Actress Jenna Fischer was born on March 7, 1974, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, but she grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. An aspiring performer since childhood, her first acting class at age 5 was a family affair, as her mother was the teacher. After Nerinx Hall High School, Jenna attended Truman State University graduate in 1995. While initially aspiring to attend law school, Jenna Fischer went for a bachelor's degree in theater instead, and whilst perplexing to mangle in to uncover business, out layed most years operative as a receptionist and an admin assistant. In her early twenties, she began removing work in tiny bill productions.
In 2000, Fischer assimilated her crony Sean Gunn and his hermit James Gunn in The Specials (2000), additionally created by James. She’d never met Sean’s comparison hermit until the initial celebration of the mass for the movie.
Guest appearances on several TV shows followed, including Spin City, What I Like About You, Strong Medicine and Miss Match. In 2004 she wrote, directed and co-starred in the mockumentary Lollilove, about a rich couple who try to make a difference by giving homeless people lollipops that have cheerful slogans on the wrappers. As a result, Fischer was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Emerging Actor Award at the St. Louis Film Festival and the Tromadance Independent Soul Award at the American Film Market.
In 2005 when Fischer's career truly took off. Cast as Pam on the U.S. adaptation of the acclaimed Britcom The Office, Fischer soon found herself perhaps the most beloved cast member of one of the country's most popular television shows. She was even named to People's 50 Most Beautiful People. The British hit The Office, Playing an unambitious receptionist who doesn't respect her boss, Fischer received a 2007 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and shared a 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with the rest of the cast.
