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E! Online Blogs - Watch With Kristin - Found Aug. 26, 2008
Jenna Fischer, whom we know and love as The Office's Pam Beesly, just rang me up to break the exclusive news that she has been released today...
E! Online Blogs - Watch With Kristin - Found Aug. 22, 2008
Tubers, I am shaken. And I am here to report after a long day visiting The Office set that: (a) The lovely Jenna Fischer is still missing.
The Moviezzz Blog - Found Aug. 16, 2008
... in a while. To promote his upcoming film THE ROCKER (opening Wednesday), Rainn Wilson has kidnapped Jenna Fischer and has her trapped in his...
USA Today - Found Aug. 13, 2008
... with news of Jenna Fischer's kidnapping. The culprit: none other than her Office co-star, Rainn Wilson. It all started with a message on ...
Cinema Blend - Found Aug. 24, 2008
... plays Dwight on 'The Office' he had privy to getting his fellow cast members involved, including poor Jenna Fischer whom he pretended to lock...
Video Business Online - Found Aug. 25, 2008
Their respective wives are played by Lily Taylor and Jenna Fischer, neither of whom gets a chance to shine.
The Moviezzz Blog - Found Aug. 22, 2008
And in a funny bit of promotion , Rainn has been keeping his OFFICE co-star Jenna Fischer locked in his car unless the film earns $18.7...
Starpulse - Found Aug. 20, 2008
? Note: In a unique viral marketing promotion, Rainn Wilson has ?kidnapped? ?The Office? mate Jenna Fischer and will not free her...
?The Rocker? just a cover of really funny movies - MSNBC
Review: 'Rocker' doesn't rock - CNN
Rainn Wilson and 'The Rocker': Born to Be Mild - Washington Post
'The Rocker': Drum it out of town - USA Today
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MSNBCAndhraNews.net - Found Aug. 18, 2008
Casting directors thought 'The Office' cutie Jenna Fischer wasn't sexy enough to play Sydney Bristow on 'Alias,' so they handed the role to...
NetIndia123.com - Found Aug. 18, 2008
Casting directors thought 'The Office' cutie Jenna Fischer wasn't sexy enough to play Sydney Bristow on 'Alias,' so they handed the role to...
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Jenna Fischer
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| Born | Regina Marie Fischer March 7, 1974 Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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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.
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.
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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. She attended Pierremont Elementary School, and later attended Nerinx Hall High School in suburban Webster Groves.[6] She received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Truman State University.[7]
On October 7, 2000, Fischer married Hollywood filmmaker James Gunn, the brother of Fischer's lifelong friend Sean Gunn.[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.[9] 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.[10] In a radio interview during the publicity tour of The Promotion, she said that her divorce was finalized. [11]
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.
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:
- Honestly it would be great to get to play Pam for a long, long time ... ," 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. 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.[12]
LolliLove
Fischer 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.[13] 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:[14]
- 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. 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. 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.[15]
She also had a one-episode guest star appearance on That 70's Show in its 7th season episode titled "Don't Lie to Me." Her character's name was Stacy Wanamaker who ran a bridal shop.
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.[16]
She starred in a music video for Willie Wisely's single, "Through Any Window", directed by longtime friend John Cabrera; 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.[17]
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.[18]
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.
- ^ Office actress Fischer, husband separate (September 2007), Reuters.
- ^ WMMR Interview (June 2008)
- ^ 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. 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- 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
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| NAME | Fischer, Jenna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fischer, Regina Marie |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States |
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Jenna Fischer Videos
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Title: The Late Late Show "Jenna Fischer", 6.12 ( 08)
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June 12, 08
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Title: Dewey Cox on The Zaz! Report: John C. Reilly & Jenna Fischer
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Description: Jenna wrote a piece for Septembers Esquire Magazine called "10 Things You Dont Know About Women" So I decided to celebrate it with a recital from t...