Jennifer
Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe
Award-winning American film and television actress, best known for
her role as Rachel Green in the popular television sitcom Friends.
Apart from Friends, she has starred in several Hollywood films,
including Bruce Almighty, Office Space, Along Came Polly,
Derailed, The Break-Up and Rumor Has It. In 1994, Microsoft
invited Aniston, along with comedian Matthew
Perry, to shoot a 30-minute promotional advertisement for
their new operating system, Windows 95. In late 2005, Aniston
headlined two major studio films, Derailed and Rumor Has It, both
of which performed fairly at the box office, grossing over $36
million each despite little support from critics. In 2006, Aniston
appeared in the low-budget drama, Friends with Money, which was
first shown at the Cannes Film Festival, In addition to acting,
Aniston has also directed a hospital emergency room-set short film
named Room 10, starring Robin Wright Penn and Kris Kristofferson;
Aniston has noted that she was inspired to direct by actress Gwyneth
Paltrow, who directed a short film in 2006. Forbes listed
Aniston as the 10th richest woman in the entertainment industry
for the year 2007. She is behind such powerhouses as Oprah
Winfrey, J. K. Rowling, Madonna,
Celine
Dion and Jennifer
Lopez and is ahead of Britney
Spears, Christina
Aguilera and the Olsen
twins. In 2007, Aniston guest starred in an episode of Courteney
Cox Arquette's series Dirt. Aniston played Arquette's snobby
rival Tina Harrod ... more
