Jenna Fischer

Jenna Fischer
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Birth name	Regina Marie Fischer
Born	March 7 1974 (age 34) Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Spouse(s)	James Gunn

Jenna Fischer (born March 7, 1974 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana) is an actress best known for her role as Pam Beesly in the U.S. adaptation of The Office. Fischer was born Regina Marie Fischer^[1] in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, but was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, attending Nerinx Hall High School in suburban Webster Groves.^[2] She received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Truman State University.^[3]

Fischer is married to Hollywood screenwriter James Gunn.

Career

Fischer’s television series credits include guest-starring roles on Six Feet Under as Sharon Kinney, That '70s Show, Cold Case, Miss Match, Strong Medicine, What I Like About You, Off Centre, Undeclared and Spin City. Her feature-film credits include Employee of the Month, Slither, Lucky 13, The Specials and The Brothers Solomon. She is in Blades of Glory as Katie, released March 30th, 2007, and stars Will Ferrell and Jon Heder. Fischer talked about her career aspirations in an interview with the student newspaper, The Index, at her alma mater:

LolliLove

Fischer wrote, directed, and starred in the mockumentary LolliLove, co-starring Gunn, Linda Cardellini, Judy Greer, Lloyd Kaufman, and Jason Segel. For her role in the film, Fischer was awarded a Screen Actors Guild Emerging Actor Award. Her experience on the low-budget film (principal photography cost $1500, mostly for food) discouraged her from any future directorial aspirations, as she told a St. Louis arts and entertainment magazine^[4]:

Trivia

• Fischer was named in US Weekly's "Hot Hollywood 2006" list.
• Fischer appeared on Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown, during the series shot in New Orleans, Louisiana. She played for Catholic Charities, and finished in second place, behind Keegan-Michael Key and ahead of Mario Cantone, Rocco DiSpirito, and Jordan Peele. She won $5,000 for her charity.
• She auditioned for the role of Sydney Bristow on Alias, but was never called back. She later admitted, "They said they liked my acting but I wasn't hot enough."
• Her cat, Andy, was featured prominently with Jenna in the 2006 issue of People's 100 Most Beautiful.
• Fischer was on the cover of the April 2007 issue of Wired.

References

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