It’s never a clear science regarding how an actor becomes successful. So many factors are involved beyond mere talent and the projects that they take on, but it’s always interesting to see which celebrities are destined to stick around for decades or just be passing fads. Jennifer Love Hewitt found tons of success during the late ‘90s & early 2000s, but even though her star has slightly dimmed, she’s still been consistently working.
Jennifer Love Hewitt has been able to tackle different genres throughout her career and she’s created a presence for herself in horror films, television, and romantic comedies, all to great success. It’s been fascinating to see the different pivots that Jennifer Love Hewitt’s career has taken over the years, but it seems likely she still has a bright future ahead of her.
15 I Know What You Did Last Summer Is Still A Slasher Classic
The early 2000s saw a major resurgence in the slasher genre and horror had a real second wind thanks to movies like Scream. I Know What You Did Last Summer was one of the better films to come out of this era and it tells a compelling horror story with murder elements and a cast that’s made up from the popular talent of the time. This one still holds up and many imitators unsuccessfully try to copy its energy.
14 Can't Hardly Wait Expertly Examines The Teenage Condition
Teen rom-coms were another genre of film that was in excess during the late ‘90s and early 2000s and Can’t Hardly Wait is one of the better celebrations of that atmosphere. Jennifer Love Hewitt is among a large cast of talented up & comers and the film does a good job at exploring realistic teen troubles and cultivating the right party vibe.
13 Heartbreakers Is A Fun Look At Feisty Con Women
Films about grifters are always entertaining if there’s enough love being put into the cons and Heartbreakers doesn’t disappoint in that regard. The entertaining comedy features both Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sigourney Weaver as elegant criminals who get in over their heads with their latest marks. The chemistry between Hewitt and Weaver works and there are some real laughs throughout.
12 Criminal Minds Had Hewitt Investigating The Depraved
Criminal Minds has been churning out episodes for well over a decade and any crime procedural of that nature usually rotates through its cast as certain players drop out over the years. Jennifer Love Hewitt was a later addition to the series who lasted for several seasons, but she brings a fresh perspective to the grisly murders and offenses that they investigate in each episode.
11 9-1-1 Has Hewitt Helping The Helpless
Jennifer Love Hewitt’s most recent gig is on 9-1-1, which again puts her in a procedural environment, but this time looking at much less twisted individuals than what she saw on Criminal Minds. 9-1-1 does manage to find creative angles on typical rescue cases and Hewitt has proven to work well with the established cast.
10 Party Of Five Looks At The Beauty Of Family Ties
One of Jennifer Love Hewitt’s biggest roles that helped her get noticed was her part on Fox’s Party of Five. The drama looks at a family of siblings who need to cling together more than ever. Hewitt does some impressive work in the show and definitely gets to do a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to the emotional material.
9 Garfield Brings The Famous Cat To Life
Garfield isn’t a cinematic masterpiece, but it gets the job done and has plenty of fun with the beloved fictional cat. Criticisms aside, the Garfield movies found an audience and resulted in several sequels. Jennifer Love Hewitt is present in the first two movies and gets to toy around with Jon while Garfield is up to his antics.
8 The Ghost Whisperer Has Hewitt See Dead People
The Ghost Whisperer got plenty of criticism upon its release, but it stuck around for several seasons and proved itself to be more than just some passing fascination. Jennifer Love Hewitt leads the odd procedural where she communicates with ghosts and helps them find closure. It turned into very comforting television for many audiences.
7 Time Of Your Life Takes Party Of Five’s Sarah To New York City
Jennifer Love Hewitt was so enigmatic on Party of Five that her character Sarah was even given her own spinoff series, Time of Your Life. The show sends Sarah off to New York City in search of her father and it banked entirely on Hewitt’s star factor. Time of Your Life only lasted one season, but it still got to extend the life of Party of Five.
6 The Tuxedo Is A Fantastical Spin On The Average Jackie Chan Film
The Tuxedo is an outrageous action/comedy hybrid that pairs Jackie Chain together with Jennifer Love Hewitt. The story revolves around a magical tuxedo that gives Chan’s character his legendary fighting abilities, but Hewitt also gets to show off her action skills in the movie, too. It doesn’t exactly all come together, but it’s still a very silly experience.
5 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Returns For Revenge
I Know What You Did Last Summer was such a success that it wasn’t that surprising when a sequel was pushed into production. Unfortunately, the follow-up loses much of the magic from the original movie, with a new cast that’s mostly less interesting and a plot that hinges on ludicrous. In spite of the movies misgivings, Hewitt’s performance remains solid and she does what she can with the material.
4 The Client List Has Hewitt Do What It Takes To Keep Her Family Safe
The Client List has Jennifer Love Hewitt playing a struggling single mother who's forced to turn to "alternative" measures once her financial problems hit new heights. Hewitt's character, Riley, keeps her job a secret, but slowly gets to help the people that she comes across in ways far beyond what's expected. The material is meant to be slightly lurid, but Hewitt helps elevate it.
3 The Truth About Love Pairs Rom-Coms With Mind Games
The Truth About Love is an unusual romantic comedy that involves Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character testing her husband by sending him an anonymous Valentine to see if he tells her about it. When he hides it, she decides to pose as this fictitious person and further test her husband in this bizarre catfishing experiment.
2 The Byrds Of Paradise Shows A Family In Healing
Another one of Jennifer Love Hewitt's earlier roles, Byrds of Paradise features her as Franny Byrd, the eldest sibling of the Byrd family who have just taken up residence in Hawaii. The show isn't anything groundbreaking and it tackles the typical drama associated over a husband in mourning over his wife, but it's notable for also featuring a young Seth Green, who works well opposite Hewitt.
1 Shaky Ground Looks At A Family Of Weirdos
Shaky Ground was an eccentric comedy that aired on Fox for a season and showed a dysfunctional family centered around the unhappy patriarch, Bob Moody. The series was a standard family sitcom that leaned into the humor that comes out of its San Francisco Bay area setting. The show marks one of Hewitt's earliest roles as one of the young children in the Moody family.