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Jenna Fischer
Jenna Fischer
	Fischer in 2008
Born	Regina Marie Fischer; March 7, 1974 (age 50); 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

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Regina Marie Kirk^[1]^[2] (née Fischer; born March 7, 1974),^[3] known professionally as Jenna Fischer, is an American actress. 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 show's ninth and final season.

Fischer has appeared in such films as 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 appeared as Rhonda McNeil in the NBC comedy drama series You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015). Fischer also starred in the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together (2018–2019). She is currently the co-host of the podcast Office Ladies.

Fischer's first book, The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide, was published in November 2017.^[4]

Early life

Fischer was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.^[5]^[6] Her mother, Anne (née Miller), is a history teacher; her father, James E. Fischer, is an engineer.^[7] She has one younger sister, Emily, a third grade teacher.^[8] She first performed at the age of six, when she participated in an acting workshop taught by her mother at Henry School in St. Louis, a workshop also attended by actor Sean Gunn, with whom she grew up.^[9]

She later attended Pierremont Elementary School in Manchester, Missouri, and Nerinx Hall High School, a private all-girls Catholic school in Webster Groves, Missouri.^[10] She holds a Bachelor of Arts in theater, as well as a minor in journalism, from Truman State University, where she originally enrolled as a pre-law history major.^[11]

Career

Early work and LolliLove

While attending college at Truman State University, Fischer performed with a touring Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre group.^[12] Upon her move to Los Angeles in 1998, she began performing Commedia dell'arte with the Zoo District Theatre Company, and was noticed by a talent agent during her appearance in their musical adaptation of the 1922 film Nosferatu. This led to her signing a contract with the agent.^[13]

Fischer struggled to break into film and television. Her first paying film role was in a sex education video for psychiatric patients upon their release from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.^[14] Three years elapsed from the time she arrived in California until she landed her first televised speaking role, playing a waitress on the TV sitcom Spin City in 2001.^[15] She subsequently had bit parts in small independent films, including Employee of the Month, Lucky 13 and The Specials, then progressed to guest roles on television shows including Cold Case, Miss Match, Off Centre, Six Feet Under, Strong Medicine, That '70s Show, Undeclared, and What I Like About You.^[16]

Unsatisfied with her career's progress, Fischer took matters into her own hands, writing, directing and starring in her own mockumentary, LolliLove (her only directing credit), co-starring her then-husband James Gunn, and friends Linda Cardellini, Judy Greer, Lloyd Kaufman and Jason Segel. She began participating in The Artist's Way, a self-led creativity seminar in book form. "From doing that book I got this idea ... When we started it, it wasn't even supposed to be a real movie. It was just going to be an improv project for James and I to amuse ourselves with."^[17] Using a camera she'd given Gunn as a wedding present, she filmed preliminary improvisational interviews with her friends in the faux documentary format that would later bring her fame on The Office. "I really feel it was divine intervention that I chose to work in this medium for a year," she said in an interview. "It was the super best practice I could have ever gotten for the possibility of being on the show."^{[citation needed]}

LolliLove premiered in November 2004 at the St. Louis International Film Festival (Fischer's and Gunn's hometown), and was also shown at the TromaDance Film Festival. For her role, Fischer received the Screen Actors Guild Emerging Actor Award.^[18] Despite the film's contribution to her career, she admitted to a St. Louis arts and entertainment magazine that the experience dissuaded her from future directing: "The directing was exhausting and the writing was painful. It was very difficult to direct and star in a movie. We also had a very small crew so I did a lot of things a normal director doesn't have to do, like make the props and serve lunch. I was simultaneously getting into character, going over my lines, set dressing the next shot, coaching an actor, and brainstorming with my D.P. I'm good at multitasking, but that was too much for me. I couldn't enjoy any one part the way I would have liked. I think I'll stick to acting. That part was fantastic."^[19]

The Office and career expansion

In 2005, after a succession of mostly improvised auditions similar to her LolliLove experience, Fischer landed the role of Pam Beesly on what became the NBC hit The Office, based on the original BBC series. Before her first audition, casting director Allison Jones told her: "Dare to bore me."^[14] While looking for acting work, Fischer herself spent several years as a receptionist and administrative assistant in Los Angeles offices, much like her television counterpart, and thus felt she was well suited to the role.^[20] "I'm so attached to Pam's journey," she told NPR in 2009. "I just love playing this character so, so much."^[14] Soon after The Office premiered, Fischer was focused on the show's success. In an April 2005 interview with her alma mater's student newspaper, she said: "Honestly, it would be great to get to play Pam for a long, long time ... I don't have real big aspirations to be a movie star. I would love to be on a long-running hit TV show. You end up playing a defining role."^[11] For the third season of The Office, Fischer was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2007.^[21]

In January 2008, the cast of The Office won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fischer, who was voted to deliver the acceptance speech on their behalf, said: "We really love working together. We love each other, we love working together, and being together. And as an ensemble, a lot of people in this group struggled for a long time as non-working actors—like 8, 12, 15, 20 years. So, we're always grateful, we don't take it for granted. Thank you so much."^[22]^[23]^[24]

Fischer appeared on Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown in 2006, participating in the show's eighth tournament, shot in New Orleans, Louisiana, and playing for Catholic Charities USA's Tsunami Relief. In 2007, she starred in the music video for Willie Wisely's single "Through Any Window", directed by longtime friend John Cabrera; she knew Wisely from work he had done on soundtracks for LolliLove and Tromeo and Juliet, one of her husband's films.^[25] In December of that year, during the Writers Guild of America strike, Fischer appeared at Sacred Fools Theater Company in episode 25 of Darque Magick, a serialized play written and directed by Jenelle Riley.^[26] Also in 2006, she co-starred in Gunn's film Slither; Fischer said that Gunn gave her the role of Shelby as a "birthday present".^[27] The following year, she filmed supporting roles in three feature films: The Brothers Solomon, with Will Arnett and Will Forte; Blades of Glory, with Arnett, Will Ferrell, Jon Heder and Amy Poehler; and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, with John C. Reilly, with whom she co-starred again in 2008's The Promotion, also starring Seann William Scott.^[28]^[29]^[30]

In 2009, Fischer completed shooting on the films Solitary Man and A Little Help; the latter opened in the summer of 2010 at the Seattle International Film Festival.^[12]^[31]^[32] Also that summer, she filmed on the Farrelly brothers comedy Hall Pass, which was released in February 2011.^[33] She was named a producer of the mid-August through October 2010 run of the critically acclaimed play Sad Happy Sucker, written by her husband Lee Kirk and directed by friend Sean Gunn; it previously ran as a theatre workshop in February and March 2007.^[34] In July 2009, Fischer played left field for the National League team in the Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game as part of the MLB All-Star Week festivities at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, where she grew up.^[35] She was named an official spokeswoman for Proactiv Skincare Solutions that year^[36] and was announced as the voice behind the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Grilled Cheese Academy website in 2010.^[37] In March 2010, she returned to co-chair an annual fundraiser auction for her alma mater Nerinx Hall High School, where she auctioned off a set visit to The Office and multiple autographed props from the show.^[38]

After finishing The Office, Fischer starred in the off-Broadway play Reasons to Be Happy, written and directed by Neil LaBute, which ran from May to June 2013.^[39] She starred in the world premiere of Steve Martin's comedy Meteor Shower at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, from July 30 to September 18, 2016. She also worked with actors Greg Germann, Alexandra Henrikson, and Josh Stamberg.^[40]

In 2018, Fischer was interviewed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! wearing only a towel and jeans when the zipper on her dress broke shortly before she went on. She boldly came out on stage carrying the dress she'd intended to wear and commented to the audience: "I'm mentally freaking out [because] I'm on a talk show in a towel, but I'm physically very comfortable."^[41]

On September 11, 2019, Fischer announced that she and Angela Kinsey would co-host a weekly The Office rewatch podcast called Office Ladies, which premiered on October 16.^[42] Its first episode was released October 16, 2019.^[42] Their guests have included actors John Krasinski, Oscar Nunez and Rainn Wilson, and producers/directors Greg Daniels, Paul Feig and Ken Kwapis. Fischer and Kinsey continued to produce the podcast during the COVID-19 pandemic by recording it in closet studios in their homes. On January 21, 2021, Office Ladies won the 2021 iHeartRadio Podcast of the Year Award.^[43]

In February 2021, Fischer and Kinsey announced that they were writing a new book, The Office BFFs, a collection of stories and photos about their friendship and time on the show.^[44] It was published on May 17, 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers LL as a hardcover, e-book and audiobook.^[45]

On February 28, 2023, Fischer was announced to play Mrs. Heron in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Mean Girls, based on the 2004 film of the same name.^[46]

Personal life

After Fischer moved to Los Angeles, her childhood friend Sean Gunn helped her get a part in a showcase and then introduced her to his brother, filmmaker James Gunn.^[11] That small part in a showcase led to Fischer getting her first manager.^[11] She and James Gunn married on October 7, 2000.^[47] They announced their separation in September 2007 and divorced in 2008.^[48]^[49]^[50] In 2010, Fischer helped Gunn cast Rainn Wilson, her The Office co-star, in Gunn's film Super.^[51]

In June 2009, Fischer's engagement to filmmaker Lee Kirk was announced.^[52]^[53] The two met and fell in love on the set of The Giant Mechanical Man, a film written and directed by Kirk, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2012; Fischer told Vulture: "I attached myself as producer and actor to the movie. Then, for the next six or eight months or so, Lee was writing the movie, and he would turn in different drafts, and I would give him my thoughts. Very slowly, over those months, our meetings started turning into dates. I was hesitant to tell him that I was developing feelings for him because this is my first producing job. I wanted to be professional! And here I am, falling in love with the writer".^[54]^[55] They married on July 3, 2010; the wedding ceremony was officiated by their friend Jeff Probst, whom they met at a Primetime Emmy Awards party.^[56]^[57]^[58] Fischer and Kirk announced her pregnancy with their first child in May 2011; the pregnancy coincided with her character's second pregnancy on The Office's eighth season. In September 2011, Fischer gave birth to their son.^[59]^[60]^[61] In May 2014, she gave birth to their second child, a daughter.^[62]^[63] Furthermore, during the engagement, Kirk made a cameo on The Office in the season six episode "The Delivery" as Clark, the male lactation consultant who examines Fischer's character, in March 2010.^[64]

Fischer is passionate about animal welfare, and is involved with the Los Angeles organizations Kitten Rescue and Rescue Rover.^[65] Before The Office, she did three years of hands-on rescue work for the two groups.^[66] She also regularly fosters cats and hosted Kitten Rescue's annual Fur Ball Gala in 2008, 2009, and 2010.^[67]

Filmography

Film

List of films and roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Channel 493	Rane
1998	Born Champion	Wendy Miller
2002	Les superficiales	Bitchy French Girl	Short film
2003	Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleepover	Kelsey	Voice
2003	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
2001	Spin City	Waitress	Episode: "A Shot in the Dark: Part 2"
2002	Off Centre	Melanie	Episode: "The Backup"
2002	What I Like About You	Kim	Episode: "Copy That"
2003	Strong Medicine	Camille Freemont	Episode: "Maternal Mirrors"
2003	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"
2005	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"
2015	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^[18]	LolliLove	Won
2005	TromaDance Film Festival	Independent Soul Award (as director)^[68]	LolliLove	Won
2007	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series^[21]	The Office	Nominated
2007	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series^[69]^[70]		Won
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award			Won
2009	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Actress – Comedy^[71]		Nominated
2009	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series^[72]^[73]		Nominated
2010	Screen Actors Guild Award			Nominated
2010	St. Louis International Film Festival	Cinema St. Louis Award^[74]	Body of Work	Won
2011	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series^[75]^[76]^[77]	The Office	Nominated
2012				Nominated
2013				Nominated
2020	Shorty Award	Best Podcaster (with Angela Kinsey)^[78]	Office Ladies	Nominated

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External links

Jenna Fischer at IMDb
Jenna Fischer at Emmys.com

[1] "Transcript - Ep 172 - Mrs. California". Office Ladies. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[2] Fischer, Jenna [@jennafischer] (January 20, 2020). "My parents just always called me Jenna. From the first day it was my nickname" (Tweet). Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via Twitter.

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-'''Regina Marie Kirk'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Transcript - Ep 172 - Mrs. California |url=https://officeladies.com/transcript-ep-172-mrs-california |access-date=August 8, 2023 |work=[[Office Ladies]] |language=en-US |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810225137/https://officeladies.com/transcript-ep-172-mrs-california |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=1219447810015158272 |user=jennafischer |last=Fischer |first=Jenna |title=My parents just always called me Jenna. From the first day it was my nickname. |date=January 20, 2020 |access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> ({{née}} '''Fischer'''; born March 7, 1974)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_12-09-2007/In_Step_With...Jenna_Fischer |title=In Step With...Jenna Fischer |last=Brady |first=James |date=November 21, 2007 |magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |access-date=June 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518071828/https://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_12-09-2007/In_Step_With...Jenna_Fischer |archive-date=May 18, 2008}}</ref>, known professionally as '''Jenna Fischer''', is an American actress. She is best known for her role as [[Pam Beesly]] on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[The Office (American TV series)|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 show's [[The Office (American season 9)|ninth and final season]].
+'''Regina Marie Kirk'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Transcript - Ep 172 - Mrs. California |url=https://officeladies.com/transcript-ep-172-mrs-california |access-date=August 8, 2023 |work=[[Office Ladies]] |language=en-US |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810225137/https://officeladies.com/transcript-ep-172-mrs-california |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=1219447810015158272 |user=jennafischer |last=Fischer |first=Jenna |title=My parents just always called me Jenna. From the first day it was my nickname. |date=January 20, 2020 |access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> ({{née}} '''Fischer'''; born March 7, 1974),<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_12-09-2007/In_Step_With...Jenna_Fischer |title=In Step With...Jenna Fischer |last=Brady |first=James |date=November 21, 2007 |magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |access-date=June 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518071828/https://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_12-09-2007/In_Step_With...Jenna_Fischer |archive-date=May 18, 2008}}</ref> known professionally as '''Jenna Fischer''', is an American actress. She is best known for her role as [[Pam Beesly]] on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[The Office (American TV series)|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 show's [[The Office (American season 9)|ninth and final season]].
 Fischer has appeared in such films as ''[[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 appeared as Rhonda McNeil in the NBC [[comedy drama]] series ''[[You, Me and the Apocalypse]]'' (2015). Fischer also starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Splitting Up Together]]'' (2018–2019). She is currently the co-host of the podcast ''[[Office Ladies]]''.
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-While attending college at [[Truman State University]], Fischer performed with a touring Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre group.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/55vlio/interview-jenna-fischer-on-a-little-help-dinner-theater-and-breaking-the-pam-mold |title=Interview: Jenna Fischer on 'A Little Help', Dinner Theater, and Breaking the Pam Mold |last=Champ |first=Christine |date=June 7, 2010 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> Upon her move to [[Los Angeles]] in 1998, she began performing ''[[Commedia dell'arte]]'' with the Zoo District Theatre Company, and was noticed by a [[talent agent]] during her appearance in their musical adaptation of the 1922 film ''[[Nosferatu]]''. This led to her signing a contract with the agent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=141657788 |title=The Acting Advice Blog by Jenna Fischer from 'The Office' |publisher=[[Myspace]] |access-date=October 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711224704/https://www.myspace.com/pambeesley/blog/141657788 |archive-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>
+While attending college at [[Truman State University]], Fischer performed with a touring Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre group.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/55vlio/interview-jenna-fischer-on-a-little-help-dinner-theater-and-breaking-the-pam-mold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208055505/https://www.mtv.com/news/55vlio/interview-jenna-fischer-on-a-little-help-dinner-theater-and-breaking-the-pam-mold |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |title=Interview: Jenna Fischer on 'A Little Help', Dinner Theater, and Breaking the Pam Mold |last=Champ |first=Christine |date=June 7, 2010 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> Upon her move to [[Los Angeles]] in 1998, she began performing ''[[Commedia dell'arte]]'' with the Zoo District Theatre Company, and was noticed by a [[talent agent]] during her appearance in their musical adaptation of the 1922 film ''[[Nosferatu]]''. This led to her signing a contract with the agent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=141657788 |title=The Acting Advice Blog by Jenna Fischer from 'The Office' |publisher=[[Myspace]] |access-date=October 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711224704/https://www.myspace.com/pambeesley/blog/141657788 |archive-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>
 Fischer struggled to break into film and television. Her first paying film role was in a [[sex education]] video for psychiatric patients upon their release from [[Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center]].<ref name="NPR">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91105876 |title=Jenna Fischer, Keeping It Real at 'The Office' |date=June 3, 2008 |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=October 3, 2013 |archive-date=September 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915143635/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91105876 |url-status=live}}</ref> Three years elapsed from the time she arrived in California until she landed her first televised speaking role, playing a waitress on the TV sitcom ''[[Spin City]]'' in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/jenna-fischer-9-5-for-years/ |title=Jenna Fischer, 9-5 For Years |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=August 26, 2007 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> She subsequently had bit parts in small [[independent film]]s, including ''[[Employee of the Month (2004 film)|Employee of the Month]]'', ''[[Lucky 13]]'' and ''[[The Specials (2000 film)|The Specials]]'', then progressed to guest roles on television shows including ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[Miss Match]]'', ''[[Off Centre]]'', ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'', ''[[Strong Medicine]]'', ''[[That '70s Show]]'', ''[[Undeclared]]'', and ''[[What I Like About You (TV series)|What I Like About You]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/usversion/pam.shtml |title=Comedy: The Office - US Version - Pam Beesly |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>
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 In January 2008, the cast of ''The Office'' won [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]] at the [[14th Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. Fischer, who was voted to deliver the acceptance speech on their behalf, said: "We really love working together. We love each other, we love working together, and being together. And as an ensemble, a lot of people in this group struggled for a long time as non-working actors—like 8, 12, 15, 20 years. So, we're always grateful, we don't take it for granted. Thank you so much."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officetally.com/2008-sag-awards |title='The Office' wins Best Comedy Ensemble SAG Award |date=January 27, 2008 |work=OfficeTally |access-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024155722/https://www.officetally.com/2008-sag-awards |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4l8V2LSioA |title=TO-2008-01 |publisher=slanspo |via=[[YouTube]] |date=January 28, 2008 |access-date=January 28, 2008 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407223144/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4l8V2LSioA |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/country-takes-top-sag-film-award-1117979715/ |title='Country' takes top SAG film award |date=January 27, 2008 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024042748/https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/country-takes-top-sag-film-award-1117979715/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
-Fischer appeared on [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]'s ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]'' in 2006, participating in the show's [[Celebrity Poker Showdown#Eighth tournament|eighth tournament]], shot in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], and playing for [[Catholic Charities USA]]'s Tsunami Relief. In 2007, she starred in the music video for Willie Wisely's single "Through Any Window", directed by longtime friend [[John Cabrera]]; she knew Wisely from work he had done on soundtracks for ''[[LolliLove]]'' and ''[[Tromeo and Juliet]]'', one of her husband's films.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Harward |first=Randy |date=February 2008 |title=Willie Wisely & Jenna Fischer: Kodak Moment |url=https://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=6552 |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Harp (magazine)|Harp]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220141400/https://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=6552 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |access-date=July 20, 2019}}</ref> In December of that year, during the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America strike]], Fischer appeared at [[Sacred Fools Theater Company]] in episode 25 of ''Darque Magick'', a serialized play written and directed by [[Jenelle Riley]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Serial Killers - Darque Magick |url=https://www.sacredfools.org/misc/serialkillers/serials/s3/darquemagick.htm |access-date=December 8, 2013 |publisher=[[Sacred Fools Theater Company]] |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212080121/http://www.sacredfools.org/misc/serialkillers/serials/s3/darquemagick.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2006, she co-starred in Gunn's film ''[[Slither (2006 film)|Slither]]''; Fischer said that Gunn gave her the role of Shelby as a "birthday present".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/slither-movie-james-gunn-cast-jenna-fischer-odd-reason/ |title=Slither: The Odd Reason James Gunn Cast The Office's Jenna Fischer |last=Kennedy |first=Michael |date=April 28, 2020 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509000328/https://screenrant.com/slither-movie-james-gunn-cast-jenna-fischer-odd-reason/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she filmed supporting roles in three feature films: ''[[The Brothers Solomon]]'', with [[Will Arnett]] and [[Will Forte]]; ''[[Blades of Glory]]'', with Arnett, [[Will Ferrell]], [[Jon Heder]] and [[Amy Poehler]]; and ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'', with [[John C. Reilly]], with whom she co-starred again in 2008's ''[[The Promotion]]'', also starring [[Seann William Scott]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2007/09/07/office-star-fischer-splits-with-filmmaker-husband/30320777007/ |title='Office' star Fischer splits with filmmaker husband |work=[[Star-News]] |date=September 6, 2007 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/jenna-fischer-exclusive-video-interview-the-promotion/ |title=Jenna Fischer Exclusive Video Interview THE PROMOTION |last=Weintraub |first=Steve |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=June 11, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/c8ebqq/lets-make-jenna-fischer-a-really-big-movie-star |title=Let's Make Jenna Fischer A Really Big Movie Star! |last=Nolan |first=Erin |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=June 12, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>
+Fischer appeared on [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]'s ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]'' in 2006, participating in the show's [[Celebrity Poker Showdown#Eighth tournament|eighth tournament]], shot in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], and playing for [[Catholic Charities USA]]'s Tsunami Relief. In 2007, she starred in the music video for Willie Wisely's single "Through Any Window", directed by longtime friend [[John Cabrera]]; she knew Wisely from work he had done on soundtracks for ''[[LolliLove]]'' and ''[[Tromeo and Juliet]]'', one of her husband's films.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Harward |first=Randy |date=February 2008 |title=Willie Wisely & Jenna Fischer: Kodak Moment |url=https://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=6552 |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Harp (magazine)|Harp]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220141400/https://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=6552 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |access-date=July 20, 2019}}</ref> In December of that year, during the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America strike]], Fischer appeared at [[Sacred Fools Theater Company]] in episode 25 of ''Darque Magick'', a serialized play written and directed by [[Jenelle Riley]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Serial Killers - Darque Magick |url=https://www.sacredfools.org/misc/serialkillers/serials/s3/darquemagick.htm |access-date=December 8, 2013 |publisher=[[Sacred Fools Theater Company]] |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212080121/http://www.sacredfools.org/misc/serialkillers/serials/s3/darquemagick.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2006, she co-starred in Gunn's film ''[[Slither (2006 film)|Slither]]''; Fischer said that Gunn gave her the role of Shelby as a "birthday present".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/slither-movie-james-gunn-cast-jenna-fischer-odd-reason/ |title=Slither: The Odd Reason James Gunn Cast The Office's Jenna Fischer |last=Kennedy |first=Michael |date=April 28, 2020 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509000328/https://screenrant.com/slither-movie-james-gunn-cast-jenna-fischer-odd-reason/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she filmed supporting roles in three feature films: ''[[The Brothers Solomon]]'', with [[Will Arnett]] and [[Will Forte]]; ''[[Blades of Glory]]'', with Arnett, [[Will Ferrell]], [[Jon Heder]] and [[Amy Poehler]]; and ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'', with [[John C. Reilly]], with whom she co-starred again in 2008's ''[[The Promotion]]'', also starring [[Seann William Scott]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2007/09/07/office-star-fischer-splits-with-filmmaker-husband/30320777007/ |title='Office' star Fischer splits with filmmaker husband |work=[[Star-News]] |date=September 6, 2007 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/jenna-fischer-exclusive-video-interview-the-promotion/ |title=Jenna Fischer Exclusive Video Interview THE PROMOTION |last=Weintraub |first=Steve |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=June 11, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/c8ebqq/lets-make-jenna-fischer-a-really-big-movie-star |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208055507/https://www.mtv.com/news/c8ebqq/lets-make-jenna-fischer-a-really-big-movie-star |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |title=Let's Make Jenna Fischer A Really Big Movie Star! |last=Nolan |first=Erin |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=June 12, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>
-In 2009, Fischer completed shooting on the films ''[[Solitary Man (film)|Solitary Man]]'' and ''[[A Little Help]];'' the latter opened in the summer of 2010 at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="MTV"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2010/06/19/jenna-fischer-dishes-on-drama-with-solitary-man/26919745007/ |title=Jenna Fischer dishes on drama with 'Solitary Man' |last=Leslie Cox |first=Katie |work=[[The Houma Courier]] |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/07/jenna_fischer_1.html |title=''The Office''{{'}}s Jenna Fischer on Her Indie Drama ''A Little Help'', Hiding Her Pregnancy, and Michael Scott's Replacement |last=Hochberg |first=Mina |work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=July 20, 2011 |access-date=February 8, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Also that summer, she filmed on the [[Farrelly brothers]] comedy ''[[Hall Pass]]'', which was released in February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/8e8e6d8aad29e11d4ad2de2bc829d2ae/Jenna-Fischer-attends-the-Hall-Pass-premiere-in-Los-Angeles/ |title=Jenna Fischer attends the "Hall Pass" premiere in Los Angeles |publisher=[[United Press International|UPI]] |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> She was named a producer of the mid-August through October 2010 run of the critically acclaimed play ''Sad Happy Sucker'', written by her husband Lee Kirk and directed by friend [[Sean Gunn]]; it previously ran as a theatre workshop in February and March 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Alex |date=September 10, 2010 |title=Jenna Fischer and husband Lee Kirk revive play 'Sad Happy Sucker' |url=https://www.kpcc.org/news/2010/09/10/19112/jenna-fischer-and-husband-lee-kirk-revive-play-sad/ |access-date=October 8, 2014 |publisher=[[KPCC (FM)|Southern California Public Radio]] |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814071330/https://www.kpcc.org/news/2010/09/10/19112/jenna-fischer-and-husband-lee-kirk-revive-play-sad/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2009, Fischer played left field for the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] team in the [[All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game|Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game]] as part of the [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] Week festivities at [[Busch Stadium]] in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], where she grew up.<ref>{{cite web |last=Everett |first=Cristina |date=July 14, 2009 |title=Jon Hamm, Jenna Fischer, Shawn Johnson join other celebs in 2009 Celebrity Softball game |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2009/07/14/jon-hamm-jenna-fischer-shawn-johnson-join-other-celebs-in-2009-celebrity-softball-game/ |access-date=August 29, 2019 |newspaper=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]] |location=[[New York (state)|New York]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031173109/https://www.nydailynews.com/2009/07/14/jon-hamm-jenna-fischer-shawn-johnson-join-other-celebs-in-2009-celebrity-softball-game/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She was named an official spokeswoman for [[Proactiv]] Skincare Solutions that year<ref>{{cite web |last=Gold |first=Grace |date=January 13, 2010 |title=Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Jenna Fischer Get Proactiv |url=https://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/13/katy-perry-avril-lavigne-jenna-fischer-get-proactiv/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161618/https://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/13/katy-perry-avril-lavigne-jenna-fischer-get-proactiv/ |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2019 |publisher=Stylelist.com}}</ref> and was announced as the voice behind the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Grilled Cheese Academy website in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 6, 2010 |title=Jenna Fischer narrates Grilled Cheese Academy |url=https://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-narrates-grilled-cheese-academy |access-date=October 25, 2010 |work=OfficeTally |archive-date=May 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524094123/http://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-narrates-grilled-cheese-academy |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2010, she returned to co-chair an annual fundraiser auction for her alma mater [[Nerinx Hall High School]], where she auctioned off a set visit to ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' and multiple autographed props from the show.<ref>{{cite web |title=AuctioNerinx |url=https://www.nerinxalumnae.org/s/197/index2.aspx?sid=197&gid=1&pgid=299 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224161744/https://www.nerinxalumnae.org/s/197/index2.aspx?sid=197&gid=1&pgid=299 |archive-date=February 24, 2008 |access-date=December 8, 2013 |publisher=NerinxAlumnae.org}}</ref>
+In 2009, Fischer completed shooting on the films ''[[Solitary Man (film)|Solitary Man]]'' and ''[[A Little Help]];'' the latter opened in the summer of 2010 at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="MTV"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2010/06/19/jenna-fischer-dishes-on-drama-with-solitary-man/26919745007/ |title=Jenna Fischer dishes on drama with 'Solitary Man' |last=Leslie Cox |first=Katie |work=[[The Houma Courier]] |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/07/jenna_fischer_1.html |title=''The Office''{{'}}s Jenna Fischer on Her Indie Drama ''A Little Help'', Hiding Her Pregnancy, and Michael Scott's Replacement |last=Hochberg |first=Mina |work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=July 20, 2011 |access-date=February 8, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Also that summer, she filmed on the [[Farrelly brothers]] comedy ''[[Hall Pass]]'', which was released in February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/8e8e6d8aad29e11d4ad2de2bc829d2ae/Jenna-Fischer-attends-the-Hall-Pass-premiere-in-Los-Angeles/ |title=Jenna Fischer attends the "Hall Pass" premiere in Los Angeles |publisher=[[United Press International|UPI]] |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> She was named a producer of the mid-August through October 2010 run of the critically acclaimed play ''Sad Happy Sucker'', written by her husband Lee Kirk and directed by friend [[Sean Gunn]]; it previously ran as a theatre workshop in February and March 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Alex |date=September 10, 2010 |title=Jenna Fischer and husband Lee Kirk revive play 'Sad Happy Sucker' |url=https://www.kpcc.org/news/2010/09/10/19112/jenna-fischer-and-husband-lee-kirk-revive-play-sad/ |access-date=October 8, 2014 |publisher=[[KPCC (FM)|Southern California Public Radio]] |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814071330/https://www.kpcc.org/news/2010/09/10/19112/jenna-fischer-and-husband-lee-kirk-revive-play-sad/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2009, Fischer played left field for the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] team in the [[All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game|Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game]] as part of the [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] Week festivities at [[Busch Stadium]] in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], where she grew up.<ref>{{cite web |last=Everett |first=Cristina |date=July 14, 2009 |title=Jon Hamm, Jenna Fischer, Shawn Johnson join other celebs in 2009 Celebrity Softball game |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2009/07/14/jon-hamm-jenna-fischer-shawn-johnson-join-other-celebs-in-2009-celebrity-softball-game/ |access-date=August 29, 2019 |newspaper=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]] |location=[[New York (state)|New York]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031173109/https://www.nydailynews.com/2009/07/14/jon-hamm-jenna-fischer-shawn-johnson-join-other-celebs-in-2009-celebrity-softball-game/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She was named an official spokeswoman for [[Proactiv]] Skincare Solutions that year<ref>{{cite web |last=Gold |first=Grace |date=January 13, 2010 |title=Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Jenna Fischer Get Proactiv |url=https://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/13/katy-perry-avril-lavigne-jenna-fischer-get-proactiv/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161618/https://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/13/katy-perry-avril-lavigne-jenna-fischer-get-proactiv/ |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2019 |publisher=Stylelist.com}}</ref> and was announced as the voice behind the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Grilled Cheese Academy website in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 6, 2010 |title=Jenna Fischer narrates Grilled Cheese Academy |url=https://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-narrates-grilled-cheese-academy |access-date=October 25, 2010 |work=OfficeTally |archive-date=May 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524094123/http://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-narrates-grilled-cheese-academy |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2010, she returned to co-chair an annual fundraiser auction for her alma mater [[Nerinx Hall High School]], where she auctioned off a set visit to ''The Office'' and multiple autographed props from the show.<ref>{{cite web |title=AuctioNerinx |url=https://www.nerinxalumnae.org/s/197/index2.aspx?sid=197&gid=1&pgid=299 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224161744/https://www.nerinxalumnae.org/s/197/index2.aspx?sid=197&gid=1&pgid=299 |archive-date=February 24, 2008 |access-date=December 8, 2013 |publisher=NerinxAlumnae.org}}</ref>
-After finishing ''The Office'', Fischer starred in the [[off-Broadway]] play ''Reasons to Be Happy'', written and directed by [[Neil LaBute]], which ran from May to June 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brantley |first=Ben |date=June 11, 2013 |title='Reasons to Be Happy', by Neil LaBute |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/theater/reviews/reasons-to-be-happy-by-neil-labute.html |access-date=March 15, 2015 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418234832/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/theater/reviews/reasons-to-be-happy-by-neil-labute.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She starred in the world premiere of [[Steve Martin]]'s comedy ''[[Meteor Shower (play)|Meteor Shower]]'' at the [[Old Globe Theatre]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]], from July 30 to September 18, 2016. She also worked with actors [[Greg Germann]], Alexandra Henrikson and [[Josh Stamberg]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meteor Shower |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/15-16-season1/meteor-shower/ |access-date=August 31, 2016 |publisher=[[Old Globe Theatre|TheOldGlobe.org]] |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607231905/https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/15-16-season1/meteor-shower/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
+After finishing ''The Office'', Fischer starred in the [[off-Broadway]] play ''Reasons to Be Happy'', written and directed by [[Neil LaBute]], which ran from May to June 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brantley |first=Ben |date=June 11, 2013 |title='Reasons to Be Happy', by Neil LaBute |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/theater/reviews/reasons-to-be-happy-by-neil-labute.html |access-date=March 15, 2015 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418234832/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/theater/reviews/reasons-to-be-happy-by-neil-labute.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She starred in the world premiere of [[Steve Martin]]'s comedy ''[[Meteor Shower (play)|Meteor Shower]]'' at the [[Old Globe Theatre]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]], from July 30 to September 18, 2016. She also worked with actors [[Greg Germann]], Alexandra Henrikson, and [[Josh Stamberg]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meteor Shower |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/15-16-season1/meteor-shower/ |access-date=August 31, 2016 |publisher=[[Old Globe Theatre|TheOldGlobe.org]] |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607231905/https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/15-16-season1/meteor-shower/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
-In 2018, Fischer was interviewed on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' wearing only a towel and jeans when the zipper on her dress broke shortly before she went on. She boldly came out on stage carrying the dress she'd intended to wear and commented to the audience: "I'm mentally freaking out [because] I'm on a talk show in a towel, but I'm physically very comfortable."<ref>{{cite web |title='Panicked' Jenna Fischer does Jimmy Kimmel interview in a bath towel |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/panicked-jenna-fischer-jimmy-kimmel-interview-bath-towel/story?id=54194599 |last=Allen |first=Karma |access-date=October 6, 2021 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |date=April 3, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152425/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/panicked-jenna-fischer-jimmy-kimmel-interview-bath-towel/story?id=54194599 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+In 2018, Fischer was interviewed on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' wearing only a towel and jeans when the zipper on her dress broke shortly before she went on. She boldly came out on stage carrying the dress she'd intended to wear and commented to the audience: "I'm mentally freaking out [because] I'm on a talk show in a towel, but I'm physically very comfortable."<ref>{{cite web |title='Panicked' Jenna Fischer does Jimmy Kimmel interview in a bath towel |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/panicked-jenna-fischer-jimmy-kimmel-interview-bath-towel/story?id=54194599 |last=Allen |first=Karma |access-date=October 6, 2021 |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=April 3, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152425/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/panicked-jenna-fischer-jimmy-kimmel-interview-bath-towel/story?id=54194599 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 On September 11, 2019, Fischer announced that she and [[Angela Kinsey]] would co-host a weekly ''The Office'' rewatch [[podcast]] called ''[[Office Ladies]]'', which premiered on October 16.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite tweet |number=1171930005535748096 |user=jennafischer |title=We are excited to be joining the @earwolf team to bring you our new podcast Office Ladies! Each week, @AngelaKinsey and I will watch an episode of The Office and give you all the stories and behind-the-scenes scoop...as well as some BFF banter about our lives. Starts Wed 10/16! |first=Jenna |last=Fischer |date=September 11, 2019 |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> Its first episode was released October 16, 2019.<ref name="Twitter"/> Their guests have included actors [[John Krasinski]], [[Oscar Nunez]] and [[Rainn Wilson]], and producers/directors [[Greg Daniels]], [[Paul Feig]] and [[Ken Kwapis]]. Fischer and Kinsey continued to produce the podcast during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] by recording it in closet studios in their homes. On January 21, 2021, ''Office Ladies'' won the 2021 [[iHeartRadio]] Podcast of the Year Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast-awards/ |title=iHeartRadio Podcast Awards |publisher=[[iHeartRadio Podcast Awards]] |access-date=September 19, 2021 |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521201429/https://www.iheart.com/podcast-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
-In February 2021, Fischer and Kinsey announced that they were writing a new book, ''The Office BFFs,'' a collection of stories and photos about their friendship and time on the show.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/tv/jenna-fischer-angela-kinsey-write-book-office-bffs/ |title=Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey Share Their Most 'Personal' Stories Yet in New Book "Office BFFs" |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |last=Gillette |first=Sam |date=February 16, 2021 |access-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606031559/https://people.com/tv/jenna-fischer-angela-kinsey-write-book-office-bffs/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It was published on May 17 2022 by [[HarperCollins|HarperCollins Publishers LL]] as a hardcover, e-book and audiobook.<ref>{{cite web |title=Office BFFs |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/OfficeBFFs |work=[[Office Ladies]] |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025222025/https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/OfficeBFFs |url-status=live}}</ref>
+In February 2021, Fischer and Kinsey announced that they were writing a new book, ''The Office BFFs,'' a collection of stories and photos about their friendship and time on the show.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/tv/jenna-fischer-angela-kinsey-write-book-office-bffs/ |title=Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey Share Their Most 'Personal' Stories Yet in New Book "Office BFFs" |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |last=Gillette |first=Sam |date=February 16, 2021 |access-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606031559/https://people.com/tv/jenna-fischer-angela-kinsey-write-book-office-bffs/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It was published on May 17, 2022 by [[HarperCollins|HarperCollins Publishers LL]] as a hardcover, e-book and audiobook.<ref>{{cite web |title=Office BFFs |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/OfficeBFFs |work=[[Office Ladies]] |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025222025/https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/OfficeBFFs |url-status=live}}</ref>
 On February 28, 2023, Fischer was announced to play Mrs. Heron in the [[Mean Girls (2024 film)|film adaptation]] of the Broadway musical ''[[Mean Girls (musical)|Mean Girls]]'', based on the [[Mean Girls|2004 film of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/jenna-fischer-mean-girls-paramount-1235274531/ |title=Jenna Fischer Joins Paramount's 'Mean Girls' Musical Movie |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 28, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228181421/https://deadline.com/2023/02/jenna-fischer-mean-girls-paramount-1235274531/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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 After Fischer moved to [[Los Angeles]], her childhood friend [[Sean Gunn]] helped her get a part in a showcase and then introduced her to his brother, filmmaker [[James Gunn]].<ref name="Truman"/> That small part in a showcase led to Fischer getting her first manager.<ref name="Truman"/> She and James Gunn married on October 7, 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/jenna_fischer.shtml |title='The Office' Cast Biographies - Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly |publisher=[[NBC]] |access-date=December 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305002335/https://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/jenna_fischer.shtml |archive-date=March 5, 2009}}</ref> They announced their separation in September 2007 and divorced in 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jenna-fischer-and-her-husband-split/ |title=Jenna Fischer and Her Husband Split |last=Laudadio |first=Marisa |date=September 5, 2007 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112005437/https://people.com/celebrity/jenna-fischer-and-her-husband-split/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN0525685020070906 |title="Office" actress Fischer, husband separate |date=September 5, 2007 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220011342/http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN0525685020070906 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zimbio.com/Celebrity+News/articles/4fsUc_JYUNn/James+Gunn+Shares+Post+Ex+Jenna+Fischer+Says |title=James Gunn Shares Post on Ex Jenna Fischer, Says Not All Failed Relationships Make Enemies |last=Trowbridge |first=Cecily |date=April 30, 2016 |work=[[Livingly Media|Zimbio]] |access-date=October 19, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502120402/https://www.zimbio.com/Celebrity+News/articles/4fsUc_JYUNn/James+Gunn+Shares+Post+Ex+Jenna+Fischer+Says |archive-date=May 2, 2016}}</ref> In 2010, Fischer helped Gunn cast [[Rainn Wilson]], her ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' co-star, in Gunn's film ''[[Super (2010 American film)|Super]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.stlmag.com/A-Conversation-With-Director-James-Gunn/ |title=A Conversation With Director James Gunn |last=Medlin |first=Jarrett |date=May 26, 2011 |magazine=[[St. Louis Magazine]] |access-date=November 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812212651/https://www.stlmag.com/A-Conversation-With-Director-James-Gunn/ |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
-In June 2009, Fischer's engagement to filmmaker Lee Kirk was announced.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/the-office-star-jenna-fischer-is-engaged/ |title='The Office' Star Jenna Fischer Is Engaged |last=Wang |first=Cynthia |date=July 6, 2009 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014559/https://people.com/celebrity/the-office-star-jenna-fischer-is-engaged/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-engaged |title=Jenna Fischer engaged! |date=July 6, 2009 |work=OfficeTally |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212043149/http://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-engaged |url-status=live}}</ref> The two met and fell in love on the set of ''[[The Giant Mechanical Man]]'', a film written and directed by Kirk, which premiered at the [[Tribeca Festival|Tribeca Film Festival]] in April 2012; Fischer attached herself as producer and actor to the movie. "Very slowly, over those months, our meetings started turning into dates. I was hesitant to tell him that I was developing feelings for him because this is my first producing job. I wanted to be professional! And here I am, falling in love with the writer," Fischer told ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/04/jenna-fischer-on-her-inner-pam-beesly.html |title=Jenna Fischer on ''The Giant Mechanical Man'', Falling in Love on Set, and How Much She's Like Pam Beesly |last=Ebiri |first=Bilge |work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=April 26, 2012 |access-date=February 8, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/who-is-lee-kirk-jenna-fischer-husband-7565879 |title=Who Is Jenna Fischer's Husband? All About Lee Kirk |last=Ballard |first=Jamie |date=January 4, 2024 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> They married on July 3, 2010; the wedding ceremony was officiated by their friend [[Jeff Probst]], whom they met at a [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] party.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerpop/article_272633023.shtml |title=Jenna Fischer Weds Lee Kirk |work=National Ledger |date=July 5, 2010 |access-date=July 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708193227/https://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerpop/article_272633023.shtml |archive-date=July 8, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/07/jenna-fischer-reportedly-marries-newlywed-megan-fox-returns-home/1 |title=Jenna Fischer marries; newlywed Megan Fox returns home |last=Blas |first=Lorena |date=July 5, 2010 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415003530/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/07/jenna-fischer-reportedly-marries-newlywed-megan-fox-returns-home/1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fischer |first=Jenna |title=The Office Ladies Podcast - The Alliance |url=https://officeladies.com/transcript-ep-004-the-alliance |work=[[Office Ladies]] |access-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006042143/https://officeladies.com/transcript-ep-004-the-alliance |url-status=live}}</ref> Fischer and Kirk announced her pregnancy with their first child in May 2011; the pregnancy coincided with her character's second pregnancy on ''The Office''{{'}}s [[The Office (American season 8)|eighth season]]. In September 2011, Fischer gave birth to their son.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/jenna-fischer-son-weston-born/ |title=Jenna Fischer Welcomes a Son |last=Hammel |first=Sara |date=October 3, 2011 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204065710/https://people.com/parents/jenna-fischer-son-weston-born/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/114872_Baby_News_Jenna_Fischer_Gives_Birth |title=Baby News: Jenna Fischer Gives Birth |date=October 3, 2011 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight|ET Online]] |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=July 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727182657/https://www.etonline.com/news/114872_Baby_News_Jenna_Fischer_Gives_Birth |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/ministry-of-gossip/story/2011-10-03/jenna-fischer-of-the-office-has-a-new-baby-son |title=Jenna Fischer of 'The Office' has a new baby son |last=D'Zurilla |first=Christie |date=October 3, 2011 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=April 15, 2012 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812205418/https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/ministry-of-gossip/story/2011-10-03/jenna-fischer-of-the-office-has-a-new-baby-son |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2014, she gave birth to their second child, a daughter.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/jenna-fischer-welcomes-daughter-harper-marie/ |title=Jenna Fischer Welcomes Daughter Harper Marie |date=June 13, 2014 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014420/https://people.com/parents/jenna-fischer-welcomes-daughter-harper-marie/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/551198/jenna-fischer-and-husband-welcome-a-baby-girl-see-her-adorable-photo?dlvrit=48939 |title=Jenna Fischer and Husband Welcome a Baby Girl—See Her Adorable Photo! |last=Nessif |first=Bruna |date=June 13, 2014 |work=[[E!#E! Online|E! Online]] |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828134506/https://www.eonline.com/news/551198/jenna-fischer-and-husband-welcome-a-baby-girl-see-her-adorable-photo?dlvrit=48939 |url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, during the engagement, Kirk made a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] on ''The Office'' in the [[The Office (American season 6)|season six]] episode "[[The Delivery (The Office)|The Delivery]]" as Clark, the male [[lactation consultant]] who examines Fischer's character, in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mashable.com/article/the-office-jenna-fischer-lee-kirk-clark-the-delivery |title=Jenna Fischer and her husband chat about his cameo on 'The Office' |last=Gallucci |first=Nicole |date=June 6, 2022 |publisher=[[Mashable]] |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>
+In June 2009, Fischer's engagement to filmmaker Lee Kirk was announced.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/the-office-star-jenna-fischer-is-engaged/ |title='The Office' Star Jenna Fischer Is Engaged |last=Wang |first=Cynthia |date=July 6, 2009 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014559/https://people.com/celebrity/the-office-star-jenna-fischer-is-engaged/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-engaged |title=Jenna Fischer engaged! |date=July 6, 2009 |work=OfficeTally |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212043149/http://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-engaged |url-status=live}}</ref> The two met and fell in love on the set of ''[[The Giant Mechanical Man]]'', a film written and directed by Kirk, which premiered at the [[Tribeca Festival|Tribeca Film Festival]] in April 2012; Fischer told ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'': "I attached myself as producer and actor to the movie. Then, for the next six or eight months or so, Lee was writing the movie, and he would turn in different drafts, and I would give him my thoughts. Very slowly, over those months, our meetings started turning into dates. I was hesitant to tell him that I was developing feelings for him because this is my first producing job. I wanted to be professional! And here I am, falling in love with the writer".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/04/jenna-fischer-on-her-inner-pam-beesly.html |title=Jenna Fischer on ''The Giant Mechanical Man'', Falling in Love on Set, and How Much She's Like Pam Beesly |last=Ebiri |first=Bilge |work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=April 26, 2012 |access-date=February 8, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/who-is-lee-kirk-jenna-fischer-husband-7565879 |title=Who Is Jenna Fischer's Husband? All About Lee Kirk |last=Ballard |first=Jamie |date=January 4, 2024 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> They married on July 3, 2010; the wedding ceremony was officiated by their friend [[Jeff Probst]], whom they met at a [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] party.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerpop/article_272633023.shtml |title=Jenna Fischer Weds Lee Kirk |work=National Ledger |date=July 5, 2010 |access-date=July 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708193227/https://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerpop/article_272633023.shtml |archive-date=July 8, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/07/jenna-fischer-reportedly-marries-newlywed-megan-fox-returns-home/1 |title=Jenna Fischer marries; newlywed Megan Fox returns home |last=Blas |first=Lorena |date=July 5, 2010 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415003530/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/07/jenna-fischer-reportedly-marries-newlywed-megan-fox-returns-home/1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fischer |first=Jenna |title=The Office Ladies Podcast - The Alliance |url=https://officeladies.com/transcript-ep-004-the-alliance |work=[[Office Ladies]] |access-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006042143/https://officeladies.com/transcript-ep-004-the-alliance |url-status=live}}</ref> Fischer and Kirk announced her pregnancy with their first child in May 2011; the pregnancy coincided with her character's second pregnancy on ''The Office''{{'}}s [[The Office (American season 8)|eighth season]]. In September 2011, Fischer gave birth to their son.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/jenna-fischer-son-weston-born/ |title=Jenna Fischer Welcomes a Son |last=Hammel |first=Sara |date=October 3, 2011 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204065710/https://people.com/parents/jenna-fischer-son-weston-born/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/114872_Baby_News_Jenna_Fischer_Gives_Birth |title=Baby News: Jenna Fischer Gives Birth |date=October 3, 2011 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight|ET Online]] |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=July 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727182657/https://www.etonline.com/news/114872_Baby_News_Jenna_Fischer_Gives_Birth |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/ministry-of-gossip/story/2011-10-03/jenna-fischer-of-the-office-has-a-new-baby-son |title=Jenna Fischer of 'The Office' has a new baby son |last=D'Zurilla |first=Christie |date=October 3, 2011 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=April 15, 2012 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812205418/https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/ministry-of-gossip/story/2011-10-03/jenna-fischer-of-the-office-has-a-new-baby-son |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2014, she gave birth to their second child, a daughter.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/jenna-fischer-welcomes-daughter-harper-marie/ |title=Jenna Fischer Welcomes Daughter Harper Marie |date=June 13, 2014 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014420/https://people.com/parents/jenna-fischer-welcomes-daughter-harper-marie/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/551198/jenna-fischer-and-husband-welcome-a-baby-girl-see-her-adorable-photo?dlvrit=48939 |title=Jenna Fischer and Husband Welcome a Baby Girl—See Her Adorable Photo! |last=Nessif |first=Bruna |date=June 13, 2014 |work=[[E!#E! Online|E! Online]] |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828134506/https://www.eonline.com/news/551198/jenna-fischer-and-husband-welcome-a-baby-girl-see-her-adorable-photo?dlvrit=48939 |url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, during the engagement, Kirk made a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] on ''The Office'' in the [[The Office (American season 6)|season six]] episode "[[The Delivery (The Office)|The Delivery]]" as Clark, the male [[lactation consultant]] who examines Fischer's character, in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mashable.com/article/the-office-jenna-fischer-lee-kirk-clark-the-delivery |title=Jenna Fischer and her husband chat about his cameo on 'The Office' |last=Gallucci |first=Nicole |date=June 6, 2022 |publisher=[[Mashable]] |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>
 Fischer is passionate about animal welfare, and is involved with the Los Angeles organizations Kitten Rescue and [[Rescue Rover]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jenna-fischer-a-little-crazy-about-cats/ |title=Jenna Fischer: 'A Little' Crazy About Cats |last=Harrington |first=Maureen |date=September 12, 2008 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204065805/https://people.com/celebrity/jenna-fischer-a-little-crazy-about-cats/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Before ''The Office'', she did three years of hands-on rescue work for the two groups.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=429048027 |title=I'm Back! And, I love Kittens! |last=Fischer |first=Jenna |date=August 31, 2008 |publisher=[[Myspace]] |access-date=October 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328103642/https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=27753303&blogId=429048027 |archive-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref> She also regularly fosters cats and hosted Kitten Rescue's annual Fur Ball Gala in 2008, 2009, and 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.looktothestars.org/news/1233-jenna-fischer-hosts-fur-ball |title=Jenna Fischer Hosts Fur Ball |last=Saunders |first=Tim |date=September 16, 2008 |publisher=LookToTheStars.org |access-date=October 25, 2010 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719173333/http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1233-jenna-fischer-hosts-fur-ball |url-status=live}}</ref>
-In 2017, as part of season one of ''My Houzz'', Fischer gave her sister, Emily Elmore, a surprise [[renovation]] of her kitchen, lounge and dining room in admiration of her sister's work as a teacher and community-based service worker. Fischer commented with an emotional statement: "I want to do this for Emily because she does so much and asks for so little—my sister is my hero."<ref>{{cite web |title=My Houzz: Watch Jenna Fischer Secretly Renovate Her Sister's Home |date=May 4, 2020 |url=https://www.houzz.com.au/houzz-tv/my-houzz-watch-jenna-fischer-secretly-renovate-her-sister-s-home-stshtvvw-vt~83630898?vm=list |publisher=Houzz.com |access-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006061237/https://www.houzz.com.au/houzz-tv/my-houzz-watch-jenna-fischer-secretly-renovate-her-sister-s-home-stshtvvw-vt~83630898?vm=list |url-status=live}}</ref>
-On April 17, 2018, Fischer was a guest of an event at [[DePauw University]] that was interrupted by students protesting allegedly [[Racism|racist]], [[Homophobia|homophobic]], and [[Antisemitism|anti-semitic]] slurs found on campus. In response to the protests, Fischer announced she would donate the money she received from DePauw to the [[NAACP]], the [[Anti-Defamation League]], and [[The Trevor Project]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2018/04/19/jenna-fischer-pam-office-donates-depauw-university-pay-after-student-protests-racism/532112002/ |title=Jenna Fischer donates DePauw University pay after student protests shake up the school |last1=Clark |first1=Andrew |last2=Bartner |first2=Amy |date=April 19, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Indianapolis Star]] |access-date=April 25, 2018 |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326094417/https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2018/04/19/jenna-fischer-pam-office-donates-depauw-university-pay-after-student-protests-racism/532112002/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Filmography==
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 | ''Channel 493''
 | Rane
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 | ''[[Born Champion]]''
 | Wendy Miller
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 | [[Short film]]
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 | ''Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleepover''
 | Kelsey
 | [[Voice acting|Voice]]
 |-
-| 2003
 | ''[[Melvin Goes to Dinner]]''
 | Sister / Hostess
 |
 |-
-| 2004
+| rowspan="3" | 2004
 | ''[[Employee of the Month (2004 film)|Employee of the Month]]''
 | Whisper
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 |-
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 | ''{{sortname|The|Women|nolink=1}}''
 | Leslie
 | Short film
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-| 2004
 | ''[[LolliLove]]''
 | Jenna Gunn
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 |-
-| 2007
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 | ''[[Blades of Glory]]''
 | Katie Van Waldenberg
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 | ''{{sortname|The|Brothers Solomon}}''
 | Michelle
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 |-
-| 2007
 | ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]''
 | Darlene Madison
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-| 2001
+| rowspan="2" | 2001
 | ''[[Undeclared]]''
 | Betty / Sorority Girl
 | 2 episodes
 |-
-| 2001
 | ''[[Spin City]]''
 | Waitress
 | Episode: "A Shot in the Dark: Part 2"
 |-
-| 2002
+| rowspan="2" | 2002
 | ''[[Off Centre]]''
 | Melanie
 | Episode: "The Backup"
 |-
-| 2002
 | ''[[What I Like About You (TV series)|What I Like About You]]''
 | Kim
 | Episode: "Copy That"
 |-
-| 2003
+| rowspan="2" | 2003
 | ''[[Strong Medicine]]''
 | Camille Freemont
 | Episode: "Maternal Mirrors"
 |-
-| 2003
 | ''[[Miss Match]]''
 | Connie
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 | Episode: "Factory Girls"
 |-
-| 2005
+| rowspan="2" | 2005
 | ''[[That '70s Show]]''
 | Stacy Wanamaker
 | Episode: "Don't Lie to Me"
 |-
-| 2005
 | ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''
 | Sharon Kinney
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 | Episode: "Jenna Fischer Wears a Floral Blouse & Black Heels"
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-| 2015
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 | ''[[Newsreaders]]''
 | Kelly Spears
 | Episode: "The FMK Killer; Newsreaders: Behind the Scenes"
 |-
-| 2015
 | ''[[You, Me and the Apocalypse]]''
 | Rhonda MacNeil
 | Main cast; 10 episodes<br>Also associate producer
 |-
-| 2016
+| rowspan="3" | 2016
 | ''[[The Mysteries of Laura]]''
 | Jennifer Lambert
 | Recurring role; 3 episodes
 |-
-| 2016
 | ''[[The Grinder (TV series)|The Grinder]]''
 | Kelly
 | Episode: "Genesis"
 |-
-| 2016
 | ''[[Drunk History]]''
 | [[Katharine Wright Haskell]]
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 | rowspan="2"| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]]
-| rowspan="2"| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/60nfjv/the-office-wins-sag-award-for-best-comedy-ensemble |title='The Office' Wins SAG Award for Best Comedy Ensemble |author=Jace at Televisionary |date=January 29, 2007 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605052530/https://www.mtv.com/news/60nfjv/the-office-wins-sag-award-for-best-comedy-ensemble |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/awards/sopranos-30-rock-win-screen-actors-guild-awards/ |title='Sopranos', '30 Rock' Win Screen Actors Guild Awards |last=Orloff |first=Brian |date=January 27, 2008 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=August 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823105602/https://people.com/awards/sopranos-30-rock-win-screen-actors-guild-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rowspan="2"| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/60nfjv/the-office-wins-sag-award-for-best-comedy-ensemble |title='The Office' Wins SAG Award for Best Comedy Ensemble |author=Jace at Televisionary |date=January 29, 2007 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605052530/https://www.mtv.com/news/60nfjv/the-office-wins-sag-award-for-best-comedy-ensemble |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/awards/sopranos-30-rock-win-screen-actors-guild-awards/ |title='Sopranos', '30 Rock' Win Screen Actors Guild Awards |last=Orloff |first=Brian |date=January 27, 2008 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=August 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823105602/https://people.com/awards/sopranos-30-rock-win-screen-actors-guild-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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