hunter Nicole Hurley
2010 The Switch Kassie Larson Also executive producer
2011 Just Go with It Katherine Murphy / Devlin Maccabee
2011 Horrible Bosses Dr. Julia Harris
2012 Wanderlust Linda Gergenblatt
2012 $ellebrity Herself Documentary film
2013 We're the Millers Sarah "Rose" O'Reilly
2013 Life of Crime Margaret "Mickey" Dawson Also executive producer
2014 Horrible Bosses 2 Dr. Julia Harris
2014 She's Funny That Way Jane Claremont
2014 Cake Claire Simmons Also executive producer
2014 Journey to Sundance Herself Documentary film
2015 Unity Narrator
2016 Mother's Day Sandy Newhouse
2016 Storks Sarah Gardner (voice)
2016 Office Christmas Party Carol Vanstone
2017 The Yellow Birds Maureen Murphy Also executive producer
2018 Dumplin' Rosie Dickson Also executive producer
2019 Murder Mystery Audrey Spitz Also executive producer
TBA The Iron Giant Christmas Carol Annie Hughes (voice)

References

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  1. ↑ "20 actresses in their 50s who are at the pinnacle of their Hollywood careers". Pinkvilla. 6 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jennifer Aniston". E! Online. E!. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Jennifer Aniston Biography". People. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ Dow, Nancy (1999). From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-57392-772-7.
  5. ↑ "Jennifer Aniston" Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine (Flash video). Inside the Actors Studio. at (1:20–2:00)

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