Jenna Fischer | |
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Born | Regina Marie Fischer March 7, 1974 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
Alma mater | Truman State University (BA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1998–present |
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Children | 2 |
Regina Marie Kirk[1] (née Fischer; born March 7, 1974),[2] known professionally as Jenna Fischer,[3] 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).
Fischer is currently the co-host of the podcast Office Ladies alongside her The Office co-star, Angela Kinsey. Fischer's first book, The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide, was published in November 2017.[4]