Entertainment Movies Jennifer Garner Gets 50th Birthday Messages from Reese Witherspoon, Rita Wilson, and More: 'Lots of Love' Jennifer Garner also received well wishes from Ina Garten and Maria Shriver, among many others, to ring in her milestone 50th birthday By Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early 2020, before later transitioning to a freelance role, and then staff positions soon after. Nicholas writes and edits anywhere between 7 to 9 stories per day on average for PEOPLE, spanning across each vertical the brand covers. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 17, 2022 04:49PM EDT Photo: Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty; Stefanie Keenan/Getty; Rich Fury/Getty The stars have aligned to celebrate Jennifer Garner on her milestone 50th birthday. The 13 Going on 30 actress received an outpouring of love from some of her famous friends on social media on Sunday, as she turned another year older. Garner shared a video on Instagram of various farm animals jumping around joyfully, writing atop the clip, "Waking up on my birthday 🥳." The mother of three simply added a single confetti emoji in the caption of her post. Jennifer Garner Gets Early Birthday Surprise from Donny Osmond: 'Object of My Childhood Adoration' In the comments section, Garner was met with warm messages from stars such as Reese Witherspoon, Rita Wilson, Maria Shriver, and Ina Garten. "Happiest Birthday to our happy little farm girl! 💗," Witherspoon, 46, wrote, as Wilson, 65, said, "Happy Birthday sweet Jen! The best is yet to come." Added Garten, 74: "Happy, Happy Birthday!!! Sending lots of love. ❤️❤️❤️." "Happy Birthday!!!! Wishing you all the joy in the world 💜," commented Lacey Chabert, while Merrin Dungey wrote, "Happiest birthday my friend!! ❤️❤️❤️🥳🥳🥳." Maria Shriver also shared a special message, writing, "Happy happy my friend what a great day to have a birth day," likely referring to how Garner's birthday falls on Easter this year. Garner also received some love from two stars of The Office, as Jenna Fisher wrote, "Happy Birthday!!!" in the comments section, while Angela Kinsey added, "Happy Birthday!! Sending you big hugs!! ❤️." RELATED VIDEO: Jennifer Garner Makes Us Smile With Each New Post Ahead of her Sunday birthday celebrations, the Yes Day star got quite the surprise from legendary singer Donny Osmond on Friday. In a clip shared on Instagram, Garner appeared to be in awe as she watched a video of Osmond, 64, singing to her for her special day, before he then popped up behind her to complete the tune in person. Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday? Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday. After hugging Osmond, he presented her with a cake that read "13 going on 50," a nod to her popular film, and the two went on to sing a duet together before Garner covered her face with a napkin, seemingly still in shock over the moment. Celebrities Who Are Turning 50 in 2022 "My first (pre)birthday surprise was a doozy— the one and only, legend in his own time, object of my childhood adoration and devotion— @donnyosmond showed up to knock my purple socks off," she captioned the memorable footage. Added Garner: "He took an hour and a half of his day to sit with me, sing my favorites, and to give me a master class on how to be a class act. Thank you, Donny. 💜."