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Alba appeared in two national television commercials for [[Nintendo]] and [[J.C. Penney]] as a child. She was later featured in several [[independent film]]s. She branched out into television in 1994 with a recurring role as the vain Jessica in three episodes of the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] comedy series ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]''.<ref name="peoplebio">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/jessica_alba/biography|title=Jessica Alba: Biography|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> She then performed the role of Maya in the first two seasons of the television series ''[[Flipper (1995 TV series)|Flipper]]''.<ref name="cbs"/><ref name="peoplebio"/> Under the tutelage of her [[lifeguard]] mother, Alba learned to swim before she could walk, and she was a [[Professional Association of Diving Instructors|PADI]]-certified [[scuba diver]], skills which were put to use on the show, which was filmed in [[Australia]].<ref name="daily">{{cite web|url=http://iworks.factiva.com/du/iworksarticledisplay.aspx?napc=v&acc=DAISTA0020051018e1ag0008j|title=Water babe Jess in big screen splash (Registration requires payment)|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[Daily Star]]|date=[[October 16]], [[2005]]}}</ref><ref name="peoplebio"/> |
Alba appeared in two national television commercials for [[Nintendo]] and [[J.C. Penney]] as a child. She was later featured in several [[independent film]]s. She branched out into television in 1994 with a recurring role as the vain Jessica in three episodes of the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] comedy series ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]''.<ref name="peoplebio">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/jessica_alba/biography|title=Jessica Alba: Biography|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> She then performed the role of Maya in the first two seasons of the television series ''[[Flipper (1995 TV series)|Flipper]]''.<ref name="cbs"/><ref name="peoplebio"/> Under the tutelage of her [[lifeguard]] mother, Alba learned to swim before she could walk, and she was a [[Professional Association of Diving Instructors|PADI]]-certified [[scuba diver]], skills which were put to use on the show, which was filmed in [[Australia]].<ref name="daily">{{cite web|url=http://iworks.factiva.com/du/iworksarticledisplay.aspx?napc=v&acc=DAISTA0020051018e1ag0008j|title=Water babe Jess in big screen splash (Registration requires payment)|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[Daily Star]]|date=[[October 16]], [[2005]]}}</ref><ref name="peoplebio"/> |
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In 1998, she appeared as Melissa Hauer in a first-season episode of the [[Steven Bochco]] crime-drama ''[[Brooklyn South]]'', as Leanne in two episodes of ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]'' and as Layla in an episode of ''The Love Boat: The Next Wave''. In 1999, she appeared in the [[Randy Quaid]] comedy feature ''[[P.U.N.K.S.]]''.<ref name="cbs">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/28/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main683508.shtml|title=Jessica Alba Goes To 'Sin City'|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[CBS]]|date=[[March 28]], [[2005]]}}</ref> After Alba graduated from high school, she studied acting with [[William H. Macy]] and his wife, [[Felicity Huffman]], at the [[Atlantic Theater Company]], which was developed by Macy and [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning playwright and film director, [[David Mamet]].<ref name="peoplealba"/><ref |
In 1998, she appeared as Melissa Hauer in a first-season episode of the [[Steven Bochco]] crime-drama ''[[Brooklyn South]]'', as Leanne in two episodes of ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]'' and as Layla in an episode of ''The Love Boat: The Next Wave''. In 1999, she appeared in the [[Randy Quaid]] comedy feature ''[[P.U.N.K.S.]]''.<ref name="cbs">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/28/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main683508.shtml|title=Jessica Alba Goes To 'Sin City'|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[CBS]]|date=[[March 28]], [[2005]]}}</ref> After Alba graduated from high school, she studied acting with [[William H. Macy]] and his wife, [[Felicity Huffman]], at the [[Atlantic Theater Company]], which was developed by Macy and [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning playwright and film director, [[David Mamet]].<ref name="peoplealba"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Lawson|first=Terry|url=http://www.atlantictheater.org/page.aspx?id=12016741|title=Atlantic Theater Company History|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[Atlantic Theater Company]]}}</ref> |
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Alba rose to greater prominence in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] in 1999 after appearing as a member of a snobby high school clique in the [[Drew Barrymore]] romantic comedy ''[[Never Been Kissed]]'', and as the female lead in the 1999 comedy-horror film ''[[Idle Hands]]'', opposite [[Devon Sawa]].<ref name="theage"/> |
Alba rose to greater prominence in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] in 1999 after appearing as a member of a snobby high school clique in the [[Drew Barrymore]] romantic comedy ''[[Never Been Kissed]]'', and as the female lead in the 1999 comedy-horror film ''[[Idle Hands]]'', opposite [[Devon Sawa]].<ref name="theage"/> |
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During preparation for ''Dark Angel'', in which Alba trained for three hours every day, the actress began to starve herself and became obsessed with [[exercise]], going on to say, "A lot of girls have [[eating disorder]]s and I did too. I got obsessed with it." Alba recalls coming to a realization that she had a problem when she dropped to just 100 lbs and cites her natural introduction to [[puberty]] and her development of womanly curves as two things that caused her "concern" regarding her [[aesthetics]]. Alba, who also suffered from [[obsessive compulsive disorder]] and [[panic attack]]s, says she has been cooking for herself since the age of twelve, in fear she will end up as fat as her family members.<ref name="askmenalba">{{cite web|url=http://au.askmen.com/gossip/jessica-alba/jessica-alba-anorexic-hell.html|title=Jessica Alba's anorexic hell|accessdate=2008-04-23|work=[[AskMen.com]]|date=[[July 27]], [[2005]]}}</ref> |
During preparation for ''Dark Angel'', in which Alba trained for three hours every day, the actress began to starve herself and became obsessed with [[exercise]], going on to say, "A lot of girls have [[eating disorder]]s and I did too. I got obsessed with it." Alba recalls coming to a realization that she had a problem when she dropped to just 100 lbs and cites her natural introduction to [[puberty]] and her development of womanly curves as two things that caused her "concern" regarding her [[aesthetics]]. Alba, who also suffered from [[obsessive compulsive disorder]] and [[panic attack]]s, says she has been cooking for herself since the age of twelve, in fear she will end up as fat as her family members.<ref name="askmenalba">{{cite web|url=http://au.askmen.com/gossip/jessica-alba/jessica-alba-anorexic-hell.html|title=Jessica Alba's anorexic hell|accessdate=2008-04-23|work=[[AskMen.com]]|date=[[July 27]], [[2005]]}}</ref> |
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Alba's most notable film roles have included an aspiring [[dance]]r-[[Choreography|choreographer]] in ''[[Honey (2003 film)|Honey]]'', [[exotic dancer]] [[Nancy Callahan]] in ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' and as the classic [[Marvel Comics]] character Sue Storm, the [[Invisible Woman]] in the ''[[Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' and [[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer|its sequel]]. She appeared in ''[[Into the Blue]]'' later that year, and ''[[Good Luck Chuck]]'' a few years later.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-11-30-alba-honey_x.htm|title=Jessica Alba flows like 'Honey'|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[USA Today]]|date=[[November 30]], [[2003]]}}</ref><ref name="imbdjess"> |
Alba's most notable film roles have included an aspiring [[dance]]r-[[Choreography|choreographer]] in ''[[Honey (2003 film)|Honey]]'', [[exotic dancer]] [[Nancy Callahan]] in ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' and as the classic [[Marvel Comics]] character Sue Storm, the [[Invisible Woman]] in the ''[[Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' and [[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer|its sequel]]. She appeared in ''[[Into the Blue]]'' later that year, and ''[[Good Luck Chuck]]'' a few years later.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-11-30-alba-honey_x.htm|title=Jessica Alba flows like 'Honey'|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[USA Today]]|date=[[November 30]], [[2003]]}}</ref><ref name="imbdjess">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004695/awards|title=Jessica Alba|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[IMDb]]|acesssdate=2008-04-24}}</ref> Alba went on to host the [[2006 MTV Movie Awards]] and performed sketches spoofing the movies ''[[King Kong]]'', ''[[Mission Impossible 3]]'', and ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]''.<ref name="mtvmovie">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/archive/year.jhtml?year=2006#summary|title=2006 MTV Movie Awards|accessdate=2008-04-24|work=[[MTV]]}}</ref> |
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In 2008, Alba appeared in her first horror-film role in ''[[The Eye (2007 film)|The Eye]]'', a remake of the [[Hong Kong]] original.<ref name="indalba"/> Later in 2008 she will be starring in ''[[The Love Guru]]''.<ref name="imbdjess"/> |
In 2008, Alba appeared in her first horror-film role in ''[[The Eye (2007 film)|The Eye]]'', a remake of the [[Hong Kong]] original.<ref name="indalba"/> Later in 2008 she will be starring in ''[[The Love Guru]]''.<ref name="imbdjess"/> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Alba was raised as a [[Catholic]] and still considers herself "[[spirituality|spiritual]]".<ref name="religion07"/> In her adolescence, she became a [[born again|born-again]] [[Christianity|Christian]],<ref |
Alba was raised as a [[Catholic]] and still considers herself "[[spirituality|spiritual]]".<ref name="religion07"/> In her adolescence, she became a [[born again|born-again]] [[Christianity|Christian]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Gardetta|first=Dave|url=http://men.style.com/gq/features/full?id=content_847 |title=The Sinner|accessdate=2008-04-23 |work=[[GQ]]|publisher=[[Style.com]]|date=[[April]] [[2005]]}}</ref> but left the church after four years because she felt she was being judged for her appearance, explaining: |
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{{Cquote|Older men would hit on me, and my youth pastor said it was because I was wearing provocative clothing, when I wasn't. It just made me feel like if I was in any way desirable to the opposite sex that it was my fault, and it made me ashamed of my body and being a woman.}} |
{{Cquote|Older men would hit on me, and my youth pastor said it was because I was wearing provocative clothing, when I wasn't. It just made me feel like if I was in any way desirable to the opposite sex that it was my fault, and it made me ashamed of my body and being a woman.}} |
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===Charitable work=== |
===Charitable work=== |
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Alba's charity work includes participation with Clothes Off Our Back, [[Habitat for Humanity]], [[National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]], Project HOME, RADD, Revlon Run/Walk for Women, SOS Children Villages, Soles4Souls, and Step up.<ref |
Alba's charity work includes participation with Clothes Off Our Back, [[Habitat for Humanity]], [[National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]], Project HOME, RADD, Revlon Run/Walk for Women, SOS Children Villages, Soles4Souls, and Step up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/95-jessica-alba |title=Jessica Alba's Charity Work|accessdate=2008-04-23 |work=Celebrity Charity}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Jessica Alba | |
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![]() Alba at the Fantastic Four: RoSS premiere in London, June 2007 | |
Born | Jessica Marie Alba |
Years active | 1994–present |
Awards | Saturn Award for Best Actress (TV) 2000 Dark Angel Teen Choice Awards: Choice Actress 2001 Dark Angel ALMA Awards: Breakthrough Actress of the Year 2001 DVD Exclusive Awards: Best Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie 2003 The Sleeping Dictionary MTV Music Awards: Sexiest Performance 2006 Sin City Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards: Sexiest Jessica 2007 |
Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American television and film actress. She has received many awards and notations for her acting and physical appearance.[1][2][3][4]
Alba's TV and movie appearances began with her child acting in Camp Nowhere (1994) and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994). Alba rose to prominence with the television series Dark Angel (2000–2002), then expanding her résumé to film, predominantly within the confines of action and comedy.[5][6] Alba later appeared in various films including Honey (2003), Sin City (2005), Fantastic Four (2005), Into the Blue (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) and Good Luck Chuck of the same year.[7][8]
Alba appears frequently on the "Hot 100" section of Maxim and was voted AskMen.com's number one on their list of "99 Most Desirable Women" in 2006, as well as "Sexiest Woman in the World" by FHM in 2007.[1][2][3] She also appeared on the cover of Playboy, which was followed by a lawsuit that was later dropped.[9] Alba has won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress (TV) for her acting in the series Dark Angel.[10]
Early life
Alba was born in Pomona, California to Catherine (née Jensen) and Mark Alba. Her mother is of Danish and French descent, and her father is Mexican American (though both of his parents were born in California).[11][12] Alba's parents married in their teenage years.[13][14][15] Her maternal grandfather was a Marine NCO for 30 years, serving in the Pacific during World War II, and later as Assistant Drum Major for the United States Marine Band. Alba was raised in an Air Force family with her brother, Joshua[16] and her grandparents until she was seventeen years old. Her father's air force career took the family to Biloxi, Mississippi, and Del Rio, Texas before settling back in California.[6]
Alba's early life was marked by a multitude of physical maladies; she suffered collapsed lungs twice, had pneumonia 4-5 times a year, a ruptured appendix, and a cyst on her tonsils. This isolated her from other children at school because she was in the hospital so often that no one knew her well enough to befriend her.[17]
She has also acknowledged suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder during childhood.[18][19] Her health improved, however, when her family moved to California. She graduated from high school at age 16,[20] and subsequently attended the Atlantic Theater Company.[21]
Career
Alba had expressed interest in acting since the age of five. She took her first acting class at age twelve, and an acting agent signed her nine months later.[22][6]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Jessica_Alba_at_Fantastic_Four-_Rise_London_Premiere_5.jpg/220px-Jessica_Alba_at_Fantastic_Four-_Rise_London_Premiere_5.jpg)
Her first appearance on film was a small role in the 1994 feature Camp Nowhere as Gail. She was originally hired for two weeks but her role turned into a two-month job when the actress in one of the prominent roles dropped out.[5]
Alba appeared in two national television commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney as a child. She was later featured in several independent films. She branched out into television in 1994 with a recurring role as the vain Jessica in three episodes of the Nickelodeon comedy series The Secret World of Alex Mack.[6] She then performed the role of Maya in the first two seasons of the television series Flipper.[5][6] Under the tutelage of her lifeguard mother, Alba learned to swim before she could walk, and she was a PADI-certified scuba diver, skills which were put to use on the show, which was filmed in Australia.[23][6]
In 1998, she appeared as Melissa Hauer in a first-season episode of the Steven Bochco crime-drama Brooklyn South, as Leanne in two episodes of Beverly Hills 90210 and as Layla in an episode of The Love Boat: The Next Wave. In 1999, she appeared in the Randy Quaid comedy feature P.U.N.K.S..[5] After Alba graduated from high school, she studied acting with William H. Macy and his wife, Felicity Huffman, at the Atlantic Theater Company, which was developed by Macy and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and film director, David Mamet.[21][24]
Alba rose to greater prominence in Hollywood in 1999 after appearing as a member of a snobby high school clique in the Drew Barrymore romantic comedy Never Been Kissed, and as the female lead in the 1999 comedy-horror film Idle Hands, opposite Devon Sawa.[8]
Her big break came when writer/director James Cameron picked Alba from a pool of 1,200 candidates for the role of the genetically-engineered super-soldier, Max Guevara, on the FOX sci-fi television series Dark Angel. Co-created by Cameron, the series starred Alba, and ran for two seasons until 2002, earning her critical acclaim as well as a Golden-Globe nomination.[25][8]
During preparation for Dark Angel, in which Alba trained for three hours every day, the actress began to starve herself and became obsessed with exercise, going on to say, "A lot of girls have eating disorders and I did too. I got obsessed with it." Alba recalls coming to a realization that she had a problem when she dropped to just 100 lbs and cites her natural introduction to puberty and her development of womanly curves as two things that caused her "concern" regarding her aesthetics. Alba, who also suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder and panic attacks, says she has been cooking for herself since the age of twelve, in fear she will end up as fat as her family members.[26]
Alba's most notable film roles have included an aspiring dancer-choreographer in Honey, exotic dancer Nancy Callahan in Sin City and as the classic Marvel Comics character Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman in the Fantastic Four and its sequel. She appeared in Into the Blue later that year, and Good Luck Chuck a few years later.[27][7] Alba went on to host the 2006 MTV Movie Awards and performed sketches spoofing the movies King Kong, Mission Impossible 3, and The Da Vinci Code.[28]
In 2008, Alba appeared in her first horror-film role in The Eye, a remake of the Hong Kong original.[12] Later in 2008 she will be starring in The Love Guru.[7]
In February 2008, Alba hosted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's Science and Technical Awards.[29]
Public image
In 2006, readers of Askmen.com voted Alba No. 1 on 99 Most Desirable Women,[2] while in 2007, Maxim Magazine placed Alba on the number 2 spot of their "Top 100", after Lindsay Lohan.[3] Both GQ and In Style had Alba on their June covers,[30][31] and in May, after eight million votes, FHM (UK and USA editions) named Alba the winner as "2007’s Sexiest Woman in the World".[1]
Alba has received successful public reception in popular culture. She received the Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress and Saturn Award for Best Actress (TV) for her role in Dark Angel.She has frequently appeared on Maxim's Hot 100 list. In 2006, Alba received an MTV Movie Award for "Sexiest Performance" for Sin City. In 2007, Alba received the Spike TV Guys' Choice Award for "Hottest Jessica".[3][32][10][33]
On the cover of the March 2006 issue, Playboy magazine named Alba among its 25 Sexiest Celebrities, and the Sex Star of the Year. Alba was involved in litigation against Playboy for its use of her image (from a promotional shot for Into the Blue) without her consent, which she contends gave the appearance that she was featured in the issue in a "nude pictorial". However, she later dropped the lawsuit after receiving a personal apology from Playboy owner Hugh Hefner, who agreed to make donations to two charities that Alba has supported.[9]
Alba fears being typecast as a sex kitten based on the bulk of parts offered to her. "Somehow, I don't think this is happening to Natalie Portman," laments Alba. In the interview, Alba says she wants to be taken seriously as an actress but believes she needs to do movies that she would otherwise not be interested in to build her career, stating that eventually she hopes to be more selective in her film projects.[34]
Personal life
Alba was raised as a Catholic and still considers herself "spiritual".[13] In her adolescence, she became a born-again Christian,[35] but left the church after four years because she felt she was being judged for her appearance, explaining:
Older men would hit on me, and my youth pastor said it was because I was wearing provocative clothing, when I wasn't. It just made me feel like if I was in any way desirable to the opposite sex that it was my fault, and it made me ashamed of my body and being a woman.
Alba also had objections to the church's condemnations of premarital sex and homosexuality, and the lack of strong female role models in the Bible, explaining:
I thought it was a nice guide, but it certainly wasn't how I was going to live my life.[14]
As the daughter of religiously conservative parents, Alba, whose grandparents did not allow her to wear a bathing suit around the house, maintains a no-nudity clause in her contract, though she has claimed she had been open to the possibility of appearing nude in Sin City. She remarked of a GQ shoot in which she was scantily clad, "They didn't want me to wear the granny panties, but I said, 'If I'm gonna be topless I need to wear granny panties."[36]
Alba was given the option to appear nude by the film's directors, Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, but declined the offer saying, "I don't do nudity. I just don't. Maybe that makes me a bad actress. Maybe I won't get hired in some things. But I have too much anxiety".[14]
Of her mixed heritage, and perceptions of her ethnicity, Alba has said:
I've got cousins galore. Mexicans just spread all their seeds. And the women just pop them out. My grandfather was the only Mexican at his college, the only Hispanic person at work and the only one at the all-white country club. He tried to forget his Mexican roots, because he never wanted his kids to be made to feel different in America. He and my grandmother didn't speak Spanish to their children. Now, as a third-generation American, I feel as if I have finally cut loose. My whole life, when I was growing up, not one race has ever accepted me, ... So I never felt connected or attached to any race specifically. I had a very American upbringing, I feel American, and I don't speak Spanish. So, to say that I'm a Latin actress, OK, but it's not fitting; it would be insincere. My grandfather was the only one in our family to go to college. He made a choice not to speak Spanish in the house. He didn't want his kids to be different. [Before] I always felt like such an outcast and now I feel like people are more diverse ethnically. I was always [self-conscious] of my puffy lips and darker skin when I was a kid, because I felt like I didn't fit in. And now its mainstream, and color isn't as big of a deal and if anything, it's better.[11]
While filming Dark Angel, Alba began a four year romance with fellow castmate Michael Weatherly, which caused controversy due to their 12 year age gap.[37] He proposed to her on her 20th birthday.[12] They eventually broke up after a four-year relationship. In July 2007, Jessica spoke out about the break up. "I don't know [why I got engaged]. I was a virgin. He was 12 years older than me. I thought he knew better. My parents weren't happy. They're really religious. They believe God wouldn't allow The Bible to be written if it wasn't what they are supposed to be believe. I'm completely different."[38]
Alba had at one time said she envisioned a much older man as her ideal partner, making references to Morgan Freeman, Sean Connery, Robert Redford, and Michael Caine. "I have this thing for older men. They've been around and know so much."[39] Regarding children, Alba said, "I'm really girly when it comes to kids. I've been surrounded by kids my whole life because I'm the oldest of 15 cousins — I've been changing diapers since I was six. I want to have a couple, for sure".[40]
Alba is engaged to Cash Warren (son of actor Michael Warren), whom she met while making Fantastic Four in 2004.[41][42] They are expecting their first child in early spring or summer of 2008.[43][44] Alba, who never learned Spanish as a child, reportedly began mastering the language during her pregnancy, with the intention of speaking only Spanish to her child once he or she is born.[45]
Alba supports Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. elections.[46]
Charitable work
Alba's charity work includes participation with Clothes Off Our Back, Habitat for Humanity, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Project HOME, RADD, Revlon Run/Walk for Women, SOS Children Villages, Soles4Souls, and Step up.[47]
Filmography
Films
Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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1994 | Camp Nowhere | Gail | |
1995 | Venice Rising | Young Eve | |
1999 | P.U.N.K.S. | Samantha Swoboda | |
Never Been Kissed | Kirsten Liosis | ||
Idle Hands | Molly | ||
2000 | Paranoid | Chloe | |
2003 | The Sleeping Dictionary | Selima | DVD Exclusive Award – Best Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie |
Honey | Honey Daniels | Teen Choice Award Nominations – Choice Movie Liplock (Shared with Mekhi Phifer), Choice Movie Chemistry (Shared with Mekhi Phifer), Choice Movie Actress - Drama/Action Adventure, Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female | |
2005 | Sin City | Nancy Callahan | Teen Choice Award Nomination – Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure/Thriller Saturn Award Nomination – Best Supporting Actress MTV Movie Award – Sexiest Performance |
Fantastic Four | Sue Storm / Invisible Woman | Teen Choice Award Nomination – Movies - Choice Actress: Drama/Action Adventure Razzie Award – Worst Actress Imagen Foundation Award Nomination – Best Actress MTV Movie Award Nomination – Best Hero | |
Into the Blue | Sam | Razzie Award – Worst Actress | |
2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Sue Richards / Invisible Woman | Teen Choice Award Nominations – Choice Movie: Hissy Fit, Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure |
Good Luck Chuck | Cam Wexler | ||
The Ten | Liz Anne Blazer | ||
Awake | Sam Lockwood | ||
2008 | Meet Bill | Lucy | |
The Eye | Sydney Wells | ||
The Love Guru | Jane Bullard | Post-production | |
2009 | Sin City 2 | Nancy Callahan | Pre-production |
Television
Year | TV Series | Role | Episodes | Other notes |
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1994 | The Secret World of Alex Mack | Jessica | Three | |
1995-1997 | Flipper | Maya Graham | 10 | YoungStar Award Nomination – Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Daytime TV Program |
1996 | ABC After School Specials | Christy | One | |
Chicago Hope | Florie Hernandez | One | ||
1998 | Brooklyn South | Melissa Hauer | One | |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | Leanne | Two | ||
The Love Boat: The Next Wave | Layla | One | ||
2000–2002 | Dark Angel | Max Guevara/X5-452 | 42 | Teen Choice Award – TV - Choice Actress Teen Choice Award Nomination – TV - Choice Actress, Drama ALMA Award Nominations – Outstanding Actress in a New Television Series, Outstanding Actress in a Television Series Saturn Award – Best Actress on Television Saturn Award Nomination – Best Actress in a Television Series Golden Globe Award Nomination – Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama Young Artist Award – Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Leading Young TV Guide Award – Breakout Star of the Year TV Guide Award Nomination – Actress of the Year in a New Series |
2003 | Mad TV | Jessica Simpson | One | |
2004 | Entourage | Herself | One |
Miscellaneous awards and nominations
- Won: Breakthrough Actress of the Year (2001)
- Nominated: Little Screen/Big Screen Star (Women) (2007)
- Won: Hottest Jessica (2007)
Young Hollywood Awards
- Won: Superstar of Tomorrow (2005)
References
- ^ a b c "100 Sexiest 2007 Winner". FHM. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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- ^ a b c d "Maxim Top 100 for 2007". Maxim. 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ "Past Saturn Award for Best Actress Awards". Saturn Awards. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ a b c d "Jessica Alba Goes To 'Sin City'". CBS. March 28, 2005. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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- ^ a b c "Jessica Alba". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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(help) - ^ a b Silverman, Stephen M. "Playboy Apologizes to Jessica Alba". People. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ^ a b "Awards for Jessica Alba". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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(help) - ^ a b c Mottram, James. "Jessica Alba: She wooed Hollywood with her sultry looks – but now she's getting serious". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ Interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; September 26, 2005
- ^ "Jessica Alba graduated from high school at 16". Netglimse.com. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
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(help) - ^ Lawson, Terry. "Atlantic Theater Company History". Atlantic Theater Company. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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(help) - ^ "Jessica Alba's anorexic hell". AskMen.com. July 27, 2005. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ "Jessica Alba flows like 'Honey'". USA Today. November 30, 2003. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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(help) - ^ "2006 MTV Movie Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Jessica Alba dazzles self-professed nerds as academy hands out science and tech Oscars". Associated Press. Kesq.com. February 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ "GQ: The Jessica Alba Video". Style.com. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ "Jessica Alba profile". AskMen.com. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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- ^ "Alba Fears Whore Typecast". WEEN. Moono. November 9, 2005. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
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(help) - ^ Gardetta, Dave (April 2005). "The Sinner". GQ. Style.com. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ Gardetta, Dave (March 23, 2005). "Alba Turns Her Back on Christian Pals Who Made Her Feel Ashamed". GQ. Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ Dark Angel Lovers Defend Relationship Accessed 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Jessica Alba's Parental Relationship Was Strained By Engagement". Starpulse. July 11, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ "Jessica Alba: Older men are ideal partners". Femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ "Alba: 'I want to have lots of kids'". Contactmusic.com. March 20, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ Jordan, Julie (December 27, 2007). "Jessica Alba Engaged!". People. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ Finn, Natalie (December 27, 2007). "Jessica Alba Engaged!". E! Online. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ "Jessica Alba Pregnant With Cash Warren Child". The Post Chronicle. 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ Sarah Hall (2007-12-12). "Jessica Alba's a Mama-to-Be". E! Online. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
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(help) - ^ "Alba will only speak Spanish to baby". Ireland On-Line. February 8, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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(help) - ^ "Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe support Obama in new will.i.am video". Top News Light Reading. March 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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(help) - ^ "Jessica Alba's Charity Work". Celebrity Charity. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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