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I studied theater in college, and I really wanted to be an actress and play a lot of different roles. Then I made landing on a television comedy my main focus.

Jenna Fischer

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Jenna Fischer
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: March 7
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Regina Marie Fischer
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I went to a little liberal-arts college in Missouri called Truman State University.
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