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Jennifer Aniston

by Mallory Potosky | Published September 3, 2007

People know little more of Jennifer Aniston than what the tabloids print or what they see nightly on repeats of â€œFriends.â€ For instance, did you know that she was also a moviemaker? As in, more than an actress that stands in front of the camera?

Last year Aniston and Glamour magazine released the short movie Room 10. As part of the â€œReel Momentsâ€ series developed by the women’s magazine, the former television actress took her place behind the camera, and with friend Andrea Buchanan put together the story of a nurse (Robin Wright Penn) who reexamines her life after caring for a dying patient. It’s â€œabout who shows up at the end of your life,â€ Aniston told The New York Times in July 2006. Yes, it has been complete for nearly one year. And released to film festivals around the country, including CineVegas where it won the jury prize for Best Short Film. The actress even visited Oprah last fall to promote the Glamour program and her part in it. For all those who have yet to catch Aniston’s directorial debut, Room 10 will screen at the opening night of the 11th annual LA Shorts Fest on September 5, 2007.

Born in California to â€œDays of Our Livesâ€ actor John Aniston and sometime actress Nancy Dow, Aniston had the pedigree of Hollywood royalty from the start. Still, it took a while to develop her talents and land meaty roles in movies such as She’s the One, her first feature as an actress, written and directed by indie stalwart Edward Burns. During her 10 years as Rachel Green on the NBC sitcom â€œFriends,â€ Aniston spent her time off acting in movies such as Picture Perfect (1997) and Office Space (1999). But it wasn’t until 2002 that producers saw the actress as more than just a ditzy waitress and cast her in The Good Girl, for which she received a Best Female Lead nomination at the Independent Spirit Awards. Still, despite working with directing talent as varied as Ben Stiller, Rob Reiner and Nicole Holofcener, Aniston probably wouldn’t have been first on anyone’s list to direct their movie. But then again, no one really knows as much about Aniston as they would like to believe.

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Comment by Fairings on 8/31/08 at 11:20 pm: i personally love Jennifer Aniston! She’s a very talented actress.
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Comment by florida cpa on 12/19/10 at 1:46 pm: Aniston is always looking for new challenges. Directing is a test that requires hard work and instinct.
She is so talented and professional in every single thing she does.
Comment by florida cpa on 12/19/10 at 1:47 pm: Aniston is always looking for new challenges. Directing is a test that requires hard work and instinct.
She is so talented and professional in every single thing she does.
Comment by Sacramento DUI Lawyer on 12/23/10 at 9:15 am: Aniston is so often written about yet nobody really knows her because she does so few interviews. She keeps to herself. It’s wonderful that she’s trying to branch out into directing. She was so funny on Friends but her movies haven’t done so well. Perhaps directing will be a better fit for her.