THE CLASSIC DIME PIECE: Jennifer Garner

Hot chicks, kung fu and knives. What more could you ask for?

Seriously – tell me you rented Elektra because you really wanted to watch the movie?  You might as well also tell me that you watched Alias simply because you enjoyed the dramatic and suspenseful storylines.

The real reason is due to our next Classic Dime Piece, Jennifer Garner.  An all American beauty with an insane body (well, at least during the Alias/Elektra years).

Is that an American Flag in the background?

Here’s a little excerpt from her Wiki:

In New York City, Garner earned $300 a week as an understudy in the play A Month in the Country for Roundabout Theatre Company in 1995. She was then cast in her first television role, a part in the made-for-television movie Zoya, based on the Danielle Steel novel. In 1996 she appeared in an episode of Spin City as the character James’ high school sweetheart and in an episode of Law & Order as a temporary love interest of Benjamin Bratt‘s character. Her next acting jobs were in two short-lived television series, Significant Others and Time of Your Life, and a recurring role in the series Felicity. Garner appeared in the comedy Dude, Where’s My Car?, playing Ashton Kutcher‘s girlfriend. In 2001, she appeared as a nurse in the big-budget epic Pearl Harbor, co-starring with Kate Beckinsale and future husband Ben Affleck.

Great, more things to think about at work.

Later in 2001, J. J. Abrams (who produced Felicity) approached Garner about starring in a new show he was working on for ABC. Garner auditioned for and was cast in the role of Sydney Bristow in the spy drama Alias. The series became a success and Garner won the award for “Best Actress in a Television Series — Drama” at the January 2002 Golden Globes. Alias had just begun a few months beforehand, and Garner won the award with only half the season’s episodes aired. The series was successful, concluding in May 2006 after a fifth, abbreviated season (due to Garner’s pregnancy, a development that was written into the storyline of the fifth season). Garner’s salary for the show began at $45,000 an episode, rising to $150,000 per episode by the series’ end.

Just the fact that she was in Dude, where’s my car should be more than enough reason for Jennifer Garner to be our next Classic Dime Piece.

Here’s one of our favorite clips of Jennifer from Alias: