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Jenna Fischer (born March 7, 1974) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress, best known for her role as Pam Beesly in the U.S. adaptation of The Office. Fischer and the rest of the cast from The Office received Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2006 and in 2007 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Jenna Fischer: Personal lifeFischer was born Regina Marie Fischer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Anne and Jim Fischer, and was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Pierremont Elementary School, and later attended Nerinx Hall High School in suburban Webster Groves. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Truman State University. On October 7, 2000, Fischer married Hollywood filmmaker James Gunn, the brother of Fischer's lifelong friend Sean Gunn. In May 2007, while attending the NBC upfronts for her role in The Office, Fischer fell down a flight of stairs in a Manhattan bar and fractured her back. She returned to the set in time for the fourth season's first episode. On September 5, 2007, Fischer and Gunn announced they were separating after nearly seven years of marriage. In a radio interview during the publicity tour of The Promotion, she said that her divorce was finalized. Fischer talked about how a rumor of her dating actor David Spade affected her relationship with her former in-laws in a June 2008 Emmy roundtable interview with The Hollywood Reporter, : Jenna Fischer: CareerJenna Fischer - Television and feature filmsFischer's television credits prior to joining the cast of The Office include guest-starring roles on Six Feet Under, That '70s Show, Cold Case, Miss Match, Strong Medicine, Undeclared, What I Like About You, Off Centre and Spin City. Her film credits include Employee of the Month, Slither, Lucky 13, The Specials, The Brothers Solomon, Blades of Glory, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and The Promotion. Fischer talked about her career aspirations in an April 2005 interview with The Index, the student newspaper at Truman State University, her alma mater: In a more recent interview with MySpace, Fischer commented on her desire to focus on comedic roles: Jenna Fischer - LolliLoveFischer wrote, directed, and starred in the mockumentary LolliLove, co-starring her ex-husband James 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: Jenna Fischer - Other workPrior to The Office, her short subject work includes the 2002 film Les Superficiales, a Peter Alton film; Alton later co-wrote and narrated LolliLove. Fischer had a starring role in a 2003 Instant Films short subject called The Girl's Guide to Summer, directed by Instant Film's cofounder (and camera operator) Charles Papert. She also appeared on Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown, appearing in the show's eighth tournament, shot in New Orleans, Louisiana and first broadcast in June 2006. She starred in a music video for Willie Wisely's single, "Through Any Window"; the opportunity arose because she knew Wisely from work he had done on soundtracks for LolliLove and Tromeo and Juliet, one of her husband's films. In December 2007, during the Hollywood writer's strike, she appeared at Sacred Fools Theatre in episode 25 of Darque Magick, a serialized play written and directed by Jenelle Riley. Jenna Fischer: Feature films |
