Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born March 11, 1969)[2] is an American actor, movie producer, and television producer. She is best known for her starring role on the television program Friends. For this she won an Emmy Award,[3] and a Golden Globe Award. Since then she has been in many different movies.
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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 |
| Net worth | $200 million (May 2017) |
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Brad Pitt (m. 2000–05; div.) Justin Theroux (m. 2015–2017 sep.) |
| Partner(s) | Tate Donovan (1995-1998) |
| Parent(s) | John Aniston Nancy Dow |
Early life
Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969,[2] in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California.[4] She is the daughter of John Aniston and Nancy Dow.[4] 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,[5] and her mother's other ancestry is Scottish, Irish, and a small amount of Greek.[6] Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick, her maternal older half-brother, and Alex Aniston, her younger paternal half-brother.[4] Aniston's godfather was actor Telly Savalas, one of her father's best friends.[4]
Personal life
She 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.[7]
Movies
| 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) |
Jennifer Aniston Media
Aniston at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Aniston at the premiere of He's Just Not That Into You in 2009
Aniston at the London premiere of Horrible Bosses in 2011
Aniston's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Aniston and writer-director Andrés Useche after filming their ocean wildlife preservation project
References
- ↑ 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 1 August 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jennifer Aniston". E! Online. E!. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ↑ Silverman, Stephen M. (September 22, 2002). "Emmy Awards Make New Best 'Friends'". People. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "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)
- ↑ (in en) Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Split 'Lovingly' After Two Years of Marriage. http://people.com/movies/jennifer-aniston-and-justin-theroux-split-after-two-years-of-marriage/. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
Other websites
- 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
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