Jennifer Anne Garner 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 (1999â2000), and supporting roles in the war drama film
Pearl Harbor (2001) and the comedy-drama film
Catch Me If You Can (2002).