Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969)] is an American actress, film director, and producer. She gained worldwide recognition in the 1990s for portraying Rachel Green in the television sitcom Friends, a role which earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Aniston has also enjoyed a successful Hollywood film career. She gained critical acclaim for her performances in the independent films She's the One (1996), Office Space (1999), The Good Girl (2002) and Friends with Money (2006). She has had her greatest commercial successes with the films Bruce Almighty (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Just Go with It (2011), and Horrible Bosses (2011).] Aniston has been selected for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.]

    1 Early life
    2 Career
        2.1 Television
        2.2 Film
        2.3 Other work
    3 Philanthropy
    4 Personal life
    5 In the media
    6 Salary
    7 Filmography
        7.1 Director
        7.2 Producer
    8 Awards and nominations
    9 References
    10 External links

Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles] to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow.] Her father is Greek and a native of Crete. Her mother was born in New York City of Scottish-Canadian and Italian descent. Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick, her maternal older half-brother, and Alex Aniston, her younger paternal half-brother.]] Aniston's godfather was actor Telly Savalas, one of her father's best friends.]] As a child, Aniston lived in Greece for one year with her family. They later relocated to New York City.] Aniston attended the Rudolf Steiner School in New York,] and graduated from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.] She worked in Off Broadway productions such as For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave,] and supported herself with several part-time jobs, which included working as a telemarketer, waitress, and bike messenger.] In 1989, Aniston moved to Los Angeles, California.