Jenna Fischer Biography

Fast Facts

• Began acting at age 5 at a workshop taught by her mother, where Sean Gunn (Gilmore Girls) was also a young student
• Served as a telephone psychic prior to acting, but quit after two days, not even picking up her paycheck
• Like her Pam character in The Office, worked as a secretary and as a receptionist (and can type 85 words per minute)
• Wrote, directed and starred in the 2004 film LolliLove, about a hip Tinseltown couple that tries to help homeless people
• Made two movies back-to-back opposite John C
• Reilly- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) and The Promotion (2008)
• Fell down a flight of stairs in May 2007 and fractured her back in four places
• Her July 2010 wedding to Lee Kirk was officiated by good friend (and Survivor host) Jeff Probst
• Has a passion for animals and volunteered with animal rescue organizations Kitten Rescue and Rescue Rover