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Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979 in Waco, TexasJennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, producer and singer.

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Hewitt grew up in Killeen, Texas with parents Herbert Daniel Hewitt and Patricia Mae Shipp (who were mostly of English descent). At the suggestion of talent scouts, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother at the age of 10, to pursue a career in both acting and singing.

Her first break came soon thereafter as a child actor on the Disney Channel variety show (1989-1991). She became a household name after landing the role of Sarah Reeves on the popular Fox Television show

She is perhaps most famous for the role of Julie James in the horror films (1998).

In other notable film roles, she was a centerpiece of the chaotic high school comedy (2001), which also featured Gene Hackman and Ray Liotta. Even more recently she was paired with Jackie Chan in the action comedy (2002).

To date she has released four albums with some success, most notably outside the United States in places like Europe and Japan.

In 2003 Jennifer (with Bo Derek) visited troops who are recovering from their 2003 Iraq war injuries at Washington, D.C.'s Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She described it as "an amazing experience".

She is featured on the cover of the March 2005 issue of

From 1997-1999 she dated Carson Daly and from 1999-2001 she dated Rich Cronin. She is currently single.