Actress, born in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA. She trained at the High School for the Performing Arts in New York City, worked off-Broadway, then went to Hollywood, where she eventually achieved success through her role as Rachel Green in the acclaimed television series Friends (19942004). Roles in feature films include Leprechaun (1993), She's the One (1996), The Object of My Affection (1998), Bruce Almighty (2003), and The Break-Up (2006). She was married to actor Brad Pitt (20005).
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February 11, 1969 (age 37) Sherman Oaks, California, USA |
| Height | 5'5" |
| Notable roles | Rachel Green in Friends |
Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning American film and television actress. After several lesser-known film and television roles during the early 1990s, Aniston came to fame playing Rachel Green on the highly popular television sitcom Friends for which she won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award.
Biography
Aniston is the daughter of actor John Aniston (originally Ioannis Anastassakis) and his then-wife Nancy Dow, who was also an actress; Aniston's godfather was the late Greek American actor Telly Savalas, who was her father's best friend, and Aniston spent some of her childhood in Greece, but most of it in New York City, where her father appeared in the soap operas Love of Life and Search for Tomorrow.
In 2006, Aniston appeared in the low-budget drama, Friends with Money, which was first shown at the Cannes Film Festival, received a limited release, and grossed over $13 million.
Aniston has been linked to the upcoming films The Senator's Wife, Wanted and Diary, but none have yet begun filming.
In October 2006, during a guest appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Aniston denied rumours that she and Vaughn broke up.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wanted | Diane | announced |
| Diary | Kathryn Fayer | pre-production | |
| The Senator's Wife | Rosalind Mitchell | pre-production | |
| 2006 | The Break-Up | Brooke Meyers | |
| Friends with Money | Olivia | ||
| Room 10 | short film; co-director only | ||
| 2005 | Rumor Has It | Sarah Huttinger | |
| Derailed | Lucinda Harris | ||
| 2004 | Along Came Polly | Polly Prince | |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | Grace Connelly | |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Justine Last | |
| 2001 | Rock Star | Emily Poule | |
| 1999 | The Iron Giant | Annie Hughes | voice only |
| Office Space | Joanna | ||
| 1998 | The Object of My Affection | Nina Borowski | |
| 1997 | Picture Perfect | Kate Mosely | |
| 'Til There was You | Debbie | ||
| 1996 | She's the One | Renee Fitzpatrick | |
| Dream for an Insomniac | Allison | ||
| 1993 | Leprechaun | Tory Reding |
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