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Jennifer Love Hewitt Biography

Birth Name:
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Birth Place:
Waco, Texas, United States
Profession
Actor, producer, singer

Fast Facts

  • Began singing at the age of 3; also took dance classes in ballet, jazz and tap as a child
  • Performed on stage for the first time at age 6, singing "The Greatest Love of All" and dancing
  • Toured Russia at the age of 9, as part of a dance troupe called the Texas Show Team
  • Her first album was released in Japan in 1992
  • She followed that up with four U
  • S
  • releases, starting in 1995
  • Named an Honorary Godmother for Audrey Hepburn's Children's Fund in 2002
  • Teamed up with writer Scott Lobdell to create the comic-book series Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box in 2009
  • Hobbies include roller skating and horseback riding
  • Is active in such charitable endeavors as St
  • Jude Children's Hospital, APLA, Project Angel Food and the Susan G
  • Komen Foundation

Awards

  • 2011Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2011Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2000People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Series: winner

Relationships