The Biography of Jessica Alba

Born April 28, 1981 in Pomona, CA, Jessica Marie Alba almost instantly caught the acting bug. She claims she knew she wanted to act by age 5, however her father, a member of the United States Air Force, prevented any formal foray into acting by Jessica by being constantly transferred. Jessica spent her childhood as an Air Force brat with brief stays in Biloxi, Mississippi, California, Del Rio, Texas and then finally settling back in Southern California when Jessica was age 9.

Jessica Alba started taking formal acting classes at age 12, and then only nine months later she had an agent. Her star was just about its ascent. She made her feature film debut in a principal role in 1993’s Hollywood Pictures’ comedy called Camp Nowhere. She landed the large role by weird fate. She was originally cast in a very small role, but when one of the main actresses suddenly dropped out of the movie, Jessica was cast to replace her. Apparently Jessica was cast because her brown hair was very similar to the actress who dropped out. Nevertheless, Jessica ended the project with a major role under her belt.

Jessica Alba followed her role in Camp Nowhere by landing parts in two national commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney. Her appearance in the Nintendo gave just a glimpse of Jessica to millions of techno-geeks who would coincidentally become her core fan-base later on…more on that later. Also during this time, Jessica became a born-again Christian, mainly to annoy her liberal-minded parents. She later broke with the group.

In 1994, Jessica Alba started her TV career by landing a role on Nickelodeon’s The Secret World of Alex Mack. She was cast in the role of coincidentally “ Jessica” as a snobbish tormentor of the title character play by Larisa Oleynik.

Later that year she landed a lead role, Maya, in the remake of the TV show, Flipper. As an active swimmer and PADI certified scuba diver, Jessica simply loved the role. She was quoted as saying she simply loved playing with the dolphins. The success of the show allowed it to play for two seasons, 1995 and 1996. Most of the show was filmed in Australia. During her filming of Flipper, Jessica was actually kidnapped and rescued by local authorities in the trunk of a car.

After Flipper wrapped, Jessica has worked steadily. In 1996 she appeared in Venus Rising playing Young Eve. The same year she appeared in the made for TV movie Too Soon For Jeff as well as a guest role on Chicago Hope.

In 1998 she appeared in P.U.N.K.S. as well as a guest role on Beverly Hills 90210. She also was in Brooklyn South as well as a short role on the remake of the Love Boat.

Her fame blossomed with appearances in the Drew Barrymore produced Never Been Kissed as well as the film Idle Hands. She then appeared in Paranoid. Shortly thereafter Jessica Alba  auditioned for and landed the role that would make her a household name. She was cast as Max in the James Cameron produced epic TV show Dark Angel. Her sultry good looks and kick-butt nature made her an instant favorite with many science fiction fans.

After the cancellation of Dark Angel in 2002, Jessica turned back to the big screen. She has since had huge roles in blockbusters such as The Sleeping Dictionary, Honey, Fantastic Four, Sin City, and Into the Blue.

Jessica Alba’s star is rising and she now is one of the most sought after actresses in Hollywood. With her drop-dead gorgeous looks and her amazing talent, we will be seeing Jessica’s work for years to come.