Jennifer Aniston
American actress Jennifer Aniston arriving at the 77th Golden Globes ceremony, 2020.
Jennifer Aniston
American actress
Also known as: Jennifer Joanna Aniston
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Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969, Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.) is an American actress who achieved stardom on the popular television sitcom Friends (1994–2004) and launched a successful film career that included numerous romantic comedies.
Early careerAniston’s parents divorced when she was nine, and she grew up with her mother while her father worked as an actor, notably on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Aniston attended the High School of the Performing Arts in New York City and spent several years acting in Off-Broadway productions. In 1989 she began appearing on television, and she was soon cast in two unsuccessful shows, Molloy (1990) and Ferris Bueller (1990–91); in the latter, which was based on the popular 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, she played Ferris’s older sister, Jeannie. Aniston acted in several other television shows before making her big-screen debut in Leprechaun (1993), a horror film that went largely unnoticed.
Friends
FriendsThe cast of Friends: (from left) Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, and Did Schwimmer.Aniston got her big break when she was cast as the funny, spoiled waitress Rachel Green on Friends. The series, centers on six friends in New York City, premiered in 1994 and soon ranked among the most-watched shows on television. Rachel’s on-and-off relationship with Ross Geller (played by Did Schwimmer) became one of the show’s more popular story lines. For her portrayal of Rachel, Aniston received an Emmy Award (2002) and a Golden Globe Award (2003).