Facts about her

• Also Credited As:
  Jennifer Joanne Aniston
• Born:
  Jennifer Joanne Aniston on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California
• Job Titles:
  Actress, Director, Producer, Bike messenger, Telemarketer, Waitress

Family

• Father: John Aniston. Born c. 1933; appeared in NBC daytime serial Days of Our Lives ; divorced Aniston s mother in 1980, leaving her for another woman; family name was originally Anastassakis
• Godfather: Telly Savalas. Her father, John Aniston was good friends with the fellow Greek actor at the time of her birth; best known for his series “Kojak” (CBS, 1973-79); died in 1994
• Half-brother: John Melick. Born c. 1959; mother, Nancy Aniston
• Mother: Nancy Aniston. Born c. 1936; previously married before her 1965 marriage to John Aniston; divorced from Aniston in 1980; because of comments made in a TV interview c. 1995, daughter has ceased contact; wrote book From Mother and Daughter to Friends (1999)

Significant Others

• Companion: John Mayer. Began dating in April 2008; briefly split in August 2008, but resumed relationship in October 2008; accompanied Aniston to the 2009 Oscar ceremony in February; rumored to have once again split in March 2009
• Companion: Paul Sculfor. Rumored to have dated for a few months in 2007
• Companion: Vince Vaughn. Rumors of the pair dating began while filming The Break Up (2006); they were first spotted kissing at a wrap party in August 2005; relationship troubles reported in September 2006 with an official split by December 2006
• Husband: Brad Pitt. Met in 1998; married July 29, 2000 in Malibu, CA; announced separation Jan. 6, 2005, after more than fours years of marriage; Aniston filed for divorce in March 2005; their divorce was finalized in October 2005
• Husband: Brad Pitt. married on July 29, 2000 in Malibu, California
• Companion: Adam Duritz. with band Counting Crows; dated briefly in 1995
• Companion: Charlie Schlatter. dated when they co-starred on Ferris Bueller in 1990
• Companion: Daniel MacDonald. dated in the 1990s; broke up just before Aniston was cast in Friends
• Companion: Tate Donovan. together since November 1995; born on September 25, 1963; separated c. April 1998

Education

• Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, New York, NY, 1987

Milestones

• 1989 Moved to Los Angeles
• 1990 Cast as Jeannie Bueller in Ferris Bueller (NBC) a TV adaptation of the 1986 hit movie
• 1990 TV series debut, Molloy (FOX) playing the spoiled stepsister of the title character
• 1990 TV-movie debut, Camp Cucamonga (NBC)
• 1992 Cast as a regular in the FOX sketch variety series, The Edge
• 1992 Appeared in two episodes of FOX sitcom Herman s Head
• 1993 Feature acting debut, Leprechaun
• 1994 Breakthrough role as Rachel Green in the NBC ensemble comedy, Friends ; earned Emmy (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004), Golden Globe (2002) and SAG (2002, 2003) nominations for Best Actress
• 1996 Made guest appearance on the short-lived Fox series Partners ; featured her then boyfriend Tate Donovan
• 1996 Returned to features in Edward Burns She s the One
• 1997 First leading role in the romantic comedy Picture Perfect
• 1998 Played a pregnant woman who falls in love with her gay roommate in The Object of My Affection
• 1999 Cast in Mike Judge s first live-action feature Office Space
• 2001 Co-starred with Mark Wahlberg in Rock Star
• 2002 Earned critical acclaim playing an unglamorous cashier in a small town in the low-budget, The Good Girl ; directed by Miguel Arteta; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination
• 2003 Played the girlfriend of title character (Jim Carrey) in Bruce Almighty ; her biggest box office success to date
• 2004 Co-starred with Ben Stiller in the romantic comedy Along Came Polly
• 2005 Co-starred with Clive Owen in the Hitchcockian thriller Derailed
• 2005 Co-starred with Kevin Costner in the Rob Reiner directed Rumor Has It
• 2006 Appeared in the low-budget drama, Friends with Money ; premiered at the Cannes Film Festival
• 2006 Co-starred with Vince Vaughn (who also wrote and produced) in The Break Up
• 2007 Appeared in the season finale of Courteney Cox s FX series Dirt as a rival magazine editor
• 2007 Made co-directorial debut with the short, Room 10 ; part of the Glamour Reel Moments short film series; screened film at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
• 2008 Co-starred with Owen Wilson in the feature adaptation of the bestselling book, Marley and Me
• 2008 Formed the production company Echo Films with a first-look deal with Universal
• 2009 Co-starred with Steve Zahn in the comedy, Management
• 2009 Joined an ensemble cast for the feature adaptation of the bestselling book, He s Just Not That Into You
• Appeared Off-Broadway in For Dear Life at New York s Public Theater
• Born in Sherman Oaks, CA
• Lost 30 pounds after her agent suggested she wasn t being cast because of her weight
• Raised in New York City after parents divorce