Differentiating The Jennifers

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Jennifer Lawrence

Born: 1990

Notable For: Starring in The Hunger Games; Oscar nominee.

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Jennifer Hudson

Born: 1981

Notable For: Winning an Oscar for Dreamgirls, making it far on American Idol.

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Jennifer Love Hewitt

Born: 1979
Notable For: I Know What You Did Last Summer, Ghost Whisperer, Party Of Five, Can't Hardly Wait.


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Jennifer Garner

Born: 1972
Notable For: Alias, 13 Going On 30, Daredevil, Pearl Harbor

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Jennifer Connelly

Born: 1970
Notable For: Requiem For A Dream, House Of Sand And Fog, Hulk; playing Sarah in Labyrinth; winning an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind.

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Jennifer Lopez

Born: 1969

Notable For: Singing career; acting career: Maid In Manhattan, The Wedding Planner, The Back-Up Plan

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Jennifer Aniston

Born: 1969
Notable For: Friends, Marley & Me, Bruce Almighty, She's The One

Famous For: "Rachel Haircut" of 1996, being temporarily married to Brad Pitt.

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Jennifer Ehle

Born: 1969

Notable For: Her role as Elizabeth Bennett in the epic Pride & Prejudice alongside the legendary Colin Firth; winning multiple Tony awards.

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Jennifer Beals

Born: 1963
Notable For: Flashdance, The L Word

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Born: 1962

Notable For: Road To Perdition, Backdraft, Fast Times At Ridgemont High

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Jennifer Coolidge

Born: 1961

Notable For: Comedic actress who has appeared in the Legally Blonde films, Best In Show, Austenland, and many more. In 2022 she won a Golden Glome and an Emmy for her work on the series White Lotus.

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Jennifer Grey

Born: 1960

Notable For: Her roles in 80's movies such as Dirty Dancing and Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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Jennifer Tilly

Born: 1958

Famous For: Voiceover work and acting, including an Oscar nomination for Bullets Over Broadway. Major Credits: Monsters, Inc., Family Guy (voice of Bonnie Swanson).

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Jenifer Lewis

Born: 1957

Notable For: Appearing in an absurd number of shows and movies, including Strong Medicine

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Other Notable Jennifers and Jennifer-adjacents: Jennie Garth, Jenny Agutter, Jenny Lewis, Jennifer Freeman, Jennifer Nettles, Jenny Slate