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Jennifer Joanna Aniston
February 11, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Years active | 1987–present |
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Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress and producer. She became famous all over the world for playing Rachel Green on the TV sitcom Friends from 1994 to 2004. This role won her Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards. For many years, Aniston has been one of the highest-paid actresses in the world.
Her parents, John Aniston and Nancy Dow, were also actors. She started her own acting career with a small part in the 1988 movie Mac and Me. Her first big movie role was in the 1993 horror-comedy Leprechaun. Since then, she has starred in many popular comedy movies. Some of her hits include Office Space (1999), Bruce Almighty (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008), and We're the Millers (2013).
In 2019, she returned to television to produce and star in the drama series The Morning Show. She won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance. Aniston has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She also co-founded a production company called Echo Films in 2008.
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Early life
Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969, in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles. Her father, John Aniston, was an actor from a Greek family, and her mother, Nancy Dow, was an actress with Italian, English, Irish, and Scottish roots. Aniston has an older half-brother, John, and a younger half-brother, Alex. Her godfather was the actor Telly Savalas, who was one of her father's best friends.
When she was a child, her family moved to New York City. Even though her father was on TV, her parents didn't want her to watch much television. Her parents separated when she was nine years old.
Aniston discovered her love for acting when she was 11 at her school. She later attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan. There, she joined the drama society and performed in school plays.
Career
1988–1993: Early Roles
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Aniston started her career in off-Broadway plays. To support herself, she worked part-time jobs as a telemarketer, a waitress, and a bike messenger. In 1988, she had a very small, uncredited role in the movie Mac and Me.
She moved back to Los Angeles and got her first regular TV role in the 1990 show Molloy. She also appeared in a TV show based on the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Both shows were canceled quickly. Her first big movie role was in the 1993 horror film Leprechaun. She later said she was embarrassed by the movie.
1994–2004: Friends and Stardom
After a few unsuccessful shows, Aniston was feeling down about her career. But soon, she was cast as Rachel Green in a new sitcom called Friends. The show started in 1994 and became a huge success. Aniston and her co-stars became famous around the world.
Her character, Rachel, and her haircut, "The Rachel," were very popular. For her role, she won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. During the last season of Friends, she and her female co-stars became the highest-paid TV actresses of all time, earning $1 million for each episode.
While on Friends, Aniston also starred in movies. She played the lead role in the romantic comedy Picture Perfect (1997). She also appeared in the popular comedy Office Space (1999). In 2002, she starred in the independent film The Good Girl, and critics praised her for taking on a more serious role.
Her biggest movie success during this time was Bruce Almighty (2003). She starred with Jim Carrey in the comedy, which made over $484 million worldwide. The next year, she starred with Ben Stiller in the comedy Along Came Polly, which was also a box office hit.
2005–2013: Success in Movies
After Friends ended, Aniston focused on her movie career. In 2006, she starred with Vince Vaughn in the romantic comedy The Break-Up. The movie was about a couple who break up but refuse to move out of their shared home. It made over $204 million worldwide.
In 2008, she starred with Owen Wilson in Marley & Me. The movie, about a couple and their mischievous dog, was a huge hit. It set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office sales at the time.
She continued to star in successful comedies. These included He's Just Not That Into You (2009), Just Go with It (2011) with Adam Sandler, and Horrible Bosses (2011). In 2013, she starred in We're the Millers, which earned $269 million on a $37 million budget.
2014–present: Return to Television
Aniston continued to act in a variety of films. In the 2014 movie Cake, she played a woman dealing with chronic pain. Her dramatic performance was highly praised by critics, and she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award.
In 2018, she produced and starred in the Netflix musical comedy Dumplin'. The next year, she teamed up with Adam Sandler again for the Netflix movie Murder Mystery (2019) and its sequel Murder Mystery 2 (2023).
In 2019, Aniston made a big return to television in the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, which she also produces with co-star Reese Witherspoon. It was her first main role on TV since Friends. For her work on the show, she won a SAG Award and has been nominated for several other awards, including Emmys and Golden Globes.
In 2021, she joined her Friends co-stars for a special reunion show on HBO Max called Friends: The Reunion.
Other Work
Business and Charity
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Aniston has been the face of many brands. She has appeared in commercials for L'Oréal, SmartWater, and Aveeno Skincare. She also launched her own line of perfumes and a haircare company called LolaVie.
She is also known for her charity work. She supports St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and has helped raise money for cancer research. She is a supporter of Friends of El Faro, an organization that helps an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico.
Aniston has donated to help victims of natural disasters, including the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and hurricanes in 2017. She once said, "It's a way of being able to be in a position to do something for people who are less able. It's something that makes my heart smile."
Personal life
Aniston enjoys practicing yoga and meditation. In 2015, she shared that she was diagnosed with dyslexia in her twenties. She said the diagnosis helped her understand why she had trouble in school. "I thought I wasn't smart. I just couldn't retain anything. Now I had this great discovery," she explained.
She was married to actor Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005. In 2011, she began a relationship with actor and director Justin Theroux. They married in 2015 and separated in 2017.
In 2022, Aniston shared that she had tried for many years to have children. She said the public speculation about it was very difficult. She is close friends with actor Adam Sandler and his family, who send her flowers every Mother's Day.
Acting credits and awards
For her role in Friends, Aniston won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award. She later won another SAG Award for her role in The Morning Show. She has been nominated for many other awards as both an actress and a producer.
Some of her most successful and well-liked films include Office Space (1999), The Good Girl (2002), Bruce Almighty (2003), Marley & Me (2008), Horrible Bosses (2011), and We're the Millers (2013).
See also
In Spanish: Jennifer Aniston para niños
