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The Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner was born on April 17, 1972 in Houston Texas. She and her two sisters, Melissa Wylie and Susannah Carpenter were raised as Methodists. As early as age 3, Jennifer Garner took up ballet lessons, which continued until her teenage years. When her family moved to West Virginia due to her father’s job relocation, Jennifer Garner attended George Washington High School and pursued a majoring chemistry at Denison University.

When Jennifer Garner realized she enjoyed acting, she switched her chemistry major to drama. After graduating in 1994, the young and sexy Jennifer Garner continued her professional acting education at the National Theater Institute. While attending the institute, Jennifer was trained by David Chandler, an expert in fight choreography, and was told that she had natural talent in stage combat.

In 1995, Jennifer Garner moved to New York to seek acting experience. Working as an understudy in a play, she earned $150/week before earning her first TV role in the made-for-TV Zoya. She was then given small roles in “Significant Others” and “Time of Your Life”. Jennifer received a recurring role in the series, Felicity, but gained popularity when she appeared in Pearl Harbor and comedy flick, Dude Where’s My Car?

In 2001, Jennifer Garner received her big break when ABC offered her with a lead role in the spy drama Alias. The series became an overnight success, which led to multiple awards from different bodies including 4 consecutive Golden Globe nominations, four consecutive Emmy nominations and an Actor Award from the Screen Actors Guild. The series concluded in May 2006, after the fifth season due to Garner’s pregnancy.

Aside from her successful TV series, the hot Jennifer Garner also appeared in the big screen with a cameo role in the Steven Spielberg film “Catch me if You Can”, leading role in the fantasy movies “Elektra” and “Daredevil” and a romantic comedy in “13 Going on 30”. Her most recent movie is the 2007 romantic comedy “Catch and Release”.

Jennifer Garner was married to actor Scott Foley on October 19, 2000, but the couple officially divorced on March 2004. After dating Alias co-star Michael Vartan from 2003 to 2004, she became romantically involved with Daredevil costar Ben Affleck. On June 29, 2005, the couple got married in a surprise ceremony on the Turks and Caicos Islands. Jennifer Garner gave birth to their daughter Violet Anne Affleck on December 1, 2005.