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Name : Jessica Alba
Full Name : Jessica Marie Alba
Nickname : Sky Angel
Date of Birth : April 28, 1981
Place of Birth : Pomona, CAUSA
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
Fiancé : Michael Weatherly (actor)
Born in Pomona, CA on April
28, 1981, Jessica and her family moved to Bilox, Mississippi when she
was an infant. Three years later, her Air Force father brought the
family back to CA, then to Del Rio, Texas, before finally settling in
southern CA when Jessica was nine. In love with the idea of becoming an
actress from the age of five, Jessica was 12 before she took her first
acting class. Nine months later, she was signed by an agent.A gifted
young actress, Jessica has already played a variety of roles ranging
from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning her career 3 and a
half years ago. She was in an episode of the acclaimed medical drama
''Chicago Hope''. This fall, she was also be seen starring opposite
Freddie Prinze, Jr. as a pregnant teen in a difficult relationship in
the ABC TV movie ''Too Soon For Jeff''. Jessica made her feature film
debut in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures comedy ''Camp Nowhere''. Originally
hired for two weeks, she got her break when an actress in a principal
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. Penny quickly followed before Jessica was featured in
several independent films. She branched out into TV in 1994 with
recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy series ''The Secret World
of Alex Mack''. She played an insufferable young snob, devoted to making
life miserable for the the title character, played by Larisa Oleynick.
That same year, she won the role of Maya in ''Flipper'' and filmed the
pilot for the series. Jessica spent 1995 shooting the first season's
episodes in Australia. An avid swimmer and PADI-certified scuba diver,
Jessica is delighted to be doing a show which allows her to play with
dolphins. The success of the first season of ''Flipper'' lead to the
filming of the second season, which Jessica also starred in. Jessica
involvement in ''Flipper'' lasted from 1995-1997. Since ''Flipper''
Jessica has appeared in a number of television shows and movies.
In 1996, Jessica appeared in Venus Rising as Young Eve. In 1997, Jessica
appeared on the ''Dini Petty Show'', a Canadian talk show, and talked
about her role in Flipper and her general acting career. She began
working on P.U.N.K.S., featuring Randy Quaid, in 1998. P.U.N.K.S. was
just recently released on video in early January, 1999.In 1998, Jessica
appeared in several TV shows for an episode or two. In early 1998, she
appeared in ''Brooklyn South'', as Melissa. A few months later, she
appeared in two episodes of ''Beverly Hills 90210'', as Leanne. And
finally, she appeared in two episodes of ''Love Boat: The Next
Wave.''She appeared in ''Teen Magazine'' in 1995 and various European
magazines in the past several years. More importantly, she was just
featured in the February, 1999, issue of ''Vanity Fair''.She also had
recently major roles in two movies this spring. Never Been Kissed
released on April 9 and Idle Hands on April 23.
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