Jennifer Joanna Aniston was born on 11 February 1969, in Los Angeles, California, and is an American actress, film director and producer, as well as a voice actress, whose career in the entertainment industry began in the late 1980s. She is perhaps still best known for her role in the TV series “Friends”, between 1994 and 2004.
So just how rich is Jennifer Aniston, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, Jennifer’s net worth is estimated to be over $220 million, with her acting career being the biggest contributing source.
Jennifer Aniston Net Worth $220 Million
Jennifer Anniston studied at and graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, following her father, John Aniston, who was a well-known actor at the time and who appeared in many soap operas including “Days of Our Lives”, “Love of Life”, and “Gilmore Girls”.
Jennifer firstly appeared in a variety of off-Broadway stage productions, then her first television role in the TV series “Molloy” in 1990, and debuted on the big screen in “Leprechaun” in 1993. Aniston’s breakthrough came in 1994 when she was chosen to play the role of Rachel Green in the TV comedy sitcom entitled “Friends”, alongside Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer. Ranked as one of the Top 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time by Empire Magazine, “Friends” proved to be a great commercial success with 10 seasons and a total of 236 episodes aired until 2004. Participation in the show immensely increased Jennifer Aniston’s net worth, as she received approximately $! million per episode during the last two seasons, and it brought her five Emmy and two Golden Globe Award nominations, and a win in each for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and for Best Actress in a TV series.
During the filming of the sitcom, Jennifer Aniston also starred in several independent movies, such as “Dream for an Insomniac” with Ione Skye, and “She’s the One” together with Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Edward Burns.
With the popularity of “Friends”, Jennifer Aniston became a widely recognized actress in the entertainment industry, and subsequently tried herself in films, starring alongside some of the best known celebrities in “Along Came Polly” with Ben Stiller, “Marley and Me” with Owen Wilson, and “He’s Just Not That Into You” with Ben Affleck. Inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston even directed a hospital emergency room short film entitled “Room 10” in 2006, starring Kris Kristofferson.
Some of Aniston’s more recent movie appearances include Adam Sandler’s “Just Go With It”, “Horrible Bosses” with Colin Farrell and Jason Bateman, as well as “Wanderlust” with Paul Rudd released in 2012, which together with acting ventures have made a significant contribution to her net worth.
Aside from acting, Jennifer has worked on several skin care campaigns such as for Elizabeth Arden, Inc., Aveeno Skincare, Living Proof, as well as for Emirates Airline, among many others.
In her personal life, Jennifer Aniston was married to actor Brad Pitt from 2000 until 2005, and after a lengthy relationship, married actor, screenwriter and director Justin Theroux in 2015.
Jennifer is an active supporter of charitable causes, and donates to “Friends of El Faro”, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, as well as Medecins sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders.
