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Regina Marie "Jenna" Fischer (born March 7, 1974) is an American actress and director. She is most widely known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Pam Halpert (née Beesly) on the NBC situation comedy and mockumentary The Office, and has also appeared in several films, including Blades of Glory, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, The Promotion and Hall Pass.
Fischer was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but raised in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Jim, a plastics engineer, and Anne (née Miller) Fischer, a history teacher. Fischer has one younger sister, Emily, a third grade teacher.
Her father is of mostly German, as well as Swiss-German, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), Scottish, and English, descent. Her mother has German, 1/4 Bohemian (Czech), 1/4 Hungarian, and possibly English, ancestry.
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March 7, 1974
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Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
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September 24, 2011
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