Jennifer Garner

Guide Note

Texas-born actress Jennifer Garner played Sydney Bristow in ABC's Alias from 2001 to 2006. Since the show ended, she has established herself as a leading film actress, with roles in Catch and Release, 13 Going on 30 and Juno.

Fast Facts

1. Born: April 17, 1972
2. Spouse: Ben Affleck
3. Height: 5'9"
4. Former boyfriend: Michael Vartan
5. First husband: Scott Foley
6. 2001: Maxim's Sexiest Woman
7. 2005: FHM's #2 Sexiest Woman in the World
8. Had ears pierced specially for 2006 Oscars earrings
9. Paid $7 million for The Kingdom

After several cancelled television series, Garner earned a recurring role on Felicity. She had minor roles in Dude, Where's My Car? and Pearl Harbor before being cast in Alias. She won a Golden Globe in 2002 for Best Actress in the series.

Since Alias ended, she has appeared in several films, including Peter Berg's The Kingdom and the sleeper-hit Juno. She appears in the Ricky Gervais comedy This Side of the Truth alongside Jonah Hill and Tina Fey.

Foley and Garner met on the set of Felicity and married in 2000. They divorced in 2004, and Garner has since said that their Hollywood lifestyle led to the separation. Garner briefly dated her Alias co-star Michael Vartan, and their split instigated rumors that Garner encouraged the show's producers to have him "killed off."

Garner married Ben Affleck in June 2005 and she gave birth to their daughter Violet Anne Affleck in December of the same year.

Garner has two sisters, Melissa (older) and Susannah (younger). They had a very strict childhood, where going to movies, wearing make-up and having their ears pierced was banned. In early 2006, Garner pierced her ears specially to be able to wear a pair of $250,000 diamond earrings at that year's Academy Awards ceremony.