Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, singer-songwriter, film and television director and producer. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated. She rose to fame in teenage popular culture in her roles in the Fox series Party of Five, as Sarah Reeves, and films I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel, as Julie James.
As a singer, Hewitt has been signed by Atlantic Records and Jive Records.She is primarily known for her recordings in the pop genre. Her most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100 is the 1999 release "How Do I Deal", which peaked at No. 59. In addition, she has contributed music to the promotion or soundtracks of acting projects.
Hewitt's appearance has been the subject of media attention throughout her career. She has been lauded as one of the most attractive women in the entertainment industry by publications such as
Maxim, in which she was named the
sexiest woman in the world in 1999, and
TV Guide, which named her the sexiest woman on television in 2008. In 2007,
paparazzi photos of Hewitt on a beach led to a much-publicized matter in which she defended her weight, and was supported by other
celebrities. These incidents received coverage from
People magazine.
In addition to acting, Hewitt has also served as producer on some of her film and television projects.In 2010, Hewitt wrote a book on relationships entitled The Day I Shot Cupid. She also starred on the hit CBS television program Ghost Whisperer as Melinda Gordon, a young woman who can communicate with ghosts. She won a Saturn Award in 2007 and 2008 for Best Actress on Television. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her television movie The Client List.
Her first break came as a child actor on theDisney Channel variety show Kids Incorporated , where she was credited as just Love Hewitt. During this time she danced in and sang all the songs for a live action video called Dance! Workout with Barbie released by Buena Vista.
In 1993, she played Pierce Brosnan's daughter in a pilot for NBC called Running Wilde, which featured Brosnan as a reporter for Auto Worldmagazine whose stories cover his own wild auto adventures. However, the series was not picked up and the pilot never aired. Hewitt later had roles in several short-lived television series, such as Fox's Shaky Ground , ABC's The Byrds of Paradise , and McKenna, and finally became a young star after landing the role of Sarah Reeves on the popular Fox Television show Party of Five . She assumed the role of Sarah after joining that show during its second season and continued it on the short-lived Party of Five spin-off, Time of Your Life, which she also co-produced. The show was cancelled after half a season.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
