Born: February 11, 1969
Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Born in Sherman Oaks, California,
Jennifer Aniston spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family. Her family then relocated to New York City where her parents, John Aniston and Nancy Dow, divorced when she was 9. Jennifer was raised by her mother and her father landed a role, as "
Victor Kiriakis", on the daytime soap "
Days of Our Lives" (1965). Jennifer had her first taste of acting at age 11 when she joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. It was also at the Rudolf Steiner School that she developed her passion for art. She began her professional training as a drama student at New York's High School of the Performing Arts. In 1987, after graduation, she appeared in such Off-Broadway productions as "
For Dear Life" and "
Dancing on Checker's Grave". In 1989, she landed her first television role, as a series regular on "
Molloy" (1990). She also appeared in "
The Edge" (1992), "
Ferris Bueller" (1990), and had a recurring part on "
Herman's Head" (1991). By 1993, she was floundering. Then, in 1994, a pilot called "
Friends Like These" came along. Originally asked to audition for the role of "
Monica", Aniston refused and auditioned for the role of "
Rachel Green", the suburban princess turned coffee peddler. With the success of the series "
Friends" (1994), Jennifer has become famous and sought-after as she turns her fame into movie roles during the series hiatus. (
imdb)
Filmography: Just Go with It, You Are Here,
The Bounty Hunter,
The Switch, The Goree Girls, The Senator's Wife, Management, Love Happens, He's Just Not That Into You, Marley & Me, The Break-Up, Friends with Money, Rumor Has It, Derailed, Along Came Polly, Bruce Almighty, The Good Girl, Rock Star, The Iron Giant, Office Space, The Thin Pink Line
