Jennifer Garner was born in Houston, Texas on April 17, 1972. She's the middle child of Patricia Ann, an English teacher and Billy Jack Garner, a chemical engineer who worked for Union Carbide. She began taking ballet lessons when she was three and spent nine years of her adolescence. Jennifer describes her years in dancing as one characterized by determination rather than talent, being driven mostly by a love of the stage. She first took up chemistry but because she enjoyed stage acting than science, she changed her major to drama. After she graduated, she visited her friend in New York and decided to take her chances in theater.

Her first television role was in Zoya, a made-for-television movie which is based on the Danielle Steel novel. She also got a role in Felicity, where she met her ex-husband Scott Foley. Jennifer first became known for her role as CIA agent Sydney Bristow on TV's Alias, where she won the award for “Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama” at the 2002 Golden Globes. After the initial success of Alias, she returned for her film career with a small role in the Steven Spielberg film, Catch Me If You Can. She also starred alongside Ben Affleck as Elektra Natchios in the action movie Daredevil, an adaptation of the comic book. She reprised her role as “Elektra” in the 2005 spin-off to Daredevil entitled Elektra. Jennifer appeared in numerous other television production as well in films. Aside from filming, she also enjoys cooking, gardening, hiking, and kickboxing. Sexy and hot Jennifer also known as Alias is now happily living with her husband Ben Affleck and their daughter Violet.