Jennifer, who famously plays Rachel in Friends, was born in Sherman Oaks, CA on February 11th, 1969. Jennifer is of Greek descent and even spent a year living there with her family when she was a child. She later relocated to New York when her father, John Aniston, landed a role on the show "Love of Life". Because of her father, who stars on NBC's daytime drama "Days of our Lives" and her godfather, Telly Savalas, Jennifer was exposed to acting at an early age.

At age eleven, she joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. Jennifer says, "I was always fascinated by acting, but my experience at Rudolf Steiner encouraged me to pursue it as a career. Steiner was a free-spirited school that encouraged creativity and individualism." It was here that she developed a passion for art. That same year, one of Jennifer's paintings was displayed in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. She then went on to New York's High School of the Performing Arts to begin her professional training.

After she graduated in 1987, she got roles in the Off-Broadway productions "For Dear Life" and "Dancing on Checker's Grave". In 1989 she got her first television role as a regular on "Molloy". She also has had regular roles on "The Edge" and "Ferris Bueller"(the TV show), along with a recurring part on "Herman's Head", and apperances on "Quantum Leap" and "Burkes Law".