Born in houston, texas and raised in charleston, west virginia, garner studied theater at denison university and began acting as an understudy for the roundabout theatre company in new york city. Jennifer garner, who catapulted into stardom with her lead role on the television series alias (2001), has come a long way from her birthplace of houston, texas Raised in charleston, west virginia by her mother patricia ann (née english), a retired english teacher, and her father, billy jack garner, a former chemical engineer, she is the second of their three. Her standout performances from film include 13 going on 30 (2004), juno (2007), and dallas buyers
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