Jennifer Garner named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Jennifer Garner has been named Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, based not conscionable connected her vocation arsenic an actor, but besides due to the fact that of her grounds arsenic a philanthropist and entrepreneur, the enactment said Thursday.

Garner, 49, volition beryllium the impermanent of grant astatine a parade done Harvard Square, followed by a roast astatine which she volition person her pudding pot, the theatre troupe said successful a statement.

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, which dates to 1844 and bills itself the 3rd oldest theatre radical successful the world, established its Woman of the Year grant successful 1951 to grant radical who person made “lasting and awesome contributions to the satellite of entertainment." Last year's recipient was Viola Davis, and erstwhile winners see Meryl Streep, Katharine Hepburn, Ethel Merman and Cher.

The day of the parade, Feb. 5, is besides opening nighttime for the group’s latest performance.

“We are thrilled to grant Jennifer Garner, who volition beryllium the archetypal Woman of the Year to beryllium honored connected Opening Night,” co-producer Molly Chiang said. “ ’13 Going connected 30′ was my go-to movie increasing up, truthful I can’t hold to conscionable her.”

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Garner was nominated for respective Primetime Emmys for her relation arsenic Sydney Bristow successful the tv spy bid “Alias." She has been lauded for her enactment successful respective movies including “Juno,” “Dallas Buyers Club" and “13 Going connected 30."

Garner is simply a Save the Children trustee and has advocated connected Capitol Hill and astir the federation to rise consciousness and funds for the organization. She besides co-founded the integrated nutrient institution Once Upon a Farm successful 2017, with a extremity of providing children with the highest prime nutrient grown utilizing sustainable methods.

Jason Bateman, who played Garner's hubby successful the 2007 movie “Juno," was named 2022 Man of the Year past month.

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