Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

West Virginia

Award-winning actress Jennifer Garner has enjoyed a successful career in both film and television, and has taken on the role of producer and philanthropist. Most recently, she was seen in the award-winning film, Dallas Buyers Club opposite Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto. Garner will soon be seen in the Disney family film, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, in the independent drama Imagine and in director Jason Reitman’s dramedy Men, Women and Children.

Her impressive resume of film credits include Draft Day with Kevin Costner, Weinstein Company’s Butter, Fox Searchlight’s Juno, Warner Brothers’ Valentine’s Day, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Disney’s The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Universal Pictures’ The Kingdom and Revolution Studios’ smash hit 13 Going On 30. On the small screen, Garner starred on JJ Abrams’ Alias as CIA double-agent Sydney Bristow for five seasons, where she was nominated for four Emmy awards, four Golden Globes and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Currently serving as a brand ambassador for Neutrogena where she is featured in national television and print campaigns, Garner has also held the position of Artist Ambassador with Save the Children’s US Programs for the past five years. As an Artist Ambassador, Garner brought Save the Children’s early childhood development and literacy programs to her home state, West Virginia, which she also visited with Nicholas Kristof for the filming of A Path Appears. She has advocated on Capitol Hill on behalf of the organization and traveled to California’s Central Valley, Kentucky and West Virginia to see the effects of poverty first hand. Garner recently joined the global nonprofit’s board of trustees, deepening her commitment to issues affecting children in the United States and around the world.