Jennifer Garner or Jennifer Anne Affleck in real life was born on 
April 17, 1972. She is an American actress and best known for her role as CIA agent Sydney Bristow on the TV show Alias; as well as for her roles in the films Juno, Pearl Harbor, Dude, Where's My Car?, 13 Going on 30, Catch Me if You Can, Daredevil, Elektra, Catch and Release, and The Kingdom.
Garner was born in the Houston, Texas, the daughter of Patricia Ann, an English teacher from Oklahoma, and William John Garner, a chemical engineer who worked for Union Carbide in Texas. Her family is Methodist. At three years old, Garner began taking ballet lessons which she continued throughout her youth. Although she admitted that she loved dancing, she never had ambitions to become a classical ballerina.
In 1990, Garner graduated from George Washington High School in Charleston, where she played the saxophone. She then enrolled at Denison University to study chemistry. Upon realizing that she enjoyed stage acting more than science, Garner changed her major to drama. Garner graduated from Denison in 1994 and continued her drama education at the National Theater Institute in Waterford, Connecticut where she was trained by fight choreographer David Chandler, and told she was a natural in stage combat. Keen for immediate experience, she visited her friend, Clayton Kirlew, in New York City in 1995 and decided to take her chances in New York theatre.
Garner enjoys cooking, gardening, hiking and kickboxing. She is close friends with Reese Witherspoon and also close to actress Jean Louisa Kelly, who interviewed Garner for the June 2005 issue of Self magazine.
In December 2007, Garner was named The Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail's 2007 West Virginian of the Year "for her dedication, work ethic and unique role as role model and ambassador for West Virginia." She has a golden Labrador Retriever named "Martha Stewart" which appeared with her on the television show Martha on January 24, 2007.
On October 19, 2000, Garner married actor Scott Foley, whom she met on the set of Felicity in 1998. After separating from Foley in March 2003, Garner filed for divorce in May 2003, citing irreconcilable differences.
Garner is known for being private about her personal life. This is reflected in her relationships with Michael Vartan and Ben Affleck.
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