jennifer began her professional training as a drama student at New York's High School of the Performing Arts. after her graduation in 1987, jennifer won roles in off-Broadway productions such as For Dear Life at New York's Public Theater and Dancing on Checker's Grave. in 1989 she landed her first television role as a series regular on Molloy. jennifer's other TV credits include regular roles on The Edge and Ferris Bueller, a recurring part on Herman's Head and guest-starring roles on such series as Quantum Leap, Burke's Law and Partners.
jennifer aniston's big break came in 1994, when she was cast as Rachel Green on the sitcom Friends, part of NBC's "Must See TV" line-up. the always fashionable, sometimes ditzy and loyal, friend Rachel became a household name as viewers would anxiously watch to see if Ross and Rachel would finally get together. jennifer became known for her hairstyle, which eventually became known as the 'Rachel do' and became practically the standard hairstyle among women.
jennifer aniston web sites and shrines cropped up all over the Internet, dedicated to the actress who was even revered by Beavis and Butt-head. aniston's other 'digital' role include a role on an interactive CD-ROM directed by Steven Spielberg and co-starring Quentin Tarantino, a titled Movie Maker.
joining the trend of Friends' cast members working on the big screen (she boasts the most movie roles of the cast), she starred in small low-budget films, including She's the One, co-starring Cameron Diaz and which required Aniston to work on the film on weekends off from taping Friends, and Til There Was You, Dreams for an Insomniac, and Picture Perfect, co-starring Kevin Bacon. paul Rudd was Aniston's gay roommate and the object of jennifer aniston's affection in 1998's The Object of My Affection, which was her first lead role, and to date her most successful among moviegoers. she also starred in the comedy Office Space, directed by the creator of Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill.
jennifer has stared in the feature films Leprechaun, Jennifer Aniston's the One, Picture Perfect, ect. and more recently The Good Girl - with many more projects in the works! jennifer devotes a considerable amount of time to art projects and has completed several paintings as well as works in charcoal and clay. currently residing in Hollywood, jennifer enjoys hiking, camping and virtually anything that brings herself closer to nature.