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Advice Jennifer Aniston Should Take from Her Movies

Why not have life imitate art? We offer the actress (who turns 41 on Feb. 11) helpful lessons from her reel-life roles (12 Photos)

Kimberly Potts on Feb 11, 2011 at 1:36AM

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Advice Jennifer Aniston Should Take from Her Movies

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Story: In the 2005 Rob Reiner-directed comedy, Sarah (Aniston) becomes obsessed with her past when she learns her family (including her grandmother, played by Shirley MacLaine) was the inspiration for the movie The Graduate.
Lesson: Understanding history is important, but only if learning to not repeat it. Sarah's dalliance with a man from her mother's past almost cost her the man she really loved. And in real life, Jen's fondness for Hollywood pretty boys hasn't always worked out for her. But, we're inspired by the fact that Jen seems to be independent and loving it!