Film and television actress Jennifer Garner poses for a portrait, April 3, 2004, in Los Angeles. Born April 17, 1972, in Houston, Texas, Garner made a name for herself playing a tough, beautiful young spy on the television thriller "Alias."
Garner, center, accepts the People's Choice award for favorite new television dramatic series on behalf of the show "Alias," during the 28th annual awards show, Jan. 13, 2001, in Pasadena, Calif.
Jennifer Garner, nominated for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her work in "Alias," arrives with her husband, actor Scott Foley, at the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Sept. 22, 2002, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. She and Foley, who met on the set of the television show "Felicity," divorced in March 2004. The Emmy went to Allison Janney of "The West Wing."
Tom Hanks, Jennifer Garner, Steven Spielberg, Frank Abagnale and Leonardo DiCaprio, from left to right, pose for photographers at a special screening of the film "Catch Me If You Can," Dec. 16, 2002, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. Garner plays a call girl in the Steven Spielberg film.
Garner poses with "Daredevil" co-star Ben Affleck at the movie's premiere, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, Feb. 9, 2003. The couple, who first met while shooting the action flick, began dating in 2004 and announced they were married and expecting their first child the following June.
Garner poses with her parents, Bill and Pat, at the 55th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 21, 2003.
Garner, nominated for best actress in a drama series for her work on "Alias," fixes her dress as she arrives for the 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 25, 2004, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The award went to Frances Conroy of "Six Feet Under."
Garner arrives at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Scientific and Technical Achievements Awards dinner, in Pasadena. Calif., Feb. 14, 2004. Garner hosted the black-tie presentation dinner.
Garner, nominated for outstanding performance in a drama series for her role on "Alias," arrives at the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, in Los Angeles, Feb. 22, 2004. The award went to Frances Conroy of "Six Feet Under."
Garner's dress is adjusted as she walks on stage to present an award during the 76th annual Academy Awards, Feb. 29, 2004, in Los Angeles.
Garner, star of the film "13 Going on 30," poses for the paparazzi at the film's premiere, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, April 14, 2004.
Garner arrives at the "13 Going on 30" premiere, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, April 14, 2004.
Talk show host Ellen Degeneres, right, surprises Garner by adding handlebar streamers, a new bell and an "Ellen" logo to the bike Garner rides around the set of "Alias," during a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," April 27, 2004.
Garner accepts the award for "TV Drama Actress" at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards, in Universal City, Calif., Aug. 8, 2004.
Garner arrives for the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Sept. 19, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Garner was nominated for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her work on "Alias." The award went to Allison Janney of "The West Wing."
Garner holds an "Elektra" poker chip on the red carpet during the premiere for her new movie of the same name, Jan. 8, 2005, at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Garner poses with her award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, backstage at the 11th Annual Screen Actors' Guild Awards, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 5, 2005.
Garner, left, and Ben Affleck are shown during Game 1 of the World Series in Boston, Oct. 23, 2004, in one of their first public photos since becoming a couple.
Garner, left, and Ben Affleck are shown during Game 1 of the World Series in Boston, Oct. 23, 2004. Says Affleck of his wife: "I don't think she thinks that she is as drop-dead gorgeous as she is, and I think that is what gives her this incredibly appealing quality."