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Jessica Alba Profile |
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Birth Date: April 28, 1981
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Birth Place: Pomona, California, USA
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Birth Name: Jessica Marie Alba
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Height: 5'6˝"
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Biography |
Jessica Marie Alba (as she is sometimes credited) was born
on April 28, 1981, in Pomona, California. The aspiring
actress relocated with her family (her
Spanish/Mexican-American father was in the Air Force)
several times before finally settling down in Southern
California.
The Alba family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, then back to
California, followed by Del Rio, Texas, and finally back to
the West Coast.
jessica alba in flipper
Despite constantly moving across the U.S., Alba knew she
wanted to be an actress since the age of 5. Her career was
ready to take off when an agent signed her, a mere nine
months after 12-year-old Jessica took an acting class.
Jessica Alba's first film role, in the 1994 film Camp
Nowhere, came her way by chance. She was cast with a bit
part in the film after one of the characters dropped out of
the production. Dark-haired Jessica was cast as the
replacement, thanks to the fact that her hair matched that
of the original actress.
She then ventured into smaller projects on the small screen,
with commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney, and a
recurring role in Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex
Mack in 1994.
Following her Nickelodeon stint, Jessica, also a PADI-certified
scuba diver, was cast as Maya in the 1995 series Flipper.
During production of Flipper, Jessica was actually kidnapped
after having received telephone threats. Thankfully, she was
found unharmed in the trunk of a car.
While working with dolphins on the television series,
Jessica was cast in the disastrous film Venus Rising, as
well as the 1996 made-for-TV movie Too Soon for Jeff and an
episode of Chicago Hope.
alba in never been kissed
1998 was filled with many television show appearances,
including a recurring role on the primetime soap Beverly
Hills, 90210 (practically a prerequisite for budding young
actresses), Brooklyn South and The Love Boat: The Next Wave.
As for film, audiences could catch Jessica in P.U.N.K.S. (aka
Rebels), Never Been Kissed, co-starring Drew Barrymore, and
Idle Hands, co-starring Vivica A. Fox.
jessica alba is dark angel
With Jessica's growing popularity on the Internet after her
role in Flipper and her exotic looks (Jessica's ethnic
background consists of Danish, French and Mexican), it's no
wonder that James Cameron cast her as the lead role in his
television series, Dark Angel. These traits of course, are
bonuses next to the fact that she can act...
Nicknamed "Sky Angel," Jessica has been featured in Teen
Magazine and Vanity Fair, and was nominated for a Golden
Globe in 2001, for Best Actress in a Dramatic Television
Series.
After a long engagement to her older co-star Michael
Weatherly (Logan on Dark Angel) from 2001 to 2003, Alba was
spotted with Mark Wahlberg and even made a cameo on
Wahlberg's show Entourage in 2004.
jessica is sweet as honey
The L'Oreal model (Alba is a Feria hair color spokesperson)
returned to the scene with the title role in 2003's Honey.
After her role as stripper Nancy Callahan in 2005's Sin
City, Jessica could be seen in Into the Blue (with Paul
Walker and Ashley Scott) and Fantastic Four -- both are also
set to be released in 2005. In 2006, Jessica can add Sonic
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Other
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Sister of Joshua Alba
Was #1 on Maxim's Hot 100 Babe List. [2001]
Her father is Mexican, her mother is of French and Danish
descent.
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.
Vote #4 in the Top 10 Sci-Fi Babes in 2002 for her role as
Max in "Dark Angel" (2000).
Loves to play golf.
Started training in dance and Tae Bo two months prior to the
start of scheduled filming on _Honey (2003)_ . [July 2002]
Voted in at #6 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American
edition. [June 2002]
Graduated high school at age 16.
Has a tatoo of a daisy with a ladybug on it on the back of
her neck.
Her second cousin is skateboarding legend Steve "Salba"
Alba.
Broke off her long engagement to co-star Michael Weatherly
("Dark Angel" (2000)) in 2003 but has reconciled recently.
She co-starred in one epidode of "Dark Angel" (2000) with
her brother, Joshua Alba, entitled "...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.
Engaged to "Dark Angel" (2000) costar Michael Weatherly.
[May 2001]
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.
Ranked #12 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the
World" (2002).
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.
Named one of "50 Most Beautiful People" by People Magazine.
[2005]
Had asthma as a child.
She wanted to become an actress at the age of five.
Became anorexic the same year she had a kidney infection
(2001).
Measurements: 34-24-34 according to an interview with
Rolling Stone magazine
Has two pug dogs named Nancy (after her character in Sin
City 2005) and Sid.
Named #5 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Shares birthday with director Danilo Beckovic.
Ranked #3 on E! Television's 2006 101 Sexiest Celebrity
Bodies
Shares a birthday with Penélope Cruz.
She and Hayden Christensen visited Bellevue hospital and
spent time with little children, bringing them Christmas
cheer while filming "Awake".
Ranked and Voted #1 by AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable
Women of 2006
Sued Playboy Magazine for using her picture on the cover of
the March 2006 issue without her permission. She said it
mislad people to believe she appeared nude in the magazine,
which she did not. |
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