Jennifer Aniston (b. 1969) is an American actress who gained fame for her role as Rachel Green in the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004) and later launched a successful film career that included numerous romantic comedies.
Aniston received an Emmy Award (2002) and a Golden Globe Award (2003) for her portrayal of Rachel Green. Along with the other cast members, she became one of the highest-paid television actors, earning $1 million per episode by the time Friends ended in 2004. Aniston subsequently made occasional guest appearances on TV series, and in 2019 she took a starring role in The Morning Show, which also featured Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell.
Aniston’s films include such rom-coms as He’s Just Not That into You (2009), The Bounty Hunter (2010), and Just Go with It (2011). Other movies include the cult hit Office Space (1999); The Good Girl (2002); the blockbuster comedy Bruce Almighty (2003), opposite Jim Carrey; The Break-Up (2006); Marley & Me (2008); and the dark comedies Horrible Bosses (2011) and Horrible Bosses 2 (2014). She later starred with Adam Sandler in the comedy Murder Mystery (2019) and its 2023 sequel.
Aniston’s personal life has often been a source of media attention, especially her marriages to Brad Pitt (2000–05) and Justin Theroux (2015–18).