Jenna Fischer

Personal context

Summary

Jenna Fischer is an actor best known for playing Pam Beesly on The Office and for co-hosting the Office Ladies rewatch podcast. She has discussed feminism since her school years, when she gave talks criticizing advertising she felt kept women down, and has said women in comedy face pressure to be attractive as well as funny; she welcomed more female-led comedies. Fischer also urged congressional action on gun legislation in 2016 and has campaigned for cancer screening time off and support for employees with cancer. No public DEI affiliation or race- or LGBTQ-focused advocacy is on record.