===2001–05: Television breakthrough and transition to film===Later in 2001, J.J. Abrams, the producer of "Felicity", in which Garner had played a recurring role since 1998, approached Garner to audition for the role of Sydney Bristow in his new spy drama "Alias".
Kasneje je dobila svojo prvo televizijsko vlogo in sicer v televizijskem filmu "Zoya", ki je temeljil na romanu Danielle Steel.