How America's sweetheart Jennifer Garner went from small-town girl to Hollywood badass

The movie is based on a children's book of the same name, written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. "Yes Day" centers on parents, played by Garner and Edgar Ramírez, who try to make it through one day by only saying "yes" to whatever their kids ask.

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The show was cocreated by "Girls" star Lena Dunham and Garner played Kathryn McSorley-Jodell. The role was challenging for Garner, who's considered America's sweetheart and had to play a character that was brash and bragged about her 11,000 followers online.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actress explained that Dunham and cocreator Jenni Konner had to remind her not to smile or sugar-coat her scenes.

"That was really hard for me," she said. "There were many times I walked deep into caricature, and I would ask, 'Please tell me if this is too much?' But they would say, 'Go further.'"

To celebrate the release of the movie, Garner also showed up to a screening of "Peppermint," bought tickets for herself, and eavesdropped to hear reactions from fans.

During an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," the actress said that she wasn't really thinking" and didn't "have a plan for this." So she ended up hiding behind a curtain, "in the corner like a grown-up."

In an interview, Garner spoke about the impact of the coming-of-age film, and what she hoped that future generations could take away from it.

"My kids are growing up saying, 'Someday when I get married, I don't know if I'll marry a man or a woman,'" Garner said. "That door is open in a way that it never has been and they really do know, 'Oh this is so and so and this is his husband,' and 'This is so and so and this is her wife,' and that has completely been normalized, at least for my kids and hopefully will be for this next generation."

After pausing mid-clap and appearing deep in thought, she became an Internet sensation. She later called the moment "too embarrassing," but that basically made fans love her even more.

That year, Garner was also nominated for a TCA for choice drama movie actress.

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"After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce," their statement to People read. "We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time."

She's starred in a series of commercials since then and her father starred in one of them with her.

Garner played Eve, a doctor that interacted with Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey's characters.

Garner also gushed about Affleck in an interview.

"He knows when to swoop in with the gesture," she said. "He's sweet that way. Honestly, I would do anything for that man, because I know it's not taken for granted."

They played close friends that later became a couple.

That same year, she starred in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" with Matthew McConaughey and "The Invention of Lying" with Ricky Gervais.

A few months later, the series finale of "Alias" aired on ABC.

Like other celebrity couples, Affleck and Garner secretly tied the knot. A few months later, in December 2005, the couple welcomed their first child (daughter Violet).

"We were just always amazed and grateful that we were coming back every year," Garner said of the show. "We didn't know if people would grab onto it at all, particularly because it asks so much of the audience. We're proud that the people who got the show got it so much and have stuck by it through so many changes and have just gone right along with it."

In 2005, Garner was also nominated for a Teen Choice Award for choice movie actress: action adventure/thriller.

Garner's role on "Alias" earned her quite a few fans.

Garner played a 13-year-old girl who felt completely embarrassed after her birthday and wished she could fast forward to being 30 years old. The next day, her character woke up with her wish granted and a new life.

Kate Bosworth, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eve, Beyoncé, and Nia Vardalos were also nominated for the same award.

Garner said that in retrospect, their relationship wasn't going to last long.

"Oh, he's a great guy," Garner told Allure in 2013. "We were full-on grown-ups, but looking back I'm aware we did not know what hit us."

She added: "We didn't have a shot. He's a really good guy, and we just imploded."

Foley also spoke out against speculation over what caused their divorce.

"Nobody else was involved," he said. "Jennifer became a huge celebrity. She became a huge star, and she deserved everything she got. There was no other relationship, there was no infidelity, nothing. People get divorced, you know? Through no one's fault and everyone's fault."

Garner reunited with Affleck on the big screen as Marvel badass Elektra.

In a 2017 interview, Affleck said that sparks flew for the two stars on the set of "Daredevil."

"We met on 'Pearl Harbor,' which people hate, but we fell in love on 'Daredevil,'" he said. "By the way, she won most of the fights in the movie, which was a pretty good predictor of what would happen down the road — my wife, holding swords and beating the living s--- out of me."

Garner's role on "Alias" earned her four total nominations and one win between 2002 and 2005.

Garner starred as Sydney Bristow, the main character on the drama show. She became a secret agent for a division of the CIA after graduating college.

The movie was released a few months before "Alias" premiered on TV.

She played his girlfriend, Wanda.

Unfortunately, their marriage didn't last too long.

She had roles on TV shows like "Law and Order," "Significant Others," and "Time of Your Life."

Garner is one of three daughters (she's the middle child) and credits her demeanor to her upbringing.

"I feel so fortunate to have grown up in a place where people look out for each other," Garner told Southern Living in 2015. "Community is the one thing people crave most, and it's hard to come by. I grew up with such an excess of it that now wherever I go, the first thing I do is build my group."

Before becoming an actress, Garner's jobs included babysitting, working at a men's clothing store, and "building sets and cleaning toilets" at a theater.