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JENNA FISCHER

Name: Jenna Fischer                                                                     
Birth name: Regina Marie Fischer                                                       
Born: 7 March 1974 Ft. Wayne, Indiana                                                   
                                                                                       
Jenna Fischer (born March 7, 1974) is an Emmy Award-nominated American                 
actress, best known for her role as Pam Beesly in the U.S. adaptation of The           
Office.                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Fischer and the rest of the cast from The Office received Screen Actors Guild           
Awards in 2006 and in 2007 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a             
Comedy Series.                                                                         
                                                                                       
Fischer’s television credits prior to joining the cast of The Office include         
guest-starring roles on Six Feet Under as Sharon Kinney, That '70s Show, Cold           
Case, Miss Match, Strong Medicine, Undeclared, What I Like About You, Off Centre       
and Spin City.                                                                         
                                                                                       
Her feature-film credits include Employee of the Month, Slither, Lucky 13, The         
Specials and The Brothers Solomon. She co-starred as Katie in Blades of Glory.         
                                                                                       
Fischer talked about her career aspirations in an April 2005 interview with the         
student newspaper, The Index, at Truman State University, her alma mater:               
                                                                                       
Honestly it would be great to get to play Pam for a long, long time ... ," she         
said. "I don't have real big aspirations to be a movie star. I would love to be         
on a long-running hit TV show. You end up playing a defining role.                     
                                                                                       
In a more recent interview with MySpace, Fischer commented on her desire to             
focus on comedic roles:                                                                 
                                                                                       
I’m not sure I want to do a straight drama. I like finding the comedy in people       
and situations and characters. But I am interested in doing something heavier. I’ve   
been doing a lot of light comedy. I mean, there are so many different kinds of         
comedy. Once I finish exploring all of that, maybe I’ll move to drama.