Happy Birthday to Hollywood’s sweetheart Jennifer Aniston who was born on February 11, 1969, in California, to Greek actor John Aniston and English actress Nancy Dow.

Jennifer spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family, mainly in Athens and Crete, where her family is from. They then relocated to New York City, where Jennifer’s father landed his role as “Victor Kiriakis” on the daytime soap “Days of Our Lives” and her Godfather was Greek American actor Telly Savalas.

Aniston has, on numerous occasions, credited her unique and flawless appearance to her Greek background. “My dad is 100 per cent Greek; he turned 85, and he barely has a wrinkle. And neither did my grandmother, who was 95 when she died,” she says.

Jennifer had her first taste of acting at age 11 when she joined a drama club and developed a passion for the arts. She began her professional training as a drama student at New York’s School of Performing Arts, “Fame” school.

After many Broadway, television and film appearances, in 1994, a pilot called “Friends Like These” came along. Originally asked to audition for “Monica”, Aniston refused and auditioned for the role of “Rachel Green”, the suburban princess turned coffee peddler. With the worldwide success of Friends, Jennifer became a household name in Hollywood and famous around the globe.

Since then, Jennifer has concentrated on films and is now known as a leading film actress, with hits including Horrible Boss, Bruce Almighty, Marley & Me and The Break-Up and only recently, the morning show.

Happy Birthday, Jennifer Aniston!. Jennifer Joanna Aniston turns 55 years old today.

Here are five fun facts about the actress.

1. She turned down 'Saturday Night Live' so she could star on 'Friends.'.

2. Aniston hated her famous haircut, “The Rachel.”.

3. Aniston was the first guest on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show.'.

4. She had a goth phase in high school. 5. She is one of the highest-paid TV stars. Happy Birthday, Jennifer Aniston!