Biography for

Jessica Alba
Birth name
Jessica Marie Alba
Nickname
Sky Angel
Height
5' 7" (1.70 m)
Mini biography
Born in Pomona, CA on April 28, 1981, Jessica and her family moved to Biloxi,
Mississippi when she was an infant. Three years later, her Air Force father
brought the family back to CA, 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, Jessica 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. Penny quickly followed before Jessica was
featured in several independent films. She branched out into TV in 1994 with
recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy series "Secret World of Alex
Mack, The" (1994). She played an insufferable young snob, devoted to making
life miserable for the the title character, played by 'Larisa Oleynick' . That same
year, she won the role of Maya in "Flipper" (1995) and filmed the pilot for the
series. Jessica 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 which allows her to play with dolphins. The success of the first season of
"Flipper" lead to the filming of the second season, which Jessica also starred in.
Jessica's involvement in "Flipper" lasted from 1995-1997. Since "Flipper"
Jessica has appeared in a number of television shows and movies. In 1996,
Jessica appeared in Venus Rising (1995) as Young Eve. In 1997, Jessica
appeared on the "Dini Petty Show", a Canadian talk show, and talked about her
role in Flipper and her general acting career. She began working on _P.U.N.K.S.
(1998)_ , featuring Randy Quaid, in 1998. In early 1998, she appeared in
"Brooklyn South" (1997), as Melissa. The same year she was in two episodes of
"Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990), as Leanne and in two episodes of _"Love Boat:
The Next Wave, The" (1997)_ . She appeared in "Teen Magazine" in 1995 and
various European magazines in the past several years. More importantly, she
was featured in the February, 1999, issue of "Vanity Fair". 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 Dark Angel (2000) (TV).
IMDb mini-biography by
Gerald Olivier <gerald12@altavista.net>
Trivia
Sister of Joshua Alba
Was #1 on Maxim's Hot 100 Babe List. [2001]
Her mother has a French-Danish heritage, while her father descends from
Mexican- Indian and Spanish lineage
Was voted the fifth Sexiest Female Star for 2002 in a Hollywood.com poll. She
reported plans to wed fiance Michael Weatherly this summer. [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
Loves to play golf.
Has started training in dance and Tae Bo two months prior to the start of
scheduled filming on her new film, 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.
At the 2003 DVD Exclusives Awards Show, she won Best Lead Actress in an
Original Direct to Video Motion Picture for Sleeping Dictionary, The (2003).
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 X5 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" 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. The soon-to-be Mrs. Michael Weatherly was a good
sport after being informed it was all a practical joke, taped for the short-lived
MTV 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. The future Jessica Marie Weatherly has posed for men's magazines
fully dressed, however.
Her father is a Mexican-American man of Spanish and Native American descent,
and her mother is a French-Canadian woman of Danish and French descent.
Personal quotes
"I'm good at being sarcastic with guys. They don't want the quiet, prissy little
things."
"I like Spongebob Squarepants. He's goofy, like me."
I just don't have a great feeling about what we're doing in Iraq. I don't know why
we're there. Didn't we just give the power back over there? Why are we still
there? [July 2004]