Jennifer Garner is a Golden Globe, Screen Actor’s Guild and People’s Choice Award-winning actress for her performance in “Alias.” Over the course of the show’s five-season run, Garner was nominated four times for an Emmy, four times for a Golden Globe and twice for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her portrayal of CIA double-agent Sydney Bristow. Garner recently wrapped production on Disney’s fantasy film The Odd Life of Timothy Green. The film is about a childless couple who bury a box in their backyard containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born although Timothy Green is not all that he appears. The film is being directed by Peter Hedges and also stars Joel Edgerton and Ron Livingston; the film is slated for release on August 15th, 2012. Garner will soon be seen in the Weinstein Company’s latest project Butter, which she also produced. A comedy set in the Midwest, Butter, tells the story of an adopted girl who discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman (Garner) in their town’s contest. Written by the up and coming writer Jason Micallef; the film is slated for release on March 16th, 2012. On the live stage she received rave reviews for her recent revival of Roxanne in the 2007 Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac opposite Kevin Kline. The New York Times said, “Jennifer Garner has impeccable timing. She makes Roxanne a girl worth pining over.” In 2005 Garner started her own production company with her personal assistant of many years, Juliana Janes. The company, Vandalia Films, is named after the original name for the state of West Virginia, where Jennifer is from. Vandalia Films has four theatrical projects in development: the aforementioned Butter for Weinstein Company; Arranged with Mark Gordon and director Gary Winnick and the adaptation of Jane Fallon’s book Got You Back. In addition to their theatrical projects, Vandalia Films just signed a first look production deal with ABC Television. Garner’s film credits include Warner Bros’ Arthur, Valentine’s Day, The Invention of Lying, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Fox Searchlight’s Juno which won an abundance of awards including a Broadcast Film Critics Association and Independent Spirit Award for Best Comedy and Best Feature Film, respectively, Universal Pictures’ The Kingdom, Columbia Pictures’ Catch and Release, Revolution Studios’ smash hit 13 Going On 30, Twentieth Century Fox’s Blockbuster hit Daredevil, the spin-off of Fox’s Daredevil entitled Elektra, Pearl Harbor and the 20th Century Fox comedy, Dude Where’s My Car? Currently serving as a brand ambassador for Neutrogena, featured in its national television and print campaigns, Garner also recently announced her Artist Ambassadorship with Save the Children’s US Programs. As an ambassador for Save the Children’s US Programs, Garner will focus on advocating for the expansion of the organizations early education program. Jennifer recently traveled to California’s Central Valley and West Virginia to see the effects of poverty firsthand. “Three-year olds don’t even have bootstraps to pull on. Our leaders in Washington and in the states must commit every resource to put all children on an equal path to success,” said Garner, a native of West Virginia and the daughter of a schoolteacher. “Working with Save the Children, I hope to help young mothers give the same educational boost to her children that I try to give my own toddler and newborn.” Garner was born in Houston, Texas, raised in Charleston, West Virginia, and currently resides in Los Angeles with her family.
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