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'''Jennifer Anne Garner''' (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in ], Garner studied theater at ] and began acting as an understudy for the ] in New York City. She made her screen debut in the television film adaptation of ]'s romance novel '']'' in 1995. She had a starring role on the ] teen drama series '']'' (1999–2000), and supporting roles in the war drama film '']'' (2001) and the comedy-drama film '']'' (2002). '''Jennifer Anne Garner''' (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. She studied theater at ] and began acting as an understudy for the ] in New York City. She had a starring role on the ] teen drama series '']'' (1999–2000), and supporting roles in the war drama film '']'' (2001) and the comedy-drama film '']'' (2002).


Garner gained recognition for starring as ] officer ] in the ] action thriller series '']'' (2001–2006), winning a ] and a ], in addition to four ] nominations. She also starred in the romantic comedies '']'' (2004), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2009) and '']'' (2010), and portrayed ] in the superhero films '']'' (2003) and '']'' (2005). Her ] came with playing ] in the ] action thriller series '']'' (2001–2006), which earned her a ], and four ] nominations, among ]. Garner received further recognition for her starring roles in the romantic comedies '']'' (2004), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2009) and '']'' (2010), and for playing ] in superhero films, including '']'' (2003).


Garner has since starred in several independent films, including the biographical drama '']'' (2013), and family comedies such as '']'' (2014), '']'' (2018), and '']'' (2021). She also starred in the action films '']'' (2018) and '']'' (2022), and in the ] limited series '']'' (2023). She has since starred in the biographical drama '']'' (2013); the family comedies '']'' (2014), '']'' (2018), and '']'' (2021); the action films '']'' (2018) and '']'' (2022); and the ] drama series '']'' (2023).


Garner works as an activist for early childhood education and is a board member of ]. She is the co-founder and chief brand officer of the organic baby food company Once Upon a Farm. She is also an advocate for anti-paparazzi campaigns among children of celebrities. Garner works as an activist for early childhood education and is a board member of ]. She is the co-founder and chief brand officer of the organic baby food company Once Upon a Farm. She is also an advocate for anti-paparazzi campaigns among children of celebrities.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Jennifer Anne Garner was born on April 17, 1972, in Houston, Texas, but moved to Charleston, West Virginia, at age three. Her father, William John Garner, worked as a chemical engineer for ]; her mother, Patricia Ann English, was a homemaker and later an English teacher at a local college.<ref name="rollingstone1">{{cite magazine |last=Binelli |first=Mark |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/jennifer-garner-spy-girl-65817/ |title=Jennifer Garner: Spy Girl |magazine=] |date=February 14, 2002 |access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113031356/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/jennifer-garner-spy-girl-65817/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/2012/08/jennifer_garner_interview.html | title=Jennifer Garner interview: Still the girl next door| date=August 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816180252/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/2012/08/jennifer_garner_interview.html |archive-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref> She has two sisters.<ref name="telegraph1">{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Saban |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3590033/Fighting-fit.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3590033/Fighting-fit.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Fighting fit |newspaper=] |date=February 16, 2003 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Connelly |first=Chris |url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a775/jennifer-garner-interview/ |title=The Zen of Jen (and Ben) |magazine=] |date=September 11, 2007 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> Garner has described herself as a typical middle child who sought to differentiate herself from her accomplished older sister.<ref name="telegraph2">{{cite news |first=Helena |last=de Bertodano |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/9954437/Jennifer-Garner-interview-Mrs-Ben-Affleck-on-juggling-fame-and-family.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/9954437/Jennifer-Garner-interview-Mrs-Ben-Affleck-on-juggling-fame-and-family.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Jennifer Garner interview: Mrs Ben Affleck on juggling fame and family |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=April 1, 2013 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Pringle">{{cite news |last=Pringle |first=Gill |title=Jennifer Garner: Actress with the ex factor |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/jennifer-garner-actress-with-the-ex-factor-1679610.html |newspaper=] |access-date=June 10, 2013 |date=May 6, 2009 |location=London |archive-date=September 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924182708/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/jennifer-garner-actress-with-the-ex-factor-1679610.html |url-status=live }}</ref> While Garner did not grow up in a politically active household,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jacobs |first=Alexandra |url=http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a9200/princess-bride-19314/ |title=Princess Bride |magazine=] |date=December 12, 2006 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> her father was "very ]" and her mother "quietly ]".<ref name="stern1">{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/05/jennifer-garner-pregnant-talks-butter-and-ben-affleck-at-telluride.html |title=Jennifer Garner's Screwball Turn |first=Marlow |last=Stern |date=September 5, 2011 |newspaper=] |access-date=June 24, 2015 |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703204957/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/05/jennifer-garner-pregnant-talks-butter-and-ben-affleck-at-telluride.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She attended a local ] every Sunday and went to ].<ref name="nationalpost1">{{cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/miracles-from-heavens-jennifer-garner-on-her-emotional-role-in-miracles-from-heaven-and-keeping-it-professional |title=Jennifer Garner on her latest emotional role and keeping it professional as a mom, on and offscreen |first=Bob |last=Thompson |date=March 8, 2016 |newspaper=] |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909070901/http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/movies/miracles-from-heavens-jennifer-garner-on-her-emotional-role-in-miracles-from-heaven-and-keeping-it-professional |url-status=live }}</ref> As teenagers, she and her sisters were not allowed to wear makeup, paint their nails, pierce their ears, or dye their hair;<ref>{{cite news |last=Bianco |first=Robert |title=Sydney Bristow in the flesh |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2002/2002-02-01-garner.htm |newspaper=] |access-date=January 8, 2013 |date=January 31, 2002 |archive-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815062957/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2002/2002-02-01-garner.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Bobbi |last=Brown |url=https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/jennifer-garner-is-done-with-diets-108660786148.html |title=Jennifer Garner is Done with Diets & High-Maintenance Beauty |website=] |date=January 21, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140233/https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/jennifer-garner-is-done-with-diets-108660786148.html |url-status=live }}</ref> she has joked that her family's "take on the world" was "practically ]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2014/10/17/Treading-warily-around-social-media/stories/201410170008 |title=Jennifer Garner is treading warily around social media |first=Barbara |last=Vancheri |date=October 17, 2014 |newspaper=] |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162509/http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2014/10/17/Treading-warily-around-social-media/stories/201410170008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jennifer Anne Garner was born on April 17, 1972, in Houston, Texas, but moved to Charleston, West Virginia, at age three. Her father, William John Garner, received his undergraduate and graduate degree in chemical engineering from ] and worked as a chemical engineer for ]; her mother, Patricia Ann English, was a homemaker and later an English teacher at a local college.<ref name="rollingstone1">{{cite magazine |last=Binelli |first=Mark |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/jennifer-garner-spy-girl-65817/ |title=Jennifer Garner: Spy Girl |magazine=] |date=February 14, 2002 |access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113031356/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/jennifer-garner-spy-girl-65817/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/2012/08/jennifer_garner_interview.html | title=Jennifer Garner interview: Still the girl next door| date=August 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816180252/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/2012/08/jennifer_garner_interview.html |archive-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wvgazettemail/name/billy-garner-obituary?id=54768265 | title=Billy Garner Obituary| date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> She has two sisters.<ref name="telegraph1">{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Saban |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3590033/Fighting-fit.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3590033/Fighting-fit.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Fighting fit |newspaper=] |date=February 16, 2003 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Connelly |first=Chris |url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a775/jennifer-garner-interview/ |title=The Zen of Jen (and Ben) |magazine=] |date=September 11, 2007 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329141407/http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a775/jennifer-garner-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner has described herself as a typical middle child who sought to differentiate herself from her accomplished older sister.<ref name="telegraph2">{{cite news |first=Helena |last=de Bertodano |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/9954437/Jennifer-Garner-interview-Mrs-Ben-Affleck-on-juggling-fame-and-family.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/9954437/Jennifer-Garner-interview-Mrs-Ben-Affleck-on-juggling-fame-and-family.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Jennifer Garner interview: Mrs Ben Affleck on juggling fame and family |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=April 1, 2013 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Pringle">{{cite news |last=Pringle |first=Gill |title=Jennifer Garner: Actress with the ex factor |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/jennifer-garner-actress-with-the-ex-factor-1679610.html |newspaper=] |access-date=June 10, 2013 |date=May 6, 2009 |location=London |archive-date=September 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924182708/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/jennifer-garner-actress-with-the-ex-factor-1679610.html |url-status=live }}</ref> While Garner did not grow up in a politically active household,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jacobs |first=Alexandra |url=http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a9200/princess-bride-19314/ |title=Princess Bride |magazine=] |date=December 12, 2006 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804133546/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a9200/princess-bride-19314/ |url-status=live }}</ref> her father was "very ]" and her mother "quietly ]".<ref name="stern1">{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/05/jennifer-garner-pregnant-talks-butter-and-ben-affleck-at-telluride.html |title=Jennifer Garner's Screwball Turn |first=Marlow |last=Stern |date=September 5, 2011 |newspaper=] |access-date=June 24, 2015 |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703204957/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/05/jennifer-garner-pregnant-talks-butter-and-ben-affleck-at-telluride.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She attended a local ] every Sunday and went to ].<ref name="nationalpost1">{{cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/miracles-from-heavens-jennifer-garner-on-her-emotional-role-in-miracles-from-heaven-and-keeping-it-professional |title=Jennifer Garner on her latest emotional role and keeping it professional as a mom, on and offscreen |first=Bob |last=Thompson |date=March 8, 2016 |newspaper=] |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909070901/http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/movies/miracles-from-heavens-jennifer-garner-on-her-emotional-role-in-miracles-from-heaven-and-keeping-it-professional |url-status=live }}</ref> As teenagers, she and her sisters were not allowed to wear makeup, paint their nails, pierce their ears, or dye their hair;<ref>{{cite news |last=Bianco |first=Robert |title=Sydney Bristow in the flesh |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2002/2002-02-01-garner.htm |newspaper=] |access-date=January 8, 2013 |date=January 31, 2002 |archive-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815062957/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2002/2002-02-01-garner.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Bobbi |last=Brown |url=https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/jennifer-garner-is-done-with-diets-108660786148.html |title=Jennifer Garner is Done with Diets & High-Maintenance Beauty |website=] |date=January 21, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140233/https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/jennifer-garner-is-done-with-diets-108660786148.html |url-status=live }}</ref> she has joked that her family's "take on the world" was "practically ]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2014/10/17/Treading-warily-around-social-media/stories/201410170008 |title=Jennifer Garner is treading warily around social media |first=Barbara |last=Vancheri |date=October 17, 2014 |newspaper=] |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162509/http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2014/10/17/Treading-warily-around-social-media/stories/201410170008 |url-status=live }}</ref>


She attended ] in Charleston.<ref name="holidays">{{cite news |title=Garner happy to be home for holidays |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2003-12-26-garner-home_x.htm |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=January 8, 2013 |date=December 26, 2003 |archive-date=October 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017092920/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2003-12-26-garner-home_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1990, Garner enrolled at ] in Granville, Ohio,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coedmagazine.com/2007/08/02/co-ed-interview-with-jennifer-garner/ |title=CO-ED Interview with Jennifer Garner |website=] |date=August 2, 2007 |access-date=August 1, 2010 |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707123829/http://coedmagazine.com/2007/08/02/co-ed-interview-with-jennifer-garner/ |url-status=live }}</ref> where she changed her major from chemistry to theater<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Books-That-Made-a-Difference-to-Jennifer-Garner |title=What's on Jennifer Garner's Bookshelf? |date=September 2009 |website=] |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326053813/http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Books-That-Made-a-Difference-to-Jennifer-Garner |url-status=live }}</ref> and was a member of ] sorority.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sprankles |first1=Julie |title=Jennifer Garner and 30 other celebrities in sororities |url=http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1069871/jennifer-garner-and-other-celebrities-in-sororities |website=SheKnows |access-date=July 2, 2017 |date=January 16, 2015 |archive-date=June 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616144450/http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1069871/jennifer-garner-and-other-celebrities-in-sororities |url-status=live }}</ref> She spent the fall semester of 1993 studying at the ] at the ] in Waterford, Connecticut.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Exclusive-NTI-Changed-My-Life-Jennifer-Garner-20150209 |title=BWW Exclusive: NTI Changed My Life – Jennifer Garner |website=Broadway World |date=February 9, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326050403/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Exclusive-NTI-Changed-My-Life-Jennifer-Garner-20150209 |url-status=live }}</ref> During college summers, she worked summer stock theatre.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://player.fm/series/david-tennant-does-a-podcast-with/jennifer-garner |title=David Tennant does a podcast with... |host=] |date=March 12, 2019 |time=09:30}}</ref> In 1994, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.denison.edu/offices/publicaffairs/pressreleases/garner.html |title=Denison Graduate and ''Alias'' Star Jennifer Garner To Speak at Provost Alumni Series Convocation |publisher=Denison University |date=September 16, 2002 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731122533/http://www.denison.edu/offices/publicaffairs/pressreleases/garner.html |archive-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref> She attended ] in Charleston.<ref name="holidays">{{cite news |title=Garner happy to be home for holidays |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2003-12-26-garner-home_x.htm |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=January 8, 2013 |date=December 26, 2003 |archive-date=October 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017092920/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2003-12-26-garner-home_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1990, Garner enrolled at ] in Granville, Ohio,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coedmagazine.com/2007/08/02/co-ed-interview-with-jennifer-garner/ |title=CO-ED Interview with Jennifer Garner |website=] |date=August 2, 2007 |access-date=August 1, 2010 |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707123829/http://coedmagazine.com/2007/08/02/co-ed-interview-with-jennifer-garner/ |url-status=live }}</ref> where she changed her major from chemistry to theater<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Books-That-Made-a-Difference-to-Jennifer-Garner |title=What's on Jennifer Garner's Bookshelf? |date=September 2009 |website=] |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326053813/http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Books-That-Made-a-Difference-to-Jennifer-Garner |url-status=live }}</ref> and was a member of ] sorority.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sprankles |first1=Julie |title=Jennifer Garner and 30 other celebrities in sororities |url=http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1069871/jennifer-garner-and-other-celebrities-in-sororities |website=SheKnows |access-date=July 2, 2017 |date=January 16, 2015 |archive-date=June 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616144450/http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1069871/jennifer-garner-and-other-celebrities-in-sororities |url-status=live }}</ref> She spent the fall semester of 1993 studying at the ] at the ] in Waterford, Connecticut.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Exclusive-NTI-Changed-My-Life-Jennifer-Garner-20150209 |title=BWW Exclusive: NTI Changed My Life – Jennifer Garner |website=Broadway World |date=February 9, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326050403/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Exclusive-NTI-Changed-My-Life-Jennifer-Garner-20150209 |url-status=live }}</ref> During college summers, she worked summer stock theatre.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://player.fm/series/david-tennant-does-a-podcast-with/jennifer-garner |title=David Tennant does a podcast with... |host=] |date=March 12, 2019 |time=09:30 |access-date=March 12, 2019 |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813181600/https://player.fm/series/david-tennant-does-a-podcast-with/jennifer-garner |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1994, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.denison.edu/offices/publicaffairs/pressreleases/garner.html |title=Denison Graduate and ''Alias'' Star Jennifer Garner To Speak at Provost Alumni Series Convocation |publisher=Denison University |date=September 16, 2002 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731122533/http://www.denison.edu/offices/publicaffairs/pressreleases/garner.html |archive-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref>


==Acting career== ==Career==
===1990s=== ===1990s===
As a college student, Garner performed in ]. In addition to performing, Garner helped sell tickets, build sets, and clean the venues.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Garner |url=http://teamcoco.com/video/jennifer-garner-die-hard-streaker |title=Jennifer Garner Was A Die-Hard Streaker |website=Teamcoco.com |date=October 14, 2014 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326231049/http://teamcoco.com/video/jennifer-garner-die-hard-streaker |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Garner |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jennifer-garner/id1450005207 |title=David Tennant Does a Podcast With... Jennifer Garner |website=podcasts.apple.com |date=March 11, 2019 |access-date=September 6, 2019 |archive-date=September 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906174913/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jennifer-garner/id1450005207 |url-status=live }}</ref> She worked at the ] in Mount Carroll, Illinois, in 1992,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://qctimes.com/entertainment/tv/carolinian-likes-softer-side-as-psl-reporter/article_ec9553f5-5eb4-5c23-be56-30a8f8ebc52b.html |title=Carolinian likes 'softer side' as 'PSL' reporter |newspaper=] |date=December 20, 2014 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325203011/http://qctimes.com/entertainment/tv/carolinian-likes-softer-side-as-psl-reporter/article_ec9553f5-5eb4-5c23-be56-30a8f8ebc52b.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the Barn Theatre in Augusta, Michigan, in 1993,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/2014/10/jennifer_garner_streaked_clean.html |title=Jennifer Garner streaked, cleaned bathrooms well at The Barn Theatre, actress tells Conan |website=] |date=October 15, 2014 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212839/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/2014/10/jennifer_garner_streaked_clean.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the ] in ], in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Garner's Acting Debut |url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/04/photos-arthur-and-ben-jennifer-garners-acting-debut |website=] |publisher=] |date=April 13, 2011 |access-date=August 24, 2011 |archive-date=May 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507084036/http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/04/photos-arthur-and-ben-jennifer-garners-acting-debut |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner moved to New York City in 1995.<ref name="njent">{{cite web |first=Stephen |last=Whitty |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/2012/08/jennifer_garner_interview.html |title=Jennifer Garner interview: Still the girl next door |website=] |date=August 12, 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816180252/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/2012/08/jennifer_garner_interview.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During her first year in the city, Garner earned $150 per week as an understudy for a ] production of '']''<ref name="Pringle" /><ref name="nymag1">{{cite magazine |last=Kachka |first=Boris |url=https://nymag.com/arts/theater/features/39926/ |title='Cyrano de Bergerac' Actress Jennifer Garner on Taking Her Chances on Broadway |magazine=] |date=October 28, 2007 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> and made her first on-screen appearance as ]'s daughter in the romance miniseries '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=John J. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/15/arts/tv-weekend-she-was-a-russian-countess-until-the-revolution.html |title=She Was a Russian Countess, Until the Revolution |newspaper=] |date=September 15, 1995 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802163730/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/15/arts/tv-weekend-she-was-a-russian-countess-until-the-revolution.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1996, she played an Amish woman in the television movie '']''<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Todd |last=Everett |url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/hallmark-hall-of-fame-harvest-of-fire-1200445595/ |title=Hallmark Hall of Fame Harvest of Fire |magazine=] |date=April 19, 1996 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> and a shopkeeper in the Western miniseries '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Tony |last=Scott |url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/larry-mcmurtry-s-dead-man-s-walk-1200445885/ |title=Larry Mcmurtry's 'Dead Man's Walk' |magazine=Variety |date=May 9, 1996 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> She appeared in the independent short film ''In Harm's Way''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.stanford.edu/~krawitz/IN%20HARM%27S%20WAY/IHW.html |title=Jan Krawitz: In Harm's Way |website=Stanford University |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224111745/http://web.stanford.edu/~krawitz/IN%20HARM%27S%20WAY/IHW.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and made one-off appearances in '']'', and the legal dramas '']'' and '']''. Garner also supplemented her income by working as a hostess at a restaurant on the ].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.vogue.com/article/maxmara-party-honoring-jennifer-garner-as-new-face |title=An Event Honoring Jennifer Garner as the New Face of MaxMara Accessories |magazine=] |date=July 19, 2013 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> As a college student, Garner performed in ]. In addition to performing, Garner helped sell tickets, build sets, and clean the venues.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Garner |url=http://teamcoco.com/video/jennifer-garner-die-hard-streaker |title=Jennifer Garner Was A Die-Hard Streaker |website=Teamcoco.com |date=October 14, 2014 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326231049/http://teamcoco.com/video/jennifer-garner-die-hard-streaker |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Garner |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jennifer-garner/id1450005207 |title=David Tennant Does a Podcast With... Jennifer Garner |website=podcasts.apple.com |date=March 11, 2019 |access-date=September 6, 2019 |archive-date=September 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906174913/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jennifer-garner/id1450005207 |url-status=live }}</ref> She worked at the ] in Mount Carroll, Illinois, in 1992,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://qctimes.com/entertainment/tv/carolinian-likes-softer-side-as-psl-reporter/article_ec9553f5-5eb4-5c23-be56-30a8f8ebc52b.html |title=Carolinian likes 'softer side' as 'PSL' reporter |newspaper=] |date=December 20, 2014 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325203011/http://qctimes.com/entertainment/tv/carolinian-likes-softer-side-as-psl-reporter/article_ec9553f5-5eb4-5c23-be56-30a8f8ebc52b.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the Barn Theatre in Augusta, Michigan, in 1993,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/2014/10/jennifer_garner_streaked_clean.html |title=Jennifer Garner streaked, cleaned bathrooms well at The Barn Theatre, actress tells Conan |website=] |date=October 15, 2014 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212839/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/2014/10/jennifer_garner_streaked_clean.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the ] in ], in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Garner's Acting Debut |url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/04/photos-arthur-and-ben-jennifer-garners-acting-debut |website=] |publisher=] |date=April 13, 2011 |access-date=August 24, 2011 |archive-date=May 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507084036/http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/04/photos-arthur-and-ben-jennifer-garners-acting-debut |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner moved to New York City in 1995.<ref name="njent">{{cite web |first=Stephen |last=Whitty |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/2012/08/jennifer_garner_interview.html |title=Jennifer Garner interview: Still the girl next door |website=] |date=August 12, 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816180252/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/2012/08/jennifer_garner_interview.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During her first year in the city, Garner earned $150 per week as an understudy for a ] production of '']''<ref name="Pringle" /><ref name="nymag1">{{cite magazine |last=Kachka |first=Boris |url=https://nymag.com/arts/theater/features/39926/ |title='Cyrano de Bergerac' Actress Jennifer Garner on Taking Her Chances on Broadway |magazine=] |date=October 28, 2007 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=August 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821155710/https://nymag.com/arts/theater/features/39926/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and made her first on-screen appearance as ]'s daughter in the romance miniseries '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=John J. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/15/arts/tv-weekend-she-was-a-russian-countess-until-the-revolution.html |title=She Was a Russian Countess, Until the Revolution |newspaper=] |date=September 15, 1995 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802163730/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/15/arts/tv-weekend-she-was-a-russian-countess-until-the-revolution.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1996, she played an Amish woman in the television movie '']''<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Todd |last=Everett |url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/hallmark-hall-of-fame-harvest-of-fire-1200445595/ |title=Hallmark Hall of Fame Harvest of Fire |magazine=] |date=April 19, 1996 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225920/http://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/hallmark-hall-of-fame-harvest-of-fire-1200445595/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and a shopkeeper in the Western miniseries '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Tony |last=Scott |url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/larry-mcmurtry-s-dead-man-s-walk-1200445885/ |title=Larry Mcmurtry's 'Dead Man's Walk' |magazine=Variety |date=May 9, 1996 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225446/http://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/larry-mcmurtry-s-dead-man-s-walk-1200445885/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared in the independent short film ''In Harm's Way''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.stanford.edu/~krawitz/IN%20HARM%27S%20WAY/IHW.html |title=Jan Krawitz: In Harm's Way |website=Stanford University |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224111745/http://web.stanford.edu/~krawitz/IN%20HARM%27S%20WAY/IHW.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and made one-off appearances in '']'', and the legal dramas '']'' and '']''. Garner also supplemented her income by working as a hostess at a restaurant on the ],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.vogue.com/article/maxmara-party-honoring-jennifer-garner-as-new-face |title=An Event Honoring Jennifer Garner as the New Face of MaxMara Accessories |magazine=] |date=July 19, 2013 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326230259/http://www.vogue.com/article/maxmara-party-honoring-jennifer-garner-as-new-face |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as by doing some babysitting, specifically watching Madeleine Colbert, the daughter of ] and Evie Colbert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/jennifer-garner-reveals-she-once-babysat-stephen-colbert-s-daughter-t111841|title=Jennifer Garner reveals she once babysat for Stephen Colbert's daughter|date=May 22, 2017|website=TODAY.com|access-date=June 6, 2024|archive-date=June 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606055417/https://www.today.com/popculture/jennifer-garner-reveals-she-once-babysat-stephen-colbert-s-daughter-t111841|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/all-about-stephen-colbert-children-8553102|title=Stephen Colbert's 3 Children: All About Madeleine, Peter and John|website=Peoplemag|access-date=June 6, 2024|archive-date=June 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606055905/https://people.com/all-about-stephen-colbert-children-8553102|url-status=live}}</ref>


After moving to Los Angeles in 1997, Garner gained her first leading role in the television film '']''<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/rose-hill-1200449599/amp/ |title=TV Reviews: Rose Hill |first=Tony |last=Scott |date=April 18, 1997 |magazine=Variety |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> and made her first feature film appearance in the period drama '']''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Marlow |last=Stern |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/05/jennifer-garner-pregnant-talks-butter-and-ben-affleck-at-telluride.html |title=Jennifer Garner Pregnant, Talks 'Butter' and Ben Affleck at Telluride |newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=September 5, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=May 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515005359/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/05/jennifer-garner-pregnant-talks-butter-and-ben-affleck-at-telluride.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared in the comedy film '']'', the independent drama ''1999'' and ]'s '']'', though most of her performance was cut from the film.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/jennifer-garner-actress-with-the-ex-factor-1679610.html |title=Jennifer Garner: Actress with the ex factor |first=Gill |last=Pringle |date=May 6, 2009 |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=September 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924182708/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/jennifer-garner-actress-with-the-ex-factor-1679610.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1998, Garner appeared in an episode of '']'' and was cast as a series regular in the ] drama '']'',<ref>{{cite news |first=Will |last=Joyner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/11/arts/television-review-prime-time-starting-out-in-la-at-25.html |title=Television Review; Prime Time: Starting Out In L.A. at 25 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 11, 1998 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327082436/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/11/arts/television-review-prime-time-starting-out-in-la-at-25.html |url-status=live }}</ref> but Ken Tucker of ''Entertainment Weekly'' thought there was "no center" to the character as played by Garner.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Ken |last=Tucker |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/03/20/significant-others-party-five/ |title=Significant Others; Party of Five |magazine=] |date=March 20, 1998 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> Fox canceled the series after airing three of six filmed episodes. Garner's most significant role of 1998 was in ]' college drama series '']''.<ref name="usatoday2002">{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2002/2002-02-01-garner.htm |title=Sydney Bristow in the flesh |newspaper=USA Today |date=January 31, 2002 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030025219/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2002/2002-02-01-garner.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, Garner was cast as a series regular in another Fox drama series, '']'', but it was canceled midway through the first season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/zap-best-worst-tv-spinoffs-pictures-027-photo.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165742/http://www.latimes.com/zap-best-worst-tv-spinoffs-pictures-027-photo.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |title=Time of Your Life |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 16, 2013 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> Also in 1999, she appeared in the miniseries '']'' and in two episodes of the action drama series '']''. After moving to Los Angeles in 1997, Garner gained her first leading role in the television film '']''<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/rose-hill-1200449599/amp/ |title=TV Reviews: Rose Hill |first=Tony |last=Scott |date=April 18, 1997 |magazine=Variety |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225544/http://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/rose-hill-1200449599/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and made her first feature film appearance in the period drama '']''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Marlow |last=Stern |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/05/jennifer-garner-pregnant-talks-butter-and-ben-affleck-at-telluride.html |title=Jennifer Garner Pregnant, Talks 'Butter' and Ben Affleck at Telluride |newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=September 5, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=May 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515005359/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/05/jennifer-garner-pregnant-talks-butter-and-ben-affleck-at-telluride.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared in the comedy film '']'', the independent drama ''1999'' and ]'s '']'', though most of her performance was cut from the film.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/jennifer-garner-actress-with-the-ex-factor-1679610.html |title=Jennifer Garner: Actress with the ex factor |first=Gill |last=Pringle |date=May 6, 2009 |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=September 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924182708/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/jennifer-garner-actress-with-the-ex-factor-1679610.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1998, Garner appeared in an episode of '']'' and was cast as a series regular in the ] drama '']'',<ref>{{cite news |first=Will |last=Joyner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/11/arts/television-review-prime-time-starting-out-in-la-at-25.html |title=Television Review; Prime Time: Starting Out In L.A. at 25 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 11, 1998 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327082436/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/11/arts/television-review-prime-time-starting-out-in-la-at-25.html |url-status=live }}</ref> but Ken Tucker of ''Entertainment Weekly'' thought there was "no center" to the character as played by Garner.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Ken |last=Tucker |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/03/20/significant-others-party-five/ |title=Significant Others; Party of Five |magazine=] |date=March 20, 1998 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327081729/http://ew.com/article/1998/03/20/significant-others-party-five/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Fox canceled the series after airing three of six filmed episodes. Garner's most significant role of 1998 was in ]' college drama series '']''.<ref name="usatoday2002">{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2002/2002-02-01-garner.htm |title=Sydney Bristow in the flesh |newspaper=USA Today |date=January 31, 2002 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030025219/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2002/2002-02-01-garner.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, Garner was cast as a series regular in another Fox drama series, '']'', but it was canceled midway through the first season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/zap-best-worst-tv-spinoffs-pictures-027-photo.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165742/http://www.latimes.com/zap-best-worst-tv-spinoffs-pictures-027-photo.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |title=Time of Your Life |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 16, 2013 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> Also in 1999, she appeared in the miniseries '']'' and in two episodes of the action drama series '']''.


=== 2000s === === 2000s ===
Garner played the girlfriend of ]'s character in the comedy '']'' (2000). In 2001, she appeared briefly opposite her husband Foley in the drama '']'' and had a small role as a nurse in the war epic '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movieline.com/2001/04/01/jennifer-garner/ |title=Jennifer Garner |website=Movieline |date=April 1, 2001 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140024/http://movieline.com/2001/04/01/jennifer-garner/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2001, Garner was cast as the star of the ] action thriller series '']''.<ref name="rollingstone1" /> The show's creator, J. J. Abrams, wrote the part of ] with Garner in mind.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/04/23/jennifer-garner-next-julia-roberts/ |title=Is Jennifer Garner the next Julia Roberts? |date=April 23, 2004 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622024447/https://ew.com/article/2004/04/23/jennifer-garner-next-julia-roberts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2001-09-28-alias-review.htm |title='Alias' whips espionage into entertaining eye candy |newspaper=USA Today |date=September 28, 2001 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328202300/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2001-09-28-alias-review.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Alias'' aired for five seasons from 2001 to 2006; Garner's salary began at $40,000 per episode and rose to $150,000 per episode by the series' end.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Susman |first=Gary |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/08/01/jennifer-garner-reups-alias-150k-ep/ |title=Jennifer Garner reups with ''Alias'' for $150K per ep |magazine=] |date=August 1, 2003 |access-date=August 1, 2010}}</ref> During the show's run, Garner received the ] (from four nominations) and the ] (from two nominations), in addition to four nominations for the ]. Garner played the girlfriend of ]'s character in the comedy '']'' (2000). In 2001, she appeared briefly opposite her husband Foley in the drama '']'' and had a small role as a nurse in the war epic '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movieline.com/2001/04/01/jennifer-garner/ |title=Jennifer Garner |website=Movieline |date=April 1, 2001 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140024/http://movieline.com/2001/04/01/jennifer-garner/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2001, Garner was cast as the star of the ] action thriller series '']''.<ref name="rollingstone1" /> The show's creator, J. J. Abrams, wrote the part of ] with Garner in mind.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/04/23/jennifer-garner-next-julia-roberts/ |title=Is Jennifer Garner the next Julia Roberts? |date=April 23, 2004 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622024447/https://ew.com/article/2004/04/23/jennifer-garner-next-julia-roberts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2001-09-28-alias-review.htm |title='Alias' whips espionage into entertaining eye candy |newspaper=USA Today |date=September 28, 2001 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328202300/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/2001-09-28-alias-review.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Alias'' aired for five seasons from 2001 to 2006; Garner's salary began at $40,000 per episode and rose to $150,000 per episode by the series' end.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Susman |first=Gary |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/08/01/jennifer-garner-reups-alias-150k-ep/ |title=Jennifer Garner reups with ''Alias'' for $150K per ep |magazine=] |date=August 1, 2003 |access-date=August 1, 2010 |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817180107/https://ew.com/article/2003/08/01/jennifer-garner-reups-alias-150k-ep/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the show's run, Garner received the ] (from four nominations) and the ] (from two nominations), in addition to four nominations for the ].


While ''Alias'' was airing, Garner continued to work in film intermittently. She had an "other-worldly" experience when ] called to offer her a role as a high-class call girl in the crime comedy-drama film '']'' (2002).<ref name="cbr">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbr.com/electrifying-lady-garner-discusses-playing-elektra-in-daredevil/ |title=Electrifying lady: Garner discusses playing Elektra in 'Daredevil' |first=Rob |last=Worley |date=February 12, 2003 |website=] |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329232919/http://www.cbr.com/electrifying-lady-garner-discusses-playing-elektra-in-daredevil/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After seeing her in ''Alias'', Spielberg was sure that "she would be the next superstar".<ref>{{cite web |title=Catch Me If You Can: Production Notes |url=http://culture.com/articles/1758/catch-me-if-you-can-production-notes.phtml |website=Culture.com |access-date=January 8, 2013 |archive-date=February 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218060612/http://culture.com/articles/1758/catch-me-if-you-can-production-notes.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref> She filmed her scene opposite ] during a one-day shoot.<ref>{{cite web |last=Head |first=Steve |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/20/an-interview-with-leonardo-dicaprio |title=An Interview with Leonardo DiCaprio |publisher=] |date=December 20, 2002 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065533/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/20/an-interview-with-leonardo-dicaprio |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner's first co-starring film role was in the action superhero film '']'' (2003), in which she played ] to ]'s Daredevil.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/daredevil-1200543427/ |title=Daredevil |magazine=Variety |date=February 13, 2003 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> The physicality required for the role was something Garner had discovered "an aptitude for" through her work on ''Alias''.<ref name="cbr" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbr.com/ben-affleck-man-without-fear-part-2/ |title=Ben Affleck, Man Without Fear, Part 2 |website=Comic Book Resources |date=February 14, 2003 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331024731/http://www.cbr.com/ben-affleck-man-without-fear-part-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Elvis Mitchell of ''The New York Times'' wrote that she "realizes Elektra more through movement than by way of her lumpy, obvious lines. She hasn't mastered the combat skill of tossing off bad material."<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/14/movies/film-review-blind-lawyer-as-hero-in-red.html |title=Movie Review – Blind Lawyer As Hero In Red |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 14, 2003 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212843/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/14/movies/film-review-blind-lawyer-as-hero-in-red.html |url-status=live }}</ref> While ''Daredevil'' received mixed reviews, it was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=daredevil.htm |title=Daredevil (2003) |website=] |access-date=January 23, 2010 |archive-date=February 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205213821/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=daredevil.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2003, she voiced herself in an episode of '']''. While ''Alias'' was airing, Garner continued to work in film intermittently. She had an "other-worldly" experience when ] called to offer her a role as a high-class call girl in the crime comedy-drama film '']'' (2002).<ref name="cbr">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbr.com/electrifying-lady-garner-discusses-playing-elektra-in-daredevil/ |title=Electrifying lady: Garner discusses playing Elektra in 'Daredevil' |first=Rob |last=Worley |date=February 12, 2003 |website=] |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329232919/http://www.cbr.com/electrifying-lady-garner-discusses-playing-elektra-in-daredevil/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After seeing her in ''Alias'', Spielberg was sure that "she would be the next superstar".<ref>{{cite web |title=Catch Me If You Can: Production Notes |url=http://culture.com/articles/1758/catch-me-if-you-can-production-notes.phtml |website=Culture.com |access-date=January 8, 2013 |archive-date=February 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218060612/http://culture.com/articles/1758/catch-me-if-you-can-production-notes.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref> She filmed her scene opposite ] during a one-day shoot.<ref>{{cite web |last=Head |first=Steve |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/20/an-interview-with-leonardo-dicaprio |title=An Interview with Leonardo DiCaprio |publisher=] |date=December 20, 2002 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065533/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/20/an-interview-with-leonardo-dicaprio |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner's first co-starring film role was in the action superhero film '']'' (2003), in which she played ] to ]'s Daredevil.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/daredevil-1200543427/ |title=Daredevil |magazine=Variety |date=February 13, 2003 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724044146/https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/daredevil-1200543427/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The physicality required for the role was something Garner had discovered "an aptitude for" through her work on ''Alias''.<ref name="cbr" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbr.com/ben-affleck-man-without-fear-part-2/ |title=Ben Affleck, Man Without Fear, Part 2 |website=Comic Book Resources |date=February 14, 2003 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331024731/http://www.cbr.com/ben-affleck-man-without-fear-part-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Elvis Mitchell of ''The New York Times'' wrote that she "realizes Elektra more through movement than by way of her lumpy, obvious lines. She hasn't mastered the combat skill of tossing off bad material."<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/14/movies/film-review-blind-lawyer-as-hero-in-red.html |title=Movie Review – Blind Lawyer As Hero In Red |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 14, 2003 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212843/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/14/movies/film-review-blind-lawyer-as-hero-in-red.html |url-status=live }}</ref> While ''Daredevil'' received mixed reviews, it was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=daredevil.htm |title=Daredevil (2003) |website=] |access-date=January 23, 2010 |archive-date=February 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205213821/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=daredevil.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2003, she voiced herself in an episode of '']''.


Garner's first leading film role, in the romantic comedy '']'' (2004), was widely praised. She played a teenager who finds herself trapped in the body of a thirty-year-old. Garner chose ] to direct the film<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/16/gary_winick_13_going_on_30_interview.shtml |title=Films – Gary Winick |first=Jamie |last=Russell |date=July 16, 2004 |website=BBC News |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162916/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/16/gary_winick_13_going_on_30_interview.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> and they continued to look for other projects to do together until his death in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/03/remembering-gary-winick-caroline-kaplan-jennifer-garner-jason-kliot-and-more-243485/ |title=Remembering Gary Winick: Caroline Kaplan, Jennifer Garner, Jason Kliot and More |website=] |date=May 21, 2016 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401232822/http://www.indiewire.com/2011/03/remembering-gary-winick-caroline-kaplan-jennifer-garner-jason-kliot-and-more-243485/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/amanda-seyfried-jennifer-garner-pay-162540/ |title=Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Garner Pay Tribute to Director Gary Winick |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 28, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212838/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/amanda-seyfried-jennifer-garner-pay-162540/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Manohla Dargis of the ''Los Angeles Times'' found her to be "startling": "Whenever she's on screen you don't want to look anywhere else."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-23-et-dargis23-story.html |title=Garner grows in fun '13–30' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 23, 2004 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212838/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-23-et-dargis23-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Owen Gleiberman of ''Entertainment Weekly'' called it an "utterly beguiling" performance, writing, "You can pinpoint the moment in it when Garner becomes a star."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/04/22/13-going-30-2/ |title=13 Going on 30 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 22, 2004 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> Ann Hornaday of ''The Washington Post'' remarked: "Garner is clearly cut out to be America's next Sweetheart; she has the same magic mix of allure and accessibility that the job calls for."<ref>{{cite news |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/04/23/13-going-on-30-adds-up-to-fun/ee0865da-de03-4731-b4a3-ed2d0f5ecbee/ |title='13 Going on 30' Adds Up to Fun |newspaper=] |date=April 23, 2004 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425024529/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/04/23/13-going-on-30-adds-up-to-fun/ee0865da-de03-4731-b4a3-ed2d0f5ecbee/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''13 Going on 30'' grossed $96&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="Boxofficemojo2">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=13goingon30.htm |title=13 Going on 30 (2004) |access-date=January 23, 2010 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=June 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624095646/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=13goingon30.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner reprised the character of Elektra in the 2005 ''Daredevil'' spin-off film '']''; it was a box office and critical failure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/elektra |title=Elektra (2005) |website=] |date=January 14, 2005 |access-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164111/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/elektra |url-status=live }}</ref> Claudia Puig of ''USA Today'' concluded that Garner "is far more appealing when she's playing charming and adorable, as she did so winningly in ''13 Going on 30''".<ref>{{cite news |last=Puig |first=Claudia |author-link=Claudia Puig |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2005-01-13-elektra-review_x.htm |title='Elektra' is a fight to the finish |newspaper=USA Today |date=January 13, 2005 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128183351/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2005-01-13-elektra-review_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner next starred in the romantic drama '']''. Although filmed in 2005 in between seasons of ''Alias'', it was not released until early 2007 and failed to recoup its production budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=catchandrelease.htm |title=Catch and Release (2007) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=July 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717114057/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=catchandrelease.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' praised Garner's ability "to blend charm and gravity"<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/catch-and-release-115144/ |title=Catch and Release |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=January 24, 2007 |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> but Peter Hartlaub of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' felt that, while her "natural beauty and likability are still assets, seems occasionally challenged by what should be an easy role".<ref>{{cite news |last=Hartlaub |first=Peter |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/About-that-dead-fiance-of-yours-2621400.php |title=About that dead fiance of yours ... |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 26, 2007 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402082822/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/About-that-dead-fiance-of-yours-2621400.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner's first leading film role, in the romantic comedy '']'' (2004), was widely praised. She played a teenager who finds herself trapped in the body of a thirty-year-old. Garner chose ] to direct the film<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/16/gary_winick_13_going_on_30_interview.shtml |title=Films – Gary Winick |first=Jamie |last=Russell |date=July 16, 2004 |website=BBC News |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162916/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/16/gary_winick_13_going_on_30_interview.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> and they continued to look for other projects to do together until his death in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/03/remembering-gary-winick-caroline-kaplan-jennifer-garner-jason-kliot-and-more-243485/ |title=Remembering Gary Winick: Caroline Kaplan, Jennifer Garner, Jason Kliot and More |website=] |date=May 21, 2016 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401232822/http://www.indiewire.com/2011/03/remembering-gary-winick-caroline-kaplan-jennifer-garner-jason-kliot-and-more-243485/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/amanda-seyfried-jennifer-garner-pay-162540/ |title=Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Garner Pay Tribute to Director Gary Winick |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 28, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212838/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/amanda-seyfried-jennifer-garner-pay-162540/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Manohla Dargis of the ''Los Angeles Times'' found her to be "startling": "Whenever she's on screen you don't want to look anywhere else."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-23-et-dargis23-story.html |title=Garner grows in fun '13–30' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 23, 2004 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212838/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-23-et-dargis23-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Owen Gleiberman of ''Entertainment Weekly'' called it an "utterly beguiling" performance, writing, "You can pinpoint the moment in it when Garner becomes a star."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/04/22/13-going-30-2/ |title=13 Going on 30 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 22, 2004 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=July 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719120921/https://ew.com/article/2004/04/22/13-going-30-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ann Hornaday of ''The Washington Post'' remarked: "Garner is clearly cut out to be America's next Sweetheart; she has the same magic mix of allure and accessibility that the job calls for."<ref>{{cite news |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/04/23/13-going-on-30-adds-up-to-fun/ee0865da-de03-4731-b4a3-ed2d0f5ecbee/ |title='13 Going on 30' Adds Up to Fun |newspaper=] |date=April 23, 2004 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425024529/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/04/23/13-going-on-30-adds-up-to-fun/ee0865da-de03-4731-b4a3-ed2d0f5ecbee/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''13 Going on 30'' grossed $96&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="Boxofficemojo2">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=13goingon30.htm |title=13 Going on 30 (2004) |access-date=January 23, 2010 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=June 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624095646/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=13goingon30.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner reprised the character of Elektra in the 2005 ''Daredevil'' spin-off film '']''; it was a box office and critical failure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/elektra |title=Elektra (2005) |website=] |date=January 14, 2005 |access-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164111/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/elektra |url-status=live }}</ref> Claudia Puig of ''USA Today'' concluded that Garner "is far more appealing when she's playing charming and adorable, as she did so winningly in ''13 Going on 30''".<ref>{{cite news |last=Puig |first=Claudia |author-link=Claudia Puig |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2005-01-13-elektra-review_x.htm |title='Elektra' is a fight to the finish |newspaper=USA Today |date=January 13, 2005 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128183351/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2005-01-13-elektra-review_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner next starred in the romantic drama '']''. Although filmed in 2005 in between seasons of ''Alias'', it was not released until early 2007 and failed to recoup its production budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=catchandrelease.htm |title=Catch and Release (2007) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=July 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717114057/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=catchandrelease.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' praised Garner's ability "to blend charm and gravity"<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/catch-and-release-115144/ |title=Catch and Release |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=January 24, 2007 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212839/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/catch-and-release-115144/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but Peter Hartlaub of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' felt that, while her "natural beauty and likability are still assets, seems occasionally challenged by what should be an easy role".<ref>{{cite news |last=Hartlaub |first=Peter |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/About-that-dead-fiance-of-yours-2621400.php |title=About that dead fiance of yours ... |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 26, 2007 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402082822/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/About-that-dead-fiance-of-yours-2621400.php |url-status=live }}</ref>


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After a one-year break following the conclusion of ''Alias'', her wedding to Affleck, and the birth of her first child, Garner returned to work in 2007. Her supporting role in '']'' as a woman desperate to adopt a child was described by Kyle Buchanan of ''New York Magazine'' as a turning point in her career: "She came into the movie a steely figure, and left it as the mother you'd give your own child to&nbsp;... Writer ] and director ] expertly deploy Garner's innate humanity as a trump card."<ref>{{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/04/jennifer-garners-best-movie-scene-is-in-juno.html |title=When Did Jennifer Garner Switch From Ass-Kicker to Maternal Figure? |date=April 11, 2014 |website=] |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820181539/https://www.vulture.com/2014/04/jennifer-garners-best-movie-scene-is-in-juno.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lisa Schwarzbaum of ''Entertainment Weekly'' said Garner had never "been lovelier or more affecting".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2008/01/09/juno |title=Juno |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 9, 2008 |last=Schwarzbuam |first=Lisa}}</ref> Also that same year, she played an FBI investigator in the action thriller '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Puig |first=Claudia |author-link=Claudia Puig |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2007-09-27-kingdom_N.htm |title=Action aces cohesion in 'The Kingdom' |newspaper=USA Today |date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402083314/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2007-09-27-kingdom_N.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Mick |last=LaSalle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-of-The-Kingdom-Hunt-for-terrorists-2500597.php |title=Review of 'The Kingdom': Hunt for terrorists abroad proves not so easy |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402082854/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-of-The-Kingdom-Hunt-for-terrorists-2500597.php |url-status=live }}</ref> She was nursing her baby during filming in Arizona and was hospitalized on two occasions with heatstroke.<ref name="radiofree1">{{cite web |url=http://movies.radiofree.com/interviews/thekingd_jennifer_garner.shtml |title=Jennifer Garner Interviews, The Kingdom |first=Michael J. |last=Lee |website=RadioFree.com |date=August 24, 2007 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406020144/http://movies.radiofree.com/interviews/thekingd_jennifer_garner.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> After a one-year break following the conclusion of ''Alias'', her wedding to Affleck, and the birth of her first child, Garner returned to work in 2007. Her supporting role in '']'' as a woman desperate to adopt a child was described by Kyle Buchanan of ''New York Magazine'' as a turning point in her career: "She came into the movie a steely figure, and left it as the mother you'd give your own child to&nbsp;... Writer ] and director ] expertly deploy Garner's innate humanity as a trump card."<ref>{{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/04/jennifer-garners-best-movie-scene-is-in-juno.html |title=When Did Jennifer Garner Switch From Ass-Kicker to Maternal Figure? |date=April 11, 2014 |website=] |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820181539/https://www.vulture.com/2014/04/jennifer-garners-best-movie-scene-is-in-juno.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lisa Schwarzbaum of ''Entertainment Weekly'' said Garner had never "been lovelier or more affecting".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2008/01/09/juno |title=Juno |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 9, 2008 |last=Schwarzbuam |first=Lisa |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926194600/https://ew.com/article/2008/01/09/juno/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also that same year, she played an FBI investigator in the action thriller '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Puig |first=Claudia |author-link=Claudia Puig |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2007-09-27-kingdom_N.htm |title=Action aces cohesion in 'The Kingdom' |newspaper=USA Today |date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402083314/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2007-09-27-kingdom_N.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Mick |last=LaSalle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-of-The-Kingdom-Hunt-for-terrorists-2500597.php |title=Review of 'The Kingdom': Hunt for terrorists abroad proves not so easy |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402082854/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-of-The-Kingdom-Hunt-for-terrorists-2500597.php |url-status=live }}</ref> She was nursing her baby during filming in Arizona and was hospitalized on two occasions with heatstroke.<ref name="radiofree1">{{cite web |url=http://movies.radiofree.com/interviews/thekingd_jennifer_garner.shtml |title=Jennifer Garner Interviews, The Kingdom |first=Michael J. |last=Lee |website=RadioFree.com |date=August 24, 2007 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406020144/http://movies.radiofree.com/interviews/thekingd_jennifer_garner.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>


In late 2007 and early 2008, Garner played Roxanne to ]'s '']'' at the ] on Broadway. In preparation for the role, Garner worked with vocal and movement coaches and took French lessons.<ref name="nymag1" /> Ben Brantley of ''The New York Times'' described her performance as "captivating": "Ms. Garner, I am pleased to report, makes Roxane a girl worth pining over&nbsp;... speaks Anthony Burgess's peppery rhymed translation with unaffected sprightliness. If she's a tad stilted in the big tragic finale, her comic timing is impeccable."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/theater/reviews/02cyra.html |title=Rapier Wit and a Nose for Poetry |newspaper=] |date=November 2, 2007 |first=Ben |last=Brantley |access-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-date=August 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821155710/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/theater/reviews/02cyra.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The New Yorker''{{'}}s theater critic was impressed by her "feistiness" and "lightness of comic touch".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mayer |first=Jane |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/11/12/fighting-and-writing |title=Fighting and Writing |magazine=The New Yorker |date=March 27, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> The play was recorded before a live audience and aired on ] in 2008. In 2007, Garner became a spokesperson of skin care brand Neutrogena.<ref>{{cite web |last1=De Leon |first1=Kris |title=Jennifer Garner To Represent Neutrogena |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/alias/jennifer-garner-to-represent-n-7695.aspx |website=] |access-date=August 18, 2014 |date=June 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195055/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/alias/jennifer-garner-to-represent-n-7695.aspx |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In late 2007 and early 2008, Garner played Roxanne to ]'s '']'' at the ] on Broadway. In preparation for the role, Garner worked with vocal and movement coaches and took French lessons.<ref name="nymag1" /> Ben Brantley of ''The New York Times'' described her performance as "captivating": "Ms. Garner, I am pleased to report, makes Roxane a girl worth pining over&nbsp;... speaks Anthony Burgess's peppery rhymed translation with unaffected sprightliness. If she's a tad stilted in the big tragic finale, her comic timing is impeccable."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/theater/reviews/02cyra.html |title=Rapier Wit and a Nose for Poetry |newspaper=] |date=November 2, 2007 |first=Ben |last=Brantley |access-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-date=August 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821155710/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/theater/reviews/02cyra.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The New Yorker''{{'}}s theater critic was impressed by her "feistiness" and "lightness of comic touch".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mayer |first=Jane |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/11/12/fighting-and-writing |title=Fighting and Writing |magazine=The New Yorker |date=March 27, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423092214/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/11/12/fighting-and-writing |url-status=live }}</ref> The play was recorded before a live audience and aired on ] in 2008. In 2007, Garner became a spokesperson of skin care brand Neutrogena.<ref>{{cite web |last1=De Leon |first1=Kris |title=Jennifer Garner To Represent Neutrogena |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/alias/jennifer-garner-to-represent-n-7695.aspx |website=] |access-date=August 18, 2014 |date=June 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195055/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/alias/jennifer-garner-to-represent-n-7695.aspx |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


Garner co-starred in two romantic comedies in 2009. She first appeared in '']'', portraying the childhood friend of a famous photographer and womanizer. While the film received lukewarm reviews, it grossed $102.2&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ghostsofgirlfriendspast.htm |title=Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517191920/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ghostsofgirlfriendspast.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Michael Phillips of ''The Chicago Tribune'' found Garner "easy to like and sharp with her timing"; he was disappointed to see her as "the love interest, which is not the same as a rounded character".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/talking_pictures/2009/04/ghosts-of-girlfriends-past---2-12-stars.html |title=Talking Pictures: 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' −2 1/2 stars |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170128/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/talking_pictures/2009/04/ghosts-of-girlfriends-past---2-12-stars.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Similarly, Manohla Dargis of ''The New York Times'' was dismayed to see Garner appear as "less a co-star than a place holder (you can almost see the words "enter generic female lead" in screenplay)".<ref>{{cite news |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/movies/01ghos.html |title=Matthew McConaughey as a Cad Who Loved Too Often but Not Wisely – The New York Times |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402082701/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/movies/01ghos.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner co-starred in two romantic comedies in 2009. She first appeared in '']'', portraying the childhood friend of a famous photographer and womanizer. While the film received lukewarm reviews, it grossed $102.2&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ghostsofgirlfriendspast.htm |title=Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517191920/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ghostsofgirlfriendspast.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Michael Phillips of ''The Chicago Tribune'' found Garner "easy to like and sharp with her timing"; he was disappointed to see her as "the love interest, which is not the same as a rounded character".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/talking_pictures/2009/04/ghosts-of-girlfriends-past---2-12-stars.html |title=Talking Pictures: 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' −2 1/2 stars |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170128/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/talking_pictures/2009/04/ghosts-of-girlfriends-past---2-12-stars.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Similarly, Manohla Dargis of ''The New York Times'' was dismayed to see Garner appear as "less a co-star than a place holder (you can almost see the words "enter generic female lead" in screenplay)".<ref>{{cite news |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/movies/01ghos.html |title=Matthew McConaughey as a Cad Who Loved Too Often but Not Wisely – The New York Times |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402082701/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/movies/01ghos.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


Garner's second performance of 2009 was in comedian ]'s directorial debut '']''. Gervais was keen to cast Garner—"always happy and always pleasant to everyone"—against type.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://metro.co.uk/2009/09/23/gervais-on-goody-two-shoes-garner-437896/ |title=Gervais on 'Goody Two Shoes' Garner |newspaper=Metro News |date=September 23, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404045214/http://metro.co.uk/2009/09/23/gervais-on-goody-two-shoes-garner-437896/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the film, she played the love interest of the first human with the ability to lie in a world where people can only tell the truth. Reviews for the movie were mixed and it made $32.4&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=inventionoflying.htm |title=The Invention of Lying (2009) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417022822/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=inventionoflying.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> David Edelstein of ''New York Magazine'' said Garner "proves again (the first time was ''13 Going on 30'') what a dizzying comedienne she is. She looks as if the wheels in her head are not just turning but falling off and needing to be screwed back on,"<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Edelstein |first=David |url=https://nymag.com/movies/reviews/59250/ |title=The Awful Truth |magazine=] |date=September 20, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> while Mick LaSalle of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' said Garner "has never been better onscreen ... Garner gets to show a comic facility we haven't seen before."<ref>{{cite news |first=Mick |last=LaSalle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-The-Invention-of-Lying-3285398.php |title=Review: 'The Invention of Lying' |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=October 2, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403110450/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-The-Invention-of-Lying-3285398.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner's second performance of 2009 was in comedian ]'s directorial debut '']''. Gervais was keen to cast Garner—"always happy and always pleasant to everyone"—against type.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://metro.co.uk/2009/09/23/gervais-on-goody-two-shoes-garner-437896/ |title=Gervais on 'Goody Two Shoes' Garner |newspaper=Metro News |date=September 23, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404045214/http://metro.co.uk/2009/09/23/gervais-on-goody-two-shoes-garner-437896/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the film, she played the love interest of the first human with the ability to lie in a world where people can only tell the truth. Reviews for the movie were mixed and it made $32.4&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=inventionoflying.htm |title=The Invention of Lying (2009) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417022822/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=inventionoflying.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> David Edelstein of ''New York Magazine'' said Garner "proves again (the first time was ''13 Going on 30'') what a dizzying comedienne she is. She looks as if the wheels in her head are not just turning but falling off and needing to be screwed back on,"<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Edelstein |first=David |url=https://nymag.com/movies/reviews/59250/ |title=The Awful Truth |magazine=] |date=September 20, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=August 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821155710/https://nymag.com/movies/reviews/59250/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while Mick LaSalle of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' said Garner "has never been better onscreen ... Garner gets to show a comic facility we haven't seen before."<ref>{{cite news |first=Mick |last=LaSalle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-The-Invention-of-Lying-3285398.php |title=Review: 'The Invention of Lying' |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=October 2, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403110450/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-The-Invention-of-Lying-3285398.php |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== 2010s === === 2010s ===
In ]'s ensemble romantic comedy '']'' (2010), Garner shared scenes with Ashton Kutcher, ], and ].<ref name="BOMVD">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=valentinesday.htm |title=Valentine's Day (2010) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=January 8, 2013 |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120175142/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=valentinesday.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The film made $56.2&nbsp;million in its US opening weekend; it eventually grossed $110.4&nbsp;million domestically and $216.4&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="BOMVD"/> In 2011, she had a supporting role as a villainous deranged bride in the comedy '']'', a remake of the 1981 ], directed by ] and co-starring ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sharkey |first=Betsy |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-apr-08-la-et-arthur-20110408-story.html |title='Arthur': Movie review |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 8, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212839/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-apr-08-la-et-arthur-20110408-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Justin |last=Chang |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/arthur-1117944968/ |title=Arthur |magazine=Variety |date=April 4, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> In ]'s ensemble romantic comedy '']'' (2010), Garner shared scenes with Ashton Kutcher, ], and ].<ref name="BOMVD">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=valentinesday.htm |title=Valentine's Day (2010) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=January 8, 2013 |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120175142/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=valentinesday.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The film made $56.2&nbsp;million in its US opening weekend; it eventually grossed $110.4&nbsp;million domestically and $216.4&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="BOMVD"/> In 2011, she had a supporting role as a villainous deranged bride in the comedy '']'', a remake of the 1981 ], directed by ] and co-starring ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sharkey |first=Betsy |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-apr-08-la-et-arthur-20110408-story.html |title='Arthur': Movie review |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 8, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212839/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-apr-08-la-et-arthur-20110408-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Justin |last=Chang |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/arthur-1117944968/ |title=Arthur |magazine=Variety |date=April 4, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404133709/http://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/arthur-1117944968/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Garner played a mother for the first time in 2012,<ref name="telegraph2" /> in the drama '']'', which followed a magical pre-adolescent boy whose personality and naïveté have profound effects on the people in his town.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/516969/the-odd-life-timothy-green-trailer/ |title='The Odd Life of Timothy Green' Trailer: Who's That Kid? |website=] |date=August 8, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |last=Fischer |first=Russ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212845/https://www.slashfilm.com/516969/the-odd-life-timothy-green-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics and made a modest $56&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_odd_life_of_timothy_green |title=The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=August 15, 2012 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=August 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825184030/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_odd_life_of_timothy_green |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oddlifeoftimothygreen.htm |title=The Odd Life of Timothy Green |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=February 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204004836/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oddlifeoftimothygreen.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Claudia Puig of ''USA Today'' found Garner "convincing as a warm-hearted, if tense, mom"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/story/2012-08-16/the-odd-life-of-timothy-green-jennifer-garner/57075654/1 |title=Big ideas fail to sprout in well-meaning 'Timothy Green' |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170202/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/story/2012-08-16/the-odd-life-of-timothy-green-jennifer-garner/57075654/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> while Michael Phillips of the ''Chicago Tribune'' said she brought "fervent sincerity and a welcome touch of comic eccentricity" to the role.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0813-odd-life-timothy-green-20120815-column.html |title='Odd Life of Timothy Green' a tale of a little green sprout ★★ 1/2 |first=Michael |last=Phillips |newspaper=] |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522224057/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0813-odd-life-timothy-green-20120815-column.html |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, Garner produced and starred in the satirical comedy '']'', in which she played an overly competitive and socially ambitious woman participating in a local ] competition in a small Iowa town. Distributed for a limited release in certain parts of the United States only, ''Butter'' received mixed reviews and grossed $105,018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/butter_2011/ |title=Butter (2012) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925133401/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/butter_2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=butter.htm |title=Butter |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-date=March 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302030218/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=butter.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Peter Debruge of ''Variety'' praised "the best bigscreen use of Jennifer Garner's comedy gifts since ''13 Going on 30''".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/butter-1117945969/ |title=Butter |magazine=] |first=Peter |last=Debruge |date=September 5, 2011}}</ref> while Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' described her as the "best in show": " knows how to play comedy of the absurd."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/butter-90971/ |title=Butter |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> However, Scott Bowles of ''USA Today'' remarked: "Garner is a terrific actress, but here she's asked to cackle her lines in a voice a full octave above her natural one."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2012/10/04/butter-movie-review/1612501/ |title='Butter': A recipe for stale laughs |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925043812/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2012/10/04/butter-movie-review/1612501/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2012, she appeared in the YouTube short ''Serena'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jennifer-garner-wigs-serena-alfred-molina-327801/ |title=Jennifer Garner Confesses Her Twisted Fantasies in New YouTube Short (Video) |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 22, 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212840/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jennifer-garner-wigs-serena-alfred-molina-327801/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and became a spokesperson for food company Luvo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lululemon's Day to Lead Derek Jeter-Backed Food Maker |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-14/lululemon-s-day-to-lead-derek-jeter-backed-food-maker.html |newspaper=] |access-date=August 30, 2014 |first=Leslie |last=Patton |date=January 14, 2014 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903084126/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-14/lululemon-s-day-to-lead-derek-jeter-backed-food-maker.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner played a mother for the first time in 2012,<ref name="telegraph2" /> in the drama '']'', which followed a magical pre-adolescent boy whose personality and naïveté have profound effects on the people in his town.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/516969/the-odd-life-timothy-green-trailer/ |title='The Odd Life of Timothy Green' Trailer: Who's That Kid? |website=] |date=August 8, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |last=Fischer |first=Russ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212845/https://www.slashfilm.com/516969/the-odd-life-timothy-green-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics and made a modest $56&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_odd_life_of_timothy_green |title=The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=August 15, 2012 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=August 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825184030/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_odd_life_of_timothy_green |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oddlifeoftimothygreen.htm |title=The Odd Life of Timothy Green |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=February 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204004836/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oddlifeoftimothygreen.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Claudia Puig of ''USA Today'' found Garner "convincing as a warm-hearted, if tense, mom"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/story/2012-08-16/the-odd-life-of-timothy-green-jennifer-garner/57075654/1 |title=Big ideas fail to sprout in well-meaning 'Timothy Green' |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170202/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/story/2012-08-16/the-odd-life-of-timothy-green-jennifer-garner/57075654/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> while Michael Phillips of the ''Chicago Tribune'' said she brought "fervent sincerity and a welcome touch of comic eccentricity" to the role.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0813-odd-life-timothy-green-20120815-column.html |title='Odd Life of Timothy Green' a tale of a little green sprout ★★ 1/2 |first=Michael |last=Phillips |newspaper=] |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522224057/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0813-odd-life-timothy-green-20120815-column.html |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, Garner produced and starred in the satirical comedy '']'', in which she played an overly competitive and socially ambitious woman participating in a local ] competition in a small Iowa town. Distributed for a limited release in certain parts of the United States only, ''Butter'' received mixed reviews and grossed $105,018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/butter_2011/ |title=Butter (2012) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925133401/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/butter_2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=butter.htm |title=Butter |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-date=March 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302030218/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=butter.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Peter Debruge of ''Variety'' praised "the best bigscreen use of Jennifer Garner's comedy gifts since ''13 Going on 30''".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/butter-1117945969/ |title=Butter |magazine=] |first=Peter |last=Debruge |date=September 5, 2011 |access-date=December 12, 2017 |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815081028/https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/butter-1117945969/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' described her as the "best in show": " knows how to play comedy of the absurd."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/butter-90971/ |title=Butter |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026171624/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/butter-90971/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Scott Bowles of ''USA Today'' remarked: "Garner is a terrific actress, but here she's asked to cackle her lines in a voice a full octave above her natural one."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2012/10/04/butter-movie-review/1612501/ |title='Butter': A recipe for stale laughs |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925043812/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2012/10/04/butter-movie-review/1612501/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2012, she appeared in the YouTube short ''Serena'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jennifer-garner-wigs-serena-alfred-molina-327801/ |title=Jennifer Garner Confesses Her Twisted Fantasies in New YouTube Short (Video) |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 22, 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212840/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jennifer-garner-wigs-serena-alfred-molina-327801/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and became a spokesperson for food company Luvo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lululemon's Day to Lead Derek Jeter-Backed Food Maker |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-14/lululemon-s-day-to-lead-derek-jeter-backed-food-maker.html |newspaper=] |access-date=August 30, 2014 |first=Leslie |last=Patton |date=January 14, 2014 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903084126/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-14/lululemon-s-day-to-lead-derek-jeter-backed-food-maker.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


Garner reunited with ] in the 2013 biographical drama '']'', portraying the role of a doctor treating ] patients in Texas during the mid-1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dallas_buyers_club_2013/ |title=Dallas Buyers Club (2013) |website=] |date=November 2013 |publisher=] |access-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107094745/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dallas_buyers_club_2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dallasbuyersclub.htm |title=Dallas Buyers Club |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909041050/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dallasbuyersclub.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The film received significant acclaim and was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dallasbuyersclub.htm |title=Dallas Buyers Club (2013) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909041050/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dallasbuyersclub.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' described Garner as "a radiant actress of rare spirit and sensitivity"<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/dallas-buyers-club-111040/ |title=Dallas Buyers Club |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref> and Betsy Sharkey of the ''Los Angeles Times'' said: "Garner is once again cast as a quintessentially decent, all-American girl, albeit a doctor. But the question of whether the actress has deeper emotional layers to bring to the screen is not answered here."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-dallas-buyers-club-review-story.html#axzz2jEyeTTsa |title=Review: 'Dallas Buyers Club' led well by McConaughey, Leto |date=October 31, 2013 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406021808/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-dallas-buyers-club-review-story.html#axzz2jEyeTTsa |url-status=live }}</ref> David Edelstein of ''New York'' magazine said: "It's not a well-shaped role, but I've gotten to the point where I'm happy to see Garner in anything. She's incapable of phoniness."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://nymag.com/movies/reviews/dallas-buyers-club-about-time-2013-11/ |title=Outlaw Pharmacology |magazine=New York |access-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref> Also in 2013, Garner became the first celebrity spokesperson of the Italian fashion brand ].<ref name="USA Today 2013">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/07/16/jennifer-garner-is-the-new-face-of-max-mara/2521359/ |first=Maria |last=Puente |title=Jennifer Garner is the new face of Max Mara |newspaper=USA Today |date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=July 17, 2013 |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009082431/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/07/16/jennifer-garner-is-the-new-face-of-max-mara/2521359/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner reunited with ] in the 2013 biographical drama '']'', portraying the role of a doctor treating ] patients in Texas during the mid-1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dallas_buyers_club_2013/ |title=Dallas Buyers Club (2013) |website=] |date=November 2013 |publisher=] |access-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107094745/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dallas_buyers_club_2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dallasbuyersclub.htm |title=Dallas Buyers Club |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909041050/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dallasbuyersclub.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The film received significant acclaim and was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dallasbuyersclub.htm |title=Dallas Buyers Club (2013) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909041050/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dallasbuyersclub.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' described Garner as "a radiant actress of rare spirit and sensitivity"<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/dallas-buyers-club-111040/ |title=Dallas Buyers Club |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921093635/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/dallas-buyers-club-111040/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Betsy Sharkey of the ''Los Angeles Times'' said: "Garner is once again cast as a quintessentially decent, all-American girl, albeit a doctor. But the question of whether the actress has deeper emotional layers to bring to the screen is not answered here."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-dallas-buyers-club-review-story.html#axzz2jEyeTTsa |title=Review: 'Dallas Buyers Club' led well by McConaughey, Leto |date=October 31, 2013 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406021808/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-dallas-buyers-club-review-story.html#axzz2jEyeTTsa |url-status=live }}</ref> David Edelstein of ''New York'' magazine said: "It's not a well-shaped role, but I've gotten to the point where I'm happy to see Garner in anything. She's incapable of phoniness."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://nymag.com/movies/reviews/dallas-buyers-club-about-time-2013-11/ |title=Outlaw Pharmacology |magazine=New York |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101044207/http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/dallas-buyers-club-about-time-2013-11/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2013, Garner became the first celebrity spokesperson of the Italian fashion brand ].<ref name="USA Today 2013">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/07/16/jennifer-garner-is-the-new-face-of-max-mara/2521359/ |first=Maria |last=Puente |title=Jennifer Garner is the new face of Max Mara |newspaper=USA Today |date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=July 17, 2013 |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009082431/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/07/16/jennifer-garner-is-the-new-face-of-max-mara/2521359/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2014, Garner starred in the sports drama '']'', as the fictional salary cap analyst of the ]. Critical reception toward the film was mixed and Mick LaSalle of ''The San Francisco Chronicle'', describing her part, remarked: "It's not much of a role, but she's perfectly nice in it. Perhaps someday someone will give Garner a chance to be something other than perfectly nice."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Draft-Day-review-Kevin-Costner-makes-big-plays-5393547.php |title='Draft Day' review: Kevin Costner makes big plays |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406020658/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Draft-Day-review-Kevin-Costner-makes-big-plays-5393547.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner also co-starred with ] in the 2014 Disney adaptation of the popular children's book '']'', taking on the role of the mother of the titular character. The film grossed $101&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alexanderbadday.htm |title=Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=May 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526151832/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alexanderbadday.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Sandie Angulo Chen of the ''Washington Post'' said: "Garner, who has long mastered the art of playing harried and overworked moms, is pleasantly frazzled."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/alexander-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day-movie-review-a-comedic-romp-that-everyone-can-enjoy/2014/10/09/c6313ecc-4e69-11e4-aa5e-7153e466a02d_story.html |title='Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day' movie review: A comedic romp that everyone can enjoy |first1=Sandie Angulo |last1=Chen |date=October 9, 2014 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806102048/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/alexander-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day-movie-review-a-comedic-romp-that-everyone-can-enjoy/2014/10/09/c6313ecc-4e69-11e4-aa5e-7153e466a02d_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Her other film role in 2014 was that of an overprotective mother in the dramedy '']'', directed by ] and co-starring ], ], ], and ]. The film made $2.2&nbsp;million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=menwomenandchildren.htm |title=Men, Women & Children (2014) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=June 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601124357/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=menwomenandchildren.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and Christopher Orr of ''The Atlantic'' said: "Garner does what she can as the Snooping Mom from Hell, but ultimately it's not much. The role is like a caricature of her performance in ''Juno'', minus the ultimate (and essential) redemption."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/10/men-women-children-the-anti-juno/381296/ |title=Men, Women & Children: The Anti-Juno |first=Christopher |last=Orr |magazine=] |access-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref> In late 2014, Capital One signed Garner as their spokesperson for their Capital One Venture Air Miles credit card.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.adweek.com/creativity/jennifer-garner-returns-tv-capital-ones-newest-spokes-celebrity-160155/ |title=Jennifer Garner Returns to TV as Capital One's Newest Spokes-Celebrity |last=Kiefaber |first=David |date=September 16, 2014 |magazine=] |access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref> In 2014, Garner starred in the sports drama '']'', as the fictional salary cap analyst of the ]. Critical reception toward the film was mixed and Mick LaSalle of ''The San Francisco Chronicle'', describing her part, remarked: "It's not much of a role, but she's perfectly nice in it. Perhaps someday someone will give Garner a chance to be something other than perfectly nice."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Draft-Day-review-Kevin-Costner-makes-big-plays-5393547.php |title='Draft Day' review: Kevin Costner makes big plays |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406020658/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Draft-Day-review-Kevin-Costner-makes-big-plays-5393547.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner also co-starred with ] in the 2014 Disney adaptation of the popular children's book '']'', taking on the role of the mother of the titular character. The film grossed $101&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alexanderbadday.htm |title=Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=May 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526151832/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alexanderbadday.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Sandie Angulo Chen of the ''Washington Post'' said: "Garner, who has long mastered the art of playing harried and overworked moms, is pleasantly frazzled."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/alexander-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day-movie-review-a-comedic-romp-that-everyone-can-enjoy/2014/10/09/c6313ecc-4e69-11e4-aa5e-7153e466a02d_story.html |title='Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day' movie review: A comedic romp that everyone can enjoy |first1=Sandie Angulo |last1=Chen |date=October 9, 2014 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806102048/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/alexander-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day-movie-review-a-comedic-romp-that-everyone-can-enjoy/2014/10/09/c6313ecc-4e69-11e4-aa5e-7153e466a02d_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Her other film role in 2014 was that of an overprotective mother in the dramedy '']'', directed by ] and co-starring ], ], ], and ]. The film made $2.2&nbsp;million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=menwomenandchildren.htm |title=Men, Women & Children (2014) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=June 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601124357/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=menwomenandchildren.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and Christopher Orr of ''The Atlantic'' said: "Garner does what she can as the Snooping Mom from Hell, but ultimately it's not much. The role is like a caricature of her performance in ''Juno'', minus the ultimate (and essential) redemption."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/10/men-women-children-the-anti-juno/381296/ |title=Men, Women & Children: The Anti-Juno |first=Christopher |last=Orr |magazine=] |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111243/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/10/men-women-children-the-anti-juno/381296/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In late 2014, Capital One signed Garner as their spokesperson for their Capital One Venture Air Miles credit card.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.adweek.com/creativity/jennifer-garner-returns-tv-capital-ones-newest-spokes-celebrity-160155/ |title=Jennifer Garner Returns to TV as Capital One's Newest Spokes-Celebrity |last=Kiefaber |first=David |date=September 16, 2014 |magazine=] |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=December 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231203804/https://www.adweek.com/creativity/jennifer-garner-returns-tv-capital-ones-newest-spokes-celebrity-160155/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


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In 2015's '']'', a drama inspired by the true story of folk singer ] and starring ] and ], Garner played the supporting role of the wife of ]'s character. The film was released in selected cinemas and was warmly received by critics; Stephanie Merry of ''The Washington Post'' felt Garner gave the movie "a powerful jolt of emotion".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/al-pacino-charms-as-an-aging-soul-searching-rocker-in-danny-collins/2015/03/25/987c9d32-ce4d-11e4-a2a7-9517a3a70506_story.html |title=Al Pacino charms as an aging, soul-searching rocker in 'Danny Collins' |first1=Stephanie |last1=Merry |date=March 25, 2015 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=May 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502221751/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/al-pacino-charms-as-an-aging-soul-searching-rocker-in-danny-collins/2015/03/25/987c9d32-ce4d-11e4-a2a7-9517a3a70506_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, Garner appeared in the Christian drama '']'', playing the mother of a young girl who had a near-death experience and was later cured of an incurable disease. The film grossed $73.9&nbsp;million worldwide<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=miraclesfromheaven.htm |title=Miracles from Heaven (2016) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224054207/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=miraclesfromheaven.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and received generally mixed reviews from critics, who felt it "makes the most out of an outstanding performance" from Garner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miracles_from_heaven/ |title=Miracles from Heaven |website=] |date=March 16, 2016 |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=December 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202091505/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miracles_from_heaven/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ken Jaworowski of ''The New York Times'' praised a "dedicated" and "heartfelt" performance,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/movies/review-miracles-from-heaven-starring-jennifer-garner-as-the-mother-of-a-sick-child.html |title=Review: 'Miracles From Heaven,' Starring Jennifer Garner as the Mother of a Sick Child |first=Ken |last=Jaworowski |date=March 15, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=December 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217103700/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/movies/review-miracles-from-heaven-starring-jennifer-garner-as-the-mother-of-a-sick-child.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while Nigel Smith of ''The Guardian'' found "her subtly wrought work ... tremendously effective" in an otherwise "crassly manipulative" film.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/18/miracles-from-heaven-review-jennifer-garner |title=Miracles From Heaven review: Jennifer Garner overcomes preachy drama |first=Nigel M. |last=Smith |date=March 18, 2016 |access-date=April 19, 2017 |newspaper=] |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111952/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/18/miracles-from-heaven-review-jennifer-garner |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2016, Garner starred in the critically panned comedy '']'', playing the second wife of a workaholic father who has his mind trapped inside of his daughter's new cat. Garner made an uncredited cameo appearance in '']'' (2016). In 2015's '']'', a drama inspired by the true story of folk singer ] and starring ] and ], Garner played the supporting role of the wife of ]'s character. The film was released in selected cinemas and was warmly received by critics; Stephanie Merry of ''The Washington Post'' felt Garner gave the movie "a powerful jolt of emotion".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/al-pacino-charms-as-an-aging-soul-searching-rocker-in-danny-collins/2015/03/25/987c9d32-ce4d-11e4-a2a7-9517a3a70506_story.html |title=Al Pacino charms as an aging, soul-searching rocker in 'Danny Collins' |first1=Stephanie |last1=Merry |date=March 25, 2015 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=May 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502221751/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/al-pacino-charms-as-an-aging-soul-searching-rocker-in-danny-collins/2015/03/25/987c9d32-ce4d-11e4-a2a7-9517a3a70506_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, Garner appeared in the Christian drama '']'', playing the mother of a young girl who had a near-death experience and was later cured of an incurable disease. The film grossed $73.9&nbsp;million worldwide<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=miraclesfromheaven.htm |title=Miracles from Heaven (2016) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224054207/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=miraclesfromheaven.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and received generally mixed reviews from critics, who felt it "makes the most out of an outstanding performance" from Garner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miracles_from_heaven/ |title=Miracles from Heaven |website=] |date=March 16, 2016 |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=December 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202091505/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miracles_from_heaven/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ken Jaworowski of ''The New York Times'' praised a "dedicated" and "heartfelt" performance,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/movies/review-miracles-from-heaven-starring-jennifer-garner-as-the-mother-of-a-sick-child.html |title=Review: 'Miracles From Heaven,' Starring Jennifer Garner as the Mother of a Sick Child |first=Ken |last=Jaworowski |date=March 15, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=December 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217103700/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/movies/review-miracles-from-heaven-starring-jennifer-garner-as-the-mother-of-a-sick-child.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while Nigel Smith of ''The Guardian'' found "her subtly wrought work ... tremendously effective" in an otherwise "crassly manipulative" film.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/18/miracles-from-heaven-review-jennifer-garner |title=Miracles From Heaven review: Jennifer Garner overcomes preachy drama |first=Nigel M. |last=Smith |date=March 18, 2016 |access-date=April 19, 2017 |newspaper=] |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111952/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/18/miracles-from-heaven-review-jennifer-garner |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2016, Garner starred in the critically panned comedy '']'', playing the second wife of a workaholic father who has his mind trapped inside of his daughter's new cat. Garner made an uncredited cameo appearance in '']'' (2016).


Garner appeared in the drama '']'', which premiered at TIFF and was released in May 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/wakefield-release-date-bryan-cranston-jennifer-garner-ifc-films-1202050177/ |title='Wakefield' Movie Acquired By IFC Films For May Release |website=] |date=March 23, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326153458/http://deadline.com/2017/03/wakefield-release-date-bryan-cranston-jennifer-garner-ifc-films-1202050177/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2017, she starred in '']'', and in friend ]'s directorial debut '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/235013/Judy-Greer-auditioned-parents-to-land-cool-child-stars-for-new-movie |title=Judy Greer auditioned parents to land cool child stars for new movie |website=TV3 Xposé |date=March 24, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325214607/https://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/235013/Judy-Greer-auditioned-parents-to-land-cool-child-stars-for-new-movie |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/lunch-with-judy-greer-in-los-angeles-1215200 |title=Lunch with Judy Greer in Los Angeles – Lot 1215200 |website=Charitybuzz |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326050307/https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/lunch-with-judy-greer-in-los-angeles-1215200 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, she co-starred in '']'', an adaptation of the young-adult novel '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Dave |last=McNary |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jennifer-garner-nick-robinson-simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda-1201993378/ |title=Jennifer Garner Joins Nick Robinson's 'Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens' |magazine=Variety |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> Also that year, Garner voiced the role of Mama Llama for Netflix's original animated preschool series '']'', and starred as the lead in the action-revenge film '']'', which was released on September 7.<ref>{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/jennifer-garner-peppermint-stx-movie-release-date-1202351532/ |title=Jennifer Garner Thriller 'Peppermint' Sets Post-Labor Day Weekend Debut |website=] |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=March 26, 2018 |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327211938/http://deadline.com/2018/03/jennifer-garner-peppermint-stx-movie-release-date-1202351532/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner appeared in the drama '']'', which premiered at TIFF and was released in May 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/wakefield-release-date-bryan-cranston-jennifer-garner-ifc-films-1202050177/ |title='Wakefield' Movie Acquired By IFC Films For May Release |website=] |date=March 23, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326153458/http://deadline.com/2017/03/wakefield-release-date-bryan-cranston-jennifer-garner-ifc-films-1202050177/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2017, she starred in '']'', and in friend ]'s directorial debut '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/235013/Judy-Greer-auditioned-parents-to-land-cool-child-stars-for-new-movie |title=Judy Greer auditioned parents to land cool child stars for new movie |website=TV3 Xposé |date=March 24, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325214607/https://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/235013/Judy-Greer-auditioned-parents-to-land-cool-child-stars-for-new-movie |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/lunch-with-judy-greer-in-los-angeles-1215200 |title=Lunch with Judy Greer in Los Angeles – Lot 1215200 |website=Charitybuzz |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326050307/https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/lunch-with-judy-greer-in-los-angeles-1215200 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, she co-starred in '']'', an adaptation of the young-adult novel '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Dave |last=McNary |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jennifer-garner-nick-robinson-simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda-1201993378/ |title=Jennifer Garner Joins Nick Robinson's 'Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens' |magazine=Variety |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325203613/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jennifer-garner-nick-robinson-simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda-1201993378/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also that year, Garner voiced the role of Mama Llama for Netflix's original animated preschool series '']'', and starred as the lead in the action-revenge film '']'', which was released on September 7.<ref>{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/jennifer-garner-peppermint-stx-movie-release-date-1202351532/ |title=Jennifer Garner Thriller 'Peppermint' Sets Post-Labor Day Weekend Debut |website=] |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=March 26, 2018 |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327211938/http://deadline.com/2018/03/jennifer-garner-peppermint-stx-movie-release-date-1202351532/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In August 2018, Garner was honored with a star on the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/jennifer-garner-is-surrounded-by-family-including-her-3-kids-at-her-hollywood-star-ceremony/ss-BBMbF60 |title=Jennifer Garner Is Surrounded by Family - Including Her 3 Kids! - at Her Hollywood Star Ceremony |website=MSN.com |access-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821040041/http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/jennifer-garner-is-surrounded-by-family-including-her-3-kids-at-her-hollywood-star-ceremony/ss-BBMbF60 |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'' praised her "radiant likability" and said she was second only to ].<ref>{{cite web |date=August 20, 2018 |author=Amy Nicholson |title=Jennifer Garner Talks Walk of Fame, TV After 'Alias' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/features/jennifer-garner-walk-of-fame-alias-1202903262/ |website=] |access-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106185438/https://variety.com/2018/film/features/jennifer-garner-walk-of-fame-alias-1202903262/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2018, she had a leading role in the ] comedy series '']'', which was based on the ]. In August 2018, Garner was honored with a star on the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/jennifer-garner-is-surrounded-by-family-including-her-3-kids-at-her-hollywood-star-ceremony/ss-BBMbF60 |title=Jennifer Garner Is Surrounded by Family - Including Her 3 Kids! - at Her Hollywood Star Ceremony |website=MSN.com |access-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821040041/http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/jennifer-garner-is-surrounded-by-family-including-her-3-kids-at-her-hollywood-star-ceremony/ss-BBMbF60 |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'' praised her "radiant likability" and said she was second only to ].<ref>{{cite web |date=August 20, 2018 |author=Amy Nicholson |title=Jennifer Garner Talks Walk of Fame, TV After 'Alias' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/features/jennifer-garner-walk-of-fame-alias-1202903262/ |website=] |access-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106185438/https://variety.com/2018/film/features/jennifer-garner-walk-of-fame-alias-1202903262/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2018, she had a leading role in the ] comedy series '']'', which was based on the ].
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In 2023, she appeared as a series regular in the revival of the ] sitcom '']''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title=Jennifer Garner Joins 'Party Down' Revival at Starz |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jennifer-garner-starz-party-down-1235084281/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 31, 2022 |date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131161026/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jennifer-garner-starz-party-down-1235084281/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also that year, Garner executive produced and starred as Hannah Hall in the ] limited mystery drama series '']'', which is based on the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jennifer-garner-apple-series-the-last-thing-he-told-me-julia-roberts-1235111426/|title=Jennifer Garner Boards Apple Drama Series 'The Last Thing He Told Me' in Recasting|work=Variety|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=November 12, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615085244/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jennifer-garner-apple-series-the-last-thing-he-told-me-julia-roberts-1235111426/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, she appeared as a series regular in the revival of the ] sitcom '']''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title=Jennifer Garner Joins 'Party Down' Revival at Starz |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jennifer-garner-starz-party-down-1235084281/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 31, 2022 |date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131161026/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jennifer-garner-starz-party-down-1235084281/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also that year, Garner executive produced and starred as Hannah Hall in the ] limited mystery drama series '']'', which is based on the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jennifer-garner-apple-series-the-last-thing-he-told-me-julia-roberts-1235111426/|title=Jennifer Garner Boards Apple Drama Series 'The Last Thing He Told Me' in Recasting|work=Variety|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=November 12, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615085244/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jennifer-garner-apple-series-the-last-thing-he-told-me-julia-roberts-1235111426/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In July 2023, it was revealed that Garner would reprise her role as Elektra in the ] film '']'', scheduled to be released on July 26, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |last2=Couch |first2=Aaron |date=July 7, 2023 |title=Jennifer Garner Returning as Elektra for 'Deadpool 3' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-3-jennifer-garner-returning-as-elektra-1235530539/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707204642/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-3-jennifer-garner-returning-as-elektra-1235530539/ |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> Garner starred as Jess Walker in the family comedy film '']'', which was released on ] in November 2023. Also that year, it was revealed that Garner would reprise her role as Elektra Natchios in the ] superhero film '']'', which was released on July 26, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |last2=Couch |first2=Aaron |date=July 7, 2023 |title=Jennifer Garner Returning as Elektra for 'Deadpool 3' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-3-jennifer-garner-returning-as-elektra-1235530539/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707204642/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-3-jennifer-garner-returning-as-elektra-1235530539/ |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=]}}</ref>
Garner played the role of Jess Walker in the 2023 movie '']''.


==Other ventures== ==Other ventures==
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In 2009, Garner became an artist ambassador for ], promoting national literacy, nutrition, and early education efforts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Freydkin |first=Donna |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-05-01-garner-instyle_N.htm |title=Garner: 'As frazzled as any working mother' |newspaper=USA Today |date=2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403014314/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-05-01-garner-instyle_N.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8lKp2rZdTw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/H8lKp2rZdTw |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Jennifer Garner Lends a Hand |author=CBS |date=April 30, 2010 |access-date=April 19, 2017 |website=]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Since 2014,<ref>{{cite press release |last=Grozdanic |first=Ajla |date=March 18, 2014 |title=Jennifer Garner Joins Save the Children's Board of Trustees |url=http://www.savethechildren.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=8943305&ct=13746733&notoc=1 |location=] |website=Save the Children |access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref> Garner has served on the board of trustees for the organization,<ref name="VanityFair">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/jennifer-garner-talks-kids-career-ben-affleck |title=Jennifer Garner's Frank Talk About Kids, Men, and Ben Affleck |last=Smith |first=Krista |date=March 2016 |magazine=] |access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/01/ben-afflecks-career-survived-daredevil-but-jennifer-garner-never-recovered-from-elektra/ |title=Ben Affleck Survived 'Daredevil,' But Jennifer Garner Never Recovered From 'Elektra' |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |date=July 1, 2015 |website=] |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422071846/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/01/ben-afflecks-career-survived-daredevil-but-jennifer-garner-never-recovered-from-elektra/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jennifer Garner: She helps moms bond with their kids over books |last=Jordan |first=Julie |date=April 14, 2014 |magazine=] |page=42}}</ref> advocating for early childhood education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Save the Children Artist Ambassador Jennifer Garner Joins Capitol Hill Push to Expand Early Education in America |last=Weinberg |first=Tanya |url=http://www.savethechildren.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=8486803&ct=13392075 |website=] |date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003081929/http://www.savethechildren.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=8486803&ct=13392075 |url-status=live }}</ref> As an ambassador, she frequently visits with families involved in the organization's Early Steps to School Success program, which coaches families to help children learn in the early years.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-joins-save-the-childrens-board-of-trustees/ |title=Jennifer Garner Joins Save the Children's Board of Trustees |date=March 14, 2014 |magazine=People |last=Leon |first=Anya}}</ref> In 2009, Garner became an artist ambassador for ], promoting national literacy, nutrition, and early education efforts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Freydkin |first=Donna |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-05-01-garner-instyle_N.htm |title=Garner: 'As frazzled as any working mother' |newspaper=USA Today |date=2009 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403014314/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-05-01-garner-instyle_N.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8lKp2rZdTw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/H8lKp2rZdTw |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Jennifer Garner Lends a Hand |author=CBS |date=April 30, 2010 |access-date=April 19, 2017 |website=]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Since 2014,<ref>{{cite press release |last=Grozdanic |first=Ajla |date=March 18, 2014 |title=Jennifer Garner Joins Save the Children's Board of Trustees |url=http://www.savethechildren.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=8943305&ct=13746733&notoc=1 |location=] |website=Save the Children |access-date=January 6, 2016 |archive-date=January 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126123426/http://www.savethechildren.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=8943305&ct=13746733&notoc=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner has served on the board of trustees for the organization,<ref name="VanityFair">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/jennifer-garner-talks-kids-career-ben-affleck |title=Jennifer Garner's Frank Talk About Kids, Men, and Ben Affleck |last=Smith |first=Krista |date=March 2016 |magazine=] |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=January 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111162819/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/jennifer-garner-talks-kids-career-ben-affleck |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/01/ben-afflecks-career-survived-daredevil-but-jennifer-garner-never-recovered-from-elektra/ |title=Ben Affleck Survived 'Daredevil,' But Jennifer Garner Never Recovered From 'Elektra' |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |date=July 1, 2015 |website=] |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422071846/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/01/ben-afflecks-career-survived-daredevil-but-jennifer-garner-never-recovered-from-elektra/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jennifer Garner: She helps moms bond with their kids over books |last=Jordan |first=Julie |date=April 14, 2014 |magazine=] |page=42}}</ref> advocating for early childhood education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Save the Children Artist Ambassador Jennifer Garner Joins Capitol Hill Push to Expand Early Education in America |last=Weinberg |first=Tanya |url=http://www.savethechildren.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=8486803&ct=13392075 |website=] |date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003081929/http://www.savethechildren.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=8486803&ct=13392075 |url-status=live }}</ref> As an ambassador, she frequently visits with families involved in the organization's Early Steps to School Success program, which coaches families to help children learn in the early years.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-joins-save-the-childrens-board-of-trustees/ |title=Jennifer Garner Joins Save the Children's Board of Trustees |date=March 14, 2014 |magazine=People |last=Leon |first=Anya |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164445/http://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-joins-save-the-childrens-board-of-trustees/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2011, Garner partnered with Frigidaire as part of her work with Save the Children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Jennifer-Garner-Pregnant-Frigidaire-Event-Pictures-19166194#photo-19166194 |title=Jennifer Garner Cooks Up a Cute Pregnant Appearance |last=Turner |first=Lauren |date=September 21, 2011 |website=] |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919171941/https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Jennifer-Garner-Pregnant-Frigidaire-Event-Pictures-19166194#photo-19166194 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, Garner took her eldest daughter Violet to a Save the Children gala in New York: "My husband and I have never taken our kids to a public event before, but I brought my daughter Violet, because ... I want her to see the passionate commitment ] and ] have to make the world a better place for everyone."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Marcus |first=Bennett |title=Jennifer Garner Refers to Hillary Clinton as 'Our Next President,' Brings Her Daughter Violet Out for Her First Public Event |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/10/jennifer-garner-hillary-clinton-president-violet_slideshow_item9_10 |magazine=] |date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, she joined the Invest in Us campaign.<ref name="Forbes" /> In 2015, she appeared in ''A Path Appears'', a PBS documentary that focuses on rural poverty among children in West Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://features.aol.com/video/new-pbs-series-examines-lives-american-children-growing-poverty |title=New PBS series examines the lives of American children growing up in poverty |website=] |date=January 2015 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=June 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602195550/http://features.aol.com/video/new-pbs-series-examines-lives-american-children-growing-poverty |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, Garner partnered with Frigidaire as part of her work with Save the Children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Jennifer-Garner-Pregnant-Frigidaire-Event-Pictures-19166194#photo-19166194 |title=Jennifer Garner Cooks Up a Cute Pregnant Appearance |last=Turner |first=Lauren |date=September 21, 2011 |website=] |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919171941/https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Jennifer-Garner-Pregnant-Frigidaire-Event-Pictures-19166194#photo-19166194 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, Garner took her eldest daughter Violet to a Save the Children gala in New York: "My husband and I have never taken our kids to a public event before, but I brought my daughter Violet, because ... I want her to see the passionate commitment ] and ] have to make the world a better place for everyone."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Marcus |first=Bennett |title=Jennifer Garner Refers to Hillary Clinton as 'Our Next President,' Brings Her Daughter Violet Out for Her First Public Event |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/10/jennifer-garner-hillary-clinton-president-violet_slideshow_item9_10 |magazine=] |date=October 2, 2013 |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=January 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129024850/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/10/jennifer-garner-hillary-clinton-president-violet_slideshow_item9_10 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, she joined the Invest in Us campaign.<ref name="Forbes" /> In 2015, she appeared in ''A Path Appears'', a PBS documentary that focuses on rural poverty among children in West Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://features.aol.com/video/new-pbs-series-examines-lives-american-children-growing-poverty |title=New PBS series examines the lives of American children growing up in poverty |website=] |date=January 2015 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=June 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602195550/http://features.aol.com/video/new-pbs-series-examines-lives-american-children-growing-poverty |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Democratic political support=== ===Democratic political support===
In 2002, Garner filmed a 30-second television advertisement for her childhood friend ], who was running as a Democratic candidate for the ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Marks |first=Rusty |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13806435.html |title=Garnering recognition: Candidate enlists 'Alias' star for political ad |newspaper=] |date=October 18, 2002 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165556/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13806435.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref> In 2006, she spoke at a rally in support of Democratic congressional candidate ] in Pleasanton, California.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Garner helps build support for McNerney |url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/localnews/ci_4607118 |newspaper=] |last=Becker |first=Andrew |date=November 5, 2006 |access-date=August 18, 2014 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819092759/http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/localnews/ci_4607118 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, Garner said she was "not a particularly outwardly political person".<ref name="radiofree1" /> Also in 2007, she appeared in a global warming awareness video produced by the ].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20047730,00.html |title=Ben Affleck Stars in 'Corny' Environmental Ad |last=Stockton |first=Paysha |date=July 23, 2007 |magazine=People |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> In 2002, Garner filmed a 30-second television advertisement for her childhood friend ], who was running as a Democratic candidate for the ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Marks |first=Rusty |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13806435.html |title=Garnering recognition: Candidate enlists 'Alias' star for political ad |newspaper=] |date=October 18, 2002 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165556/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13806435.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref> In 2006, she spoke at a rally in support of Democratic congressional candidate ] in Pleasanton, California.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Garner helps build support for McNerney |url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/localnews/ci_4607118 |newspaper=] |last=Becker |first=Andrew |date=November 5, 2006 |access-date=August 18, 2014 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819092759/http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/localnews/ci_4607118 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, Garner said she was "not a particularly outwardly political person".<ref name="radiofree1" /> Also in 2007, she appeared in a global warming awareness video produced by the ].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20047730,00.html |title=Ben Affleck Stars in 'Corny' Environmental Ad |last=Stockton |first=Paysha |date=July 23, 2007 |magazine=People |access-date=June 5, 2014 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817184807/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20047730%2C00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 2008, she hosted two fund-raisers for Barack Obama during the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/03/17/affleck_garner_create_their_own_political_party/ |title=Affleck, Garner create their own political party |newspaper=] |access-date=October 8, 2014 |first1=Carol |last1=Beggy |first2=Mark |last2=Shanahan |date=March 17, 2008 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814191019/http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/03/17/affleck_garner_create_their_own_political_party/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216659,00.html |title=The Afflecks & Damons: Baby Bumps for Obama |magazine=People |access-date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, Garner donated $25,000 to the campaign of Democratic politician ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/gallery/Wendy-Davis-famous-donors-90077.php |title=Wendy Davis' famous donors |first=Dana |last=Guthrie |date=July 21, 2014 |newspaper=] |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908073635/http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/gallery/Wendy-Davis-famous-donors-90077.php |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2016 presidential campaign, Garner hosted a fundraiser in support of Hillary Clinton in Bozeman, Montana.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/blogs/politics/actress-jennifer-garner-in-bozeman-to-pool-cash-for-candidate/article_939aa953-cd00-587f-856f-898e1abfbdf5.html |title=Actress Jennifer Garner in Bozeman to pool cash for candidate |last=Carter |first=Troy |date=August 17, 2016 |newspaper=] |access-date=November 19, 2016 |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901082747/http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/blogs/politics/actress-jennifer-garner-in-bozeman-to-pool-cash-for-candidate/article_939aa953-cd00-587f-856f-898e1abfbdf5.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner also attended voter registration and phone bank events in support of Clinton in Reno, Nevada.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mynews4.com/news/local/jennifer-garner-campaigns-for-hillary-clinton-in-reno |title=Jennifer Garner Campaigns for Hillary Clinton |date=October 11, 2016 |website=] |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009092820/https://mynews4.com/news/local/jennifer-garner-campaigns-for-hillary-clinton-in-reno |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, she hosted two fund-raisers for Barack Obama during the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/03/17/affleck_garner_create_their_own_political_party/ |title=Affleck, Garner create their own political party |newspaper=] |access-date=October 8, 2014 |first1=Carol |last1=Beggy |first2=Mark |last2=Shanahan |date=March 17, 2008 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814191019/http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/03/17/affleck_garner_create_their_own_political_party/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/the-afflecks-damons-baby-bumps-for-obama/ |title=The Afflecks & Damons: Baby Bumps for Obama |magazine=People |access-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-date=October 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014182426/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20216659%2C00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, Garner donated $25,000 to the campaign of Democratic politician ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/gallery/Wendy-Davis-famous-donors-90077.php |title=Wendy Davis' famous donors |first=Dana |last=Guthrie |date=July 21, 2014 |newspaper=] |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908073635/http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/gallery/Wendy-Davis-famous-donors-90077.php |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2016 presidential campaign, Garner hosted a fundraiser in support of Hillary Clinton in Bozeman, Montana.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/blogs/politics/actress-jennifer-garner-in-bozeman-to-pool-cash-for-candidate/article_939aa953-cd00-587f-856f-898e1abfbdf5.html |title=Actress Jennifer Garner in Bozeman to pool cash for candidate |last=Carter |first=Troy |date=August 17, 2016 |newspaper=] |access-date=November 19, 2016 |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901082747/http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/blogs/politics/actress-jennifer-garner-in-bozeman-to-pool-cash-for-candidate/article_939aa953-cd00-587f-856f-898e1abfbdf5.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner also attended voter registration and phone bank events in support of Clinton in Reno, Nevada.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mynews4.com/news/local/jennifer-garner-campaigns-for-hillary-clinton-in-reno |title=Jennifer Garner Campaigns for Hillary Clinton |date=October 11, 2016 |website=] |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009092820/https://mynews4.com/news/local/jennifer-garner-campaigns-for-hillary-clinton-in-reno |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Anti-paparazzi campaigns=== ===Anti-paparazzi campaigns===
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===Once Upon a Farm=== ===Once Upon a Farm===
Garner and John Foraker co-founded the organic, fresh baby food company Once Upon a Farm in 2018; Garner is also the company's chief brand officer. In 2019, Once Upon a Farm became the first refrigerated baby food available to ]-eligible families.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Troitino |first1=Christina |title=How Jennifer Garner Is Democratizing Baby Food For Underserved Families |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinatroitino/2019/03/05/how-jennifer-garner-is-democratizing-baby-food-for-underserved-families/#2b565d2f1a17 |access-date=March 22, 2020 |work=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230904/https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinatroitino/2019/03/05/how-jennifer-garner-is-democratizing-baby-food-for-underserved-families/#2b565d2f1a17 |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner and John Foraker co-founded the organic, fresh baby food company Once Upon a Farm in 2018; Garner is also the company's chief brand officer. In 2019, Once Upon a Farm became the first refrigerated baby food available to ]-eligible families.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Troitino |first1=Christina |title=How Jennifer Garner Is Democratizing Baby Food For Underserved Families |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinatroitino/2019/03/05/how-jennifer-garner-is-democratizing-baby-food-for-underserved-families/#2b565d2f1a17 |access-date=March 22, 2020 |work=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230904/https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinatroitino/2019/03/05/how-jennifer-garner-is-democratizing-baby-food-for-underserved-families/#2b565d2f1a17 |url-status=live }}</ref>


In partnership with Save the Children, Garner and her team remain dedicated to bringing 'A Million Meals' to children across America in food insecure communities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conway |first=Jeff |title=Jennifer Garner On Life As An Entrepreneur Today And Her Mission To Feed Kids In America With 'A Million Meals' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2022/11/03/jennifer-garner-on-life-as-an-entrepreneur-today-and-her-mission-to-feed-kids-in-america-with-a-million-meals/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130121932/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2022/11/03/jennifer-garner-on-life-as-an-entrepreneur-today-and-her-mission-to-feed-kids-in-america-with-a-million-meals/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In partnership with Save the Children, Garner and her team remain dedicated to bringing 'A Million Meals' to children across America in food insecure communities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conway |first=Jeff |title=Jennifer Garner On Life As An Entrepreneur Today And Her Mission To Feed Kids In America With 'A Million Meals' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2022/11/03/jennifer-garner-on-life-as-an-entrepreneur-today-and-her-mission-to-feed-kids-in-america-with-a-million-meals/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130121932/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2022/11/03/jennifer-garner-on-life-as-an-entrepreneur-today-and-her-mission-to-feed-kids-in-america-with-a-million-meals/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== Angel City FC === === Angel City FC ===
Garner is a part of the ownership group of ] of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Garner and Glennon Doyle Are 'Proud' Soccer Moms – Watch Them Cheerlead, Tie Sneakers and More |url=https://people.com/sports/jennifer-garner-glennon-doyle-proud-soccer-moms/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> Garner is a part of the ownership group of ] of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Garner and Glennon Doyle Are 'Proud' Soccer Moms – Watch Them Cheerlead, Tie Sneakers and More |url=https://people.com/sports/jennifer-garner-glennon-doyle-proud-soccer-moms/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216161712/https://people.com/sports/jennifer-garner-glennon-doyle-proud-soccer-moms/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
===Relationships and family=== ===Relationships and family===
] at the ] in 2013]] ] at the ] in 2013]]
Garner met co-star ] on the set of ''Felicity'' in 1998.<ref name="rollingstone1" /> They married in a ceremony at their home on October 19, 2000. The pair separated in March 2003.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Stephen M. |last=Silverman |url=http://people.com/celebrity/garner-she-and-foley-were-just-normal/ |title=Garner: She and Foley Were 'Just Normal' |magazine=People |date=October 21, 2003 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> Garner filed for divorce in May 2003, citing irreconcilable differences, and divorce papers were signed in March 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Emily |last=Zauzmer |url=http://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-split-a-look-back-at-her-romantic-relationships/ |title=Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck Split: A Look Back at Her Romantic Relationships |magazine=People |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jennifer-garner-80d8hv50bkm |title=Jennifer Garner |first=Garth |last=Pearce |date=August 8, 2004 |newspaper=] |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323142616/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jennifer-garner-80d8hv50bkm |url-status=live }}</ref> She dated her ''Alias'' co-star ] from August 2003 to mid-2004.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keck |first=William |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-09-01-alias_x.htm |title=Garnering attention |newspaper=USA Today |date=September 2, 2004 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822174823/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-09-01-alias_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Keck |first=William |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-05-12-vartan_x.htm |title=Stay tuned for more Michael Vartan |newspaper=USA Today |date=May 12, 2005 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224233307/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-05-12-vartan_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner met co-star ] on the set of ''Felicity'' in 1998.<ref name="rollingstone1" /> They married in a ceremony at their home on October 19, 2000. The pair separated in March 2003.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Stephen M. |last=Silverman |url=http://people.com/celebrity/garner-she-and-foley-were-just-normal/ |title=Garner: She and Foley Were 'Just Normal' |magazine=People |date=October 21, 2003 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323233215/http://people.com/celebrity/garner-she-and-foley-were-just-normal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner filed for divorce in May 2003, citing irreconcilable differences, and divorce papers were signed in March 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Emily |last=Zauzmer |url=http://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-split-a-look-back-at-her-romantic-relationships/ |title=Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck Split: A Look Back at Her Romantic Relationships |magazine=People |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323233213/http://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-split-a-look-back-at-her-romantic-relationships/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jennifer-garner-80d8hv50bkm |title=Jennifer Garner |first=Garth |last=Pearce |date=August 8, 2004 |newspaper=] |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323142616/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jennifer-garner-80d8hv50bkm |url-status=live }}</ref> She dated her ''Alias'' co-star ] from August 2003 to mid-2004.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keck |first=William |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-09-01-alias_x.htm |title=Garnering attention |newspaper=USA Today |date=September 2, 2004 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822174823/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-09-01-alias_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Keck |first=William |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-05-12-vartan_x.htm |title=Stay tuned for more Michael Vartan |newspaper=USA Today |date=May 12, 2005 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224233307/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-05-12-vartan_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>


Garner began dating ] in August 2004,<ref name="people5">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1051815,00.html |title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Engaged |date=April 19, 2005 |magazine=People |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> having established a friendship on the sets of ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001) and ''Daredevil'' (2003).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20145517,00.html |title=Scoop – The New Ben & Jen? |date=September 27, 2004 |magazine=People |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> They married on June 29, 2005, in a private ] ceremony.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1080007_3,00.html |title=Under the Radar |date=July 7, 2005 |magazine=People |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> ], who officiated the ceremony, and his (later) husband, Rainer Andreesen, were the only guests.<ref>Garber on '']'' September 27, 2006, via {{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/garber-ordained-to-officiate-garner-and-affleck-wedding_1009479 |title=Garber Ordained To Officiate Garner And Affleck Wedding |website=ContactMusic.com |agency=] |date=September 28, 2006 |access-date=June 5, 2014 |archive-date=March 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331012241/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/garber-ordained-to-officiate-garner-and-affleck-wedding_1009479 |url-status=live}}</ref> Garner and Affleck have three children together: Violet Anne Affleck (born in 2005), Fin Affleck (born in 2009),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Rosie Marder Contributing Entertainment |date=2024-04-10 |title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's middle child reveals new name |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ben-affleck-jennifer-garners-child-reveals-new-name-1889044 |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> and Samuel Garner Affleck (born in 2012).<ref name="son">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20560766,00.html |title=Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Welcome Third Child |magazine=People |access-date=February 28, 2012}}</ref> The couple announced their intention to divorce in June 2015,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/article/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-split |title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Divorcing After 10 Years of Marriage |magazine=People |first1=Michelle |last1=Tauber |first2=Elizabeth |last2=Leonard |date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> and jointly filed legal documents in April 2017, seeking joint physical and legal custody of their children.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Russian |first1=Ale |title=Jennifer Garner Officially Files for Divorce from Ben Affleck |url=http://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-divorce/ |magazine=People |access-date=April 13, 2017 |date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> The divorce was finalized in October 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jennifer-garner-files-to-finalize-ben-affleck-divorce-report/ |title=Jennifer Garner Files to Finalize Her Divorce From Ben Affleck |magazine=] |date=October 4, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a23622544/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-finalize-divorce/ |title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Finalize Their Divorce |last=Barbour |first=Shannon |magazine=] |date=October 5, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2018}}</ref> Garner supported Affleck's struggles with alcoholism during and after their marriage and has credited Al-Anon with changing "the dance" of their relationship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Garner on Mother Growing Up in Poverty, Fame & Marriage |url=https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-garner-on-how-her-mother-grew-up-in-poverty-fame-and-being-married-in-hollywood-155087 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |work=Entertainment Tonight |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927034204/https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-garner-on-how-her-mother-grew-up-in-poverty-fame-and-being-married-in-hollywood-155087 |url-status=live }}</ref> She previously used the surnames Foley and Affleck during her marriages to ] and Ben Affleck, respectively.<ref name="formersur">{{cite news |title=Jennifer Garner changing name to match daughter's |url=https://people.com/parents/jennifer_garner_2-9/ |access-date=25 July 2022 |work=People |language=en |archive-date=July 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725195922/https://people.com/parents/jennifer_garner_2-9/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=20 Celeb Name Changes You Didn't Notice Since They Kept Their Stage Names, And 12 Celebs Who Made Their Name Changes Public |url=https://news.yahoo.com/20-celeb-name-changes-didnt-130011378.html#:~:text=Affleck%20in%20Hollywood.-,Jennifer%20Garner%20reportedly%20changed%20her%20name%20to%20Jennifer%20Affleck%20during,Scott%20Foley%20from%202000%E2%80%932004. |work=Yahoo News |date=3 February 2024}}</ref> Garner began dating ] in August 2004,<ref name="people5">{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/ben-affleck-and-jennifer-garner-engaged/ |title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Engaged |date=April 19, 2005 |magazine=People |access-date=June 5, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102146/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C1051815%2C00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> having established a friendship on the sets of ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001) and ''Daredevil'' (2003).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20145517,00.html |title=Scoop – The New Ben & Jen? |date=September 27, 2004 |magazine=People |access-date=June 5, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102442/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20145517%2C00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They married on June 29, 2005, in a private ] ceremony.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1080007_3,00.html |title=Under the Radar |date=July 7, 2005 |magazine=People |access-date=June 5, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101748/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1080007_3,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ], who officiated the ceremony, and his (later) husband, Rainer Andreesen, were the only guests.<ref>Garber on '']'' September 27, 2006, via {{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/garber-ordained-to-officiate-garner-and-affleck-wedding_1009479 |title=Garber Ordained To Officiate Garner And Affleck Wedding |website=ContactMusic.com |agency=] |date=September 28, 2006 |access-date=June 5, 2014 |archive-date=March 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331012241/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/garber-ordained-to-officiate-garner-and-affleck-wedding_1009479 |url-status=live}}</ref> Garner and Affleck have three children together: Violet Anne Affleck (born in 2005), Fin Affleck,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Rosie Marder Contributing Entertainment |date=2024-04-10 |title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's middle child reveals new name |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ben-affleck-jennifer-garners-child-reveals-new-name-1889044 |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> and Samuel Garner Affleck.<ref name="son">{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-baby-born/ |title=Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Welcome Third Child |magazine=People |access-date=February 28, 2012 |archive-date=June 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627052557/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20560766,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple announced their intention to divorce in June 2015,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/article/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-split |title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Divorcing After 10 Years of Marriage |magazine=People |first1=Michelle |last1=Tauber |first2=Elizabeth |last2=Leonard |date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630204223/http://www.people.com/article/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-split |url-status=live }}</ref> and jointly filed legal documents in April 2017, seeking joint physical and legal custody of their children.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Russian |first1=Ale |title=Jennifer Garner Officially Files for Divorce from Ben Affleck |url=http://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-divorce/ |magazine=People |access-date=April 13, 2017 |date=April 13, 2017 |archive-date=April 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413230557/http://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-divorce/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The divorce was finalized in October 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jennifer-garner-files-to-finalize-ben-affleck-divorce-report/ |title=Jennifer Garner Files to Finalize Her Divorce From Ben Affleck |magazine=] |date=October 4, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822174822/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jennifer-garner-files-to-finalize-ben-affleck-divorce-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a23622544/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-finalize-divorce/ |title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Finalize Their Divorce |last=Barbour |first=Shannon |magazine=] |date=October 5, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823013153/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a23622544/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-finalize-divorce/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Garner supported Affleck's struggles with alcoholism during and after their marriage and has credited Al-Anon with changing "the dance" of their relationship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Garner on Mother Growing Up in Poverty, Fame & Marriage |url=https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-garner-on-how-her-mother-grew-up-in-poverty-fame-and-being-married-in-hollywood-155087 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |work=Entertainment Tonight |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927034204/https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-garner-on-how-her-mother-grew-up-in-poverty-fame-and-being-married-in-hollywood-155087 |url-status=live }}</ref> She previously used the surnames Foley and Affleck during her marriages to ] and Ben Affleck, respectively.<ref name="formersur">{{cite news |title=Jennifer Garner changing name to match daughter's |url=https://people.com/parents/jennifer_garner_2-9/ |access-date=25 July 2022 |work=People |language=en |archive-date=July 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725195922/https://people.com/parents/jennifer_garner_2-9/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=20 Celeb Name Changes You Didn't Notice Since They Kept Their Stage Names, And 12 Celebs Who Made Their Name Changes Public |url=https://news.yahoo.com/20-celeb-name-changes-didnt-130011378.html#:~:text=Affleck%20in%20Hollywood.-,Jennifer%20Garner%20reportedly%20changed%20her%20name%20to%20Jennifer%20Affleck%20during,Scott%20Foley%20from%202000%E2%80%932004. |work=Yahoo News |date=3 February 2024 |access-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315190710/https://news.yahoo.com/20-celeb-name-changes-didnt-130011378.html#:~:text=Affleck%20in%20Hollywood.-,Jennifer%20Garner%20reportedly%20changed%20her%20name%20to%20Jennifer%20Affleck%20during,Scott%20Foley%20from%202000%E2%80%932004. |url-status=live }}</ref>


She dated businessman ] from mid-2018 to early 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslow |first=Rick |url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-garner-boyfriend-john-miller-date-night-musical/ |title=Jennifer Garner and New Boyfriend John Miller Step Out for Smiley Date Night in L.A. |work=People |date=November 10, 2018 |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323090015/https://people.com/movies/jennifer-garner-boyfriend-john-miller-date-night-musical/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Garner Steps Out with John Miller, Almost a Year After They Were First Seen Together |url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-garner-steps-out-john-miller-santa-monica/ |access-date=March 18, 2020 |work=People |language=en |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323090012/https://people.com/movies/jennifer-garner-steps-out-john-miller-santa-monica/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Garner and Boyfriend John Miller Break Up After Almost 2 Years Together |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1176955/jennifer-garner-and-boyfriend-john-miller-break-up-after-almost-2-years-together |access-date=August 6, 2020 |work=E! Online |date=2020 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809010315/https://www.eonline.com/news/1176955/jennifer-garner-and-boyfriend-john-miller-break-up-after-almost-2-years-together |url-status=live }}</ref> She dated businessman ] from mid-2018 to early 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslow |first=Rick |url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-garner-boyfriend-john-miller-date-night-musical/ |title=Jennifer Garner and New Boyfriend John Miller Step Out for Smiley Date Night in L.A. |work=People |date=November 10, 2018 |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323090015/https://people.com/movies/jennifer-garner-boyfriend-john-miller-date-night-musical/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Garner Steps Out with John Miller, Almost a Year After They Were First Seen Together |url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-garner-steps-out-john-miller-santa-monica/ |access-date=March 18, 2020 |work=People |language=en |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323090012/https://people.com/movies/jennifer-garner-steps-out-john-miller-santa-monica/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Garner and Boyfriend John Miller Break Up After Almost 2 Years Together |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1176955/jennifer-garner-and-boyfriend-john-miller-break-up-after-almost-2-years-together |access-date=August 6, 2020 |work=E! Online |date=2020 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809010315/https://www.eonline.com/news/1176955/jennifer-garner-and-boyfriend-john-miller-break-up-after-almost-2-years-together |url-status=live }}</ref> After splitting up for a year, Garner and Miller's relationship resumed in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-garner-seen-spending-time-with-former-flame-john-miller/|title=Jennifer Garner Seen Spending Time with Former Flame John Miller|first=Ally|last=Mauch|publisher=People|date=August 21, 2021|accessdate=August 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/jennifer-garner-boyfriend-john-miller-walk-los-angeles-photos-exclusive-8638915|title=Jennifer Garner and Boyfriend John Miller Take a Springtime Stroll Together in Los Angeles (Exclusive)|first=Jen|last=Juneau|publisher=People|date=April 25, 2024|accessdate=August 27, 2024}}</ref>


===Religious beliefs=== ===Religious beliefs===
Although Garner stopped attending church regularly after moving to Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Atlas |first=Darla |url=http://www.people.com/article/jennifer-garner-opens-up-faith-family-following-premiere-miracles-heaven |title=Jennifer Garner Talks Faith and Family After Miracles from Heaven Premiere |date=February 22, 2016 |magazine=People}}</ref> her three children were baptized as members of the United Methodist Church in her hometown of Charleston, West Virginia.<ref name="nationalpost1" /> In 2015, she and her family began attending weekly Methodist church services in Los Angeles.<ref name="nationalpost1" /> Although Garner stopped attending church regularly after moving to Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Atlas |first=Darla |url=http://www.people.com/article/jennifer-garner-opens-up-faith-family-following-premiere-miracles-heaven |title=Jennifer Garner Talks Faith and Family After Miracles from Heaven Premiere |date=February 22, 2016 |magazine=People |access-date=February 23, 2016 |archive-date=February 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224084529/http://www.people.com/article/jennifer-garner-opens-up-faith-family-following-premiere-miracles-heaven |url-status=live }}</ref> her three children were baptized as members of the United Methodist Church in her hometown of Charleston, West Virginia.<ref name="nationalpost1" /> In 2015, she and her family began attending weekly Methodist church services in Los Angeles.<ref name="nationalpost1" />


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American actress (born 1972)

Jennifer Garner
Garner in 2018
BornJennifer Anne Garner
(1972-04-17) April 17, 1972 (age 52)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Other names
  • Jennifer Foley
  • Jennifer Affleck
Alma materDenison University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
WorksFull list
Spouses
PartnerJohn C. Miller (2018–2020; 2021–present)
Children3
AwardsFull list

Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. She studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City. She had a starring role on the Fox teen drama series Time of Your Life (1999–2000), and supporting roles in the war drama film Pearl Harbor (2001) and the comedy-drama film Catch Me If You Can (2002).

Her breakthrough came with playing Sydney Bristow in the ABC action thriller series Alias (2001–2006), which earned her a Golden Globe, and four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, among other honors. Garner received further recognition for her starring roles in the romantic comedies 13 Going on 30 (2004), Juno (2007), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) and Valentine's Day (2010), and for playing Elektra in superhero films, including Daredevil (2003).

She has since starred in the biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club (2013); the family comedies Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014), Love, Simon (2018), and Yes Day (2021); the action films Peppermint (2018) and The Adam Project (2022); and the Apple TV+ drama series The Last Thing He Told Me (2023).

Garner works as an activist for early childhood education and is a board member of Save the Children USA. She is the co-founder and chief brand officer of the organic baby food company Once Upon a Farm. She is also an advocate for anti-paparazzi campaigns among children of celebrities.

Early life

Jennifer Anne Garner was born on April 17, 1972, in Houston, Texas, but moved to Charleston, West Virginia, at age three. Her father, William John Garner, received his undergraduate and graduate degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and worked as a chemical engineer for Union Carbide; her mother, Patricia Ann English, was a homemaker and later an English teacher at a local college. She has two sisters. Garner has described herself as a typical middle child who sought to differentiate herself from her accomplished older sister. While Garner did not grow up in a politically active household, her father was "very conservative" and her mother "quietly blue". She attended a local United Methodist Church every Sunday and went to Vacation Bible School. As teenagers, she and her sisters were not allowed to wear makeup, paint their nails, pierce their ears, or dye their hair; she has joked that her family's "take on the world" was "practically Amish".

She attended George Washington High School in Charleston. In 1990, Garner enrolled at Denison University in Granville, Ohio, where she changed her major from chemistry to theater and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She spent the fall semester of 1993 studying at the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut. During college summers, she worked summer stock theatre. In 1994, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater performance.

Career

1990s

As a college student, Garner performed in summer stock theatre. In addition to performing, Garner helped sell tickets, build sets, and clean the venues. She worked at the Timber Lake Playhouse in Mount Carroll, Illinois, in 1992, the Barn Theatre in Augusta, Michigan, in 1993, and the Georgia Shakespeare Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1994. Garner moved to New York City in 1995. During her first year in the city, Garner earned $150 per week as an understudy for a Roundabout Theatre Company production of A Month in the Country and made her first on-screen appearance as Melissa Gilbert's daughter in the romance miniseries Zoya. In 1996, she played an Amish woman in the television movie Harvest of Fire and a shopkeeper in the Western miniseries Dead Man's Walk. She appeared in the independent short film In Harm's Way and made one-off appearances in Spin City, and the legal dramas Swift Justice and Law & Order. Garner also supplemented her income by working as a hostess at a restaurant on the Upper West Side, as well as by doing some babysitting, specifically watching Madeleine Colbert, the daughter of Stephen and Evie Colbert.

After moving to Los Angeles in 1997, Garner gained her first leading role in the television film Rose Hill and made her first feature film appearance in the period drama Washington Square. She appeared in the comedy film Mr. Magoo, the independent drama 1999 and Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry, though most of her performance was cut from the film. In 1998, Garner appeared in an episode of Fantasy Island and was cast as a series regular in the Fox drama Significant Others, but Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly thought there was "no center" to the character as played by Garner. Fox canceled the series after airing three of six filmed episodes. Garner's most significant role of 1998 was in J. J. Abrams' college drama series Felicity. In 1999, Garner was cast as a series regular in another Fox drama series, Time of Your Life, but it was canceled midway through the first season. Also in 1999, she appeared in the miniseries Aftershock: Earthquake in New York and in two episodes of the action drama series The Pretender.

2000s

Garner played the girlfriend of Ashton Kutcher's character in the comedy Dude, Where's My Car? (2000). In 2001, she appeared briefly opposite her husband Foley in the drama Stealing Time and had a small role as a nurse in the war epic Pearl Harbor. Also in 2001, Garner was cast as the star of the ABC action thriller series Alias. The show's creator, J. J. Abrams, wrote the part of Sydney Bristow with Garner in mind. Alias aired for five seasons from 2001 to 2006; Garner's salary began at $40,000 per episode and rose to $150,000 per episode by the series' end. During the show's run, Garner received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (from four nominations) and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (from two nominations), in addition to four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

While Alias was airing, Garner continued to work in film intermittently. She had an "other-worldly" experience when Steven Spielberg called to offer her a role as a high-class call girl in the crime comedy-drama film Catch Me If You Can (2002). After seeing her in Alias, Spielberg was sure that "she would be the next superstar". She filmed her scene opposite Leonardo DiCaprio during a one-day shoot. Garner's first co-starring film role was in the action superhero film Daredevil (2003), in which she played Elektra to Ben Affleck's Daredevil. The physicality required for the role was something Garner had discovered "an aptitude for" through her work on Alias. Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times wrote that she "realizes Elektra more through movement than by way of her lumpy, obvious lines. She hasn't mastered the combat skill of tossing off bad material." While Daredevil received mixed reviews, it was a box office success. Also in 2003, she voiced herself in an episode of The Simpsons.

Garner's first leading film role, in the romantic comedy 13 Going on 30 (2004), was widely praised. She played a teenager who finds herself trapped in the body of a thirty-year-old. Garner chose Gary Winick to direct the film and they continued to look for other projects to do together until his death in 2011. Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times found her to be "startling": "Whenever she's on screen you don't want to look anywhere else." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called it an "utterly beguiling" performance, writing, "You can pinpoint the moment in it when Garner becomes a star." Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post remarked: "Garner is clearly cut out to be America's next Sweetheart; she has the same magic mix of allure and accessibility that the job calls for." 13 Going on 30 grossed $96 million worldwide. Garner reprised the character of Elektra in the 2005 Daredevil spin-off film Elektra; it was a box office and critical failure. Claudia Puig of USA Today concluded that Garner "is far more appealing when she's playing charming and adorable, as she did so winningly in 13 Going on 30". Garner next starred in the romantic drama Catch and Release. Although filmed in 2005 in between seasons of Alias, it was not released until early 2007 and failed to recoup its production budget. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone praised Garner's ability "to blend charm and gravity" but Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle felt that, while her "natural beauty and likability are still assets, seems occasionally challenged by what should be an easy role".

Garner at a press conference for The Invention of Lying in 2009

After a one-year break following the conclusion of Alias, her wedding to Affleck, and the birth of her first child, Garner returned to work in 2007. Her supporting role in Juno as a woman desperate to adopt a child was described by Kyle Buchanan of New York Magazine as a turning point in her career: "She came into the movie a steely figure, and left it as the mother you'd give your own child to ... Writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman expertly deploy Garner's innate humanity as a trump card." Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly said Garner had never "been lovelier or more affecting". Also that same year, she played an FBI investigator in the action thriller The Kingdom. She was nursing her baby during filming in Arizona and was hospitalized on two occasions with heatstroke.

In late 2007 and early 2008, Garner played Roxanne to Kevin Kline's Cyrano de Bergerac at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway. In preparation for the role, Garner worked with vocal and movement coaches and took French lessons. Ben Brantley of The New York Times described her performance as "captivating": "Ms. Garner, I am pleased to report, makes Roxane a girl worth pining over ... speaks Anthony Burgess's peppery rhymed translation with unaffected sprightliness. If she's a tad stilted in the big tragic finale, her comic timing is impeccable." The New Yorker's theater critic was impressed by her "feistiness" and "lightness of comic touch". The play was recorded before a live audience and aired on PBS in 2008. In 2007, Garner became a spokesperson of skin care brand Neutrogena.

Garner co-starred in two romantic comedies in 2009. She first appeared in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, portraying the childhood friend of a famous photographer and womanizer. While the film received lukewarm reviews, it grossed $102.2 million worldwide. Michael Phillips of The Chicago Tribune found Garner "easy to like and sharp with her timing"; he was disappointed to see her as "the love interest, which is not the same as a rounded character". Similarly, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times was dismayed to see Garner appear as "less a co-star than a place holder (you can almost see the words "enter generic female lead" in screenplay)".

Garner's second performance of 2009 was in comedian Ricky Gervais's directorial debut The Invention of Lying. Gervais was keen to cast Garner—"always happy and always pleasant to everyone"—against type. In the film, she played the love interest of the first human with the ability to lie in a world where people can only tell the truth. Reviews for the movie were mixed and it made $32.4 million worldwide. David Edelstein of New York Magazine said Garner "proves again (the first time was 13 Going on 30) what a dizzying comedienne she is. She looks as if the wheels in her head are not just turning but falling off and needing to be screwed back on," while Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said Garner "has never been better onscreen ... Garner gets to show a comic facility we haven't seen before."

2010s

In Garry Marshall's ensemble romantic comedy Valentine's Day (2010), Garner shared scenes with Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Biel, and Patrick Dempsey. The film made $56.2 million in its US opening weekend; it eventually grossed $110.4 million domestically and $216.4 million worldwide. In 2011, she had a supporting role as a villainous deranged bride in the comedy Arthur, a remake of the 1981 film of the same name, directed by Jason Winer and co-starring Russell Brand and Helen Mirren.

Garner attending the premiere of Dallas Buyers Club at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013

Garner played a mother for the first time in 2012, in the drama The Odd Life of Timothy Green, which followed a magical pre-adolescent boy whose personality and naïveté have profound effects on the people in his town. The film received mixed reviews from critics and made a modest $56 million worldwide. Claudia Puig of USA Today found Garner "convincing as a warm-hearted, if tense, mom" while Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune said she brought "fervent sincerity and a welcome touch of comic eccentricity" to the role. That same year, Garner produced and starred in the satirical comedy Butter, in which she played an overly competitive and socially ambitious woman participating in a local butter sculpturing competition in a small Iowa town. Distributed for a limited release in certain parts of the United States only, Butter received mixed reviews and grossed $105,018. Peter Debruge of Variety praised "the best bigscreen use of Jennifer Garner's comedy gifts since 13 Going on 30". while Peter Travers of Rolling Stone described her as the "best in show": " knows how to play comedy of the absurd." However, Scott Bowles of USA Today remarked: "Garner is a terrific actress, but here she's asked to cackle her lines in a voice a full octave above her natural one." Also in 2012, she appeared in the YouTube short Serena, and became a spokesperson for food company Luvo.

Garner reunited with Matthew McConaughey in the 2013 biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club, portraying the role of a doctor treating AIDS patients in Texas during the mid-1980s. The film received significant acclaim and was a box office success. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone described Garner as "a radiant actress of rare spirit and sensitivity" and Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times said: "Garner is once again cast as a quintessentially decent, all-American girl, albeit a doctor. But the question of whether the actress has deeper emotional layers to bring to the screen is not answered here." David Edelstein of New York magazine said: "It's not a well-shaped role, but I've gotten to the point where I'm happy to see Garner in anything. She's incapable of phoniness." Also in 2013, Garner became the first celebrity spokesperson of the Italian fashion brand Max Mara.

In 2014, Garner starred in the sports drama Draft Day, as the fictional salary cap analyst of the Cleveland Browns. Critical reception toward the film was mixed and Mick LaSalle of The San Francisco Chronicle, describing her part, remarked: "It's not much of a role, but she's perfectly nice in it. Perhaps someday someone will give Garner a chance to be something other than perfectly nice." Garner also co-starred with Steve Carell in the 2014 Disney adaptation of the popular children's book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, taking on the role of the mother of the titular character. The film grossed $101 million worldwide. Sandie Angulo Chen of the Washington Post said: "Garner, who has long mastered the art of playing harried and overworked moms, is pleasantly frazzled." Her other film role in 2014 was that of an overprotective mother in the dramedy Men, Women & Children, directed by Jason Reitman and co-starring Rosemarie DeWitt, Judy Greer, Dean Norris, and Adam Sandler. The film made $2.2 million worldwide, and Christopher Orr of The Atlantic said: "Garner does what she can as the Snooping Mom from Hell, but ultimately it's not much. The role is like a caricature of her performance in Juno, minus the ultimate (and essential) redemption." In late 2014, Capital One signed Garner as their spokesperson for their Capital One Venture Air Miles credit card.

Garner in 2018

In 2015's Danny Collins, a drama inspired by the true story of folk singer Steve Tilston and starring Al Pacino and Annette Bening, Garner played the supporting role of the wife of Bobby Cannavale's character. The film was released in selected cinemas and was warmly received by critics; Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post felt Garner gave the movie "a powerful jolt of emotion". In 2016, Garner appeared in the Christian drama Miracles from Heaven, playing the mother of a young girl who had a near-death experience and was later cured of an incurable disease. The film grossed $73.9 million worldwide and received generally mixed reviews from critics, who felt it "makes the most out of an outstanding performance" from Garner. Ken Jaworowski of The New York Times praised a "dedicated" and "heartfelt" performance, while Nigel Smith of The Guardian found "her subtly wrought work ... tremendously effective" in an otherwise "crassly manipulative" film. Also in 2016, Garner starred in the critically panned comedy Nine Lives, playing the second wife of a workaholic father who has his mind trapped inside of his daughter's new cat. Garner made an uncredited cameo appearance in Mother's Day (2016).

Garner appeared in the drama Wakefield, which premiered at TIFF and was released in May 2017. Also in 2017, she starred in The Tribes of Palos Verdes, and in friend Judy Greer's directorial debut A Happening of Monumental Proportions. In 2018, she co-starred in Love, Simon, an adaptation of the young-adult novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Also that year, Garner voiced the role of Mama Llama for Netflix's original animated preschool series Llama Llama, and starred as the lead in the action-revenge film Peppermint, which was released on September 7.

In August 2018, Garner was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Variety praised her "radiant likability" and said she was second only to Tom Hanks. Also in 2018, she had a leading role in the HBO comedy series Camping, which was based on the British television series of the same name.

2020s

In 2020, Garner starred in the Quibi comedy miniseries Home Movie: The Princess Bride, a "fan made" recreation of the 1987 film of the same name produced in social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Filmed in a deliberately DIY fashion, it was created to raise money for World Central Kitchen. She also produced and starred in the Netflix family comedy film Yes Day, directed by Miguel Arteta and released in March 2021.

In 2022, Garner starred in the science fiction action film The Adam Project, which reunited her with her 13 Going on 30 co-star Mark Ruffalo. That same year, she made a guest appearance in an episode of the Amazon Prime Video science fiction comedy series Upload.

In 2023, she appeared as a series regular in the revival of the Starz sitcom Party Down. Also that year, Garner executive produced and starred as Hannah Hall in the Apple TV+ limited mystery drama series The Last Thing He Told Me, which is based on the novel of the same name.

Garner starred as Jess Walker in the family comedy film Family Switch, which was released on Netflix in November 2023. Also that year, it was revealed that Garner would reprise her role as Elektra Natchios in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Deadpool & Wolverine, which was released on July 26, 2024.

Other ventures

Singing performances

In a 2002 episode of the action thriller series Alias, titled "Rendezvous", Garner sang a version of the song "Since I Fell For You", to which she wrote her own lyrics. She also sang "My Funny Valentine" when hosting a 2003 episode of the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, on which Beck was the musical guest; she was not credited for either performance. Garner was one of the fourteen actors, not generally known for singing, who participated in the compilation album Unexpected Dreams – Songs from the Stars, released on April 4, 2006, on which album she sang a solo version of "My Heart Is So Full Of You", from Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella; the original version had been a duet. Victor Garber, who she co-starred with in Alias, was another such actor on the same compilation album. In 2016, Garner sang "Doin' It (All for My Baby)" in the Garry Marshall comedy-drama Mother's Day, and in 2021, she interpreted the Four Tops's 1964 chart selection "Baby I Need Your Loving" in the family comedy Yes Day.

Early childhood education activism

Garner with a preschooler at a Capitol Hill event in 2013

In 2009, Garner became an artist ambassador for Save the Children USA, promoting national literacy, nutrition, and early education efforts. Since 2014, Garner has served on the board of trustees for the organization, advocating for early childhood education. As an ambassador, she frequently visits with families involved in the organization's Early Steps to School Success program, which coaches families to help children learn in the early years.

In 2011, Garner partnered with Frigidaire as part of her work with Save the Children. In 2013, Garner took her eldest daughter Violet to a Save the Children gala in New York: "My husband and I have never taken our kids to a public event before, but I brought my daughter Violet, because ... I want her to see the passionate commitment Mark Shriver and Hillary Clinton have to make the world a better place for everyone." In 2014, she joined the Invest in Us campaign. In 2015, she appeared in A Path Appears, a PBS documentary that focuses on rural poverty among children in West Virginia.

Democratic political support

In 2002, Garner filmed a 30-second television advertisement for her childhood friend Corey Palumbo, who was running as a Democratic candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates. In 2006, she spoke at a rally in support of Democratic congressional candidate Jerry McNerney in Pleasanton, California. In 2007, Garner said she was "not a particularly outwardly political person". Also in 2007, she appeared in a global warming awareness video produced by the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

In 2008, she hosted two fund-raisers for Barack Obama during the 2008 Democratic Primary. In 2014, Garner donated $25,000 to the campaign of Democratic politician Wendy Davis. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Garner hosted a fundraiser in support of Hillary Clinton in Bozeman, Montana. Garner also attended voter registration and phone bank events in support of Clinton in Reno, Nevada.

Anti-paparazzi campaigns

Garner has campaigned for laws to protect her children from paparazzi, stating in 2013: "There's an idea that because our pictures are everywhere that we are complicit in it. When really what happens is they're waiting outside our door every single day." In August 2013, Garner testified before the California Assembly Judiciary Committee in support of a bill that would protect celebrities' children from harassment by photographers. Her six-year-old daughter made a speech about her personal experiences at a private event in support of the bill. The bill passed in September 2013 and is now California law. While photographs of children may still be taken, behavior which "seriously alarms, annoys, torments, or terrorizes" children is illegal, as is "lying in wait" outside their various activities. In 2014, her then-husband Affleck argued in favor of a United Kingdom-style system, where "you have to blur out the face" of minor children in published photographs. In 2014, Garner spoke in support of the "No Kids" policy, which was adopted by many media organizations and forbids publication of photos of celebrities' children. She described the paparazzi interest as "gross": "Our hope is maybe our kids won't be so recognizable in a few years."

In 2019, Garner reflected on "a solid decade where there were five or six cars minimum, and easily up to 15 or 20 on the weekends, outside of my house at all times". While she said the situation had improved since the legislation was passed, she noted that "seven or eight" photographers still regularly wait outside her children's school to photograph them from a distance and that she sometimes requires police assistance when they get too close.

Once Upon a Farm

Garner and John Foraker co-founded the organic, fresh baby food company Once Upon a Farm in 2018; Garner is also the company's chief brand officer. In 2019, Once Upon a Farm became the first refrigerated baby food available to WIC-eligible families.

In partnership with Save the Children, Garner and her team remain dedicated to bringing 'A Million Meals' to children across America in food insecure communities.

Angel City FC

Garner is a part of the ownership group of Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.

Personal life

Relationships and family

Garner and Ben Affleck at the 70th Golden Globe Awards in 2013

Garner met co-star Scott Foley on the set of Felicity in 1998. They married in a ceremony at their home on October 19, 2000. The pair separated in March 2003. Garner filed for divorce in May 2003, citing irreconcilable differences, and divorce papers were signed in March 2004. She dated her Alias co-star Michael Vartan from August 2003 to mid-2004.

Garner began dating Ben Affleck in August 2004, having established a friendship on the sets of Pearl Harbor (2001) and Daredevil (2003). They married on June 29, 2005, in a private Turks and Caicos ceremony. Victor Garber, who officiated the ceremony, and his (later) husband, Rainer Andreesen, were the only guests. Garner and Affleck have three children together: Violet Anne Affleck (born in 2005), Fin Affleck, and Samuel Garner Affleck. The couple announced their intention to divorce in June 2015, and jointly filed legal documents in April 2017, seeking joint physical and legal custody of their children. The divorce was finalized in October 2018. Garner supported Affleck's struggles with alcoholism during and after their marriage and has credited Al-Anon with changing "the dance" of their relationship. She previously used the surnames Foley and Affleck during her marriages to Scott Foley and Ben Affleck, respectively.

She dated businessman John C. Miller from mid-2018 to early 2020. After splitting up for a year, Garner and Miller's relationship resumed in 2021.

Religious beliefs

Although Garner stopped attending church regularly after moving to Los Angeles, her three children were baptized as members of the United Methodist Church in her hometown of Charleston, West Virginia. In 2015, she and her family began attending weekly Methodist church services in Los Angeles.

Stalking incident

Garner was stalked by Steven Burky from 2002 to 2003, and again from 2008 to 2009. Garner, her then-husband Affleck, and their daughter Violet obtained a restraining order in 2008. Burky was arrested in December 2009 outside Violet's preschool. He was charged with two counts of stalking, to which he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. In March 2010, he was adjudicated insane, sent to California's state mental hospital, and ordered to stay away from the Garner-Affleck family for 10 years if released.

Filmography and awards

Main articles: Jennifer Garner filmography and List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Garner

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