Jennifer Aniston | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

Although cast in multiple other roles, Jennifer Aniston may always remain best known for her role as Rachel Green on the landmark sitcom "Friends" (NBC, 1994-2004). Born in Los Angeles in 1969 to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow, Aniston became interested in her parents' profession as a teenager, even graduating from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and the Performing Arts. She landed a number of roles early in her career on the TV series "Molloy" (Fox, 1990), "Ferris Bueller" (NBC, 1990-91), "The Edge" (Fox, 1992-93), and "Muddling Through" (CBS, 1994) but was frustrated when each series was canceled before a second season. Around this time, Aniston was at a gas station when she ran into Warren Littlefield, then-president of entertainment for NBC, whom she knew through her father. She confided in him her discouragement about her many series cancellations, and he personally helped her land the role of Rachel on the upcoming series "Friends." The massively popular series made Aniston an instant star, and she acted in movies at the same time, memorably appearing in the romantic comedy "Picture Perfect" (1997), the cult hit "Office Space" (1999), and the Ben Stiller romcom "Along Came Polly" (2004). After "Friends" wrapped in 2004, Aniston would continue to find success in film, starring in the Nicole Holofcener dramedy "Friends with Money" (2006) and the tearjerker "Marley and Me" (2008), along with wildly popular R-rated comedies like "Horrible Bosses" (2011), "Wanderlust" (2012), and "We're the Millers" (2013). In 2014, Aniston gave a critically acclaimed performance as a chronic pain sufferer in the drama "Cake" (2014). After turns in "Office Christmas Party" (2016) and the pageant-themed drama "Dumplin'" (2018), Aniston joined Steve Carell and Gugu Mbatha-Raw for the series "The Morning Show" (Apple TV, 2019).