Rachel Karen Green played by Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston's Biography

Jennifer Aniston, who plays Rachel in Friends, was born in Sherman Oaks, CA on February 11th, 1969.Aniston who is of Greek descent, spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family, but was raised in New York after her father, John Aniston, landed a role on the daytime drama "Love of Life". Because of her Father, and her Godfather Telly Savalas, Aniston was exposed to acting at an early age. She had her first taste of acting at age 11 when she joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. Aniston's experience there also helped her develop a passion for art. When she was 11, one of her paintings was selected to be displayed in an exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Aniston began her professional training as a drama student at New York's High School of the Performing Arts. After her graduation in 1987, she won roles in such off-Broadway productions as "For Dear Life" at New York's Public Theater and Dancing on Checker's Grave. In 1989, she landed her first television role, as a series regular on "Molloy". Her other television credits include regular roles on "The Edge" and "Ferris Bueller", a recurring part on "Herman's Head" and guest-starring roles on such series as "The Larry Sanders Show", "Partners", "Burke's Law" and "Quantum Leap". In addition, Aniston has starred in a number of feature films, including "The Object of My Affection", "Picture Perfect", "She's the One" and "'Til There Was You". She also starred with Quentin Tarantino in an interactive tutorial CD-ROM directed by Steven Spielberg, titled "Movie Maker". Most recently, Aniston completed filming a starring role in the feature comedy "Office Space", written and directed by Mike Judge (King of the Hill). Currently a resident of Los Angeles, Aniston enjoys painting in her spare time, as well as hiking, camping and virtually anything that brings her closer to nature. Her birthday is February 11.