This 5'5', Californian beauty, Jennifer Aniston, born on February 11, 1969, is half Greek, having an original family of Anastassakis. Her father, John Aniston (Ioannis Anastassakis) was an actor in NBC soap opera 'Days of Our Lives' and her mother was a photographer. After relocating to Los Angeles, California, and later New York City, Jennifer, having now changed her name, appeared in a few lesser known stage productions during the late 1980s. Prior to acting Aniston's career included job profiles of a waitress, telemarketer, messenger, and a receptionist. In the 1990s, she appeared on the series 'Molloy', in the TV movie 'Camp Cucamonga', and as the 'Nutri-System' girl on The Howard Stern Radio Show. Following the sitcoms 'The Edge' and 'Muddling Through', she had a guest appearance 'Quantum Leap', Herman's Head and Burke's Law. Following the failures of few other lesser known film and television roles, Jennifer auditioned for the role of Monica Gellar for 'Friends Like These', later known as the hit sitcom series 'Friends' and ended up playing the role of a rich spoilt brat Rachel Green. Her career scaled new heights after the success of 'Friends', leading to starring in successful Hollywood films such as 'Bruce Almighty' and 'Rumor Has It', 'Along Came Polly', 'The Good Girl', 'Rock Star', 'The Iron Giant', 'The Object of My Affection' and 'Office Space'. Aniston is a winner and a nominee of many prestigious awards such as the 1995 'Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series' for Friends, the 2002 'Emmy award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series' for Friends and the 2003 'Golden Globe award Best Actress in a Comedy Series' also for Friends. The success of the hit sitcom series, Friends entitled Aniston to receive a salary of one million dollars per episode for the last three seasons, as well as five Emmy nominations. Her much publicized personal life includes her marriage to notable actor Brad Pitt in 2000, which ended in divorce in 2005.