Following a four year hiatus from cinema, Aniston returned to film work in 1996, when she played supporting roles in the independent films Dream for an Insomniac, and She's the One, alongside Edward Burns and Cameron Diaz.

In 2012, Aniston appeared in Wanderlust with Paul Rudd, with whom she co-starred in the 1998 movie The Object of My Affection and also Friends.

Along with Brad Pitt and Brad Grey, CEO of Paramount Pictures, Aniston founded the film production company Plan B Entertainment in 2002, although she and Grey withdrew in 2005.

In an interview following the launch, Aniston said that she would also like to create a fragrance for men.

Since 2007, Aniston has worked in a publicity campaign for the drink SmartWater ; on March 7, 2011, she released a YouTube video, titled " Jennifer Aniston Goes Viral ", for SmartWater, tripling online interest in the product within 24 hours of the release.

Aniston revealed that her divorce prompted her to reach out to her mother, Nancy, from whom she was estranged for nearly a decade.

Aniston has also stated she was devastated by the death of her longtime therapist, whose work helped make her separation from Pitt easier.

Aniston said her relationship with Pitt, which she does not regret, was " seven very intense years together " and that " it was a beautiful, complicated relationship.

After her divorce, Aniston began a relationship with actor Vince Vaughn, with whom she co-starred in The Break-Up.

Although Aniston disliked the hairstyle she wore during her first two years on Friends, " The Rachel " became and remains very popular among women.

" That same year, she played Deanna Schine in the thriller Derailed, co-starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston.

His new lifestyle impacts his life both for better and worse, particularly with his relationship with his supportive girlfriend, Emily Poule ( Jennifer Aniston ), when she decides not to continue with him throughout the remainder of the tour as a rock star girlfriend, though Emily and Izzy agree to get back together when the tour reaches Seattle.

She has also performed significant roles in films like The Smokers ( 2000 ), as Karen Carter, the drama film Home Room ( 2002 ) as Alicia Browning, she appeared in White Chicks ( 2004 ), played a supporting role in Made of Honor ( 2008 ) and appeared in He's Just Not That Into You ( 2009 ), starring Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson and Drew Barrymore.

Hoffmann then returned to the 24 Hours Plays where she acted alongside Jennifer Aniston.

Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow.

Aniston was cast in her first television role in 1990, starring as a regular on the short-lived series Molloy and in the TV movie Camp Cucamonga.

The producers of the show originally wanted Aniston to audition for the role of Monica Geller, but Courteney Cox was considered to be better suited to the role.

Thus, Aniston was cast as Rachel Green.

The program was successful and Aniston, along with her co-stars, gained world-wide reputation among television viewers.

Aniston was a guest star on the Season 2 premiere of ABC's sitcom Cougar Town, playing a psychiatrist.

In 2006, Aniston appeared in the low-budget drama Friends with Money, which was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival and received a limited release.

On December 25, 2008, Marley & Me, in which Aniston starred alongside Owen Wilson, was released.

In 2001, Aniston was in Melissa Etheridge's music video for " I Want To Be In Love ".

Aniston worked for over a year on a new perfume, which was released on July 21, 2010, at Harrods in London.

Original plans called for the perfume to be named Lolavie by Jennifer Aniston, but to avoid confusion with a similarly named perfume, the name was changed to simply Jennifer Aniston.

During this period there was intense speculation in the media that Pitt had been unfaithful to Aniston with his Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-star, Angelina Jolie.

In August 2012, it was announced that Aniston and Theroux were engaged.

Aniston has had two septoplasties to correct her deviated septum — one which was incorrectly done in 1994 and the second in January 2007.

Aniston was also included in the annual Star Salary Top 10 of trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter for 2006.

According to Forbes, in October 2007, Aniston was the top-selling celebrity face of the entertainment industry.

Under the category of the most sought after body shape Aniston was voted in the top three alongside Gisele Bündchen and Penélope Cruz.

Her most recent stage appearance was at the sixth annual 24 Hour Plays alongside Jennifer Aniston, Rosie Perez, and Lili Taylor, in which six writers, six directors, twenty-four actors, and production crews have twenty-four hours to write, direct, and perform six ten-minute plays.

While the film received mixed reviews, Aniston, along with Affleck, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Jennifer Connelly, were often praised by critics as being the stand-outs in the film.

The story is about a plastic surgeon, played by Sandler, who asks his office manager, played by Aniston, to pose as his wife, to prove his honesty to his much younger girlfriend, played by Brooklyn Decker.

Also in 2011, Aniston starred in the comedy movie Horrible Bosses, with Colin Farrell, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jamie Foxx, directed by Seth Gordon.

Farrell starred in the 2011 comedy movie Horrible Bosses, with Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis, directed by Seth Gordon.

She also had a role in the film Friends with Money, a dark comedy co-starring Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, and Joan Cusack, and directed by Nicole Holofcener.

The Object of My Affection is a 1998 romantic comedy film, adapted from the book of the same title by Stephen McCauley, and starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd.

Rachel Karen Green is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom Friends, portrayed by Jennifer Aniston.

* The Bounty Hunter, a 2010 film directed by Andy Tennant, starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston.

He played the male lead in Office Space, which co-starred Jennifer Aniston and was written and directed by Mike Judge.

Along Came Polly is a 2004 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg, starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston in the lead roles.

Soap Opera Digest debuted in November 1975, co-founded by Angela Shapiro and Jerome Shapiro and featuring actors John Aniston, Ron Tomme, Audrey Peters, Birgitta Tolksdorf, Jerry Lacy, and Tudi Wiggins of Love of Life on its first cover.

Leonard Green ' a recurring role on the hit comedy Friends where his character is the father of main cast member Rachel Green played by Jennifer Aniston.

On the occasion of Ben Stiller and David Zwirner ’ s " Artists For Haiti " charity auction at Christie's in 2011, Jennifer Aniston set a record prize for Glenn Ligon's work by purchasing his Stranger # 44 ( 2011 ).

Rock Star is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek and starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston.

Leprechaun is a 1993 horror comedy film written and directed by Rick James and starring Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston in her first feature film role.

The Break-Up is a 2006 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Peyton Reed, starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn.

The Rachel haircut, also called The Rachel, is a bouncy, square-layered hairstyle introduced by Jennifer Aniston in season one of the hit American sitcom Friends ( 1994 ) and named after her character Rachel Green.

However, Aniston ’ s character surprises him by borrowing a friend ’ s utility truck with a “ cherry picker ” boom.

Rumor Has It ... ( Rumour Has It ... in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada ) is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Rob Reiner, starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine and Mark Ruffalo.