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Trivia about jennifer aniston
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Jennifer had a painting displayed in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art when she was just eleven years old.
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In high school, Aniston was a member of the drama club; it was there that she got very enthused to act after seeing the play Children of “A Lesser God on Broadway”. At the age of 11, Aniston joined the Rudolf Steiner School’s drama club.
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She is declared as one of the most endowed and gifted artist right from the age of 11.At the age of 15 one of New York’s High Schools for the Performing Arts accepted her in their institution.
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It was only in the year 1987 that she graduated and then chose to spend a year living at home with her mom. Instead of joining college she chose to take up a job at the burger joint called Jackson Hole in Manhattan.
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Jennifer was the class clown in high school.
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Was the schoolmate of Chastity Bono, the daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono.
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Raised in Greece and New York City.
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Her middle name, Joanna, was derived from her paternal grandmother’s name.
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Jennifer’s parents separated when she was 9 years old. She was raised in Greece (by her father) and New York City (by her mother).
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Showbiz is in Jennifer’s blood; her father John is an actor best-known for his role on the long-running soap Days of our Lives.
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Jennifer attended Fiorello H. La Guardia High School of Performing Arts, which was also attended by Al Pacino, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, and Alicia Keyes.
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Granddaughter of Yaya Joanna Aniston, Gordon McLean Dow and Louise Grieco Dow.
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Jennifer is the stepdaughter of Sherry Rooney. She has an older maternal half-brother (Johnny T. Melick, b. 1959) and a younger paternal half-brother (Alexander Aniston, b. 1980s). The late Telly Savalas was Jennifer’s Godfather.
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Jennifer started out doing small roles in off-Broadway productions while holding a job as a telemarketer, a receptionist and a waitress. In 1987, she worked at a burger joint called Jackson Hole in Manhattan.
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Michael Baroni, Jennifer’s high school boyfriend, put a love letter from her up for auction on eBay, but cancelled it after her reps contacted him.
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Favorites:
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Comedians: Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett
Pastime: Surfing on the internet
Color: Blue
Food: Mexican
Movies: Wuthering Heights and Fame
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Jennifer is 5′5″ (1.65 m). Her approx. measurements are 34C-23-35 1/2. She has bluish green eyes and is right-handed.
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Has two dogs, Norman (a corgi-terrier mix) and Dolly (a white German shepherd).
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Jennifer was originally considered for the role of Monica on Friends.
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Underwent jobs as telemarketer, receptionist, waitress, and bike messenger in the beginning of her acting career.
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Dropped 30 pounds after her agent said she wasn’t being cast because of her weight
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Participated in the “Got Milk?” campaign.
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Jennifer has a fear of flying.
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Uses Clean Perfume.
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Used to wear a policeman’s hat while partying.
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Jennifer is an avid photographer.
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Jennifer doesn’t like Greek, Indian, or Chinese food.
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Saves tapes of messages from her old boyfriends.
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Among her many talents, Jennifer can tap dance.
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She started to train in Karate encouraged by her best friend Courtney Cox Arquette, who holds a brown belt in the sport.
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While starring in Friends, Jennifer appeared in four The More You Know public service announcements for NBC. Her topics were rape, date-rape drugs, education appreciation, and staying in school.
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Her dog Norman avoided going on Marley and Me set too much because he was jealous of the pooches who were filming with his star owner.
Was born on the same date and month as Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, Burt Reynolds, Sheryl Crow, and Kelly Rowland.
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were Once joined an audition for regular cast member in “Saturday Night Live” with Lisa Kudrow some time before their success on “Friends.”
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Jennifer has appeared in the following music videos: – The Rembrandts’ “I’ll Be There For You” (1994)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ “Walls” (1996)
Melissa Etheridge’s “I Want To Be In Love” (2001)
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In 2002, she offered to be Matthew Perry’s personal trainer in a bid to help him lose weight.
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Jennifer bought best friend, Courtney Cox, $32,300 worth of bed linen as a housewarming gift.
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Jennifer is Godmother to Courteney Cox and David Arquette’s daughter, Coco Riley Arquette.
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When Jennifer received her first paycheck from Friends, the first thing she bought was a car.
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Jennifer has said that her experience as a mom on Friends has inspired her to one day have a baby of her own.
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In the season seven finale of Friends, the first name that Jennifer Aniston reads on the announcement board for the Greek wedding is her family’s original Greek surname, Anastassakis. Jennifer herself has never held the name as it was changed to Aniston long before she was born.
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Jennifer has taken up “Budokon,” a workout program created by Courteney Cox’s trainer Cameron Shayne. It combines martial arts, athletic yoga, and meditation. “It’s all about creating synergy,” Shayne explains. Jennifer used this technique to help her quit smoking.
Howard Stern
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Worked as a Nutri-System girl on “The Howard Stern Radio Show” during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Often plays a blue collar worker in her screen projects, like “Friends” (1994), “Office Space” (1999), “The Good Girl” (2002), “Along Came Polly” (2004), and “Friends with Money” (2006).
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Was included in People Weekly’s list of Most Intriguing People by December 1995.
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One of her former lovers went to drastic measures in a bid to rekindle their romance – by proposing with his mother in the middle of a restaurant where she worked at.
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Before marrying Brad Pitt, Jennifer dated Charlie Schlatter, Daniel McDonald, Adam Duritz and Tate Donovan, with whom she lived from 1996 to 1998 (they were also briefly engaged).
Brad Pitt
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Jennifer married boyfriend of 2 1/2 years, Brad Pitt, Saturday, July 29th, 2000 in Malibu. On October 25, 2000, Jennifer officially changed her name to Jennifer Pitt3B however, she still used Aniston for her acting credits.
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Jennifer is very good friends with actress Andrea Bendewald. Andrea was Jennifer’s maid of honor and Jennifer was her matron of honor.
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She and husband Brad Pitt reached a settlement with Damiani International Jewelers on 1/11/02. The pair claimed the company agreed to never reproduce their wedding rings, but it manufactured and sold “Brad and Jennifer” rings in 18-karat white or yellow gold for about $1,000 apiece. Under the settlement, Pitt will design jewelry for Damiani that Aniston will model in ads, and Damiani will stop selling the “Brad and Jennifer” copies.
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(1999) While hosting “Saturday Night Live” (1975), she did a skit satirizing boyfriend Brad Pitts stalker, aspiring actress Athena Marie Rolando. Brad Pitt was promoting Fight Club (1999) at the time.
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Had a strained relationship with her own mother following the older woman’s unflattering remarks about her in a tabloid, even refused toinvite her to her wedding ceremony, but later reconciled with her after her split from Brad Pitt.
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Married Brad Pitt in Malibu on a Greek-style wedding ceremony.
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Filed a lawsuit against Man’s World Publications Inc. and Crescent Publishing Group in 2000 for publishing photos of her sunbathing topless in her own backyard.
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After divorcing Brad Pitt, she returned to her maiden name. They filed for divorce on March 25, 2005, citing “irreconcilable differences”. The divorce was finalized on October 2, 2005.
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Jennifer and her ex-husband Brad Pitt own a production company called “Plan B Entertainment.” Now Jennifer and Kristin Hahn have formed their own production company called “Echo.”
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Jennifer has burned her Lawrence Steele wedding dress, from her wedding with Brad Pitt.
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Was mentioned one of E!’s Top 20 Entertainers of 2001
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Is the close friend of fellow “Friends” star Matthew Perry and actress Andrea Bendewald to whom she served as matron of honor at her 2001 wedding.
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Was listed as one of People Magazine’s Most Beautiful People in the World in 1999 and 50 Most Beautiful People in 2002
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Experienced minor injuries in displayed in a car accident happened in L.A by January 2002.
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Was selected as International Star of Stars at the 2002 Scorpio Multimedia Cable TV Awards.
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Topped Forbes’ Celebrity 100 List in 2003 due to her superb achievement in making $35 million dollars throughout the year.
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Jennifer campaigned for Democrat John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election.
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Showed up in the 2005 Heineken TV commercial for European region which was frequently aired before UEFA Champions League.
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Ranked 11th in FHM’s list of Top 100 Sexiest Women 2004 and 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005 Special Supplement, also he 88th on the Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100 of 2005 and 12th in STARmeter’s Top 25 for 2005.
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Ranked 2nd in a poll conducted by In Touch magazine in June 2005 on the Hairstyle Most Women Want.
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Has been voted as one of the Sexiest TV Beauties of All Time based on the survey of British supermarket Sainsbury’s (August 2005).
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Nationally famous Finnish songwriter Anssi Kela has written a song named Jennifer Aniston. The tragic story is about a paper mill been moved to China and a lot of people left unemployed. Jennifer Aniston appears in the “singers” recurring dream. The song was released in the album Rakkaus on Murhaa 10/19/2005.
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Was the 10th Highest Paid Actress with a $9 million payment per film according to a poll conducted by The Hollywood Reporter in December 2005.
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In 2005, Jennifer won a restraining order against David Hesterbey, the man who broke into her Malibu beach house. Hesterbey was ordered to stay away from Jennifer for three years.
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Was included in People’s annual “50 Most Beautiful People” list in the year of 2005.
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Earned the title of Woman of the Year in 2005 from GQ Magazine.
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She and Oprah Winfrey were named the 9th Top Newsmakers for 2005 by US TV show Access Hollywood.
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Became the first celebrity to visit Robert Downey Jr. when he was imprisoned in Corcoran Jail.
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Chosen as one of the “Top Newsmakers of 2006″ in Access Hollywood’7s 11th season.
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Made her directorial debut, shot a short film “Room 10″ with Andrea Buchanan, Kris Kristoffeson and Robin Wright Penn for style magazine Glamour’s annual Reel Moments project (August 2006).
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Good friend of Andrea Buchanan. They both directed the short film, Room 10 (2006).
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Noted that she was inspired to direct Room 10 (2006) by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who directed a short film in 2006.
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In December 2006, after Jennifer broke up with Vince Vaughn, she began sleepwalking once again. Jen was last known to do this when things began going wrong with her marriage to Brad Pitt.
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Jennifer presented at the 2006 Academy Awards.%0
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Chosen as “The Natural” to top People magazine’s list of Best-Dressed Women of 2006.
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Chosen as the World’s 9th Most Beautiful Woman in the June 2006 poll conducted by the UK magazine Eve.
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Is said to have the most perfect legs in Hollywood according to a scientific study carried out by electronics giant Braun (July 2006).
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Made her Broadway debut on Oct 23, 2006 in New York City’s Times quare during New York’s 6th Annual 24-hour Plays on Stage event, played in “Three Girls and Bob” which profits went to the charity Working Playground.
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Ranked 10th on the Hollywood Reporter’s 5th annual list of Highest-Paid Actresses, earning as much as $8 million per movie (November 2006).
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Chosen 1st on the poll of the Most Wanted Star Hairstyles conducted by In Touch magazine in November 2006.
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Ranked 2nd on Film Threat’s annual list of “Frigid 50: The Coldest People in Hollywood” in November 2006.
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Voted the No. 10 Best Dressed Female in a poll conducted by American publication Life & Style in December 2006.
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Named the 6th Most Annoying People of 2006 in a poll conducted by Star magazine.
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Was originally slated to play Mariane in Mighty Heart, A (2007).
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Jennifer is an avid fan of Dancing With The Stars and was invited to compete in the 2007 series.
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Had a nose job, undergoing rhinoplasty to fix a deviated septum (January 2007).
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Ranked 10th in Forbes magazine’s list of the “20 Richest Women In Entertainment” with an estimated worth of $110 million (January 2007).
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Ranked 3rd in In Touch magazine’s poll of the Best Legs in Hollywood (January 2007).
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Was the 7th Best Dressed Woman according to a poll conducted by UK Glamour Magazine in January 2007.
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In February 2007, nude photos of Jennifer appeared on the internet. The photos were taken when Jen was filming The Break Up with ex-boyfried, Vince Vaughn. Jen’s lawyers and NBC Universal have urged publishers to return any unauthorized shots to the film company.
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Was voted the 2nd Most Unlucky in Love Female in Hollywood by In Touch Weekly magazine in April 2007.
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Ranked 4th in a poll on World’s Sexiest Bodies compiled by women magazine Glamour in April 2007.
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On June 19, 2007 Jennifer was one of 115 people to be admitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Shared with Angelina Jolie thee predicate of Most Powerful Actress granted by Guinness Book of World Records in September 2007.
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Takes over the cover of Harper’s Bazaar November 2007 issue, celebrating the magazine’s 140th year.
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Has been chosen No. 1 in Forbes.com’s first-ever analysis of Top-Selling Famous Faces (October 2007).
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Chosen 3rd on Forbes’ list of Hollywood’s Best Paid Actors for the females category, raking in an estimated $27 million between June 1, 2007 through June 1, 2008.
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Posing naked, wearing only a necktie, for the cover of GQ magazine’s January 2009 issue.
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Was number 2 on Forbes’ list of Hollywood’s biggest female moneymakers. (2009)
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Aniston and Bradley Cooper were spotted having dinner in a romantic New York restaurant. (June 18, 2009)
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Has been been voted the celebrity most trusted to look after pets while their owners are on holiday by animal websitePawNation.com. (June 2009)
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Broke up with boyfriend John Mayer. They had been in an on-and-off relationship since May 2008. [March 2009]
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Her French dubbing voice Dorothée Jemma is also the French dubbing voice of Melanie Griffith and Sheryl Lee.
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Her Czech dubbing voice is actress Miriam Chytilová.
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Awards and Nominations
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Jennifer has won the TV Prize Award for Best Foreign TV Personality – Female at the Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden for four years in a row from 2001 to 2004.
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Jennifer was nominated for American Comedy Awards in 1996, 1999 and 2001 for her performance in Friends.
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In 2007, Jennifer won the Jury Prize at the CineVegas International Film Festival for her performance in the Short Film Room 10.
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Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer was has been nominated for an Emmy Award five times from 2000 to 2005, all for her performance in Friends. The only time she managed to win the award was in 2002.
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In 2007, Jennifer was awarded with the Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards.
Winner at Golden Globe 2003
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Jennifer was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2002 and 2003 for her performance in Friends. However, she managed to win in 2003.
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In 2002, Jennifer won the Actress of the Year Award at the Hollywood Film Festival.
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In 2003, Jennifer was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in The Good Girl.
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Jennifer has been nominated for a Kids’ Choice Award 6 times in years 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004. She is yet to win one.
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In 2004, Jennifer won the Logie Award for her performance in Friends.
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In 2003, Jennifer was nominated for an OFCS Award for her performance in The Good Girl.
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With the poeple's awards
Jennifer won the People’s Choice Award four times in a row from 2001 to 2004 for the category Favorite Female Television Performer. In 2007, she won the same award but for the category Favorite Female Movie Star.
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In 2002 and 2003, Jennifer was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for her performance in Friends.
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Jennifer has been nominated 8 times for a SAG Award, all for her permance in Friends, but is yet to win one.
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Jennifer was awarded with a ShoWest Award as the Female Star of the Year in 2005.
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In 2000, Jennifer won the TV Guide Award along with the rest of Friends’ ensemble.
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Jennifer has won four Teen Choice Awards in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 200.
