Background
Born in California in
1969, Jennifer has had a fairly high profile career thanks to a handful of iconic roles which lead her on the path to fame. As with many actors Jennifer started out in smaller roles but was noticed as an accomplished actress. The addition to the cast of the sitcom "Friends" in 1994 proved extremly benificial as the show soon became a global success which saw Jennifer and the other stars on the show reach international fame.
Friends
Focusing on a group of twenty somethings living in New York in the 90's the producers of Friends took a fairly simple idea and worked on it making Friends a huge success and a hit for it's network station NBC.
Jennifer played the character of Rachel Green, a popular person from a fairly privaledged background. She joined Ross Gellar (David Schwimmer), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) and Monica Gellar (Courteney Cox) to make up a tight knit group of friends around whom the show focused.
The show ran for ten years, first airing in 1994 and finishing in 2004. During this time the cast matured and the show covered many major topics. It is still one of the more popular television shows and each of the cast members have continued with new acting roles.
The Big Screen
Jennifer has also taken part in several big screen productions and is continuing her succesful career in Hollywood. Movies such as "Bruce Almighty", which saw Jennifer star alongside comedian Jim Carey and "Along Came Polly" have helped Jennifer maintain her popular celebrity status.