Biography
Creating a name for herself through bad girl roles in early works like the indie drama "Bully" (2001) and TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB/UPN, 1997-2003), Garner branched out into music video appearances for the likes of rappers N.E.R.D. and punk rockers Green Day. With a longtime collaborator in director Mike Mills and a fan in director Martin Scorsese, Garner charmed a wider audience in career-boosting work such as in Scorsese's …
Career Milestones
2000 | Made her onscreen debut in a short by artist-video director Mike Mills titled "Architecture of Reassurance" |
2001 | Cast as Heather, one of several fed up teens that conspire to kill a teen tormentor, in Larry Clark's crime drama "Bully" |
2001 | Landed television debut as the gossipy rumor-monger Kirstie on an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" |
2002 | Played a gas-huffing teen girl in "Love Liza" opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman |
2004 | Portrayed Hollywood starlet Faith Domergue opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese's epic biographical film "The Aviator" |
2005 | Landed a featured role in the drug-themed drama "London" |
2005 | Played a cheerleader opposite Tommy Lee Jones in the comedy "Man of the House" |
2005 | Reunited with Mills in his feature directorial debut "Thumbsucker" |
2007 | Cast in the quirky dramedy "Lars and the Real Girl," which starred Ryan Gosling as a delusional man who falls in love with a lifelike sex doll |
2009 | Landed a minor role in "Taking Woodstock" |
2010 | Acted opposite Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in the romantic comedy "Going the Distance" |
2011 | Landed a regular role on the ABC 1960s-era drama "Pan Am" as the flight attendant by day, CIA agent by night Kate |