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Jessica Alba was
born on April 28, 1981 in Pomona, California to Cathy and Mark
Alba. Because her father was in the Air Force, her family moved
around a lot, and from the time she was born lived in Biloxi,
Mississippi, Del Rio Texas and parts of southern California. She has
one brother, Joshua Alba (also an actor).
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She always enjoyed
acting while growing up. She took her first acting class when she
was 12, and was signed by an agent by the time she was 13.
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Her movie debut
came in 1993 in Camp Nowhere. She was hired for a minor part,
but because one of the lead actresses dropped out, she took her
place. She got the role because she had the same hair as the other
actress.
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Over the next few
years, she appeared in commercials, other small movie parts (e.g.,
Venus Rising (1994)) and television (e.g., episodes of The
Secret World of Alex Mack, Chicago Hope, etc.).
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In 1995, she
received her first “big break” in television, when she a lead role
in the television series Flipper, which lasted through 1997. She was
nominated for the YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young
Actress in a Daytime TV Program for her role in flipper.
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She appeared in
various television shows and several movies over the next few years.
Then in 2000, she had her next big break, once again in television,
when she received the role of Max Guevara in the television series
Dark Angel and instantly became a cult heroin, although the
show was cancelled in early 2002. She has received a few awards for
her role, including: 2001 TV Guide Award for Breakout Star of the
Year, 2001 Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television and the 2001
ALMA Special Achievement Award for Breakthrough Actress of the
Year. Some of the award nominations also include: 2001 Young Artist
Award for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Leading Young
Actress, 2001 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress
in a TV-Series – Drama, 2001 ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a
New Television Series, 2002 Saturn Award for Best Actress in a
Television Series, 2002 ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a
Television Series
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In 2005 she
appeared in few movies. She played a sexy dancer in the
comic book adaptation of Sin City. Then she was in another
comic adaptation, the summer blockbuster movie, Fantastic Four
where she played the part of Susan (Storm) Richards - The Invisible
Woman.
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People
magazine named her one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world
in 2005.
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Interests &
Hobbies: Scuba diving, playing golf.
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Fast Facts:
Suffered from asthma as a child. She was also anorexic.
Biography by Ian Ripley,
PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer
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