The Fast Facts
 

-Birthdate: April 17, 1972
-Birthplace: Houston, Texas
-Hometown: Charleston, West Virginia
-Height: 5'8"
-Mother: Pat, a retired English teacher.
-Father: Bill, a former chemical engineer.
-Sibling Rivalry: Was the middle child of three girls.
-Spouse: Scott Foley (October 19, 2000 - present)
-Met husband Scott Foley on the set of Felicity.
-Studied ballet for nine years and describes her years in dance as ones characterized by determination, rather than talent, being driven mostly by a love of the stage.
-Graduated from George Washington High School in Charleston, WV.
-Enrolled at Denison University as a chemistry major but changed her major to drama when she found that her passions for the stage were stronger than her love of science.
-Earned a theater degree from Ohio's Denison University.
-Graduated from Denison University; Granville, OH; 1994.
-Was going to go to Yale to study drama, but got an acting job in NYC instead.
-After college, went to New York where she worked as a hostess while pursuing a career in film and television.
-Was a hostess at Isabella's restaurant in L.A. when she was trying to launch her acting career.
-Named one of People Magazine's "Breakthrough Stars of 2001."
-Named the #1 sexiest woman of 2001 by MAXIM men's magazine.
-Named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" [People Magazine, May 2002].
-Enjoys baking, cooking, gardening, hiking, and kickboxing.
-Idolizes Martha Stewart.
-Has two dogs and one cat.
-Lives in the Los Angeles area.
-Before she was a famous actress, she worked as a hostess at Isabella's restuarant in L. A. to help pay the bills.
-People Magazine named her as one of the "Breakthrough Stars of 2001".
-Jennifer attended George Washington High School in Charleston, WV.
-Jennifer attended to her prom with a guy called Curtis Wayne who was the first-chair trombone.
-When Jennifer was at The John Addams Junior High School she was in the marching band as a third-chair saxophone player.
-Jennifer met her husband Scott Foley when she appeared as guest actress on the drama series Felicity as Scott's ex-girlfriend.
-When Jennifer was a little girl (well... you know, living with her parents) she wasn't allowed to pierce her ears or wear nail polish.
-To get the role of Sydney (Alias), Jennifer took Tae Kwon Do private lessons every day for a month with Master Yu.
-Jennifer's hair stylist's name is Michael Reitz.
-Jennifer used to work in a clothing store in West Virginia called Kelly's Man Shop, but she wasn't good at it as she said "you could always tell the men that I dressed. Walking through the streets, they'd be in, you know, aqua shorts and a pink plaid shirt".
-Jennifer worked really hard in college to lose her southern girl accent.