Jennifer Love Hewitt

**Jennifer Love Hewitt** (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She is most known for playing "Sarah Reeves" in the Fox television series _Party of Five_ from (1995-1999),  and as "Julie James" in the _I Know What You Did Last Summer_ movies. She also played "Melinda Gordon" on the CBS television series _Ghost Whisperer_.

### Early life and career

Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas. Her father is Herbert Daniel Hewitt. Her mother was Patricia Mae (née Shipp, died 2012). She moved to Garland, Texas in 1987. Hewitt grew up in Killeen, Texas.  After the divorce of her parents, Hewitt and her only sibling, Todd Hewitt, grew up with her mother.

As a young girl, Hewitt liked music. At the age of three, she sang _The Greatest Love of All_ at a livestock show.  By the time she was five, Hewitt did tap dancing and ballet. At the age of ten she moved to Los Angeles, California, with her mother for a career in both acting and singing.

After moving to Los Angeles, Hewitt was in more than twenty television commercials. She was a child actor on the Disney Channel variety show _Kids Incorporated_ (1989–1991). Hewitt became a young star after getting the role of 'Sarah Reeves' on the Fox Television show _Party of Five_ (1995–1999). She joined the cast during its second season.

### Movie and music career

Hewitt's first movie role was in the independent movie _Munchie_ (1992). Hewitt became very well known after a lead role in the horror movie _I Know What You Did Last Summer_ (1997).  She also played in the sequel _I Still Know What You Did Last Summer_ (1998). Other  movie roles included the high school comedy _Can't Hardly Wait_ (1998) and the romantic comedy _Heartbreakers_ (2001). In 2002, she worked with Jackie Chan in the action comedy _The Tuxedo_.

She has released four albums with some success, mostly in Europe and Japan. Her first album was released in Japan, where she is widely known.

## Personal life

Hewitt married actor Brian Hallisay in 2013. The couple's daughter named Autumn James Hallisay, born on November 26, 2013. Their son named Atticus James Hallisay, born on June 24, 2015, Their second son named Aidan James Hallisay, born on September 2021.

## Hewitt's movies

|Year|Title|Character|Other notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1992|_Munchie_|Andrea Kurtz|||
|rowspan=2|1993|_Little Miss Millions_|Heather Lofton|Also known as _Home for Christmas_|
|_Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit_|Margaret||||
|1996|_House Arrest_|Brooke Figler|||
|rowspan=2|1997|_Trojan War_|Leah Jones||
|_I Know What You Did Last Summer_|Julie James||||
|rowspan=3|1998|_Can't Hardly Wait_|Amanda Beckett||
|_Telling You_|Deb Freidman||||
|_I Still Know What You Did Last Summer_|Julie James||||
|1999|_The Suburbans_|Cate|||
|2001|_Heartbreakers_|Page Conners|||
|rowspan=3|2002|_The Hunchback of Notre Dame II_|Madellaine|(direct-to-video) (voice)|
|_The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina_|Thumbelina|(direct-to-video) (voice)|||
|_The Tuxedo_|Del Blaine||||
|rowspan=3|2004|_The Truth About Love_|Alice Holbrook||
|_If Only_|Samantha Andrews||||
|_Garfield_|Liz||||
|2006|_Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties_|Liz|||
|2007|_Shortcut to Happiness_|The Devil|||
|rowspan=2|2008|_Tropic Thunder_|Herself|cameo|
|_Delgo_|Princess Kyla|voice|||
|2011|_Café_|Claire|||
|2012|_Jewtopia_|Alison Marks|||
|2021|_Pups Alone_|Gidget|Voice||
|2022|Betty White: A Celebration|Herself|Documentary||
|2025|I Know What You Did Last Summer|Julie James|||

## Other websites

- Jennifer Love Hewitt Bio at CBS - Ghost Whisperer

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **instrument**: Vocals


## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Jennifer Love Hewitt LF2.jpg
- **caption**: Hewitt at the premiere of _27 Dresses_ in 2008
- **birth place**: Waco, Texas, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actresstelevision producerwritertelevision directorsingersongwriter
- **partner**: Jamie Kennedy (2009-2010)
- **spouse**: Brian Hallisay
- **children**: 3
- **years active**: 1989–present (actress)
1992–2002 (singer)
- **known for**: _Party of Five__Ghost Whisperer_