Jenna Fischer: 'A Little Help' Trailer (VIDEO)

As Pam Beasley, she's gone from depressed receptionist to happily married mother and fulltime saleswoman at Dunder Mifflin. And while it's been rewarding to see her TV development, Jenna Fischer's true career arc just got a whole lot more exciting.

Fischer, a supporting star in movies such as "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," and "Hall Pass," takes the lead in the quirky indie dramedy from Fox Searchlight titled, "A Little Help." Cast as a woman in post-9/11 Long Island whose philandering husband (Chris O'Donnell) suddenly drops dead, she's charged with raising her amusingly depressed 12-year old son on her own, while trying to put together the pieces of a shattered love life -- and deal with an annoying parrot outside the window of her dental office.

The parrot may be annoying, but the love life is more complicated; that's always the case when your old high school boyfriend is now your brother-in-law.

This should just be the start of big screen leading roles for Fischer; she just completed another top line job, starring in "The Giant Mechanical Man," an off-beat romantic comedy.

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Comments

[skybar]

09:17 AM on 05/26/2011

I hope she avoids the Jennifer Aniston fate.

[PatA]

12:10 PM on 05/26/2011

The fate of being respected and respectful, rich, nice, kind, beautiful and classy?

She'll handle it just fine.

[skybar]

04:09 PM on 05/26/2011

No, the fate of playing Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller's girlfriend in so-so comedies.

[mcmutter]

01:45 PM on 05/25/2011

my oh my ... our little girl is all growd up ....

[jmoderate99]

11:53 PM on 05/24/2011

All the Moderat99's, wife and kids, are big Office fans, but we were especially taken by "Pam". She, the part of Pam, is just like many people we all know. Jenna F surely must have some of those same traits. I wish her luck, plus the trailer really looks funny yet poignant at the same time.

[Katy Hyatt]

11:26 PM on 05/24/2011

It's about time! She's so likeable and I can't wait to see her gain the recognition she deserves.


By the way, Pam is not a salesman on The Office. She's the office administrator.

[emncaity]

10:00 AM on 05/25/2011

I thought she was both, in her latest job(s).

[BlackJAC]

08:24 PM on 05/24/2011

Why does Jenna Fischer insist on being so loveable?

[emncaity]

10:01 AM on 05/25/2011

Because she cannot have me, since I am happily married. She's doing her best. I admire her for it.

[PedroLeon]

05:54 PM on 05/24/2011

Pam Beasley can do no wrong in my book.

[Max Shaw]

03:32 PM on 05/24/2011

I think shes great. I love that girl next door look. She seems very down to earth and bubbly. Kind of the similar vibe I get from Zooey.

[CarlyHope]

02:38 PM on 05/24/2011

really want to see this

[nycagnes]

12:41 PM on 05/24/2011

I love Jenna, I think she is very talented and with the right vehicles can really shine. Is this one of them? I don't know, but it is better than doing a Muppet movie like her TV co-star John Krasinski is doing.

[Results May Vary]

07:57 PM on 05/24/2011

You realize how many people are in the new Muppet movie? It's going to be huge.

[BlackJAC]

08:25 PM on 05/24/2011

And what's wrong with doing a Muppet movie?  I'd gladly do a Muppet movie if they'd let me work alongside the Swedish Chef.

[pb28]

12:40 PM on 05/24/2011

looks good

[violettefemme]

12:14 PM on 05/24/2011

I'll definitely see this, but I have to say...maybe the headline should read "Jenna goes Hollywood" because honestly, I could not even tell who that was in the headline photo!

And I've been watching her on The Office since day 1!

[LivelyLexie]

09:36 AM on 05/25/2011

I like her, but that headline pic is seriously Photoshopped.

[manelady]

12:03 PM on 05/24/2011

Looking forward to seeing this one.

[craftycrow]

12:03 PM on 05/24/2011

I'm not a fan of hers at all, but we'll see...

[VennyKC]

03:45 PM on 05/24/2011

I will nervously await your review of the film.

[craftycrow]

03:49 PM on 05/24/2011

Yeah, well I guess you'll be waiting for everyone's review, since I'm clearly not the only person to have an opinion on this forum.

[Carbon Forteetoo]

11:40 AM on 05/24/2011

I was going to write something snarky about how she'll never be able to jump to the big screen, because yadda yadda. But then I watched the clip, and Jenna was really good in it.

/And she was married to Mr. Callen?

[the5thhorseman]

12:23 PM on 05/24/2011

G

[BlackJAC]

08:26 PM on 05/24/2011

Who--SPOILER ALERT IN EFFECT--might actually be Romanian.

[SconnieGuy]

11:22 AM on 05/24/2011

Looks like a winner. And Jenna's breath of fresh air. She'll be going to the big screen full-time soon IMO.