Rachel Green

Jennifer Aniston

About the Character: Rachel, Monica's former roommate, is still living with Joey until her and Phoebe's apartment is rebuilt following the fire. Still working at a rewarding job as a junior executive for Ralph Lauren, Rachel is soon to have a career upswing. Although her on-again, off-again relationship with Ross never seems to settle into a groove, she hasn't stopped looking for love in other places and will find herself in a new romantic entanglement.

About the Actress: Born in Sherman Oaks, California, and raised in New York City, Jennifer Aniston is a versatile actress who was exposed to acting at an early age by her father, John Aniston, who starred for several years on the daytime drama "Days of Our Lives," and her godfather, the late Telly Savalas.

For her role as Rachel Green on "Friends," Aniston has earned an Emmy Award nomination (2001) for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Television Performer (2001).

Aniston's film credits include "Rock Star," opposite Mark Wahlberg; "The Object of My Affection," opposite Paul Rudd; "Picture Perfect," with Kevin Bacon and Olympia Dukakis; "She's the One," opposite director Ed Burns and Cameron Diaz; and "'Til There Was You," with Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sarah Jessica Parker and Dylan McDermott. Additional film credits include "Dreams for an Insomniac" and "Office Space." Recently, she completed production on the motion picture "The Good Girl," starring Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly and Zooey Deschanel.

Aniston, who is of Greek descent, spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family but relocated to New York when her father landed a role on the daytime drama "Love of Life." She had her first taste of acting at age 11 when she joined the drama club at the Rudolf Steiner School. There, she also developed a passion for art and had one of her paintings displayed in an exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

She began her professional training as a drama student at New York's High School of the Performing Arts. After graduating in 1987, Aniston won roles in such off-Broadway productions as "For Dear Life" at New York's Public Theatre and "Dancing on Checker's Grave." In 1989, she landed her first television role as a series regular on "Molloy." Aniston's other television credits include series regular roles on "The Edge" and "Ferris Bueller," a recurring role on "Herman's Head" and guest-starring roles on such series as "Quantum Leap" and "Burke's Law."

Aniston lives in the Los Angeles area. Her birthday is February 11.

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