Pam Beesly
One of the few sane people at Dunder Mifflin, the lovely Pam Beesly takes her role as office receptionist all in her stride. She is polite, reasonable and ...
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One of the few sane people at Dunder Mifflin, the lovely Pam Beesly takes her role as office receptionist all in her stride.
She is polite, reasonable and friendly, which is pretty impressive given that she has to bear the brunt of Michael's dreadful routines.
Jenna Fischer was born on March 7th and raised in St. Louis, Missouri where, aged five, she took her first acting class.
Much like her character Pam, she has a talent for administrative work and toiled for many years as both a receptionist and administrative assistant. Apparently she can type 85 words per minute with 90 percent accuracy!
In addition to The Office, Jenna is no stranger to US television, having guest starred on vSix Feet Under, That '70s Show, Cold Case and Spin City to name a few. Her feature-film credits include Employee of the Month, Lucky 13 and Slither.
She also wrote and directed the feature film Lollilove, starring herself, Linda Cardellini from ER, Judy Greer, and her husband, James Gunn.
As a result, Fischer was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Emerging Actor Award at the St. Louis Film Festival. In addition, she received the Tromadance Independent Soul Award at the American Film Market.
A former volunteer with the animal rescue organization Kitten Rescue as a foster parent for sick and injured cats, Fischer has a passion for animals.
She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, their dog Wesley and cat Andy.