Jennifer Garner Net Worth

Jennifer Garner is a professional actress in television and film. Her net worth is reported at $80 million dollars. Her annual salary is estimated at $10 million dollars. As an example of Garner’s earnings, her appearances as the CIA agent Sidney Bristow earned her $45,000 per episode at the start of the series, rising to $150,000 per episode at the height of the show’s popularity. Her fee for the film 13 Going On 30 was reportedly $3,000,000. As a spokesman for the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, her five-year contract is worth between $15 and $20 million.

Who Is Jennifer Garner?

Jennifer Garner is an American film actress known for both film and television roles. Gerner was born in Houston, Texas, and spent her early life in Charleston, West Virginia. Her parents, William John and Patricia Garner were devout Methodists. Garner had a strict religious upbringing and attended church services every Sunday as well as Vacation Bible School. Garner and her sisters were forbidden to paint their nails or use makeup. Subsequently, Garner would say that her parents were “practically Amish” in their social attitudes.

Garner attended George Washington High School in Charleston. Upon graduation, Garner enrolled at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Garner originally studied chemistry but switched to acting and theater as a major. In 1993, Garner attended the National Theater Institute program at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut. In 1994, Garner earned her Batchelor of Fine Arts degree from Denison.

Garner married actor Scott Foley in October 2000. They subsequently divorced in 2003, citing irreconcilable differences.

In 2005, Garner married Ben Affleck. The couple has three children Violet Affleck, Samuel Garner Affleck, and Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck. Garner and Affleck announced their separation in 2015 and finalized their divorce in 2018. Garner is currently dating businessman John Miller.

What Films Has Jennifer Garner Appeared In?

Garner’s first feature film appearance was in Washington Square in 1997. She has also appeared in the Woody Allen film, Deconstructing Harry,  and The Dallas Buyers’ Club, opposite actor Matthew McConaughey.

In 2000, Garner played the girlfriend of Ashton Kutcher’s addled character in the comedy Dude, Where’s My Car? She played a nurse in the film Pearl Harbor. In 2003, she appeared in the Steven Spielberg film, Catch Me If You Can.

Garner’s acting work has continued over the twenty years since and has included serious dramas, such as Juno, as well as children’s films such as The Odd Life of Timothy Green and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

What Other Work Has Jennifer Garner Done?

In college, Garner did summer stock theater and appeared at Shakespeare festivals. She also had minor roles in television series such as Law and Order. While her acting roles brought minor financial success, Garner held a large number of odd jobs to make ends meet, including building sets, cleaning, and selling tickets at the theaters where she performed. She also worked as a waitress when she first moved to California.

In 1997, Garner appeared in her first leading television role, in the television movie Rose Hill, in the same year as her first feature film appearance in Washington Square.

Garner first gained recognition as an actress in the role of CIA officer Sydney Bristow in the ABC network television series Alias. Series producer J. J. Abrams later said he had written the role with Garner in mind.

In 2007 and 2008, Garner played Roxanne in the theatrical production of Cyrano de Bergerac, at the Richard Rodgers Theater in New York City, opposite Kevin Kline as Cyrano. In order to learn the role, Garner studied French. Broadway critics were entranced, with one writing that Garner’s Roxanne was “worth pining for.”

Garner has a number of celebrity endorsement contracts. In 2014, she began work as a spokesperson for Capital One’s Venture Air Miles credit card. She also appeared for the Italian clothing designer Max Mara and the German car maker Mercedes-Benz.

What Awards Has Jennifer Garner Won?

For her work on Alias, Garner was nominated for four primetime Emmy Awards. Garner has also been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, winning once for Alias. Garner has also received a Screen Actors’ Guild Award, again for Alias.

In August 2018, Garner was honored with a star on the “Walk of Fame” in Hollywood.

What Charitable Work Has Jennifer Garner Done?

Garner is an advocate for early education efforts for children. In 2009, Garner began making appearances for the American charity Save the Children. In 2014, Garner became a member of the board of trustees of the organization due to her work for early childhood education.

In 2013, Garner and her oldest daughter, Violet, attended a Save the Children gala honoring Hillary Clinton. Garner is well known for her Democratic party activism. Besides Hillary Clinton, Garner has campaigned for many Democratic politicians in California, including Wanda Davis and Congressional candidate Jerry McNerney.

What is Jennifer Garner Doing Now?

Garner continues her work as an activist for Save the Children. She is also an advocate for laws to shield the children of celebrities from paparazzi and other unwanted publicity. Garner complained that during one ten-year period, she suffered from having five cars parked outside her house at all times, and that the number rose to fifteen or twenty cars, of press photographers, on weekends. In addition to Garner’s testimony before a committee of the California General Assembly, Garner’s children also related their experience with the media. Garner, her husband Affleck, and their daughter Violet were not only harassed by the press, they were also, at one point, the victim of a stalker, Steven Burky, between 2002 and 2003. Burkey was eventually arrested and sent to a California mental institution.

Garner is also an investor and spokesman for “Once Upon A Farm,” a manufacturer and distributor of organic baby food. 

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