Jessica Alba had always wanted to be an actress from the age of five. Born in Pomona, California, on April 28, 1981, Jessica Alba and her family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, when she was a toddler. 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 she took to acting classes at age 12. within no time she was signed by an agent.
Since then, this gifted young actress played a variety of roles ranging from light comedy to gritty drama. she made her feature film debut in Hollywood Pictures comedy "Camp Nowhere" (1994). Although hired for two weeks, she got her break when an actress in a key 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.

Name : Jessica Alba
Full Name : Jessica Marie Alba
Nickname : Sky Angel
Date of Birth : April 28, 1981
Place of Birth : Pomona, CA USA
Sign : Taurus
Height : 5' 6 1/2''
Stats : 34-25-34
Hair : Light Brown
Eyes : Brown
Education : Graduated high school at age 16; attended the Atlantic Theater Company
Family : Mother: Cathy
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         Jessica 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, Jessica has appeared in a number of television shows and movies. In 1996 she appeared in Venus Rising (1995) as Young Eve.

         In 1997 she appeared on the "The Dini Petty Show" (1989), a Canadian talk show, and spoke about her role in "Flipper" 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. The 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". 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). "Dark Angel" potentially became her biggest work ever. She auditioned for the leading role in Dark Angel and she caught the eye of James Cameron and will now star in the post anticipated TV show of 2000, Dark Angel. With the huge success of Dark Angel and its legion of fans, Jessica will no longer be a rising star, she will be among the hollywood elite, a star.

         Jessica Alba made a comeback in 2003 with the title role in Honey. In 2005 she appeared opposite Bruce Willis in the movie "Sin City", the down-and-dirty feature-film version of Frank Miller's popular graphic novels. Alba played Nancy, a stripper with a tortured past who's about as close to innocence as it gets in a grisly black-and-white world.

         In July 2005 she became a member of "The Fantastic Four" and on September 30, 2005, Jessica Alba and Paul Walker go in search of sunken treasure in "Into the Blue".

         Jessica Alba was engaged to Dark Angel co-star, Michael Weatherly, for more than a year before the pair called it off. She then dating Cash Warren, a director's assistant. she newest boyfriend isn't an actor, but rather New York Yankee Derek Jeter, otherwise known as Mariah Carey's ex-boyfriend.