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I would roll up pennies to take the subway to work in Times Square. I was broke, but I was happy.

Jennifer Garner

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Jennifer Garner
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: April 17
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Houston
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Jennifer Anne Garner
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I hoped, hoped, that maybe I'd be lucky enough to do something on Broadway, in the chorus.
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