| Jenna Fischer | |
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 Jenna Fischer, February 2008 |
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| Born | Regina Marie Fischer March 7, 1974 Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Spouse(s) | James Gunn (2000 - present; separated) |
Jenna Fischer (born March 7, 1974[1]) is an Emmy Award-nominated[2] American actress, best known for her role as Pam Beesly in the U.S. adaptation of The Office. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Fort Wayne is a City in northeastern Indiana, United States and the County seat of Allen James Gunn (born August 5, 1970, St Louis Missouri) is an American Writer, Filmmaker, Actor, Musician Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles California on September 16, 2007 and were televised An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Pamela "Pam" Morgan Beesly is a Fictional character on the U The Office is the title of multiple television Situation comedy shows
Fischer and the rest of the cast from The Office received Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2006[3] and in 2007[4] for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements
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Personal life
Fischer was born Regina Marie Fischer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Anne and Jim Fischer,[5] and was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Fort Wayne is a City in northeastern Indiana, United States and the County seat of Allen She attended Pierremont Elementary School, and later attended Nerinx Hall High School in suburban Webster Groves. Nerinx Hall High School is a private, all-girls' Roman Catholic High school in Webster Groves Missouri and is part of the Roman Catholic Webster Groves is a city in St Louis County, Missouri, United States. [6] She received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Truman State University. Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences University in Missouri and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts [7]
On October 7, 2000, Fischer married Hollywood filmmaker James Gunn, the brother of Fischer's lifelong friend Sean Gunn. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** James Gunn (born August 5, 1970, St Louis Missouri) is an American Writer, Filmmaker, Actor, Musician Sean Gunn (born May 22, 1974) is an American actor most famous for his role as Kirk Gleason on the television show Gilmore Girls [8]
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. In the North American Television industry an upfront is a meeting of Television network executives with the press and more important with major advertisers [9] She returned to the set in time for the fourth season's first episode. "Fun Run" is the first episode and Season premiere of the fourth season of the American Comedy television series
On September 5, 2007, Fischer and Gunn announced they were separating after nearly seven years of marriage. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [10]
Career
Television and feature films
Fischer’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. Six Feet Under is an American Television Drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005 That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of Cold Case is an American Police procedural Television series revolving around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division Miss Match is a 2003 American Television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Twentieth For the Arthur Hailey novel see Strong Medicine (novel Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus Undeclared is an American Television series that aired on Fox during the 2001&ndash2002 TV season Off Centre is an American Television Comedy created by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and Danny Zuker. Spin City is an American Sitcom Television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by
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. Employee of the Month is a 2004 Black comedy starring Matt Dillon and Christina Applegate. Slither is a 2006 horror - Comedy film by Universal, written and directed by James Gunn, and starring Nathan Fillion Lucky 13 is also the name of an episode and DVD release of the Nickelodeon television show All Grown Up. The Specials is the title of a 2000 comedy Film about a group of superheroes on their day off The Brothers Solomon is a Comedy film released on September 7, 2007, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte. Blades of Glory is a 2007 American Comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, and starring Will Ferrell and Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 American Comedy film, directed by Jake Kasdan and starring John C The Promotion is a 2008 American Comedy film written and directed by Steven Conrad.
Fischer talked about her career aspirations in an April 2005 interview with The Index, the student newspaper at Truman State University, her alma mater:
- Honestly it would be great to get to play Pam for a long, long time . The Truman State University Index is a weekly Student newspaper distributed at Truman State University and throughout the Kirksville Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences University in Missouri and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Pamela "Pam" Morgan Beesly is a Fictional character on the U . . ," she said. "I don't have real big aspirations to be a movie star. I would love to be on a long-running hit TV show. You end up playing a defining role. [7]
In a more recent interview with MySpace, Fischer commented on her desire to focus on comedic roles:
- I’m not sure I want to do a straight drama. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and I like finding the comedy in people and situations and characters. But I am interested in doing something heavier. I’ve been doing a lot of light comedy. I mean, there are so many different kinds of comedy. Once I finish exploring all of that, maybe I’ll move to drama. [11]
LolliLove
Fischer wrote, directed, and starred in the mockumentary LolliLove, co-starring her husband James Gunn, Linda Cardellini, Judy Greer, Lloyd Kaufman and Jason Segel. Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work LolliLove is a Mockumentary co-written by directed by and starring Jenna Fischer. James Gunn (born August 5, 1970, St Louis Missouri) is an American Writer, Filmmaker, Actor, Musician Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American Television and Film actress. Judy Evans Greer (born Judith Laura Evans; July 20, 1975) is an American actress. Lloyd Kaufman (Born Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr on December 30, 1945) is an American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Jason Jordan Segel (born January 18 1980) is an American Television and Film Actor, known for his work with producer For her role in the film, Fischer was awarded a Screen Actors Guild Emerging Actor Award. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background [12] 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. See also Filmmaking Principal photography is the phase of Film production in which the movie is actually shot as distinct from Pre-production Louis arts and entertainment magazine:[13]
- The directing was exhausting and the writing was painful. It was very difficult to direct and star in a movie. We also had a very small crew so I did a lot of things a normal director doesn’t have to do, like make the props and serve lunch. A theatrical property, commonly referred to as a prop, is any object held or used on stage by an Actor for use in furthering the plot or story line of a Theatrical I was simultaneously getting into character, going over my lines, set dressing the next shot, coaching an actor, and brainstorming with my D.P. I’m good at multitasking, but that was too much for me. I couldn’t enjoy any one part the way I would have liked. I think I’ll stick to acting.
Other work
Prior to The Office, her short subject work includes the 2002 film Les Superficiales, a Peter Alton film; Alton later co-wrote and narrated LolliLove. Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 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. A camera operator is a person that operates a film or Video camera for the purpose of recording motion to Film, Video, or a Computer storage [14]
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. Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama Celebrity Poker Showdown was a Celebrity Game show on the cable network Bravo. Celebrity Poker Showdown was a Celebrity Game show on the cable network Bravo. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana [15]
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. Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 independent transgressive Comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet [16]
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. The 2007&ndash2008 Writers Guild of America strike, or more commonly known as the Writers' Strike was a strike by the Writers Guild of America East Jenelle Riley is an American Playwright, screenwriter and Journalist based in Los Angeles. [17]
Feature films
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2004 | Employee of the Month | Whisper |
| LolliLove | Jenna | |
| The Women | Leslie | |
| 2006 | Slither | Shelby |
| 2007 | Blades of Glory | Katie Van Waldenberg |
| The Brothers Solomon | Michelle | |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Darlene Madison Cox | |
| 2008 | The Promotion | Jen |
References
- ^ In Step With...Jenna Fischer from the December 9, 2007 issue of Parade
- ^ The 59th Primetime Emmy® Awards and Creative Arts Emmy® Awards Nominees are... from the Emmys website
- ^ Screen Actors Guild Honors Outstanding Film and Television Performances..., a January 2007 press release from the SAG Awards website
- ^ 'Sopranos,' 'The Office' Win SAG Ensemble Awards, a January 2008 TVWeek article
- ^ Fischer's biography from IMDb
- ^ The Office: Your Questions Answered!, an April 2006 entry by Fischer in the TV Guide Insider blog
- ^ a b Alumna works in "The Office" on NBC, Interview with student newspaper of Fischer's alma mater
- ^ Biography of Jenna Fischer from the NBC website for The Office
- ^ The Office Season Finale Party: Jenna Fischer Tumbles, Breaks Back (May 2007), The National Ledger. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Employee of the Month is a 2004 Black comedy starring Matt Dillon and Christina Applegate. LolliLove is a Mockumentary co-written by directed by and starring Jenna Fischer. The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Slither is a 2006 horror - Comedy film by Universal, written and directed by James Gunn, and starring Nathan Fillion 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Blades of Glory is a 2007 American Comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, and starring Will Ferrell and The Brothers Solomon is a Comedy film released on September 7, 2007, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte. Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 American Comedy film, directed by Jake Kasdan and starring John C The Promotion is a 2008 American Comedy film written and directed by Steven Conrad. For other uses of the word (with different case see Parade (disambiguation. TVWeek is a weekly local television entertainment news and listings magazine owned by Canada Wide Media Limited. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's
- ^ Office actress Fischer, husband separate (September 2007), Reuters.
- ^ The Office’s Jenna Fischer, a MySpace celebrity Q&A
- ^ Jenna Fischer profile from Variety magazine
- ^ The LolliLove Interview: Jenna Fischer (December 2005), from an arts and entertainment magazine in St. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Louis
- ^ Quick shoot artists, an August 2003 article from the Los Angeles Times (includes a link to the film itself)
- ^ 'Celebrity Poker Showdown, Tournament 8, Game 4 at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Willie Wisely & Jenna Fischer: Kodak Moment from Harp (magazine)
- ^ Darque Magick from the Sacred Fools Theatre website
External links
- Jenna Fischer at MySpace
- Jenna Fischer at the Internet Movie Database
- Jenna Fischer at TV.com
- Fischer's TVGuide Insider Blog (last entry posted in July 2006), from the TV Guide website
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Fischer, Jenna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fischer, Regina Marie |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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