Jennifer Love Hewitt has embraced beauty and grace, on-screen and off-screen
Jennifer Love Hewitt, a Texas native and an iconic '90s actress, essentially ruled the era, appearing in hit television shows and movies. Jennifer is well-recognized for having started her career as a child actor and singer. She first made an appearance in national television ads before joining the cast of the Disney Channel series 'Kids Incorporated' from 1989 to 1991. The mother of three is well-recognized for her roles in 'Ghost Whisperer', 'I Know What You Did Last Summer', 'The Client List', and other films. The 44-year-old actress was most recently seen in the TV series 9-1-1. In real life, 'The Tuxedo' star has been the target of persistent online plastic surgery allegations. Recently, Jennifer's Instagram profile was inundated with comments about how she looked after sharing a significant hair transition in August 2023. Others, though, grew eager to look back and remember Jennifer. Here is the beautiful evolution of a 'Ghost Whisperer' as an actress and a mother.
1990s: Jennifer's career remained steady as she grew older
Jennifer Love Hewitt made her debut in the Fox teen drama 'Party of Five' from 1995 to 1999 as Sarah Reeves Merrin. She first gained notoriety as a young actress in the horror movie 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' (1997) and its 1998 sequel as Julie James. She additionally portrayed Amanda Beckett in the 1998 teen comedy 'Can't Hardly Wait'. Jennifer Love showed up for The Dream Halloween Party in Santa Monica, California in 1997 benefitting the Children Affected by Aids Foundation.
2008: Jennifer Love Hewitt as a multifaceted artist
Jennifer Love Hewitt made a name for herself in Hollywood as a multifaceted artist throughout the 2000s by juggling lucrative professions in acting, singing, and producing. She appeared in important films such as 'Heartbreakers' (2001) and 'The Tuxedo' (2002). She also provided the voice for two Garfield live-action features (2004-2006). Hewitt's television career took off when she landed the role of Melinda Gordon in the CBS supernatural thriller 'Ghost Whisperer' from 2005 to 2010.
2013: Jennifer Love Hewitt gets married
Jennifer Love Hewitt became the title role in the Lifetime series 'The Client List' in 2012. She portrayed Riley Parks in this series, a single mother who lived a surprising double life in a small Texas town. She also played Kate Callahan on 'Criminal Minds' from 2014 to 2015. Jennifer married Brian Hallisay, also an actor, in a private wedding in November 2013, only days before the birth of their first child, Autumn James Hallisay. They met on the set of the show 'Love Bites' in 2010 and began dating in early 2012. They welcomed their second child, a son named Atticus James Hallisay, in June 2015.
2018: Jennifer Love Hewitt juggles career and motherhood
Hewitt began her role as Maddie Buckley, an ER nurse who works as a 9-1-1 operator after escaping an abusive relationship, on the Fox police procedural 9-1-1 in 2018. "Maddie has a toughness to her," she added of her role. But she's also empathetic and sensitive. People will see her composed on the phone, but fully dealing with the pain and anguish of the callers [once she hangs up]" reports Elle. During this stage in her life, Jennifer balanced her career with the demands of two young children beautifully.
2020: Jennifer Love Hewitt cements TV career
Jennifer Love carried on portraying Maddie Buckley Kendall in the popular Fox drama series '9-1-1' in 2020. Additionally, she made a few appearances in '9-1-1: Lone Star', its spin-off.
2021: Jennifer Love Hewitt becomes a mother again
Jennifer Love and her husband Hallisay made the announcement that she was expecting their third child in May 2021. In September 2021, she gave birth to a child they called Aidan James Hallisay.
2022: Jennifer Love Hewitt tries her hand at singing
She made a comeback in 2022 for the fifth season of '9-1-1', which included a crossover with '9-1-1: Lone Star'. She reportedly also published a new album called 'Love Songs', which included renditions of well-known love songs.
2023: Jennifer Love Hewitt denies plastic surgery rumors
Hewitt shocked her fans in 2023 by drastically changing her hairstyle. She gave her hair a crimson dye job and went for a bob with bangs. She denied having any facial cosmetic surgery in response to several remarks that she appeared 'different'. She claimed to have simply had microblading done on her brows and to used a brow gel product from Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty line, per E-News.
