Jennifer Garner Shares a Sleepy '70s Throwback Snap of Herself as a Child

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Garner naps with a cat in a throwback photo; Jennifer Garner.Photo:Jennifer Garner/Instagram;Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Jennifer Garner/Instagram;Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Jennifer Garneris throwing it back to the ’70s!

The actress, 52, shared a special message with her fans on Instagram ahead of the holiday weekend — and included a nostalgic photo from her early years.

On Friday, Aug. 30, Garner shared a snapshot from nearly five decades ago, showing theAliasalum taking a nap on a couch while snuggling with a cat and an open book on her lap.

“I’m wishing you a 1970’s couch, book and cat kind of long weekend. 💤😽,” Garner captioned the post.

Garner has been known to sharethrowback snaps on Instagramto mark occasions such as National Teddy Bear Day, National Middle Child Day and variousback-to-school festivities.

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Last August, the13 Going on 30actress uploaded a kindergarten picture as an ode to students returning to the classroom, featuring her former fringe bob haircut, a homemade sweater and a heart-shaped pendant around her neck. “Happy back to school, everyone, from kindergarten Jen in her homemade and hand embroidered jumper,” she captioned the photo.

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While Garner is often reflecting on the past in her social media uploads, she also fills in fans on her current adventures. On Aug. 15, she raved about her recent “dream trip” to Japan, where she visited temples and shrines, posed in Tokyo, enjoyed some ramen and even took snaps of an oyster farmer catching shellfish.

In her Instagram carousel, Garner showed off a boat ride with a glass of champagne, a field of water lilies and a Japanese movie poster for her latest film,Deadpool & Wolverine.

Garner alsospends a lot of quality timewith animals these days. Last month, she shared a lighthearted clip on Instagram of herself giving her cat Moose a tour of the “places he’s never seen before” in her home.

“Moose asked for a tour. 🤷🏻‍♀️,” she captioned the clip, in which she took the feline around the house to get a closer glimpse of her microwave, fridge and fish tank. At the end of the clip, she even let Moose take a stroll on her bed, before the animal got his paw stuck on a blanket.

source: people.com