While working on Alias, she gained minor roles in hit movies such as Pearl Harbor (2001) and Catch Me if You Can (2002). Garner’s conservative upbringing included going to church every Sunday, not wearing make-up or a bikini, and waiting at least until the age of 16 to be allowed to get her ears pierced, which, she later joked, made her family “just a step away from being Amish.” She began taking ballet lessons at the age of three and continued to dance throughout her youth, but she did not envision herself becoming a classical ballerina. Garner made her first big screen appearance of the 21st century in the comedy Dude, Where’s My Car?, playing Ashton Kutcher’s character’s girlfriend. Even as Garner was cast after several auditions, Abrams revealed that he remained panicked with the thought that she might not be able to pull off the role, especially as, on the first day of shooting, he was told by Garner herself, “I don’t think I can do this.” Garner later commented, “I was such a girlie-girl then. The first few episodes of season one of Alias, which averaged about 10.2 million weekly viewers, earned Garner the award for “Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama” at the 2002 Golden Globe Awards. Garner’s salary for the show began at $40,000 an episode and rose to $150,000 per episode by the series’ end.

Jennifer Garner names son Samuel Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have named their “healthy” newborn son, who arrived on Monday (27.02.12), Samuel. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have… [link]

She has credited her older sister, Melissa Lynn Garner Wylie, who resides in Boston, Massachusetts, as a source of inspiration to her. Garner, who up until then had mostly played weepy waifs, did not learn that she “might have to throw a punch or kick” until the first few days of the audition. During the show’s run, Garner received four consecutive Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama nominations as well as Emmy nominations for her lead performance.

Jennifer Garner Evicted a Non-Rent Paying Baby Boy from Her Womb Today [Celebrity Kids] People Magazine reports that Jennifer Garner gave birth to a baby boy in Santa Monica on Tuesday. This is the third child and the first son for Garner and husband Ben Affleck; the couple also have two daughters: Violet, 6, and Seraphina, 3. More » [link]

Garner gained recognition on television for her performance as CIA agent Sydney Bristow in the thriller drama series Alias, which aired on ABC for five seasons from 2001 to 2006. Garner is the second of three daughters born into a middle class family in Houston, Texas. Garner attended George Washington High School in Charleston. She was then cast in her first television role as part of a made-for-television movie Zoya, based on the Danielle Steel novel. in the late 1990s, she made brief appearances in individual episodes of Spin City and Law & Order while also securing roles in two short-lived television series, Significant Others and Time of Your Life. Garner made her first big screen appearance of the 21st century in the comedy Dude, Where’s My Car?, playing Ashton Kutcher’s character’s girlfriend.

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