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Formerly spoiled but always lovely, Rachel Karen Green is charming enough to single-handedly make "Princess" a regal compliment again. Before finding modestly gainful employment at Central Perk, Rachel came from the suburbs, where she had apparently been raised like a prized veal. Her decision to leave her fiancé Barry the Evil Orthodontist at the altar led her to dramatically search out a new life in the big city. Rachel - who we've heard was the queen of her high school - and Monica were childhood friends who'd grown apart for a time. Ross, of course, had a crush on Rachel even back in those old school days. It's not hard to see why.
Part of the charm of Rachel no doubt comes from Jennifer Aniston herself, who grew up around actors - her father John Aniston, who plays Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives, while the late Telly Savalas was her godfather. Born in Sherman Oaks, CA, she was raised by her mother in New York City by her mom, now a photographer. Her parents were divorced when she was nine. Aniston - also an artist - started acting at Manhattan's Rudolf Steiner School. Jennifer has Greek ancestors, and actually spent some time in Greece as a child, before settling in New York because of her father's acting career (specifically he landed a role on "Love of Life"). She first acted at around age 11, as part of the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. Jennifer says that she was always interested in acting, but it Rudolf Steiner's free-spirited atmosphere that encouraged her to make it her career.
She went on to attend New York's High School for Performing Arts, familiar as the Fame school. After graduating in 1987, Aniston did impressive stage work such as For Dear Life at the Public Theatre and Dancing on Checker's Grave. Her TV work, meanwhile, included, Molloy, Ferris Bueller, The Edge, and Muddling Through, and a recurring role on Herman's Head and even some guest appearances on "Quantum Leap" and "Burke's Law".<. She can also be seen in the 1993 Celtic-themed slasher movie, Leprechaun. During the summer hiatus, Aniston filled the upcoming indie film, Dream for an Insomnian, with Ione Skye, as well as two supporting roles in Edward Burns' She's the One and Till There Was You. She also plays the lead in Picture Perfect and How to Date A Congressman. On top of that, there's the milk ad with Friend Lisa Kudrow, the Windows '95 video guide with Matthew Perry, and a Steven Spielberg directed CD-ROM. Even her hair has achieved fame as a popular new 'do, the "Rachel."
Jennifer is also an artist. At age 11 (busy year), one of her paintings was selected for display in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. She still spends much time on art projects, including charcoal drawings, clay sculptures, and paintings.
Gossip sheets have had her dating, at different times, each of the three male Friends, as well as Single Guy' Jonathan Silverman, ER's Noah Wyle, and Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz. Aniston insists, "Adam was the only one true story." It is said that the media spotlight made her relationship fizzle.
Now is the truth really true about how friendly each of the friends are? "You can really talk only with each other," she says in a recent Entertainment Weekly interview.
When her agent first came across the pilot for Friends Like These, now obviously just shortened to Friends, she was originally asked to audition for Monica, though she refused, and thought she was more like Rachel. Obviously that was the truth, because she plays the part perfectly.
In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, camping, and getting closer to nature. She currently lives in Los Angeles.
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