Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969)[2] is a well respected television and film actress who rose to international fame for playing the girl next door character Rachel Green on the hugely successful sitcom Friends from 1994 to 2004. For her work in television , she has won three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics Choice Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her hairstyle dubbed the ‘ Rachel Haircut’, became an international sensation and she has since become one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
Jennifer Aniston | |
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 Aniston in 2012 | |
| Born | Jennifer Joanna Aniston[1] February 11, 1969 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Notable work | Rachel Green in Friends |
| Height | 5 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.64 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Brad Pitt (m. 2000–05; div.) Justin Theroux (m. 2015–2017 sep.) |
| Partner | Tate Donovan (1995–1998) |
| Parent(s) | John Aniston Nancy Dow |
Since Friends ended, Aniston had successfully transitioned to a successful film career. She starred in many popular romantic comedies such as Bruce Almighty, The Break-Up, Marley & Me, Just Go with It, He’s Just not that Into You. She also took on more serious roles in dramas like Cake and The Good Girl for which she earned Golden Globe nominations
In the late 2010s, Aniston returned to television by executively producing and starring in the acclaimed Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show alongside Reese Witherspoon and Julianna Margulies. For her role on the show, she won both a Critics Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (2020) for The Morning Show. She was also nominated for three Primetime Emmy awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series as well as four SAG awards. The Morning Show has been renewed for a fourth and fifth season continuing her successful return to television.
Early life
changeJennifer 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
changeShe was married to Brad Pitt from 2000 until they divorced in 2005.[1] They acted together in the episode "The One with the Rumor" on Friends. She began a relationship with Justin Theroux in 2011. The couple married in 2015 in Bel Air, Los Angeles.
On February 15, 2018, Aniston and Theroux announced that they were separating after two years of marriage and seven years as a couple.[6]
Movies
change| 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
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Desk, Pinkvilla (6 January 2023). "20 actresses in their 50s who are at the pinnacle of their Hollywood careers". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jennifer Aniston". E! Online. E!. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Jennifer Aniston Biography". People. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Dow, Nancy (1999). From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-57392-772-7.
- ↑ "Jennifer Aniston" Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine (Flash video). Inside the Actors Studio. at (1:20–2:00)
- ↑ "Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Split 'Lovingly' After Two Years of Marriage". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
Other websites
change- Official website Archived 2017-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Jennifer Aniston on IMDb
- Jennifer Aniston at TV.com
- Official Warner Brothers Friends site Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine