Aniston, Jennifer 1969–

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ANISTON, Jennifer 1969–

PERSONAL

Full name, Jennifer Joanne Aniston; born February 11, 1969, in Sherman Oaks, CA; daughter of John (an actor) and Nancy (an actress and photographer) Aniston; married Brad Pitt (an actor), July 29, 2000. Education: Graduated from the High School for the Performing Arts, 1987.

Addresses: Agent— Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Brillstein–Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist— PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Contact— 5750 Wilshire Blvd., #580, Los Angeles, CA 90036–3697.

Career: Actress. Plan B (a production company), principal. Previously worked as a waitress and a telemarketer; appeared in many television commercials.

Awards, Honors: American Comedy Award nominations, funniest supporting female performer, 1996, 1999, and 2001, Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, Golden Satellite Award nominations, best performance by an actress, 2000 and 2003, Emmy Award nominations, outstanding supporting actress, 2000 and 2001, Emmy Award, outstanding lead actress, 2002, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress, 2002, Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actress, 2003, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, outstanding performance by a female actor, 2002 and 2003, all for Friends; TV Guide Award (with others), editor's choice, 2000; People's Choice Award, favorite female television, 2001; People's Choice Award, favorite female television performer, 2002; TV Prize, best foreign TV personality, Aftonbladet TV Prize, 2003; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture, Independent Spirit Award nomination, best female lead, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best actress, 2003, for The Good Girl; People's Choice Award, favorite female television performer, 2003.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Dancing on Checker's Grave, off–Broadway production, 1987.

Emily, For Dear Life, Public Theatre, New York City, 1988–1989.

Television Appearances; Series:

Courtney Walker, Molloy, Fox, 1990.

Jeannie Bueller, Ferris Bueller, NBC, 1990.

The Edge, Fox, 1992.

Madeline Drego Cooper, Muddling Through, CBS, 1994.

Rachel Green, Friends (also known as Friends Like Us ), NBC, 1994–2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Suzie Brooks, "Twisted Sister," Herman's Head, Fox, 1992.

Kiki Wilson, "Nowhere to Run—August 10, 1968," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992.

Suzie Brooks, "Jay Is for Jealousy," Herman's Head, Fox, 1993.

Linda Campbell, "Who Killed the Beauty Queen?," Burke's Law, ABC, 1994.

Herself, "Conflict of Interest," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995.

CPA Suzanne, "Follow the Clams?," Partners, Fox, 1995.

(Uncredited) Saturday Night Live, 1995.

Herself, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 2," Ellen, ABC, 1997.

Voice of Galatea, "Dream Date," Disney's Hercules (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1998.

Voice of Miss Stevens, the choir teacher, "Rainforest Schmainforest," South Park, Comedy Central, 1999.

Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1999.

Today, NBC, 2002.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002.

Voice of Pepperoni Sue, "Queasy Rider," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2002.

Also appeared in Movie House, MTV.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Ava Schector, Camp Cucamonga (also known as How I Spent My Summer ), NBC, 1990.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995.

Celine, Aretha, Gloria, Shania and Mariah: Divas Live (also known as VH1 Divas Live and Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Children ), VH1, 1998.

Waiting for Woody, 1998.

Interviewee, The Making of: The Iron Giant, The WB, 1999.

Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Olympia Dukakis, Lifetime, 1999.

Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Kathy Najimy, Lifetime, 2000.

Interviewee, Friends: The Stuff You've Never Seen, NBC, 2001.

(In archive footage) Bad Hair Days, Channel 4, 2001.

NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration ), NBC, 2002.

(Uncredited; in archive footage), Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men, 2002.

Interviewee, TV's Most Memorable Weddings, NBC, 2003.

Interviewee, The Stars' First Time ... On Entertainment Tonight with Mary Hart, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1995.

The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1995.

The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1996.

The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999.

Presenter, The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000.

Presenter, 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000.

The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002.

The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2003.

Television Director; Episodic:

Directed episodes of Friends, NBC.

Film Appearances:

Tory, Leprechaun, Trimark Pictures, 1993.

Renee, She's the One, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1996.

Debbie, 'Til There Was You, Paramount Pictures, 1997.

Kate, Picture Perfect, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Allison, Dream For an Insomniac, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1998.

Nina Borowski, The Object of My Affection, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Clove, The Thin Pink Line, Tokyo Theaters, 1998.

Joanna, Office Space, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1999.

Voice of Annie Hughes, The Iron Giant (animated), Warner Bros., 1999.

Emily Poule, Rock Star, Warner Bros., 2001.

Justine Last, The Good Girl, United International, 2002.

Grace Connelly, Bruce Almighty, Universal, 2003.

Polly Prince, Captured, Universal, 2003.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in I'll Be There for You by the Rembrandts, Walls by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, 1996, and I Want to Be in Love by Melissa Etheridge, 2001.