Jenna Fischer

Regina Marie Fischer^[1] (born March 7, 1974),^[2] better known as Jenna Fischer, is an American actress. She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Fischer is best known for her role as Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom The Office.

Jenna Fischer
Fischer in 2008
Born	Regina Marie Fischer (1974-03-07) March 7, 1974 (age 51) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater	Truman State University (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Spouses	James Gunn ​ ​ (m. 2000; div. 2008)​ Lee Kirk ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2

Filmography

Film

List of films and roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Channel 493	Rane
	Born Champion	Wendy Miller
2002	Les superficiales	Bitchy French Girl	Short film
2003	Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleepover	Kelsey	Voice
	Melvin Goes to Dinner	Sister / Hostess
2004	Employee of the Month	Whisper
	The Women	Leslie	Short film
	LolliLove	Jenna Gunn	Also director/co-writer
2005	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	Woman #1	Uncredited
2006	Slither	Shelby
2007	Blades of Glory	Katie Van Waldenberg
	The Brothers Solomon	Michelle
	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	Darlene Madison
2008	The Promotion	Jen Stauber
2009	Solitary Man	Susan Porter
2010	A Little Help	Laura Pehlke
2011	Hall Pass	Maggie Mills
2012	The Giant Mechanical Man	Janice	Also producer
2013	Are You Here	Alli
2014	Kiss Me	Vera
2017	Brad's Status	Melanie Sloan
2018	The 15:17 to Paris	Heidi Skarlatos
2024	Mean Girls	Ms. Heron

Television

List of television appearances and roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Undeclared	Betty / Sorority Girl	2 episodes
	Spin City	Waitress	Episode: "A Shot in the Dark: Part 2"
2002	Off Centre	Melanie	Episode: "The Backup"
	What I Like About You	Kim	Episode: "Copy That"
2003	Strong Medicine	Camille Freemont	Episode: "Maternal Mirrors"
	Miss Match	Connie	Episode: "Kate in Ex-tasy"
2004	Cold Case	Dottie (1943)	Episode: "Factory Girls"
2005	That '70s Show	Stacy Wanamaker	Episode: "Don't Lie to Me"
	Six Feet Under	Sharon Kinney	2 episodes
2005–2013	The Office	Pam Beesly	Main cast; 188 episodes Also producer (2012–2013)
2012	Dan Vs.	Amber (voice)	Episode: "Anger Management"
2014	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Herself	Episode: "Jenna Fischer Wears a Floral Blouse & Black Heels"
2015	Newsreaders	Kelly Spears	Episode: "The FMK Killer; Newsreaders: Behind the Scenes"
	You, Me and the Apocalypse	Rhonda MacNeil	Main cast; 10 episodes Also associate producer
2016	The Mysteries of Laura	Jennifer Lambert	Recurring role; 3 episodes
	The Grinder	Kelly	Episode: "Genesis"
	Drunk History	Katharine Wright Haskell	Episode: "Siblings"
2017	The Guest Book	Dr. Laurie Galiff	Episode: "Story Eight"
2018–2019	Splitting Up Together	Lena	Main cast

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2004	St. Louis International Film Festival	Screen Actors Guild Emerging Actor Award[3]	LolliLove	Won
2005	TromaDance Film Festival	Independent Soul Award (as director)[4]		Won
2007	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[5]	The Office	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series[6][7]		Won
2008				Won
2009	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Actress – Comedy[8]		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series[9][10]		Nominated
2010				Nominated
	St. Louis International Film Festival	Cinema St. Louis Award[11]	Body of Work	Won
2011	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series[12][13][14]	The Office	Nominated
2012				Nominated
2013				Nominated
2020	Shorty Award	Best Podcaster (with Angela Kinsey)[15]	Office Ladies	Nominated