- In January 2009 Jennifer was granted a temporary restraining order against a man who had been stalking her. It was revealed the man had moved to LA to be closer to her and had sent her more than 120 letters which were threatening and harassing in nature.
- Jennifer and fiancé Ross McCall announced their break up in January, 2009. Jennifer, 29, got engaged to the Scottish actor, 32, in November 2007 after dating for two years. Following the split, the couple entered into a custody battle of their dog, Boxer. Since July 2009, she has been engaged to Ghost Whisperer co-star Jamie Kennedy.
- Jennifer's first stage performance was when she danced and sang "The Greatest Love of All". She was six years old then.
- Among her hobbies are roller skating and horseback riding.
- Hewitt was among the twenty-four actors and actresses named TV Guide's Sexiest Stars on TV in 2008.
- Jennifer had difficulty mastering an English accent for her role in The Truth About Love. She was the only American among the film's cast and crew.
- Jennifer's List Rankings:
2002 - No.7, FHM's Sexiest Women in the World, US edition
2002 - No.14, Rush Magazine's Sexiest Women List
2002 - No.11, Stuff magazine's 102 Sexiest Women in the World
2005 - No.32, Maxim's Hot 100 List
2005 - No.20, FHM's Sexiest Women in the World
2006 - No.43, FHM's Sexiest Women in the World
2008 - No.20, Maxim's Hot 100 List
2008 - No.96, Forbes's Celebrity 100 List
2008 - No.76, AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women List
2009 - No.10, Maxim's Hot 100 List
- Jennifer co-wrote the song "I'm Gonna Love You" for the animated video The Hunchback of Notre Dame II with Chris Canute.
- Jennifer is a former member of the American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet. Members of the cabinet help out using their talents and resources in furthering the cause of the organization.
- Jennifer wrote a story for the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. Her story is entitled "A Friend For Life" and is about her friendship with a young cancer patient named Nicole whose dream was to meet her.
- Jennifer is 5' 2½" (159 cm) tall.
- In October 2006, Jennifer revealed she can’t ride a bicycle. Despite having lessons from her mother and boyfriend, Jennifer just can’t seem to get her balance.
- Jennifer admitted on the Heartbreakers commentary that she cannot drive a car with a manual transmission.
- Jennifer did a Barbie commercial in 1992. She also did commercials for LA Gear between 1989 and 1991 and for Neutrogena. In 2007, Jennifer became an endorser for Hanes Underwear.
- Jennifer has released three music albums: Let's Go Bang (1995), Jennifer Love Hewitt (1996), and BareNaked (2002).
- Jennifer broke her finger filming the "flopper dive" scene in Heartbreakers.
- Jennifer sent three dozen pink roses to Gwyneth Paltrow the night before Paltrow won the Oscar in 1999. Hewitt also wrote her a two-page letter praising her as a role model and admiring her work. Paltrow sent a reply a week later, and Hewitt framed it - "it's my favorite thing". When the two actresses met for the first time at the 2000 Golden Globes, Jennifer recounts that "she came up to me and gave me a hug for the flowers. I thought I was going to pass out. I was absolutely going to have a heart attack."
- Jennifer attended Laurel Springs High School with Christine Lakin. They graduated with class of 1997.
- Meredith Brooks helped write songs for Jennifer's 2002 CD BareNaked that would transition her music career from Teen Pop to more Adult Alternative Pop.
- Jennifer is superstitious and believes in psychics and tarot cards.
- Before Ghost Whisperer Jennifer Love Hewitt was supposed to be in the ABC comedy In The Game as a mid-season replacement but it was pulled from development after two failed pilots.
- Jennifer dated singer John Mayer in 2002. She also dated actors Joey Lawrence (1996), Will Friedle (1996-1997), Wilmer Valderrama (1999), and talk show host Carson Daly (1997-1999).
- Jennifer originally came to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. Her plans changed, however, when she got the role of Sarah on Party of Five.
- Regarding the making of the song used in Sailor Moon, she is not the original creator and her singing is not heard in Sailor Moon. The maker of the song is Jennifer Cihi, but Jennifer Love Hewitt made her own version of the song after being a longtime fan of Sailor Moon.
- Roles Lost Out or Turned Down:
Paige Matthews (replacement for Shannen Doherty) in Charmed, went to Rose McGowan
Tricia Jones in Mallrats, went to Renée Humphrey
Darlene in Brokedown Palace, went to Kate Beckinsale (due to scheduling conflicts)
Juliet in Romeo + Juliet, went to Calire Danes (since she was not "modern" enough)
- Jennifer's mother Pat is Italian, and her father Danny is German. Her mom is a speech pathologist while her dad is a medical technician.
- Jennifer appeared in Enrique Iglesias' music video "Hero" (2001) as his love interest. Her other music video appearances for other artists are "High" by Feeder (1997), "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" by Smash Mouth (1998), and "Girl on TV" by LFO (1999).
- Jennifer: I wish I had been nude from the time I was 12 until I was 28. I used to scoff and say, 'No, I feel fat today!' Now the joke's on me.
- Jennifer: We had this joke on the set of I Know What You Did Last Summer. All the girls wore tiny tops, so we called it 'I Know What Your Breasts Did Last Summer'.
- Jennifer (in response to being voted as one of the Worst Dressed by People magazine): I don't consider myself a great dresser either. But I try. Most of the time I'm in khakis and a white T-shirt. I'm a total Gap girl. Super casual, hair in a pony tail and no makeup.
- Jennifer (about her breasts in a Playboy interview): I just accepted them as a great accessory to every outfit.
- Jennifer: I don't want to ever, ever do something in life that isn't fun. Ever.
- Jennifer: You are the only person who can sell you, so you do spend a lot of time in your job by yourself everyday.
- Jennifer: When I came to Los Angeles, it was the first time that I ever felt like I belong somewhere. Not because it was wacky, but because people here understood what I felt like to perform, and there were other kids my age who wanted to do it. I didn't get looked at as God, you freak.
- Jennifer: There's a difference between wanting to be respected and being a strong female and being known for being able to do things, but still very much wanting guys to open the door, wanting them to ask us out, still bringing flowers and stuff like that.
- Jennifer: I've dated some actors that you probably never want to go out with, but that's not because they're actors, but because we didn't connect.
- Jennifer: I'm a hopeless romantic, and very much the person in a relationship to go: If things are going well, I'll buy the flowers, remember the dates of things, plan fun nights out.
- Jennifer: I'd rather be the girl next door than hear: 'Oh, there's the ho-bag.'
- Jennifer: I would just love once to be called sexy. Just because it would make me something other than cute.
- Jennifer: I think we are ready to know that there are going to be people who are ready to save the world, who come out when you're in trouble and make sure that you're okay.
- Jennifer: I love that whole princess mentality, but I also like throwing my hair in a ponytail and just wearing jeans, going on a hike and then eating a big chili-cheeseburger.
- Jennifer: I don't consider stardom to be anything related with me. I hope that the only way this business will ever change me will be a good life.
- Jennifer: I need to go live my life a little better, because I don’t want to go with unfinished business. I don’t want to have somebody have to help me with my goodbyes later. It’s important to say, ‘I love you’, to somebody you haven’t said it to in a while because it matters.
