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American actress

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Jenna Fischer is an American actor, television actor, film actor, and film director. Born Regina Marie Fischer on March 7, 1974, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she resides in Los Angeles. She is educated at Truman State University and speaks English.

Fischer is married to James Gunn and has two children. Her professional work began in 2000. She identifies with Christianity and writes in English.

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Film & TV

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Jenna Fischer (born Regina Marie Fischer, March 7, 1974) is an American actress. She is most widely known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Pam Halpert (née Beesly) on the NBC sitcom/mockumentary The Office, and has also appeared in several films, including Blades of Glory, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and The Promotion.

Known for

  • Nimrods2026
  • Mean Girls — Mrs. Heron2024
  • Bluey Book Reads — Reader2024
  • Some Good News — Self2020
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
  • The 15:17 to Paris — Heidi Skarlatos2018
  • Splitting Up Together — Lena2018
  • Brad's Status — Melanie Sloan2017
  • The Guest Book — Dr. Laurie Galiff2017
  • The $100,000 Pyramid — Self2016

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Key facts

Born
Regina Marie Fischer , ( 1974-03-07 ) March 7, 1974 (age 52) , Fort Wayne, Indiana , US
Alma mater
Truman State University ( BA )
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1998–present
Spouses
James Gunn ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2008 ) ​ Lee Kirk ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Marie
Family name
Fischer
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Fort Wayne
Occupation
screenwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Christianity
Image
Jenna Fischer 2021 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
2
Residence
Los Angeles
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Jenna Fischer
date of birth
1974-03-07
start of work period
2000-00-00
birth name
Regina Marie Fischer
writing language
English language
name in native language
Jenna Fischer
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Encyclopedic overview

Regina Marie Kirk (née Fischer; born March 7, 1974), known professionally as Jenna Fischer, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2007; she was also a producer for the series' ninth and final season.

Fischer also had starring roles on the Sky 1 and NBC comedy-drama series You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015) and the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together (2018–2019). She had starring roles in the comedy films Blades of Glory (2007), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), The Promotion (2008), Hall Pass (2011), and The Giant Mechanical Man (2012), a film directed by her husband, Lee Kirk. She also had starring roles in the drama films Solitary Man (2009), Brad's Status (2017), and The 15:17 to Paris (2018). Fischer had supporting roles in Employee of the Month (2004), Slither (2006), and Mean Girls (2024).

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