Hewitt made her feature film debut in an obscure independent film entitled “Munchie” (1992) but went mainstream playing Margaret, a somewhat awkward teen, in “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit” (1993). In 1996, she co-starred in “House Arrest” as one of a group of teens holding their sparring parents hostage and filmed “Trojan War” (released direct-to-video in 1997), in which she essays a young woman whose willingness sends a dweebish youth on an odyssey to find protection. Hewitt solidified her box-office appeal as the lead in the hit thriller “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (1997). Hewitt then joined Sigourney Weaver portraying the actress’ daughter in the comedy feature “HeartBreakers” (2000). In 2002, she was cast as the devil in “The Devil and Daniel Webster”, a film directed by and starring Alec Baldwin. She then teamed up with Jackie Chan for the little-seen action comedy feature “The Tuxedo” (2002) and was cast as Liz, the love interest of the famed comic strip cat’s hapless owner in the big screen adaptation of “Garfield” (2004).

In between acting gigs, Hewitt has cultivated an active singing career, releasing several albums, which have been popular in Japan. Her first American release was 1995’s “Let’s Go Bang”. She recorded the song “How Do I Deal” for the soundtrack of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and created a minor stir with her 2002 album “BareNaked.” She also had a playful 2004 stint on an episode of the NBC series “American Dreams” playing Nancy Sinatra and singing “These Boots Are Made For Walking.” After playing a conniving ad executive who stops at nothing to climb San Francisco’s social ladder in “Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber” (Oxygen, 2005), Hewitt returned to regular series television with “Ghost Whisperer” (CBS, 2005- ), starring as a paranormal investigator with the gift of seeing and communicating with earthbound spirits.

• Also Credited As:
  Jennifer Love Hewitt, Love Hewitt
• Born:
  on 02/21/1979 in Waco, Texas
• Job Titles:
  Actor, Singer, Producer, Songwriter

Family

• Brother: Todd Hewitt. born c. 1971
• Father: Tom Hewitt. divorced from Hewitt’s mother c. September 1979
• Mother: Pat Hewitt. divorced Hewitt’s father c. September 1979; remarried; divorced second husband c. 1989

Significant Others

• Companion: Antonio Sabato. dated Fall 2003; no longer together
• Companion: Kip Pardue. dating as of May 2003; no longer together
• Companion: Ross McCall. met when he guest-starred on an episode of her hit CBS show “The Ghost Whisperer”
• Companion: Scott Austin. dated summer 2004; no longer together
• Companion: Will Estes. dating as of April 2004; no longer together
• Companion: Carson Daly. dated for 18-months from 1997 to 1999
• Companion: Joey Lawrence. dated briefly in 1996
• Companion: John Mayer. reportedly dating July 2002; no longer together
• Companion: Patrick Wilson. dating as of 2001
• Companion: Paul Nicholls. dating as of December 2002
• Companion: Rich Cronin. with band LFO; together since 1999; reportedly separated in 2001
• Companion: Will Friedle. dated from 1996 to c. 1998
• Companion: Wilmer Valderrama. dated briefly in 1999

Education

• Laurel Springs High School, Ojai, California, 1997

Milestones

• — Will star in the Oxygen original movie “Confessions of A Sociopathic Social Climber” based on a best-selling novel by Adele Lang (lensed 2005)
• 1988 At age nine, became member of the Texas Show Team; toured Russia
• 1989 At age 10, toured the world for L.A. Gear
• 1989 Had first regular series role on Disney’s “Kids Inc.”
• 1992 Played Matt Frewer’s daughter on “Shaky Ground” (Fox)
• 1992 Sang the theme song for the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro
• 1993 Co-starred in feature film “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit”
• 1994 Co-starred on “McKenna” (ABC)
• 1994 Played Timothy Busfield’s daughter on “Byrds of Paradise” (ABC)
• 1995 Played Bailey’s songstress girlfriend Sarah Reeves on “Party of Five” (Fox)
• 1996 Co-starred in “House Arrest”
• 1997 Had lead in hit thriller “I Know What You Did Last Summer”
• 1998 Reprised role as Julie in the sequel, “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer”
• 1999 Reprised role of Sarah in the Fox spin-off series “Time of Your Life”; also served as one of the show’s producers
• 2000 Portrayed Audrey Hepburn in an ABC biopic
• 2002 Co-starred with Jackie Chan in action comedy “The Tuxedo”
• 2002 Played the Devil in the Alec Baldwin directed feature “The Devil and Daniel Webster,” a re-telling of a classic play also starring Anthony Hopkins
• 2002 Released album “BareNaked” on Jive Records
• 2004 Played Liz, Garfield’s veterinarian and romantic interest in ” Garfield: The Movie”
• 2004 Played Nancy Sinatra on the NBC series “American Dreams”
• 2005 Cast as Melinda Gordon, a newlywed with the ability to communicate with the recently deceased in the CBS drama “Ghost Whisperer”
• 2006 Reprised role as Garfield’s veterinarian for the sequel, “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties”
• Moved to Los Angeles with family; appeared in over 20 TV commercials
• Raised in Killeen, Texas