'''Jennifer Anne Garner''' (born April 17, 1972 in Houston, Texas) is a Golden Globe–winning American film and television actress, and producer.
Early life
Garner was born in Houston, Texas, to Patricia Ann English, a teacher, and William John Garner, a chemical engineer; she is the middle child between two sisters, Melissa Garner Wiley and Susannah Garner Carpenter. When she was four years old, her father's job with Union Carbide forced the family to relocate to Charleston, West Virginia, where Garner resided until her college years. Her parents were quite strict, and did not allow Jennifer or her sisters to wear make-up, go to movies or have their ears pierced - Jennifer did get her ears pierced in her mid-20s, but has now let them heal up againhttp://www.geocities.com/kaptain_kantner/jennifer2.htm. In 1990, Garner graduated from George Washington High School in Charleston, where she played the saxophonehttp://www.allalias.com/guide/index.php/Jennifer_Garner. She also studied ballet for nine years before enrolling at Denison University to study chemistry. Upon realizing that she enjoyed stage acting more than science, Garner changed her major to drama. Garner graduated from Denison in 1994 and hoped to continue her drama education at Yale University. However, keen for experience, she visited a friend in New York City in 1995 and decided to take her chances in theatre.
Career
In New York City, Garner earned $150 a week as an understudy in a play. She was then cast in her first television role, a part in the made-for-television movie, ''Zoya'', based on the Danielle Steele novel. Her next acting jobs were in two short-lived television series, ''Significant Others'' and ''Time of Your Life'', as well as in two Hallmark Hall of Fame movies, including the 1997 film, ''Rose Hill'', based on the best selling book ''For The Roses'' by Julie Garwood. In 1996, she appeared on an episode of the NBC drama ''
Law & Order''. She played a college student who engaged in an affair with Detective Rey Curtis. Subsequently, Garner moved to Los Angeles, California, and got a job as a hostess at a restaurant before being cast as Hannah Bibb on the WB series, ''Felicity''. On the set, she met her future husband, Scott Foley. Garner played his character's girlfriend. In 1999 she
