Born in 1972 in Houston, Texas, she grew up as the middle child between two sisters in Charleston, West Virginia. Going to university in Ohio, Jennifer Garner first discovered her passion for acting. After her graduation in 1994, she moved to New York where she worked as an understudy stage actress.
Shortly thereafter, she was cast in her first television role. In 2001, she was cast in her first leading role as agent Sydney Bristow in Alias. The action series, still popular today, became a success and Jennifer Garner won the award for best actress in a serial drama at the 2002 Golden Globes.
Her career on the big screen took off with roles in popular films such as Catch Me if You Can, 13 Going on 30 or Juno.
In June 2005, Jennifer Garner married her colleague Ben Affleck in the Caribbean. That same December, their first daughter was born. Mother and daughter are pictured here loaded with bag, coats and, of course, a SIGG bottle. In January 2009, the couple's second daughter was born.