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| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.Jennifer Foley|Jennifer Affleck}}Denison University (Bachelor of Fine Arts>BFA)Actressbusinesswoman}}| years_active = 1995–present{{marriageScott Foley>2000end=divorced}}Ben Affleck2018|end=divorced}}}}| partner = | children = 3Jennifer Garner filmography>Full listList of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Garner>Full list}}Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City. She made her screen debut in the television film adaptation of Danielle Steel's romance novel Zoya in 1995. She had a starring role on the Fox teen drama series Time of Your Life (1999–2000), and supporting roles in the war drama film Pearl Harbor (2001) and the comedy-drama film Catch Me If You Can (2002).Garner gained recognition for starring as CIA officer Sydney Bristow in the ABC action thriller series Alias (2001–2006), winning a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award, in addition to four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She also starred in the romantic comedies 13 Going on 30 (2004), Juno (2007), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) and Valentine's Day (2010), and portrayed Elektra in the superhero films Daredevil (2003), Elektra (2005), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).Garner has since starred in several independent films, including the biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club (2013), and family comedies such as Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014), Love, Simon (2018), and Yes Day (2021). She also starred in the action films Peppermint (2018) and The Adam Project (2022), and in the Apple TV+ limited series The Last Thing He Told Me (2023).Garner works as an activist for early childhood education and is a board member of Save the Children USA. She is the co-founder and chief brand officer of the organic baby food company Once Upon a Farm. She is also an advocate for anti-paparazzi campaigns among children of celebrities.

Early life

Jennifer Anne Garner was born on April 17, 1972, in Houston, Texas, but moved to Charleston, West Virginia, at age three. Her father, William John Garner, worked as a chemical engineer for Union Carbide; her mother, Patricia Ann English, was a homemaker and later an English teacher at a local college.MAGAZINE, Binelli, Mark,weblink Jennifer Garner: Spy Girl, Rolling Stone, February 14, 2002, January 31, 2022,weblink January 13, 2022, WEB,weblink Jennifer Garner interview: Still the girl next door, August 12, 2012,weblink August 16, 2021, She has two sisters.NEWS, Stephen, Saban,weblinkweblink January 11, 2022, subscription, live, Fighting fit, The Daily Telegraph, February 16, 2003, April 3, 2017, {{cbignore}}MAGAZINE, Connelly, Chris,weblink The Zen of Jen (and Ben), Marie Claire, September 11, 2007, April 3, 2017, Garner has described herself as a typical middle child who sought to differentiate herself from her accomplished older sister.NEWS, Helena, de Bertodano,weblinkweblink January 11, 2022, subscription, live, Jennifer Garner interview: Mrs Ben Affleck on juggling fame and family, The Daily Telegraph, April 1, 2013, April 3, 2017, {{cbignore}}NEWS, Pringle, Gill, Jennifer Garner: Actress with the ex factor,weblink The Independent, June 10, 2013, May 6, 2009, London, September 24, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170924182708weblink">weblink live, While Garner did not grow up in a politically active household,MAGAZINE, Jacobs, Alexandra,weblink Princess Bride, Elle (magazine), Elle, December 12, 2006, April 3, 2017, her father was "very conservative" and her mother "quietly blue".NEWS,weblink Jennifer Garner's Screwball Turn, Marlow, Stern, September 5, 2011, The Daily Beast, June 24, 2015, July 3, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150703204957weblink">weblink live, She attended a local United Methodist Church every Sunday and went to Vacation Bible School.NEWS,weblink Jennifer Garner on her latest emotional role and keeping it professional as a mom, on and offscreen, Bob, Thompson, March 8, 2016, National Post, April 3, 2017, September 9, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160909070901weblink">weblink live, As teenagers, she and her sisters were not allowed to wear makeup, paint their nails, pierce their ears, or dye their hair;NEWS, Bianco, Robert, Sydney Bristow in the flesh,weblink USA Today, January 8, 2013, January 31, 2002, August 15, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140815062957weblink">weblink live, WEB, Bobbi, Brown,weblink Jennifer Garner is Done with Diets & High-Maintenance Beauty, Yahoo!, January 21, 2015, April 3, 2017, March 26, 2017,weblink live, she has joked that her family's "take on the world" was "practically Amish".NEWS,weblink Jennifer Garner is treading warily around social media, Barbara, Vancheri, October 17, 2014, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 3, 2017, April 18, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170418162509weblink">weblink live, She attended George Washington High School in Charleston.NEWS, Garner happy to be home for holidays,weblink USA Today, January 8, 2013, December 26, 2003, October 17, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141017092920weblink">weblink live, In 1990, Garner enrolled at Denison University in Granville, Ohio,WEB,weblink CO-ED Interview with Jennifer Garner, COED (website), COED, August 2, 2007, August 1, 2010, July 7, 2012,weblink" title="archive.today/20120707123829weblink">weblink live, where she changed her major from chemistry to theaterWEB,weblink What's on Jennifer Garner's Bookshelf?, September 2009, Oprah.com, March 18, 2019, March 26, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170326053813weblink">weblink live, and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.WEB, Sprankles, Julie, Jennifer Garner and 30 other celebrities in sororities,weblink SheKnows, July 2, 2017, January 16, 2015, June 16, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170616144450weblink">weblink live, She spent the fall semester of 1993 studying at the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut.WEB,weblink BWW Exclusive: NTI Changed My Life – Jennifer Garner, Broadway World, February 9, 2015, April 3, 2017, March 26, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170326050403weblink">weblink live, During college summers, she worked summer stock theatre.PODCAST,weblink David Tennant does a podcast with..., David Tennant, March 12, 2019, 09:30, In 1994, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater performance.WEB,weblink Denison Graduate and Alias Star Jennifer Garner To Speak at Provost Alumni Series Convocation, Denison University, September 16, 2002, April 3, 2017,weblink" title="archive.today/20120731122533weblink">weblink July 31, 2012,

Acting career

1990s

As a college student, Garner performed in summer stock theatre. In addition to performing, Garner helped sell tickets, build sets, and clean the venues.WEB, Jennifer, Garner,weblink Jennifer Garner Was A Die-Hard Streaker, Teamcoco.com, October 14, 2014, April 3, 2017, March 26, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170326231049weblink">weblink live, WEB, Jennifer, Garner,weblink David Tennant Does a Podcast With... Jennifer Garner, podcasts.apple.com, March 11, 2019, September 6, 2019, September 6, 2019,weblink live, She worked at the Timber Lake Playhouse in Mount Carroll, Illinois, in 1992,NEWS,weblink Carolinian likes 'softer side' as 'PSL' reporter, Quad-City Times, December 20, 2014, April 3, 2017, March 25, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170325203011weblink">weblink live, the Barn Theatre in Augusta, Michigan, in 1993,WEB,weblink Jennifer Garner streaked, cleaned bathrooms well at The Barn Theatre, actress tells Conan, MLive.com, October 15, 2014, January 31, 2022, January 31, 2022,weblink live, and the Georgia Shakespeare Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1994.WEB, Jennifer Garner's Acting Debut,weblink Radar Online, American Media (publisher), American Media, April 13, 2011, August 24, 2011, May 7, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110507084036weblink">weblink live, Garner moved to New York City in 1995.WEB, Stephen, Whitty,weblink Jennifer Garner interview: Still the girl next door, NJ.com, August 12, 2012, January 31, 2022, August 16, 2021,weblink live, During her first year in the city, Garner earned $150 per week as an understudy for a Roundabout Theatre Company production of A Month in the CountryMAGAZINE, Kachka, Boris,weblink 'Cyrano de Bergerac' Actress Jennifer Garner on Taking Her Chances on Broadway, New York (magazine), New York, October 28, 2007, April 3, 2017, and made her first on-screen appearance as Melissa Gilbert's daughter in the romance miniseries Zoya.NEWS, O'Connor, John J.,weblink She Was a Russian Countess, Until the Revolution, The New York Times, September 15, 1995, April 3, 2017, August 2, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170802163730weblink">weblink live, In 1996, she played an Amish woman in the television movie Harvest of FireMAGAZINE, Todd, Everett,weblink Hallmark Hall of Fame Harvest of Fire, Variety (magazine), Variety, April 19, 1996, April 3, 2017, and a shopkeeper in the Western miniseries Dead Man's Walk.MAGAZINE, Tony, Scott,weblink Larry Mcmurtry's 'Dead Man's Walk', Variety, May 9, 1996, April 3, 2017, She appeared in the independent short film In Harm's WayWEB,weblink Jan Krawitz: In Harm's Way, Stanford University, April 3, 2017, February 24, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150224111745weblink">weblink live, and made one-off appearances in Spin City, and the legal dramas Swift Justice and Law & Order. Garner also supplemented her income by working as a hostess at a restaurant on the Upper West Side.MAGAZINE,weblink An Event Honoring Jennifer Garner as the New Face of MaxMara Accessories, Vogue (magazine), Vogue, July 19, 2013, April 3, 2017, After moving to Los Angeles in 1997, Garner gained her first leading role in the television film Rose HillMAGAZINE,weblink TV Reviews: Rose Hill, Tony, Scott, April 18, 1997, Variety, April 3, 2017, and made her first feature film appearance in the period drama Washington Square.NEWS, Marlow, Stern,weblink Jennifer Garner Pregnant, Talks 'Butter' and Ben Affleck at Telluride, The Daily Beast, September 5, 2011, April 3, 2017, May 15, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170515005359weblink">weblink live, She appeared in the comedy film Mr. Magoo, the independent drama 1999 and Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry, though most of her performance was cut from the film.NEWS,weblink Jennifer Garner: Actress with the ex factor, Gill, Pringle, May 6, 2009, The Independent, April 3, 2017, September 24, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170924182708weblink">weblink live, In 1998, Garner appeared in an episode of Fantasy Island and was cast as a series regular in the Fox drama Significant Others,NEWS, Will, Joyner,weblink Television Review; Prime Time: Starting Out In L.A. at 25, The New York Times, March 11, 1998, April 3, 2017, March 27, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170327082436weblink">weblink live, but Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly thought there was "no center" to the character as played by Garner.MAGAZINE, Ken, Tucker,weblink Significant Others; Party of Five, Entertainment Weekly, March 20, 1998, April 3, 2017, Fox canceled the series after airing three of six filmed episodes. Garner's most significant role of 1998 was in J. J. Abrams' college drama series Felicity.NEWS,weblink Sydney Bristow in the flesh, USA Today, January 31, 2002, April 3, 2017, October 30, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151030025219weblink">weblink live, In 1999, Garner was cast as a series regular in another Fox drama series, Time of Your Life, but it was canceled midway through the first season.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170327165742weblink">weblink dead, March 27, 2017, Time of Your Life, Los Angeles Times, November 16, 2013, April 3, 2017, Also in 1999, she appeared in the miniseries (Aftershock: Earthquake in New York) and in two episodes of the action drama series The Pretender.

2000s

Garner played the girlfriend of Ashton Kutcher's character in the comedy Dude, Where's My Car? (2000). In 2001, she appeared briefly opposite her husband Foley in the drama Stealing Time and had a small role as a nurse in the war epic Pearl Harbor.WEB,weblink Jennifer Garner, Movieline, April 1, 2001, April 3, 2017, March 26, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170326140024weblink">weblink live, Also in 2001, Garner was cast as the star of the ABC action thriller series Alias. The show's creator, J. J. Abrams, wrote the part of Sydney Bristow with Garner in mind.MAGAZINE,weblink Is Jennifer Garner the next Julia Roberts?, April 23, 2004, Entertainment Weekly, April 19, 2017, June 22, 2021,weblink dead, WEB,weblink 'Alias' whips espionage into entertaining eye candy, USA Today, September 28, 2001, April 3, 2017, March 28, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170328202300weblink">weblink live, Alias aired for five seasons from 2001 to 2006; Garner's salary began at $40,000 per episode and rose to $150,000 per episode by the series' end.MAGAZINE, Susman, Gary,weblink Jennifer Garner reups with Alias for $150K per ep, Entertainment Weekly, August 1, 2003, August 1, 2010, During the show's run, Garner received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (from four nominations) and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (from two nominations), in addition to four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.While Alias was airing, Garner continued to work in film intermittently. She had an "other-worldly" experience when Steven Spielberg called to offer her a role as a high-class call girl in the crime comedy-drama film Catch Me If You Can (2002).WEB,weblink Electrifying lady: Garner discusses playing Elektra in 'Daredevil', Rob, Worley, February 12, 2003, Comic Book Resources, April 3, 2017, March 29, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170329232919weblink">weblink live, After seeing her in Alias, Spielberg was sure that "she would be the next superstar".WEB, Catch Me If You Can: Production Notes,weblink Culture.com, January 8, 2013, February 18, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130218060612weblink">weblink live, She filmed her scene opposite Leonardo DiCaprio during a one-day shoot.WEB, Head, Steve,weblink An Interview with Leonardo DiCaprio, IGN, December 20, 2002, January 31, 2022, March 4, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304065533weblink">weblink live, Garner's first co-starring film role was in the action superhero film Daredevil (2003), in which she played Elektra to Ben Affleck's Daredevil.MAGAZINE, Todd, McCarthy,weblink Daredevil, Variety, February 13, 2003, April 3, 2017, The physicality required for the role was something Garner had discovered "an aptitude for" through her work on Alias.WEB,weblink Ben Affleck, Man Without Fear, Part 2, Comic Book Resources, February 14, 2003, April 3, 2017, March 31, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170331024731weblink">weblink live, Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times wrote that she "realizes Elektra more through movement than by way of her lumpy, obvious lines. She hasn't mastered the combat skill of tossing off bad material."NEWS, Mitchell, Elvis,weblink Movie Review – Blind Lawyer As Hero In Red, The New York Times, February 14, 2003, January 31, 2022, January 31, 2022,weblink live, While Daredevil received mixed reviews, it was a box office success.WEB,weblink Daredevil (2003), Box Office Mojo, January 23, 2010, February 5, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100205213821weblink">weblink live, Also in 2003, she voiced herself in an episode of The Simpsons.Garner's first leading film role, in the romantic comedy 13 Going on 30 (2004), was widely praised. She played a teenager who finds herself trapped in the body of a thirty-year-old. Garner chose Gary Winick to direct the filmWEB,weblink Films – Gary Winick, Jamie, Russell, July 16, 2004, BBC News, April 3, 2017, October 9, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161009162916weblink">weblink live, and they continued to look for other projects to do together until his death in 2011.WEB,weblink Remembering Gary Winick: Caroline Kaplan, Jennifer Garner, Jason Kliot and More, IndieWire, May 21, 2016, April 3, 2017, April 1, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170401232822weblink">weblink live, NEWS,weblink Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Garner Pay Tribute to Director Gary Winick, The Hollywood Reporter, February 28, 2011, January 31, 2022, January 31, 2022,weblink live, Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times found her to be "startling": "Whenever she's on screen you don't want to look anywhere else."NEWS,weblink Garner grows in fun '13–30', Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2004, January 31, 2022, January 31, 2022,weblink live, Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called it an "utterly beguiling" performance, writing, "You can pinpoint the moment in it when Garner becomes a star."MAGAZINE, Owen, Gleiberman,weblink 13 Going on 30, Entertainment Weekly, April 22, 2004, April 3, 2017, Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post remarked: "Garner is clearly cut out to be America's next Sweetheart; she has the same magic mix of allure and accessibility that the job calls for."NEWS, Hornaday, Ann,weblink '13 Going on 30' Adds Up to Fun, The Washington Post, April 23, 2004, April 3, 2017, April 25, 2017,weblink live, 13 Going on 30 grossed $96 million worldwide.WEB,weblink 13 Going on 30 (2004), January 23, 2010, Box Office Mojo, June 24, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090624095646weblink">weblink live, Garner reprised the character of Elektra in the 2005 Daredevil spin-off film Elektra; it was a box office and critical failure.WEB,weblink Elektra (2005), Rotten Tomatoes, January 14, 2005, February 11, 2017, February 12, 2017,weblink live, Claudia Puig of USA Today concluded that Garner "is far more appealing when she's playing charming and adorable, as she did so winningly in 13 Going on 30".NEWS, Puig, Claudia, Claudia Puig,weblink 'Elektra' is a fight to the finish, USA Today, January 13, 2005, January 31, 2022, November 28, 2021,weblink live, Garner next starred in the romantic drama Catch and Release. Although filmed in 2005 in between seasons of Alias, it was not released until early 2007 and failed to recoup its production budget.WEB,weblink Catch and Release (2007), Box Office Mojo, April 3, 2017, July 17, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170717114057weblink">weblink live, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone praised Garner's ability "to blend charm and gravity"MAGAZINE, Travers, Peter,weblink Catch and Release, Rolling Stone, January 24, 2007, January 31, 2022, but Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle felt that, while her "natural beauty and likability are still assets, [she] seems occasionally challenged by what should be an easy role".NEWS, Hartlaub, Peter,weblink About that dead fiance of yours ..., San Francisco Chronicle, January 26, 2007, April 3, 2017, April 2, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170402082822weblink">weblink live, File:Jennifer Garner cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Garner at a press conference for The Invention of LyingThe Invention of LyingAfter a one-year break following the conclusion of Alias, her wedding to Affleck, and the birth of her first child, Garner returned to work in 2007. Her supporting role in Juno as a woman desperate to adopt a child was described by Kyle Buchanan of New York Magazine as a turning point in her career: "She came into the movie a steely figure, and left it as the mother you'd give your own child to ... Writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman expertly deploy Garner's innate humanity as a trump card."WEB, Buchanan, Kyle,weblink When Did Jennifer Garner Switch From Ass-Kicker to Maternal Figure?, April 11, 2014, Vulture (website), Vulture, April 16, 2020, August 20, 2021,weblink live, Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly said Garner had never "been lovelier or more affecting".MAGAZINE,weblink Juno, Entertainment Weekly, January 9, 2008, Schwarzbuam, Lisa, Also that same year, she played an FBI investigator in the action thriller The Kingdom.NEWS, Puig, Claudia, Claudia Puig,weblink Action aces cohesion in 'The Kingdom', USA Today, September 28, 2007, April 3, 2017, April 2, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170402083314weblink">weblink live, NEWS, Mick, LaSalle,weblink Review of 'The Kingdom': Hunt for terrorists abroad proves not so easy, San Francisco Chronicle, September 27, 2007, April 3, 2017, April 2, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170402082854weblink">weblink live, She was nursing her baby during filming in Arizona and was hospitalized on two occasions with heatstroke.WEB,weblink Jennifer Garner Interviews, The Kingdom, Michael J., Lee, RadioFree.com, August 24, 2007, April 4, 2017, April 6, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170406020144weblink">weblink live, In late 2007 and early 2008, Garner played Roxanne to Kevin Kline's Cyrano de Bergerac at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway. In preparation for the role, Garner worked with vocal and movement coaches and took French lessons. Ben Brantley of The New York Times described her performance as "captivating": "Ms. Garner, I am pleased to report, makes Roxane a girl worth pining over ... [She] speaks Anthony Burgess's peppery rhymed translation with unaffected sprightliness. If she's a tad stilted in the big tragic finale, her comic timing is impeccable."NEWS,weblink Rapier Wit and a Nose for Poetry, The New York Times, November 2, 2007, Ben, Brantley, October 7, 2014, August 21, 2021,weblink live, The New Yorker{{'}}s theater critic was impressed by her "feistiness" and "lightness of comic touch".MAGAZINE, Mayer, Jane,weblink Fighting and Writing, The New Yorker, March 27, 2017, April 3, 2017, The play was recorded before a live audience and aired on PBS in 2008. In 2007, Garner became a spokesperson of skin care brand Neutrogena.WEB, De Leon, Kris, Jennifer Garner To Represent Neutrogena,weblink BuddyTV, August 18, 2014, June 26, 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150923195055weblink">weblink September 23, 2015, dead, Garner co-starred in two romantic comedies in 2009. She first appeared in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, portraying the childhood friend of a famous photographer and womanizer. While the film received lukewarm reviews, it grossed $102.2 million worldwide.WEB,weblink Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), Box Office Mojo, May 31, 2018, May 17, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180517191920weblink">weblink live, Michael Phillips of The Chicago Tribune found Garner "easy to like and sharp with her timing"; he was disappointed to see her as "the love interest, which is not the same as a rounded character".NEWS,weblink Talking Pictures: 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' −2 1/2 stars, Chicago Tribune, April 30, 2009, April 3, 2017, April 2, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170402170128weblink">weblink dead, Similarly, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times was dismayed to see Garner appear as "less a co-star than a place holder (you can almost see the words "enter generic female lead" in [the] screenplay)".NEWS, Manohla, Dargis,weblink Matthew McConaughey as a Cad Who Loved Too Often but Not Wisely – The New York Times, The New York Times, April 30, 2009, April 3, 2017, April 2, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170402082701weblink">weblink live, Garner's second performance of 2009 was in comedian Ricky Gervais's directorial debut The Invention of Lying. Gervais was keen to cast Garner—"always happy and always pleasant to everyone"—against type.NEWS,weblink Gervais on 'Goody Two Shoes' Garner, Metro News, September 23, 2009, April 3, 2017, April 4, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170404045214weblink">weblink live, In the film, she played the love interest of the first human with the ability to lie in a world where people can only tell the truth. Reviews for the movie were mixed and it made $32.4 million worldwide.WEB,weblink The Invention of Lying (2009), Box Office Mojo, May 31, 2018, April 17, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180417022822weblink">weblink live, David Edelstein of New York Magazine said Garner "proves again (the first time was 13 Going on 30) what a dizzying comedienne she is. She looks as if the wheels in her head are not just turning but falling off and needing to be screwed back on,"MAGAZINE, Edelstein, David,weblink The Awful Truth, New York (magazine), New York, September 20, 2009, April 3, 2017, while Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said Garner "has never been better onscreen ... Garner gets to show a comic facility we haven't seen before."NEWS, Mick, LaSalle,weblink Review: 'The Invention of Lying', San Francisco Chronicle, October 2, 2009, April 3, 2017, April 3, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170403110450weblink">weblink live,

2010s

In Garry Marshall's ensemble romantic comedy Valentine's Day (2010), Garner shared scenes with Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Biel, and Patrick Dempsey.WEB,weblink Valentine's Day (2010), Box Office Mojo, January 8, 2013, January 20, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130120175142weblink">weblink live, The film made $56.2 million in its US opening weekend; it eventually grossed $110.4 million domestically and $216.4 million worldwide. In 2011, she had a supporting role as a villainous deranged bride in the comedy Arthur, a remake of the 1981 film of the same name, directed by Jason Winer and co-starring Russell Brand and Helen Mirren.NEWS, Sharkey, Betsy,weblink 'Arthur': Movie review, Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2011, January 31, 2022, January 31, 2022,weblink live, MAGAZINE, Justin, Chang,weblink Arthur, Variety, April 4, 2011, April 3, 2017, File:Dallas Buyers Club 03 (9765948794).jpg|thumb|upright|Garner attending the premiere of Dallas Buyers Club at the Toronto International Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalGarner played a mother for the first time in 2012, in the drama The Odd Life of Timothy Green, which followed a magical pre-adolescent boy whose personality and naïveté have profound effects on the people in his town.WEB,weblink 'The Odd Life of Timothy Green' Trailer: Who's That Kid?, /Film, August 8, 2011, January 31, 2022, Fischer, Russ, January 31, 2022,weblink live, The film received mixed reviews from critics and made a modest $56 million worldwide.WEB,weblink The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012), Rotten Tomatoes, August 15, 2012, February 12, 2017, August 25, 2021,weblink live, WEB,weblink The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Box Office Mojo, February 12, 2017, February 4, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170204004836weblink">weblink live, Claudia Puig of USA Today found Garner "convincing as a warm-hearted, if tense, mom"NEWS,weblink Big ideas fail to sprout in well-meaning 'Timothy Green', USA Today, April 19, 2017, April 5, 2017,weblink live, while Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune said she brought "fervent sincerity and a welcome touch of comic eccentricity" to the role.NEWS,weblink 'Odd Life of Timothy Green' a tale of a little green sprout ★★ 1/2, Michael, Phillips, Chicago Tribune, April 19, 2017, May 22, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170522224057weblink">weblink live, That same year, Garner produced and starred in the satirical comedy Butter, in which she played an overly competitive and socially ambitious woman participating in a local butter sculpturing competition in a small Iowa town. Distributed for a limited release in certain parts of the United States only, Butter received mixed reviews and grossed $105,018.WEB,weblink Butter (2012), Rotten Tomatoes, October 5, 2012, February 12, 2017, September 25, 2020,weblink live, WEB,weblink Butter, Box Office Mojo, February 11, 2017, March 2, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170302030218weblink">weblink live, Peter Debruge of Variety praised "the best bigscreen use of Jennifer Garner's comedy gifts since 13 Going on 30".MAGAZINE,weblink Butter, Variety (magazine), Variety, Peter, Debruge, September 5, 2011, while Peter Travers of Rolling Stone described her as the "best in show": "[She] knows how to play comedy of the absurd."MAGAZINE,weblink Butter, Rolling Stone, January 31, 2022, However, Scott Bowles of USA Today remarked: "Garner is a terrific actress, but here she's asked to cackle her lines in a voice a full octave above her natural one."NEWS,weblink 'Butter': A recipe for stale laughs, USA Today, April 19, 2017, September 25, 2020,weblink live, Also in 2012, she appeared in the YouTube short Serena,NEWS,weblink Jennifer Garner Confesses Her Twisted Fantasies in New YouTube Short (Video), The Hollywood Reporter, May 22, 2012, January 31, 2022, January 31, 2022,weblink live, and became a spokesperson for food company Luvo.NEWS, Lululemon's Day to Lead Derek Jeter-Backed Food Maker,weblink Bloomberg News, August 30, 2014, Leslie, Patton, January 14, 2014, September 3, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140903084126weblink">weblink live, Garner reunited with Matthew McConaughey in the 2013 biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club, portraying the role of a doctor treating AIDS patients in Texas during the mid-1980s.WEB,weblink Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Rotten Tomatoes, November 2013, Flixster, January 7, 2014, January 7, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140107094745weblink">weblink live, WEB,weblink Dallas Buyers Club, Box Office Mojo, February 12, 2017, September 9, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140909041050weblink">weblink live, The film received significant acclaim and was a box office success.WEB,weblink Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Box Office Mojo, May 31, 2018, September 9, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140909041050weblink">weblink live, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone described Garner as "a radiant actress of rare spirit and sensitivity"MAGAZINE,weblink Dallas Buyers Club, Rolling Stone, April 19, 2017, and Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times said: "Garner is once again cast as a quintessentially decent, all-American girl, albeit a doctor. But the question of whether the actress has deeper emotional layers to bring to the screen is not answered here."NEWS,weblink Review: 'Dallas Buyers Club' led well by McConaughey, Leto, October 31, 2013, Los Angeles Times, April 19, 2017, April 6, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170406021808weblink">weblink live, David Edelstein of New York magazine said: "It's not a well-shaped role, but I've gotten to the point where I'm happy to see Garner in anything. She's incapable of phoniness."MAGAZINE,weblink Outlaw Pharmacology, New York, April 19, 2017, Also in 2013, Garner became the first celebrity spokesperson of the Italian fashion brand Max Mara.NEWS,weblink Maria, Puente, Jennifer Garner is the new face of Max Mara, USA Today, July 16, 2013, July 17, 2013, October 9, 2020,weblink live, In 2014, Garner starred in the sports drama Draft Day, as the fictional salary cap analyst of the Cleveland Browns. Critical reception toward the film was mixed and Mick LaSalle of The San Francisco Chronicle, describing her part, remarked: "It's not much of a role, but she's perfectly nice in it. Perhaps someday someone will give Garner a chance to be something other than perfectly nice."NEWS,weblink 'Draft Day' review: Kevin Costner makes big plays, San Francisco Chronicle, April 19, 2017, April 6, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170406020658weblink">weblink live, Garner also co-starred with Steve Carell in the 2014 Disney adaptation of the popular children's book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, taking on the role of the mother of the titular character. The film grossed $101 million worldwide.WEB,weblink Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014), Box Office Mojo, May 31, 2018, May 26, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180526151832weblink">weblink live, Sandie Angulo Chen of the Washington Post said: "Garner, who has long mastered the art of playing harried and overworked moms, is pleasantly frazzled."NEWS,weblink 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day' movie review: A comedic romp that everyone can enjoy, Sandie Angulo, Chen, October 9, 2014, The Washington Post, April 19, 2017, August 6, 2017,weblink live, Her other film role in 2014 was that of an overprotective mother in the dramedy Men, Women & Children, directed by Jason Reitman and co-starring Rosemarie DeWitt, Judy Greer, Dean Norris, and Adam Sandler. The film made $2.2 million worldwide,WEB,weblink Men, Women & Children (2014), Box Office Mojo, May 31, 2018, June 1, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180601124357weblink">weblink live, and Christopher Orr of The Atlantic said: "Garner does what she can as the Snooping Mom from Hell, but ultimately it's not much. The role is like a caricature of her performance in Juno, minus the ultimate (and essential) redemption."MAGAZINE,weblink Men, Women & Children: The Anti-Juno, Christopher, Orr, The Atlantic, April 19, 2017, In late 2014, Capital One signed Garner as their spokesperson for their Capital One Venture Air Miles credit card.MAGAZINE,weblink Jennifer Garner Returns to TV as Capital One's Newest Spokes-Celebrity, Kiefaber, David, September 16, 2014, Adweek, March 18, 2019, (File:Jennifer Garner 2018 (cropped).png|thumb|upright|Garner in 2018)In 2015's Danny Collins, a drama inspired by the true story of folk singer Steve Tilston and starring Al Pacino and Annette Bening, Garner played the supporting role of the wife of Bobby Cannavale's character. The film was released in selected cinemas and was warmly received by critics; Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post felt Garner gave the movie "a powerful jolt of emotion".NEWS,weblink Al Pacino charms as an aging, soul-searching rocker in 'Danny Collins', Stephanie, Merry, March 25, 2015, The Washington Post, April 19, 2017, May 2, 2017,weblink live, In 2016, Garner appeared in the Christian drama Miracles from Heaven, playing the mother of a young girl who had a near-death experience and was later cured of an incurable disease. The film grossed $73.9 million worldwideWEB,weblink Miracles from Heaven (2016), Box Office Mojo, May 31, 2018, December 24, 2018,weblink live, and received generally mixed reviews from critics, who felt it "makes the most out of an outstanding performance" from Garner.WEB,weblink Miracles from Heaven, Rotten Tomatoes, March 16, 2016, May 31, 2018, December 2, 2017,weblink live, Ken Jaworowski of The New York Times praised a "dedicated" and "heartfelt" performance,NEWS,weblink Review: 'Miracles From Heaven,' Starring Jennifer Garner as the Mother of a Sick Child, Ken, Jaworowski, March 15, 2016, The New York Times, April 19, 2017, December 17, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161217103700weblink">weblink live, while Nigel Smith of The Guardian found "her subtly wrought work ... tremendously effective" in an otherwise "crassly manipulative" film.NEWS,weblink Miracles From Heaven review: Jennifer Garner overcomes preachy drama, Nigel M., Smith, March 18, 2016, April 19, 2017, The Guardian, April 6, 2017,weblink live, Also in 2016, Garner starred in the critically panned comedy Nine Lives, playing the second wife of a workaholic father who has his mind trapped inside of his daughter's new cat. Garner made an uncredited cameo appearance in Mother's Day (2016).Garner appeared in the drama Wakefield, which premiered at TIFF and was released in May 2017.WEB, Hipes, Patrick,weblink 'Wakefield' Movie Acquired By IFC Films For May Release, Deadline Hollywood, March 23, 2017, April 3, 2017, March 26, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170326153458weblink">weblink live, Also in 2017, she starred in The Tribes of Palos Verdes, and in friend Judy Greer's directorial debut A Happening of Monumental Proportions.WEB,weblink Judy Greer auditioned parents to land cool child stars for new movie, TV3 Xposé, March 24, 2017, April 3, 2017, March 25, 2017,weblink live, WEB,weblink Lunch with Judy Greer in Los Angeles – Lot 1215200, Charitybuzz, January 5, 2017, April 3, 2017, March 26, 2017,weblink live, In 2018, she co-starred in Love, Simon, an adaptation of the young-adult novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.MAGAZINE, Dave, McNary,weblink Jennifer Garner Joins Nick Robinson's 'Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens', Variety, February 21, 2017, April 3, 2017, Also that year, Garner voiced the role of Mama Llama for Netflix's original animated preschool series Llama Llama, and starred as the lead in the action-revenge film Peppermint, which was released on September 7.WEB, Anthony, D'Alessandro,weblink Jennifer Garner Thriller 'Peppermint' Sets Post-Labor Day Weekend Debut, Deadline Hollywood, March 22, 2018, March 26, 2018, March 27, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180327211938weblink">weblink live, In August 2018, Garner was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.WEB,weblink Jennifer Garner Is Surrounded by Family - Including Her 3 Kids! - at Her Hollywood Star Ceremony, MSN.com, August 21, 2018, August 21, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180821040041weblink">weblink live, Variety praised her "radiant likability" and said she was second only to Tom Hanks.WEB, August 20, 2018, Amy Nicholson, Jennifer Garner Talks Walk of Fame, TV After 'Alias',weblink Variety (magazine), Variety, September 9, 2019, November 6, 2020,weblink live, Also in 2018, she had a leading role in the HBO comedy series Camping, which was based on the British television series of the same name.

2020s

In 2020, Garner starred in the Quibi comedy miniseries (Home Movie: The Princess Bride), a "fan made" recreation of the 1987 film of the same name produced in social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Filmed in a deliberately DIY fashion, it was created to raise money for World Central Kitchen.WEB,weblink Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride, Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair, Anthony, Breznican, June 26, 2020, June 26, 2020, July 28, 2020,weblink live, She also produced and starred in the Netflix family comedy film Yes Day, directed by Miguel Arteta and released in March 2021.WEB,weblink Netflix Lands Jennifer Garner Comedy 'Yes Day' (Exclusive), The Hollywood Reporter, Mia, Galuppo, September 12, 2018, January 31, 2022, January 31, 2022,weblink live, WEB,weblink 'Jane The Virgin's Jenna Ortega Joins Jennifer Garner Family Movie 'Yes Day', Deadline Hollywood, Anthony, D'Alessandro, October 10, 2019, October 11, 2019, October 10, 2019,weblink live, In 2022, Garner starred in the science fiction action film The Adam Project, which reunited her with her 13 Going on 30 co-star Mark Ruffalo. That same year, she made a guest appearance in an episode of the Amazon Prime Video science fiction comedy series Upload.In 2023, she appeared as a series regular in the revival of the Starz sitcom Party Down.WEB, Porter, Rick, Jennifer Garner Joins 'Party Down' Revival at Starz,weblink The Hollywood Reporter, January 31, 2022, January 31, 2022, January 31, 2022,weblink live, Also that year, Garner executive produced and starred as Hannah Hall in the Apple TV+ limited mystery drama series The Last Thing He Told Me, which is based on the novel of the same name.WEB,weblink Jennifer Garner Boards Apple Drama Series 'The Last Thing He Told Me' in Recasting, Variety, Joe, Otterson, November 12, 2022, June 21, 2022, June 15, 2022,weblink live, In July 2023, it was revealed that Garner would reprise her role as Elektra in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine, scheduled to be released on July 26, 2024.WEB, Kit, Borys, Couch, Aaron, July 7, 2023, Jennifer Garner Returning as Elektra for 'Deadpool 3' (Exclusive),weblink live,weblink July 7, 2023, July 7, 2023, The Hollywood Reporter, Garner played the role of Jess Walker in the 2023 movie Family Switch.

Other ventures

Singing performances

In a 2002 episode of the action thriller series Alias, titled "Rendezvous", Garner sang a version of the song "Since I Fell For You", to which she wrote her own lyrics. She also sang "My Funny Valentine" when hosting a 2003 episode of the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, on which Beck was the musical guest; she was not credited for either performance. Garner was one of the fourteen actors, not generally known for singing, who participated in the compilation album Unexpected Dreams – Songs from the Stars, released on April 4, 2006, on which album she sang a solo version of "My Heart Is So Full Of You", from Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella; the original version had been a duet. Victor Garber, who she co-starred with in Alias, was another such actor on the same compilation album. In 2016, Garner sang "Doin' It (All for My Baby)" in the Garry Marshall comedy-drama Mother's Day, and in 2021, she interpreted the Four Tops's 1964 chart selection "Baby I Need Your Loving" in the family comedy Yes Day.WEB,weblink Jennifer Garner, IMDb, April 18, 2023, April 18, 2023,weblink live,

Early childhood education activism

File:Early Learning Bill.jpg|thumb|upright|Garner with a preschooler at a Capitol HillCapitol HillIn 2009, Garner became an artist ambassador for Save the Children USA, promoting national literacy, nutrition, and early education efforts.NEWS, Freydkin, Donna,weblink Garner: 'As frazzled as any working mother', USA Today, 2009, April 3, 2017, April 3, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170403014314weblink">weblink live, WEB,weblinkweblink 2021-12-15, live, Jennifer Garner Lends a Hand, CBS, April 30, 2010, April 19, 2017, YouTube, {{cbignore}} Since 2014,PRESS RELEASE, Grozdanic, Ajla, March 18, 2014, Jennifer Garner Joins Save the Children's Board of Trustees,weblink Westport, Connecticut, Save the Children, January 6, 2016, Garner has served on the board of trustees for the organization,MAGAZINE,weblink Jennifer Garner's Frank Talk About Kids, Men, and Ben Affleck, Smith, Krista, March 2016, Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair, March 18, 2019, WEB,weblink Ben Affleck Survived 'Daredevil,' But Jennifer Garner Never Recovered From 'Elektra', Mendelson, Scott, July 1, 2015, Forbes, March 18, 2019, April 22, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160422071846weblink">weblink live, MAGAZINE, Jennifer Garner: She helps moms bond with their kids over books, Jordan, Julie, April 14, 2014, People (magazine), People, 42, advocating for early childhood education.WEB, Save the Children Artist Ambassador Jennifer Garner Joins Capitol Hill Push to Expand Early Education in America, Weinberg, Tanya,weblink Save the Children, November 13, 2013, August 30, 2014, October 3, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151003081929weblink">weblink live, As an ambassador, she frequently visits with families involved in the organization's Early Steps to School Success program, which coaches families to help children learn in the early years.MAGAZINE,weblink Jennifer Garner Joins Save the Children's Board of Trustees, March 14, 2014, People, Leon, Anya, In 2011, Garner partnered with Frigidaire as part of her work with Save the Children.WEB,weblink Jennifer Garner Cooks Up a Cute Pregnant Appearance, Turner, Lauren, September 21, 2011, PopSugar, March 18, 2019, September 19, 2018,weblink live, In 2013, Garner took her eldest daughter Violet to a Save the Children gala in New York: "My husband and I have never taken our kids to a public event before, but I brought my daughter Violet, because ... I want her to see the passionate commitment Mark Shriver and Hillary Clinton have to make the world a better place for everyone."MAGAZINE, Marcus, Bennett, Jennifer Garner Refers to Hillary Clinton as 'Our Next President,' Brings Her Daughter Violet Out for Her First Public Event,weblink Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair, October 2, 2013, In 2014, she joined the Invest in Us campaign. In 2015, she appeared in A Path Appears, a PBS documentary that focuses on rural poverty among children in West Virginia.WEB,weblink New PBS series examines the lives of American children growing up in poverty, AOL, January 2015, February 12, 2017, June 2, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160602195550weblink">weblink live,

Democratic political support

In 2002, Garner filmed a 30-second television advertisement for her childhood friend Corey Palumbo, who was running as a Democratic candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates.NEWS, Marks, Rusty,weblink Garnering recognition: Candidate enlists 'Alias' star for political ad, The Charleston Gazette, October 18, 2002, April 3, 2017,weblink dead, March 27, 2017, In 2006, she spoke at a rally in support of Democratic congressional candidate Jerry McNerney in Pleasanton, California.NEWS, Jennifer Garner helps build support for McNerney,weblink East Bay Times, Becker, Andrew, November 5, 2006, August 18, 2014, August 19, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140819092759weblink">weblink live, In 2007, Garner said she was "not a particularly outwardly political person". Also in 2007, she appeared in a global warming awareness video produced by the Center for American Progress Action Fund.MAGAZINE,weblink Ben Affleck Stars in 'Corny' Environmental Ad, Stockton, Paysha, July 23, 2007, People, June 5, 2014, In 2008, she hosted two fund-raisers for Barack Obama during the 2008 Democratic Primary.NEWS,weblink Affleck, Garner create their own political party, Boston.com, October 8, 2014, Carol, Beggy, Mark, Shanahan, March 17, 2008, August 14, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140814191019weblink">weblink live, MAGAZINE,weblink The Afflecks & Damons: Baby Bumps for Obama, People, October 8, 2014, In 2014, Garner donated $25,000 to the campaign of Democratic politician Wendy Davis.NEWS,weblink Wendy Davis' famous donors, Dana, Guthrie, July 21, 2014, Houston Chronicle, August 30, 2014, September 8, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140908073635weblink">weblink live, During the 2016 presidential campaign, Garner hosted a fundraiser in support of Hillary Clinton in Bozeman, Montana.NEWS,weblink Actress Jennifer Garner in Bozeman to pool cash for candidate, Carter, Troy, August 17, 2016, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, November 19, 2016, September 1, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160901082747weblink">weblink live, Garner also attended voter registration and phone bank events in support of Clinton in Reno, Nevada.NEWS,weblink Jennifer Garner Campaigns for Hillary Clinton, October 11, 2016, KRNV-DT, News4, March 18, 2019, October 9, 2018,weblink live,

Anti-paparazzi campaigns

Garner has campaigned for laws to protect her children from paparazzi, stating in 2013: "There's an idea that because our pictures are everywhere that we are complicit in it. When really what happens is they're waiting outside our door every single day."WEB, Hines, Ree, Jennifer Garner didn't believe law to protect kids from paparazzi would pass,weblink Today (U.S. TV program), Today, October 2, 2013, June 8, 2014, July 14, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140714142743weblink">weblink live, In August 2013, Garner testified before the California Assembly Judiciary Committee in support of a bill that would protect celebrities' children from harassment by photographers.NEWS, Child, Ben, Jennifer Garner joins Halle Berry's fight for new anti-paparazzi law in California,weblink The Guardian, January 24, 2013, August 15, 2013, August 27, 2022,weblink live, Her six-year-old daughter made a speech about her personal experiences at a private event in support of the bill.NEWS, Jennifer Garner reveals how her children were negatively impacted by her fame in rare interview,weblink April 2, 2020, HELLO!, May 13, 2019, en, August 27, 2022,weblink live, The bill passed in September 2013 and is now California law.NEWS, Pulver, Andrew, Anti-paparazzi bill backed by Halle Berry now California law,weblink The Guardian, January 24, 2014, September 26, 2013, December 19, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131219095618weblink">weblink live, While photographs of children may still be taken, behavior which "seriously alarms, annoys, torments, or terrorizes" children is illegal, as is "lying in wait" outside their various activities.NEWS, Bill Text - SB-606 Harassment: child or ward.,weblink April 2, 2020, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, April 17, 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200417132607weblink">weblink live, In 2014, her then-husband Affleck argued in favor of a United Kingdom-style system, where "you have to blur out the face[s]" of minor children in published photographs.NEWS, Fleming, Michael, Ben Affleck on Argo, His Distaste For Politics and the Batman Backlash,weblink April 2, 2020, Playboy, en-us, July 2, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140702140423weblink">weblink dead, In 2014, Garner spoke in support of the "No Kids" policy, which was adopted by many media organizations and forbids publication of photos of celebrities' children. She described the paparazzi interest as "gross": "Our hope is maybe our kids won't be so recognizable in a few years."NEWS, Jennifer Garner on ET Supporting 'No Kids' Policy,weblink April 29, 2020, Entertainment Tonight, August 7, 2020,weblink live, NEWS, Humphreys, David, Jennifer Garner Talks No Kids Policy, Football, Ben's Batsuit,weblink April 29, 2020, ET Canada, April 1, 2014, February 25, 2021,weblink dead, In 2019, Garner reflected on "a solid decade where there were five or six cars minimum, and easily up to 15 or 20 on the weekends, outside of my house at all times". While she said the situation had improved since the legislation was passed, she noted that "seven or eight" photographers still regularly wait outside her children's school to photograph them from a distance and that she sometimes requires police assistance when they get too close.NEWS, Inside Jennifer Garner's Whole New World,weblink April 1, 2020, E! Online, 2020, August 27, 2022,weblink live,

Once Upon a Farm

Garner and John Foraker co-founded the organic, fresh baby food company Once Upon a Farm in 2018; Garner is also the company's chief brand officer. In 2019, Once Upon a Farm became the first refrigerated baby food available to WIC-eligible families.NEWS, Troitino, Christina, How Jennifer Garner Is Democratizing Baby Food For Underserved Families,weblink March 22, 2020, Forbes, en, November 7, 2020,weblink live, In partnership with Save the Children, Garner and her team remain dedicated to bringing 'A Million Meals' to children across America in food insecure communities.WEB, Conway, Jeff, Jennifer Garner On Life As An Entrepreneur Today And Her Mission To Feed Kids In America With 'A Million Meals',weblink 2022-11-30, Forbes, en, November 30, 2022,weblink live,

Angel City FC

Garner is a part of the ownership group of Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.WEB, Jennifer Garner and Glennon Doyle Are 'Proud' Soccer Moms – Watch Them Cheerlead, Tie Sneakers and More,weblink 2023-12-16, Peoplemag, en,

Personal life

Relationships and family

File:Goldenglobes2013.png|thumb|upright|Garner and Ben Affleck at the 70th Golden Globe Awards70th Golden Globe AwardsGarner met co-star Scott Foley on the set of Felicity in 1998. They married in a ceremony at their home on October 19, 2000. The pair separated in March 2003.MAGAZINE, Stephen M., Silverman,weblink Garner: She and Foley Were 'Just Normal', People, October 21, 2003, April 3, 2017, Garner filed for divorce in May 2003, citing irreconcilable differences, and divorce papers were signed in March 2004.MAGAZINE, Emily, Zauzmer,weblink Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck Split: A Look Back at Her Romantic Relationships, People, April 3, 2017, NEWS,weblink Jennifer Garner, Garth, Pearce, August 8, 2004, The Times, April 3, 2017, March 23, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170323142616weblink">weblink live, She dated her Alias co-star Michael Vartan from August 2003 to mid-2004.NEWS, Keck, William,weblink Garnering attention, USA Today, September 2, 2004, April 3, 2017, August 22, 2021,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20210822174823weblink">weblink live, NEWS, Keck, William,weblink Stay tuned for more Michael Vartan, USA Today, May 12, 2005, April 3, 2017, February 24, 2021,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20210224233307weblink">weblink live, Garner began dating Ben Affleck in August 2004,MAGAZINE,weblink Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Engaged, April 19, 2005, People, June 5, 2014, having established a friendship on the sets of Pearl Harbor (2001) and Daredevil (2003).MAGAZINE,weblink Scoop – The New Ben & Jen?, September 27, 2004, People, June 5, 2014, They married on June 29, 2005, in a private Turks and Caicos ceremony.MAGAZINE,weblink Under the Radar, July 7, 2005, People, June 5, 2014, Victor Garber, who officiated the ceremony, and his (later) husband, Rainer Andreesen, were the only guests.Garber on The View September 27, 2006, via WEB,weblink Garber Ordained To Officiate Garner And Affleck Wedding, ContactMusic.com, World Entertainment News Network, September 28, 2006, June 5, 2014, March 31, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130331012241weblink">weblink live, Garner and Affleck have three children together: Violet Anne Affleck (born in 2005), Fin Affleck,WEB, Writer, Rosie Marder Contributing Entertainment, 2024-04-10, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's middle child reveals new name,weblink 2024-04-17, Newsweek, en, and Samuel Garner Affleck.MAGAZINE,weblink Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Welcome Third Child, People, February 28, 2012, The couple announced their intention to divorce in June 2015,MAGAZINE,weblink Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Divorcing After 10 Years of Marriage, People, Michelle, Tauber, Elizabeth, Leonard, June 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, and jointly filed legal documents in April 2017, seeking joint physical and legal custody of their children.MAGAZINE, Russian, Ale, Jennifer Garner Officially Files for Divorce from Ben Affleck,weblink People, April 13, 2017, April 13, 2017, The divorce was finalized in October 2018.MAGAZINE,weblink Jennifer Garner Files to Finalize Her Divorce From Ben Affleck, Us Weekly, October 4, 2018, October 6, 2018, MAGAZINE,weblink Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Finalize Their Divorce, Barbour, Shannon, Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan, October 5, 2018, October 6, 2018, Garner supported Affleck's struggles with alcoholism during and after their marriage and has credited Al-Anon with changing "the dance" of their relationship.NEWS, Jennifer Garner on Mother Growing Up in Poverty, Fame & Marriage,weblink November 22, 2020, Entertainment Tonight, September 27, 2022,weblink live, She previously used the surnames Foley and Affleck during her marriages to Scott Foley and Ben Affleck, respectively.NEWS, Jennifer Garner changing name to match daughter's,weblink 25 July 2022, People, en, July 25, 2022,weblink live, NEWS, 20 Celeb Name Changes You Didn't Notice Since They Kept Their Stage Names, And 12 Celebs Who Made Their Name Changes Public,weblink Yahoo News, 3 February 2024, She dated businessman John C. Miller from mid-2018 to early 2020.NEWS, Maslow, Rick,weblink Jennifer Garner and New Boyfriend John Miller Step Out for Smiley Date Night in L.A., People, November 10, 2018, March 18, 2020, March 23, 2020,weblink live, NEWS, Jennifer Garner Steps Out with John Miller, Almost a Year After They Were First Seen Together,weblink March 18, 2020, People, en, March 23, 2020,weblink live, NEWS, Jennifer Garner and Boyfriend John Miller Break Up After Almost 2 Years Together,weblink August 6, 2020, E! Online, 2020, August 9, 2020,weblink live,

Religious beliefs

Although Garner stopped attending church regularly after moving to Los Angeles,MAGAZINE, Atlas, Darla,weblink Jennifer Garner Talks Faith and Family After Miracles from Heaven Premiere, February 22, 2016, People, her three children were baptized as members of the United Methodist Church in her hometown of Charleston, West Virginia. In 2015, she and her family began attending weekly Methodist church services in Los Angeles.

Stalking incident

Garner was stalked by Steven Burky from 2002 to 2003, and again from 2008 to 2009. Garner, her then-husband Affleck, and their daughter Violet obtained a restraining order in 2008.NEWS,weblink Garner 'feared for family safety', BBC News, November 21, 2008, April 3, 2017, August 28, 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20220828202948weblink">weblink live, Burky was arrested in December 2009 outside Violet's preschool.NEWS,weblink Jennifer Garner 'stalker' sent to mental hospital, BBC News, February 12, 2017, March 31, 2010, August 28, 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20220828203300weblink">weblink live, He was charged with two counts of stalking, to which he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. In March 2010, he was adjudicated insane, sent to California's state mental hospital, and ordered to stay away from the Garner-Affleck family for 10 years if released.WEB,weblink Judge Finds Accused Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Stalker Insane, Caitlin, Millat, WRC-TV/NBC4, Washington, D.C., March 30, 2010, March 31, 2010, August 28, 2022,weblink live,

Filmography and awards

References

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External links

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