Profile
| Jessica Alba Claim to Fame | |
| Famous as | Actress |
| Popular for | As Max Guevara/X5-452 in TV series "Dark Angel" (2000) |
| Jessica Alba Personal Fact | |
| Birth Name | Jessica Marie Alba |
| Birth Date | April 28, 1981 |
| Birth Place | Pomona, California, USA |
| Height | 5` 6" |
| Nationality | American |
| Hair Color | Light Brown |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Education | Attended Claremont High School, Claremont, CA Attended the Atlantic Theater Company |
| Jessica Alba Family | |
| Father | Mark Alba |
| Mother | Catherine Jensen |
| Brother | Joshua Alba (actor, b. 8-Jul-82) |
| Relation | Matthew Weatherly (actor, engaged Feb 2002), Cash Warren (film producer, engaged) |
Trivia
Jessica was raised in a nomadic military family. She grew up a sports fanatic who has rebellious behavior.
Her nick name is "Sky Angel".
Has been on a diet since the age of 12.
Was 12 before she took her first acting class.
Voted 2nd in a poll on World`s Sexiest Bodies compiled by women magazine Glamour in April 2007.
Her second cousin is skateboarding legend Steve "Salba" Alba.
She is a big fan of 1983`s "Flashdance".
She made her feature film debut in 1993 in "Camp Nowhere" (1994). Her two-week job stretched to two months as she got her chance when an actress in a principal role suddenly dropped out.
Jessica was graduated high school at age 16.
After graduating from high school, she studied with William H. Macy and his wife, Felicity Huffman, at David Mamet`s Atlantic Theater Company.
She is an avid swimmer and PADI-certified scuba diver.
Jessica loves to play golf.
She has stated that she would never do a nude scene or pose topless in a magazine.
Was actually kidnapped after having received telephone threats during the production of "Flipper". She was found unharmed in the trunk of a car.
Her show "Dark Angel" (2000) was canceled after two seasons on Fox.
She co-starred in one episode of "Dark Angel" (2000) with her brother, Joshua Alba, entitled "...And Jesus Brought a Casserole."
She has a tatoo of a daisy with a ladybug on it on the back of her neck.
In 2001, she was #1 on Maxim`s Hot 100 Babe List.
She was voted the fifth Sexiest Female Star for 2002 in a Hollywood.com poll.
In 2002, Jessica was ranked #12 in Stuff Magazine`s "102 Sexiest Women in the World" and in 2007 she came at No. 3.
In 2002, she was voted #4 in the Top 10 Sci-Fi Babes for her role as Max in "Dark Angel".
She was voted #6 in FHM`s Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition.
She has started training in dance and Tae Bo two months prior for her new film, "Honey" (2003).
She was "Punk`d" (2003) on the Ashton Kutcher-hosted MTV show in 2003.
She made a cameo on Wahlberg`s show "Entourage" in 2004.
Jessica was mentioned in the D12 song "My Band".
Jessica is a Feria hair color spokesperson for L`Oreal.
Developing her own videogame, co-created new `X-Game sports` technology that is being launched on mobile phones in Korea (Sept 2005).
Topped STARmeter`s list of Most Searched Names of 2005 at No. 6.
Ranked No. 1 on the 2006 "Most Desirable Women" poll held by online magazine AskMen.com.
Picked as one of Seventeen Magazine`s "Style Stars" for its December/January issue (November 2007).
Was at No. 3 on FHM Magazine`s annual list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World" in 2006 and voted the 1st in 2007.
Ranked 2nd on Maxim`s 7th annual "Hot 100" list of the Most Successful Women in Film, TV, Music, Sports and Fashion, which edition hit newsstands on May 18, 2006.
Included in a poll of 100 Sexiest Movie Stars compiled by Empire Magazine in December 2007.
Chosen as the Sexiest Actress in the so-called "What is Sexy?" list compiled by Victoria`s Secret in April 2007.
Included in People Magazine`s annual "100 Most Beautiful People" list in April 2007.
Included as one of the Sexiest Stars in America in the poll conducted by In Touch Magazine (August 2006).
Ranked 3rd in People Magazine`s list of Best-Dressed Women of 2006, named "The Newcomer" who follows more trends.
Honored for her Most Kick-Ass Body at Life & Style Magazine`s 2nd Stylemaker`s Awards, held September 14, 2006 in Los Angeles.
Chosen as the number one celebrity people would like to have as their substitute teacher, in an online poll conducted by National Education Association in November 2006, with 46 percent of the vote.
Chosen 3rd on the poll of the Most Wanted Star Hairstyles conducted by In Touch Magazine in November 2006.
Ranked 9th in an Internet poll in December 2006 on Women Most Men Fantasize About While Making Love to Their Partners.
Signed a $5 million deal to be the new face of beauty giant Revlon (April 2007).
Chosen as the 9th "Most AB-ilicious Star" in Life & Style`s list of celebrities with toned stomachs (May 2007).
Voted the 2nd on Maxim Magazine`s list of 100 Hot Hollywood Starlets in May 2007.
Praised for her Shapeliest Shoulders in the list of "The Sexiest Stars Under The Sun" compiled by Life & Style Magazine in May 2007.
Her nick name is "Sky Angel".
Has been on a diet since the age of 12.
Was 12 before she took her first acting class.
Voted 2nd in a poll on World`s Sexiest Bodies compiled by women magazine Glamour in April 2007.
Her second cousin is skateboarding legend Steve "Salba" Alba.
She is a big fan of 1983`s "Flashdance".
She made her feature film debut in 1993 in "Camp Nowhere" (1994). Her two-week job stretched to two months as she got her chance when an actress in a principal role suddenly dropped out.
Jessica was graduated high school at age 16.
After graduating from high school, she studied with William H. Macy and his wife, Felicity Huffman, at David Mamet`s Atlantic Theater Company.
She is an avid swimmer and PADI-certified scuba diver.
Jessica loves to play golf.
She has stated that she would never do a nude scene or pose topless in a magazine.
Was actually kidnapped after having received telephone threats during the production of "Flipper". She was found unharmed in the trunk of a car.
Her show "Dark Angel" (2000) was canceled after two seasons on Fox.
She co-starred in one episode of "Dark Angel" (2000) with her brother, Joshua Alba, entitled "...And Jesus Brought a Casserole."
She has a tatoo of a daisy with a ladybug on it on the back of her neck.
In 2001, she was #1 on Maxim`s Hot 100 Babe List.
She was voted the fifth Sexiest Female Star for 2002 in a Hollywood.com poll.
In 2002, Jessica was ranked #12 in Stuff Magazine`s "102 Sexiest Women in the World" and in 2007 she came at No. 3.
In 2002, she was voted #4 in the Top 10 Sci-Fi Babes for her role as Max in "Dark Angel".
She was voted #6 in FHM`s Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition.
She has started training in dance and Tae Bo two months prior for her new film, "Honey" (2003).
She was "Punk`d" (2003) on the Ashton Kutcher-hosted MTV show in 2003.
She made a cameo on Wahlberg`s show "Entourage" in 2004.
Jessica was mentioned in the D12 song "My Band".
Jessica is a Feria hair color spokesperson for L`Oreal.
Developing her own videogame, co-created new `X-Game sports` technology that is being launched on mobile phones in Korea (Sept 2005).
Topped STARmeter`s list of Most Searched Names of 2005 at No. 6.
Ranked No. 1 on the 2006 "Most Desirable Women" poll held by online magazine AskMen.com.
Picked as one of Seventeen Magazine`s "Style Stars" for its December/January issue (November 2007).
Was at No. 3 on FHM Magazine`s annual list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World" in 2006 and voted the 1st in 2007.
Ranked 2nd on Maxim`s 7th annual "Hot 100" list of the Most Successful Women in Film, TV, Music, Sports and Fashion, which edition hit newsstands on May 18, 2006.
Included in a poll of 100 Sexiest Movie Stars compiled by Empire Magazine in December 2007.
Chosen as the Sexiest Actress in the so-called "What is Sexy?" list compiled by Victoria`s Secret in April 2007.
Included in People Magazine`s annual "100 Most Beautiful People" list in April 2007.
Included as one of the Sexiest Stars in America in the poll conducted by In Touch Magazine (August 2006).
Ranked 3rd in People Magazine`s list of Best-Dressed Women of 2006, named "The Newcomer" who follows more trends.
Honored for her Most Kick-Ass Body at Life & Style Magazine`s 2nd Stylemaker`s Awards, held September 14, 2006 in Los Angeles.
Chosen as the number one celebrity people would like to have as their substitute teacher, in an online poll conducted by National Education Association in November 2006, with 46 percent of the vote.
Chosen 3rd on the poll of the Most Wanted Star Hairstyles conducted by In Touch Magazine in November 2006.
Ranked 9th in an Internet poll in December 2006 on Women Most Men Fantasize About While Making Love to Their Partners.
Signed a $5 million deal to be the new face of beauty giant Revlon (April 2007).
Chosen as the 9th "Most AB-ilicious Star" in Life & Style`s list of celebrities with toned stomachs (May 2007).
Voted the 2nd on Maxim Magazine`s list of 100 Hot Hollywood Starlets in May 2007.
Praised for her Shapeliest Shoulders in the list of "The Sexiest Stars Under The Sun" compiled by Life & Style Magazine in May 2007.
Filmography
The Love Guru (2008)
stars as Jane Bullard
The Eye (2008)
stars as Sydney Wells
Sin City 2 (2008)
stars as Nancy Callahan
Awake (2007)
stars as Sam
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) aka 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
stars as Sue Storm
The Ten (2007)
stars as Liz Anne Blazer
Bill (2007)
stars as Lucy
Good Luck Chuck (2007)
stars as Cam Wexler
Fantastic Four (2005) - VG
stars as Sue Storm (voice)
Fantastic Four (2005)
stars as Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman
Sin City (2005) aka Frank Miller`s Sin City
stars as Nancy Callahan
Into the Blue (2005)
stars as Sam
Honey (2003)
stars as Honey Daniels
The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
stars as Selima
Dark Angel (2002) - VG
stars as Max Guevara (voice)
Dark Angel (2000) - TV aka James Cameron`s Dark Angel (USA)
stars as Max Guevera/X5-452
Paranoid (2000)
stars as Chloe
P.U.N.K.S. (1999) aka Rebels
stars as Samantha Swoboda
Never Been Kissed (1999)
stars as Kirsten Liosis
Idle Hands (1999)
stars as Molly
Too Soon for Jeff (1996) - TM
stars as Christy
Flipper (1995) - TV aka The New Adventures of Flipper
stars as Maya Graham
Venus Rising (1995)
stars as Young Eve
The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994) - TV aka Alex Mack
stars as Jessica
Camp Nowhere (1994)
stars as Gail
stars as Jane Bullard
The Eye (2008)
stars as Sydney Wells
Sin City 2 (2008)
stars as Nancy Callahan
Awake (2007)
stars as Sam
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) aka 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
stars as Sue Storm
The Ten (2007)
stars as Liz Anne Blazer
Bill (2007)
stars as Lucy
Good Luck Chuck (2007)
stars as Cam Wexler
Fantastic Four (2005) - VG
stars as Sue Storm (voice)
Fantastic Four (2005)
stars as Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman
Sin City (2005) aka Frank Miller`s Sin City
stars as Nancy Callahan
Into the Blue (2005)
stars as Sam
Honey (2003)
stars as Honey Daniels
The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
stars as Selima
Dark Angel (2002) - VG
stars as Max Guevara (voice)
Dark Angel (2000) - TV aka James Cameron`s Dark Angel (USA)
stars as Max Guevera/X5-452
Paranoid (2000)
stars as Chloe
P.U.N.K.S. (1999) aka Rebels
stars as Samantha Swoboda
Never Been Kissed (1999)
stars as Kirsten Liosis
Idle Hands (1999)
stars as Molly
Too Soon for Jeff (1996) - TM
stars as Christy
Flipper (1995) - TV aka The New Adventures of Flipper
stars as Maya Graham
Venus Rising (1995)
stars as Young Eve
The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994) - TV aka Alex Mack
stars as Jessica
Camp Nowhere (1994)
stars as Gail
Discography
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Awards
[11 award(s)]
[27 nomination(s)]
2007 : Won Scream Award
category Sexiest Superhero
for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
2007 : Won Teen Choice Award
category Choice Female Hottie
2006 : Won Scream Award
category Sexiest Superhero
for Fantastic Four (2005)
2006 : Won Teen Choice Award
category Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon - Female
2006 : Won Teen Choice Award
category Choice Hottie - Female
2006 : Won MTV Movie Award
category Sexiest Performance
for Sin City (2005)
2003 : Won DVDX Award
category Best Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie
for The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
2001 : Won Teen Choice Award
category TV - Choice Actress
for Dark Angel (2000) (TV)
2001 : Won TV Guide Award
category Breakout Star of the Year
for Dark Angel (2000) (TV)
2001 : Won Saturn Award
category Best Actress on Television
for Dark Angel (2000) (TV)
2001 : Won ALMA Special Achievement Award
category Breakthrough Actress of the Year
