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Jenna Fischer

American actress

Born
March 7, 1974
Age in 2026
52
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1974

About Jenna Fischer

Regina Marie Kirk (née Fischer; born March 7, 1974), known professionally as Jenna Fischer, is an American actress and podcast host. She is best known for her role as Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2007; she was also a producer for the series' ninth and final season. Fischer also had starring roles on the Sky 1 and NBC comedy-drama series You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015) and the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together (2018–2019). She had starring roles in the comedy films Blades of Glory (2007), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), The Promotion (2008), Hall Pass (2011), and The Giant Mechanical Man (2012), a film directed by her husband, Lee Kirk. She also had starring roles in the drama films Solitary Man (2009), Brad's Status (2017), and The 15:17 to Paris (2018). Fischer had supporting roles in Employee of the Month (2004), Slither (2006), and Mean Girls (2024). Fischer is the co-host of the podcast Office Ladies alongside her The Office co-star, Angela Kinsey. Fischer's first book, The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide, was published in November 2017.

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Jenna Fischer timeline

  1. She is best known for her role as Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2007; she was also a producer for the series' ninth and final season.
  2. Fischer's first book, The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide, was published in November 2017.

The world when Jenna Fischer was born

Jenna Fischer was born in 1974. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1974

  • #1 song"The Way We Were" – Barbra Streisand
  • Top movieThe Godfather Part II
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJaws – Peter Benchley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's all-time home run record (715)
  • Top headlinePresident Nixon resigns from office
  • Technology milestoneUniversal Product Code (UPC barcode) scanned for the first time
  • Defining fadStreaking
  • Notable inventionPost-it Note bookmark prototype
  • World population4.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon / Gerald Ford
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population213.9M

1974 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jenna Fischer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19742026
Gas$0.53$3.45/gal
Average home$25,200$435,000
Average income$14,200$67,500
Minimum wage$2.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.87$11.95
Postage stamp$0.10$0.73
Population213.9M341 million

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