Jennifer Garner Didn’t Plan on Becoming an Actress: ‘I Didn’t Think That Was a Possibility’

The ‘13 Going on 30’ star was a ballet dancer growing up.
Jennifer Garner Didn’t Plan on Becoming an Actress: ‘I Didn’t Think That Was a Possibility’
Jennifer Garner attends The Daily Front Row's 8th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 28, 2024. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images
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Jennifer Garner is an award-winning actress with a career spanning nearly three decades. But when she reflects on her younger years, making it in Hollywood was never part of her plan.

On Monday’s episode of the “Lipstick on the Rim” podcast, the “13 Going on 30” star told co-hosts Molly Sims and Emese Gormley that as a devoted ballet dancer, the thought of an acting career never crossed her mind growing up.
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