Biography

Mini Biography:
Born in Pomona, California, on April 28, 1981, Jessica Alba and her family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, when she was an infant. Three years later, her Air Force father brought the family back to California, then to Del Rio, Texas, before finally settling in Southern California when Jessica was nine. In love with the idea of becoming an actress from the age of five, she was 12 before she took her first acting class. Nine months later, she was signed by an agent. A gifted young actress, Jessica has already played a variety of roles ranging from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning her career. She made her feature film debut in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures' comedy Camp Nowhere (1994). Originally hired for two weeks, she got her break when an actress in a principal role suddenly dropped out. Jessica cheerfully admits it wasn't her prodigious talent or charm that inspired the director to tap her to take over the part - it was her hair, which matched the original performer's. The two-week job stretched to two months, and Jessica ended the film with an impressive first credit. Two national TV commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney quickly followed before Jessica was featured in several independent films. She branched out into TV in 1994 with a recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy series "The Secret World of Alex Mack" (1994). She played an insufferable young snob, devoted to making life miserable for the the title character, played by Larisa Oleynik. That same year, she won the role of "Maya" in "Flipper" (1995) and filmed the pilot for the series. She spent 1995 shooting the first season's episodes in Australia. An avid swimmer and PADI-certified scuba diver, Jessica was delighted to be doing a show that allowed her to play with dolphins. The show's success guaranteed it a second season, which she also starred in. Her involvement in the show lasted from 1995 to 1997. Since the show ended, she has appeared in a number of TV shows and films. In 1996, she appeared in Venus Rising (1995) as "Young Eve". The next year, she appeared on the "The Dini Petty Show" (1989), a Canadian talk show, and spoke about her role in "Flipper" (1995) and her general acting career. She began working on P.U.N.K.S. (1999), featuring Randy Quaid, in 1998. In early 1998, she appeared in "Brooklyn South" (1997) as "Melissa". That same year, she was in two episodes of "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) as "Leanne" and in two episodes of "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" (1998). She appeared in "Teen Magazine" in 1995 and various European magazines in the following several years. More importantly, she was featured in the February 1999 issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine. She also had major roles in two movies that year: Never Been Kissed (1999) and Idle Hands (1999). In 2000, she had roles in Paranoid (2000/I) and starred in the sci-fi TV series "Dark Angel" (2000).


Facts and trivia
This entry was posted on Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Full Name: Jessica Marie Alba
Date of Birth: 28 April 1981
Birth Place: Pomona, California, USA
Height: 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Light brown
Star Sign: Taurus

Favourites

Television: Project Runway, Weeds, The Discovery Channel’s “Blue Planet”

Movies: Say Anything, Juno, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, She’s in Paris, Roman Holiday, The Goonies, Overboard, Peter Sellers’ “The Party”, Roxanne, The Way We Were.

Musicians: Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, She Wants Revenge, Elvis Perkins, Coldwater Kids, Led Zeppeling, Rolling Stones, The Deadly Syndrome.

Milestones
» 1990 Family settled in Southern California.

» 1992 Started studying acting.

» 1993 Feature film debut Camp Nowhere.

»1994 Played recurring role on the Nickelodeon series The Secret World of Alex Mack.

» 1995 TV series debut in regular role of Maya Graham on the syndicated revival of Flipper.

» 1996 Starred opposite Freddie Prinze Jr as his pregnant girlfriend in the ABC Afterschool Special Too Soon For Jeff.

» 1998 Starred in the children s comedy P.U.N.K.S.

» 1999 Acted alongside Drew Barrymore in the comedy Never Been Kissed.

» 1999 Had featured role in the horror thriller Idle Hands.

» 2000 Breakthrough role as the genetically-engineered super-soldier, Max Guevara, on the FOX series Dark Angel ; executive produced and co-written by James Cameron.

» 2003 Starred as a hip hop dancer in the feature Honey.

» 2005 Cast as Nancy, the sweetheart of Sin City, opposite Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke in Robert Rodriguez s Sin City.

» 2005 Cast as Sue Storm/Invisible Girl in Fantastic Four, an adaptation of the Marvel Comics classic.

» 2007 Played a lovable but clumsy penguin trainer, opposite Dane Cook in Good Luck Chuck.

» 2007 Reprised role of Sue Storm in the superhero sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

» 2008 Cast in the supernatural thriller The Eye a remake of the Hong Kong thriller Jian Gui.

» 2008 Co-starred with Mike Myers in The Love Guru.

» 2010 Joined an ensemble cast in the Garry Marshall directed romantic comedy, Valentine s Day.

» Appeared in national advertising campaigns for Nintendo and J C Penney.

» Appeared twice (in different roles) on the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope.

» Moved frequently in the first nine years of her life; lived in Biloxi, Mississippi, Southern California and Texas.

Did you know?

» Her father’s ethnic background is Mexican, her mother’s is French and Danish.

» Was voted the fifth Sexiest Female Star for 2002 in a Hollywood.com poll. Also, formerly engaged to Michael Weatherly. [February 2002]

» Her show “Dark Angel” (2000) was canceled after two seasons on Fox.

» Loves to play golf.

» Graduated high school at age 16.

» Has a tattoo of a daisy with a ladybug on it on the back of her neck.

» Her second cousin is skateboarding legend Steve “Salba” Alba.

» She co-starred in one episode of “Dark Angel” (2000) with her brother, Joshua Alba, titled “…And Jesus Brought a Casserole.” He played, Krit, one of her X-5 brothers who wanted to help destroy Manticore in the Season 1 finale.

» Mentioned in the D12 song “My Band”.

» Was “Punk’d” (2003) on the Ashton Kutcher-hosted MTV show in 2003. Dax Shepard showed up fully nude at a clothing store Jessica was patronizing, following Miss Alba around the store and exposing his “business” to the blushing actress as she tried to shop for clothes. Jessica was a good sport after being informed it was all a practical joke, taped for the popular hidden- camera show.

» Though it is common for actresses and female pop stars to strip down to various states of undress for magazine layouts and movie/TV scenes, she has stated that she is a very modest girl and would never do a nude scene or pose topless in a magazine. She has posed for men’s magazines fully dressed, however.

» Said once in an interview that she began preparing her own meals as a child to control her weight and maintain her health. She said the food her family prepared led to weight problems for them, so she avoided that.

» After graduating from high school, she studied with William H. Macy and his wife, Felicity Huffman, at David Mamet’s Atlantic Theater Company.

» She wanted to become an actress at the age of five.

» Threatened to sue Playboy Magazine for using her picture on the cover of the March 2006 issue without her permission. She said it misled people to believe she appeared nude in the magazine, which she did not. Hugh M. Hefner apologized for the confusion and made a charity contribution on her behalf, to the satisfaction of all parties.

» Loves to cook. Her specialty is chicken enchiladas and homemade tortillas.

» Loves Harley Davidson motorcycles.

» Went to strip clubs as a part of her research for her character in Sin City (2005). However, she said that it didn’t help because all the pro-strippers were doing “is trying to get tips”.

» Regularly goes to watch NBA player Baron Davis when he plays in Los Angeles as her boyfriend, Cash Warren, is a close friend of Davis.

» The bra that she wore in Sin City (2005) drew a winning bid of $1,025 in an eBay auction.

» Learned how to play the violin for her role in The Eye (2008).

» Mentioned in Ashley Tisdale’s song “He Said She Said”.

» Her father was a pro-circuit tennis player before joining the Air Force.

» She has the Sankskrit word for “lotus” tattooed on the inside of her wrist.

» Her maternal grandfather was a Marine NCO for thirty years, serving in the Pacific during WWII, and later as Asst. Drum Major for the United States Marine Band.

» Started training in dance and Tae Bo two months prior to the start of scheduled filming on Honey (2003) (July 2002).

» Frightened of flying birds.

» Engaged to Cash Warren [December 27, 2007].

» In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year to be $9 million.

» Paid $4,050,000 for a 4,686-square-foot house in Beverly Hills, California. [2008]

» Jessica and husband Cash Warren welcomed their first baby, a girl named Honor Marie Warren, on the 7th of June, 2008 in Los Angeles.

» Named to GQ Magazines’ 25 Sexiest Women in film of all time.

» Has portrayed a character named Sam or Samantha in four different movies.

» Her favorite color is purple.

» Is mentioned in Eminem’s Relapse song “We Made You” 2009.

» Born at 1:51 PM (PDT).

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