Jennifer Aniston

Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Jennifer Aniston spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family.  Aniston began appearing in stage productions in the late 1980s. After several lesser-known film and television roles during the early 1990s, Aniston came to fame playing Rachel... More

Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Jennifer Aniston spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family.  Aniston began appearing in stage productions in the late 1980s. After several lesser-known film and television roles during the early 1990s, Aniston came to fame playing Rachel Green on the hugely popular television sitcom “FRIENDS” for which she won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award.

Aniston has starred in several theatrical films, including the cult hit “Office Space.” She gained the most critical acclaim for her role in the low-budget 2002 film, “The Good Girl,” directed by Miguel Arteta, playing an unglamorous cashier in a small town. The film opened in just four hundred theatres - under 700 in total - taking $14M in the U.S. box office. Jennifer's biggest box office success was her appearance in 2003's “Bruce Almighty,” in which she played the girlfriend of the title character; the film grossed $243M at the United States box office and almost twice that worldwide. Aniston's 2004 film, “Along Came Polly” (opposite Ben Stiller), also did well at the box office after opening at the #1 spot. In late 2005, Aniston headlined two major studio films, “Derailed” and “Rumor Has It,” both of which performed fairly at the box office, grossing over $36 million each. “Derailed” earned her much praise for taking a different role and doing it well.

In 2006, Aniston appeared in the low-budget drama, “Friends with Money,” which was first shown at the Cannes Film Festival, received a limited release, and grossed over $13 million. Aniston's next film, “The Break-Up,” which was released on June 2, grossed approximately $39.17 million during its opening weekend despite lukewarm reviews. It has currently grossed over $118 million at the U.S. box office and over $200 million worldwide.

Her high-profile relationship with actor Brad Pitt was frequently publicized in the press. She married Pitt on July 29, 2000, in a lavish Malibu wedding. The two separated on January 7, 2005, and Aniston officially filed for divorce on March 25, 2005. The divorce was finalized on October 2, 2005.  Since the couple's divorce, Aniston has been romantically linked with well-known actor Vince Vaughn.  In December 2006, reps for both Aniston and Vaughn confirmed that they had indeed split up a few weeks before when Aniston visited Vaughn in London.