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Jessica Claire Biel was born with a non-functioning penis so they cut it off. She was born in [[Ely, Minnesota|Ely]], Minnesota. Her mother, Kimberly (née Conroe), is a [[homemaker]] and [[spiritual healer]]. Her father, Jonathan Biel, worked for [[General Electric|GE]] and was also an entrepreneur and business consultant.<ref name="sexiest-2005" /><ref>
Jessica Claire Biel was born in [[Ely, Minnesota|Ely]], Minnesota. Her mother, Kimberly (née Conroe), is a [[homemaker]] and [[spiritual healer]]. Her father, Jonathan Biel, worked for [[General Electric|GE]] and was also an entrepreneur and business consultant.<ref name="sexiest-2005" /><ref>
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Jessica Biel
Biel at the Palm Film Festival in 2007
Born
Jessica Claire Biel

(1982-03-03) March 3, 1982 (age 42)
Ely, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1996–present

Jessica Claire Biel (born March 3, 1982)[1] is an American actress, model, and occasional singer. Biel is known for her television role as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series 7th Heaven. She has also appeared in several Hollywood films, including Summer Catch, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Illusionist, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and The A-Team.

Early life

Jessica Claire Biel was born in Ely, Minnesota. Her mother, Kimberly (née Conroe), is a homemaker and spiritual healer. Her father, Jonathan Biel, worked for GE and was also an entrepreneur and business consultant.[2][3][4] She has a younger brother, Justin, born in 1985, and is of German, French, English, and Choctaw ancestry.[5][6] Biel's family moved frequently during her childhood, living in Texas, Connecticut, and Woodstock, Illinois, before finally settling in Boulder, Colorado. While growing up, Biel played soccer[7] and also trained as a gymnast.[4] She is also an avid snowboarder.[7] From 2000 to 2002, she attended Tufts University in Medford, MA.

Early work

Biel initially trained to be a vocalist, and from age nine appeared in several musical productions in her hometown, playing lead roles in productions such as Annie, The Sound of Music, and Beauty and the Beast.[8]

At twelve, Biel attended The International Modeling and Talent Association conference in Los Angeles where she was discovered and signed by a talent agency. She began modeling for print advertisements, and appeared in commercials for products such as Dulux Paint and Pringles.[2]

Biel also played the character Regrettal, a lead role in a low-budget musical short titled It's a Digital World, but the film was never released. At fourteen, after auditioning for several television pilots, Biel was cast as Mary Camden, the oldest daughter in the family drama 7th Heaven. The show ran 11 seasons, making it the longest-running family drama in U.S. television history.[9]

Career

1997 – 2002

Biel on board the USS Abraham Lincoln on June 18, 2004

Biel landed her first feature film role as Peter Fonda's granddaughter in the critically-acclaimed drama Ulee's Gold, released in 1997. Her performance earned her a Young Artist Award. In spring 1998, during a break from filming 7th Heaven, Biel starred in I'll Be Home for Christmas, playing the love interest of Jonathan Taylor Thomas.[8]

In 2000, during the fourth season of 7th Heaven, Biel commented that she'd grown tired of playing the wholesome preacher's kid, and blamed the show for giving her a squeaky-clean image, causing her to lose out on a role in American Beauty (the part went to Thora Birch). In a last-ditch attempt to be released from her contract, she posed semi-nude for the cover of Gear magazine. The shoot sparked considerable controversy as Biel was still under eighteen at the time. Fans and producers of 7th Heaven were outraged, and the latter brought legal action against Gear magazine.[8] 7th Heaven producer Aaron Spelling made it clear that Biel would be staying with the show for the remainder of her contract, although Biel appeared in minimal episodes in season five, due to her character attending college out of state. She has stated that she regrets the Gear shoot but considers it a learning experience.[10]

In 2001, Biel played the love interest of Freddie Prinze, Jr. in the baseball-themed movie Summer Catch. The next year she starred as promiscuous college student Lara in the ensemble movie The Rules of Attraction, an adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel.

2003–2005

After leaving 7th Heaven at the end of its sixth season, Biel was cast in her first top-billing role in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.[11] The film met with mixed reviews but her performance was praised and it was a commercial success, scoring the number-one spot in its opening week and going on to earn more than $80 million in the U.S.[11][12]

In 2003, Biel began work on the third installment of the Blade film series, Blade: Trinity. Almost immediately after finishing it in 2004, she headed to Australia to shoot the action-thriller Stealth.[13] Both movies were critical and box office failures. Stealth had a budget of $130 million but grossed $76 million worldwide. Biel also made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Cellular.

Biel went on to audition for the role of Claire Colburn in the romantic comedy Elizabethtown, but the role eventually went to Kirsten Dunst. Biel was instead cast in a smaller role as Ellen Kishmore. She then played the title character in the indie film London.

2006–present

Biel at the 2005 Stealth premiere

Biel's film career blossomed when she played a turn-of-the-century duchess in the period piece The Illusionist, co-starring Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti. The movie received mostly positive reviews and was a turning point for Biel, who had previously played more contemporary roles. She received the Rising Star Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and an Achievement Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival for her performance.

Biel played an Iraq War veteran in the 2006 film Home of the Brave, a drama about soldiers struggling to adjust back into society after facing the hardships of war. Her performance was well-received but the movie was a commercial failure. After being pulled from theaters twice, it eventually went to DVD in late 2007. Biel and Home of the Brave co-star Samuel L. Jackson were nominated for Prism Awards for their performances.

Meanwhile, after a three-year absence from television, Biel returned for what was to be the series finale of 7th Heaven (the show was later unexpectedly renewed at the last minute by The CW Television Network). The episode had already been initially shot, but producer and creator Brenda Hampton was determined to have Biel featured in the episode, so Biel agreed to shoot her scenes during a break from filming her upcoming 2007 film Next.

In Next, Biel played alongside Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore. She then played in the summer comedy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, co-starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James. Like her earlier film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Chuck and Larry received mixed reviews, but opened its first week at number one at the box office. Biel also produced and starred in a short film titled Hole in the Paper Sky, which was released in 2008.

Biel was invited to announce nominations at both the Golden Globe Awards (with Rosario Dawson and Matthew Perry) and the Academy Awards in 2007.

In late 2007, Biel signed on to play a stripper in Powder Blue, alongside Forest Whitaker (who also produced the film) Ray Liotta and Patrick Swayze.

Biel with Josh Lucas on the Stealth set.

At the start of 2008, Biel shot Easy Virtue, an adaptation of the play by Noël Coward. Like the play, the movie is set in the 1920s and Biel plays young widow Larita, who impulsively marries John Whittaker in France and must face her disapproving in-laws on returning to England. The film premiered in September 2008 at the Toronto International Film Festival.[14] Critics praised Biel for her performance, with Todd McCarthy of Variety saying Biel "more than kept up" with veterans Kristin Scott Thomas and Colin Firth and praising her "sparkling" performance.[15][16] The Hollywood Reporter described her performance as "an irresistible force of nature — a kind, witty, supremely intelligent and beautiful woman who ... is capable of rejoinders that thoroughly undercut her opponent's withering criticism."[17]

In 2009, Biel lent her voice to the animated science-fiction film Planet 51.

In April 2008, Biel began working on the political satire Nailed, with Jake Gyllenhaal. The movie centers around a woman who accidentally gets a nail lodged in her head, then travels to Washington D.C. to fight for better health care. Filming wrapped up in late June after several production shutdowns. She is also co-producing and starring in Die a Little, a contemporary adaptation of the novel by Megan Abbott. A filming start date has not been set.

Musical endeavor

Biel applied to join the a cappella choir the Tufts Amalgamates while studying at University but was not accepted.[18]

Biel performed two songs on the Easy Virtue soundtrack, "Mad About the Boy" and "When the Going Gets Tough".

The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced that Biel would perform the role of "Sarah Brown" in a fully-staged concert production of Guys and Dolls during the 2009 season at the Hollywood Bowl.[19][20] On the last night, she received a rousing standing ovation from 17,000 people.[4]

Biel also landed a part in Lincoln Center Theater's two-week-long workshop of the musical version of the Pedro Almodóvar classic Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, along with Salma Hayek.[4]

Charity work

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Jessica Biel in 2007

On July 18, 2006, Biel participated in a charity auction to raise medical funds for Colorado teen Molly Bloom, who was injured in a limousine accident.[21] John Schiffner of Fergus Falls, Minnesota successfully bid $30,000 to have lunch with Biel. "I promise I'm a cheap date," Biel quipped. Biel and Schiffner lunched at The Palm restaurant in Denver, Colorado[22] on August 18, 2006.[23]

In early 2007, Jessica co-founded the Make the Difference Network[24] with her father and another business partner, Kent McBride. Make the Difference Network (MTDN) is a cause-oriented social network that connects non-profit organizations with potential donors and increases the awareness for small-to-medium non-profit organizations. MTDN's mission is to democratize giving by increasing the visibility of thousands of non-profit organizations and empowering potential donors to search, select, and fund these organizations' specific "wishes" and then to see the results of their giving.[25][26] Make the Difference Network was also featured at the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative, where they made a commitment to democratize giving through the use of a social network.[27]

In 2010, Biel climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro with members of the United Nation Foundation to raise awareness of the global water crisis.[28] Also in 2010, Biel's humanitarian and charity work (as well as her popularity with young people) earned her a nomination for a Do Something Award. The awards show, produced by VH1, is dedicated to honoring people who do good and is powered by Do Something, an organization that aims to empower, celebrate, and inspire young people.[29]

Honors

Awards

  • 1998: Young Artist Award — Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress in Ulee's Gold
  • 2005: ShoWest Award Female Star of Tomorrow — 2005 ShoWest Convention
  • 2007: Rising-Star Award — Palm Springs International Film Festival 2007 Gala Awards

Rankings

  • Ranked #99 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002).
  • Ranked #98 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties".(2003)
  • Esquire magazine named her the "Sexiest Woman Alive" in a 2005 six-part series, with each month revealing a different body part and clue to the woman's identity.[2]
  • Ranked #1 in Stuff magazine's "100 Sexiest Women" (2007).[30]
  • Ranked as #5 on Maxim's Hot 100 for 2007[31] and #11 on Maxim's Top 100 for 2009.[32]
  • Ranked #7 by AskMen.com readers in the list "Top 99 Women 2008."[8]
  • Ranked #4 by FHM US magazine in their 2009 list of "100 Sexiest Women".[6]
  • Actress Jennifer Garner praised her saying "there's an earthiness and a strength to it" that brings her beauty to another level.[4]

Personal life

Biel dated actor Adam LaVorgna from 1998 to 2001. They were co-stars in the film I'll Be Home for Christmas and on 7th Heaven.[33][34] She dated actor Chris Evans from 2001 to June 2006, and appeared opposite him in the films Cellular and London.[11] She has been dating Justin Timberlake since 2007.[4][11][30][35][36] She has also been romantically linked to actor Ryan Reynolds,[11] and baseball player Derek Jeter.[37][38][39]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1996–
2006 		7th Heaven Mary Camden Young Artist Award (Best Leading Actress) – 1998
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress 2002, 2003
1997 Ulee's Gold Casey Jackson Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actress
1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas Allie
2001 Summer Catch Tenley Parrish
2002 The Rules of Attraction Lara Holleran
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Erin Hardesty Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress
MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
2004 It's a Digital World Regrettal (voice)
Cellular Chloe
Blade: Trinity Abigail Whistler
2005 Stealth Lieutenant Kara Wade
Elizabethtown Ellen Kishmore
London London
Family Guy Brooke Episode: "Brian the Bachelor"
2006 The Illusionist Duchess Sophie von Teschen Newport Beach Film Festival Best Achievement Award
Home of the Brave Vanessa Price
2007 Next Liz Cooper Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Alex McDonough
2008 Hole in the Paper Sky Karen Watkins Short film, also executive producer
Easy Virtue Larita Whittaker
2009 Planet 51 Neera (voice)
Powder Blue Rose-Johnny
2010 Valentine's Day Kara Monahan Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Hissy Fit
The A-Team Charisa Sosa
Nailed Alice Eckle
2011 The Tall Man Julia Denning
New Years Eve

References

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  2. ^ a b c A.J. Jacobs (October 31, 2005). "Jessica Biel Is the Sexiest Woman Alive". Esquire. 144 (5). Hearst Communications.
  3. ^ Kappes, Serena (July 27, 2005). "Celeb Spotlight: Jessica Biel – Stealth, Jessica Biel". People. Time Inc. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Jonathan Van Meter (February 2010). "The Real Biel". Vogue. Condé Nast Publications. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Jessica Biel: Actress – Most Beautiful, Jessica Biel". People. 51 (17). Time Inc. May 10, 1999. Retrieved June 2010. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ a b "Jessica Biel Number 4 – Jessica Biel". FHM US. Emap Consumer Media. 2009. The Minnesota-born hardbody has put her French and Choctaw-Indian descent to good use: when the call goes out for an ethnically ambiguous siren, Biel is likely to get the gig.
  7. ^ a b James Brady (July 10, 2005). "In Step With: Jessica Biel". Parade Magazine.
  8. ^ a b c d "Jessica Biel Photos, Gossip, Bio & Reviews — AskMen.com". AskMen.com. News Corporation. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  9. ^ James Brady (February 15, 2005). "10th Season Pick-Up Earns "7th Heaven" A Place In Television History". Time Warner.
  10. ^ "Jessica Biel regrets nude photoshoot". RTÉ. October 30, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  11. ^ a b c d e Adam Stein (June 2007). "The Summer of Jessica Biel". GQ: 2. And then, in February, she grabbed the tabloid brass ring for reportedly nabbing the world's most eligible bachelor, Justin Timberlake.
  12. ^ The Texas Chainsaw Massacre at Box Office Mojo
  13. ^ TC Candler (January 25, 2006). "Jessica Biel. A Revealing Interview". Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. I went home for one day, unpacked, repacked and went to Australia.
  14. ^ "TIFF'08 – Easy Virtue". Tiff08.ca. Retrieved September 5, 2008.[dead link]
  15. ^ Child, Ben (November 10, 2008). "You review: Easy Virtue". The Guardian. London.
  16. ^ Todd McCarthy (September 10, 2008). "Easy Virtue Movie Review From The Toronto Film Festival". Variety. For several years it has been clear that Biel is one of the great, beautiful babes of her generation. But if her abilities as a spirited, sharp-witted comedienne with a smart sense of timing had not frequently been demonstrated, it's only because she had seldom been asked to display them.
  17. ^ "An old play rediscovered and refurbished in a splendid new production". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 9, 2008. [dead link]
  18. ^ "NBC's Strange (And Compelling) A Cappella Show". December 15, 2009.
  19. ^ "Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Announces Hollywood Bowl 2009 Summer Season". Hollywood Bowl. Los Angeles Philharmonic. March 16, 2009.
  20. ^ "Biel, Bakula, Mahoney, Mitchell, Page and Williamson to Star in Hollywood Bowl's Guys and Dolls". Playbill. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  21. ^ Associated Press (July 15, 2006). "Date With Jessica Biel to Be Auctioned Off". Fox News. News Corporation.
  22. ^ "Jessica Biel Comes To Denver For $30,000 Date". CBS Denver. August 18, 2006.
  23. ^ Peterson, Todd (July 20, 2006). "Jessica Biel Date Raises Money for Teen". People. Time Inc. The fundraiser, dubbed "Mollypalooza," generated a total of $38,000 for Bloom's medical expenses.
  24. ^ "MTDN Home". mtdn.com. May 3, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  25. ^ Cubeta, Phil (April 15, 2008). "Make the Difference Network". Gift Hub.
  26. ^ "Make the Difference Tour". April 23, 2008. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008.
  27. ^ "Clinton Global Initiative. MTDN: Democratize Giving". 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
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  29. ^ "Nominee Profile: Jessica Biel". Do Something. VH1. June 1, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
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  32. ^ "2009 Hot 100". Maxim. Dennis Publishing.
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  34. ^ Tricia Johnson (November 27, 2000). "'Heaven Sent' As his real life girlfriend Jessica Biel trims her role, Adam LaVorgna tells EW.com about moving in with the Camdens". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc.
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  36. ^ "Jessica Biel Refuses to Duet With Justin Timberlake". Jessica Biel insists she will not be singing a duet with boyfriend Justin Timberlake.
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  39. ^ "Jessica Biel and Derek Jeter on the beach". Hollywood Rag. January 7, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
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