From E online~
Jennifer Garner is the hottest new talent steaming up the small screen this season--and we're not just saying that because she could kill us with her bare hands.
The brunette bombshell's high-octane fight scenes as supersexy CIA agent Sydney Bristow on ABC's hit Alias give new meaning to those "Girls Kick Ass" bumper stickers. She's the poster child for Hollywood's tough-babe trend (think Charlie's Angels, Dark Angel, Crouching Tiger). And she couldn't be prouder.
"I think it's fantastic. The more we can imbue the watching public with strength, power and confidence, the better. I want women to see this character and feel like they can stand up a little straighter."
Garner has every reason to stand tall these days. Besides headlining a megahit series, the 28-year-old recently tied the knot with Felicity heartthrob (and past Sizzler) Scott Foley, whom she calls her "hugest fan and supporter."
The Hollywood life is a far cry from her ballet-dancing childhood in Charleston, West Virginia. "Being an actress was so far from any realm of possibility growing up. I was so committed to ballet, I danced six hours every day--and I wasn't even very good, to be honest."
In college, Garner traded toe shoes for drama class. She eventually landed a role on Felicity, where she met Foley while playing his ex-girlfriend Hannah. Then came the short-lived Jennifer Love Hewitt series Time of Your Life, followed by big-screen gigs in Dude, Where's My Car? and Pearl Harbor. And now, there's her breakthrough role in Alias.
"It's the role of a lifetime. As an actor, nothing is more thrilling than to get to do these wild things and put yourself in these crazy positions."
She owes it all to Scott (and some heavenly pals), who motivated her to push for the role. "When we left Charlie's Angels, Scott thought the women were so hot, and I wanted to be them. I said, 'I want to do physical stuff and fight!' Then up pops Alias. And the rest is history."
--Kristin Veitch
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