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Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston (born 1969, Sherman Oaks, California) is an American actress, Emmy winner as Rachel Green on Friends, film star of Bruce Almighty, The Break-Up, and Cake, and star and executive producer of Apple TV+'s The Morning Show.

Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen (born 1973, Richmond, Virginia) is an American actress, producer, and writer known for Party of Five, Rodney, Glee, GCB, and Hallmark Christmas movies.

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals (born 1963, Chicago) is an American actress, star of Flashdance (1983) as Alex Owens and Bette Porter on The L Word and Generation Q, now in NCIS: New York.

Jennifer Carpenter

Jennifer Leann Carpenter (born 1979, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American actress known as Debra Morgan on Dexter (2006–2013, New Blood) and for The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005); Juilliard-trained, Saturn Award nominee, married to Seth Avett.

Jennifer Cheon Garcia

Jennifer Cheon Garcia, also credited as Jennifer Cheon, is a Vancouver-born Canadian actress of Indigenous Mexican and Korean heritage, known for Ivory in Van Helsing and Leane Sharif in The Wheel of Time, and a 2016 Leo Award winner for The Drive.

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly (born 1970) is an American actress, Oscar winner for A Beautiful Mind, also a Golden Globe and BAFTA winner; from Labyrinth to Top Gun: Maverick, Snowpiercer, and Dark Matter.

Jennifer Coolidge

Jennifer Coolidge (born 1961, Boston) is an American comedic character actress known as Stifler's mom in American Pie, Paulette in Legally Blonde, and Emmy-winning Tanya McQuoid in The White Lotus.

Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle (born 1969, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American actress, daughter of Rosemary Harris and John Ehle, known for Elizabeth Bennet in the BBC's 1995 Pride and Prejudice, two Tony Awards, and films including The King's Speech and Saint Maud.

Jennifer Elise Cox

Jennifer Elise Cox (born 1969, New York City) is an American actress, also credited as Jennifer Cox, best known as Jan Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel and for improv comedy roles on Web Therapy, Lovespring International, and 10 Items or Less.

Jennifer Ellison

Jennifer Ellison, English actress, dancer, and TV personality born 1983 in Liverpool; known for Brookside's Emily Shadwick, The Phantom of the Opera, winning Hell's Kitchen, and founding Jelli Studios.

Jennifer Esposito

Jennifer Esposito, American actress born 1973 in Brooklyn, known for Spin City, Crash, Samantha Who?, and Blue Bloods, celiac advocate, author of Jennifer's Way, and writer-director of Fresh Kills.

Jennifer Finnigan

Jennifer Christina Finnigan (born 1979, Montreal) is a Canadian actress who won three consecutive Daytime Emmys as Bridget Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful and later starred in Tyrant, Salvation, and CBC's Moonshine.

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner (born 1972, Houston) is an American actress, Golden Globe winner for Alias (2001–2006), star of 13 Going on 30 and Dallas Buyers Club, and cofounder of Once Upon a Farm.

Jennifer Gibney

Jennifer Gibney (born 1964, Dublin) is an Irish actress, wife of Brendan O'Carroll, who plays his on-screen daughter Cathy Brown across all Mrs. Brown's Boys versions since 2002, and is an executive producer from Series 4.

Jennifer Grant

Jennifer Grant (born 1966, Burbank, California) is an American actress and author, only child of Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon; known for Beverly Hills 90210, Movie Stars, Babylon, the memoir Good Stuff, and producing the miniseries Archie.

Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey (born 1960) is an American actress, daughter of Joel Grey, known as Baby in Dirty Dancing (1987) and Jeanie in Ferris Bueller's Day Off; two 1990s rhinoplasties derailed her career; she won Dancing with the Stars in 2010.

Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones (1919–2009), born Phylis Lee Isley in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was an American Oscar-winning actress; five-time nominee, first Golden Globe Best Actress, wife of Selznick and Norton Simon.

Jennifer Landon

Jennifer Landon (Jennifer Rachel Landon), American actress born 1983 in Malibu, daughter of Michael Landon; three consecutive Daytime Emmys for Gwen on As the World Turns, later Teeter on Yellowstone.

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence (born 1990), American actress and producer; Oscar winner for Silver Linings Playbook, Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games ($3 billion franchise), founder of Excellent Cadaver, and star of Die My Love (2025).

Jennifer Lien

Jennifer Lien (born 1974) is an American actress known for playing Kes on Star Trek: Voyager (1995-1997), voicing Agent Elle in Men in Black: The Series, and roles in American History X and SLC Punk! before retiring in 2002.

Jennifer Lonsdale

Jennifer Lonsdale (born 1953, Gosport, Hampshire) is a retired British actress, later High Sheriff of Dorset; known for The Cedar Tree, That's My Boy (Angie Price), and Doctor Who's Nightmare of Eden. Distinct from Angela, Tiffany, and Olivia Lonsdale.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jennifer Love Hewitt (born 1979, Waco, Texas), American actress and singer: Party of Five, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Ghost Whisperer, The Client List, and Maddie Buckley on 9-1-1 since 2018.

Jennifer Morrison

Jennifer Morrison (born 1979, Chicago) is an American actress and director known as Dr. Allison Cameron on House and Emma Swan on Once Upon a Time; she debuted as a director with Sun Dogs and directs TV drama.

Jennifer O'Neill

Jennifer O'Neill (born 1948), Brazilian-born American actress and model, played Dorothy in Summer of '42 (1971) and was CoverGirl's spokeswoman for 30 years; also starred in Rio Lobo, The Innocent, and Scanners.

Jennifer Robertson

Jennifer Robertson (Jenn Robertson), Canadian actress, writer, comedian born 1971 in Vancouver; plays Jocelyn Schitt on Schitt's Creek and Ellen Baker on Ginny & Georgia; hosted Canada's Handyman Challenge and The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down.

Jennifer Rubin (actress)

Jennifer Rubin (Jennifer Collene Rubin, born 1962, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress and former Ford model, known for Taryn in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Bad Dreams, The Doors, The Crush, and Screamers.

Jennifer Runyon

Jennifer Runyon Corman (1960–2026), American actress of 1980s film and TV: Ghostbusters' ESP-test student, Gwendolyn Pierce on Charles in Charge, Cindy Brady in A Very Brady Christmas, and Up the Creek's Heather Merriweather; died of cancer at 65.

Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders (born 1958, Sleaford, Lincolnshire) is the British comedian, writer, and actor of French and Saunders and Absolutely Fabulous; also the Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2 and author of Bonkers.

Jennifer Schwalbach Smith

Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, also Jennifer Mary Schwalbach Smith, American actress, producer, and podcaster, former USA Today reporter, wife of Kevin Smith since 1999; played Missy in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Emma in Clerks II.

Jennifer Syme

Jennifer Maria Syme (1972–2001) was an American film production assistant and occasional actress who worked for director David Lynch and was Keanu Reeves's partner from 1998 to 2000.