Birth Place: Pomona, California, USA

Date of Birth: April 28, 1981

Heritage: American

Famous for: Her role as Max in Fox's Dark Angel

Background:

Jessica Alba may be best remembered as Max Guevara in TV's Dark Angel, but she is young (born 1981). Engaged to Dark Angel co-star Michael Weatherly, she is off the romance market but has topped the sexy babe charts such as Maxim's, Sci-Fi Babes' and FHM's more than once.

Working since she was a child, Jessica's schedule continues to fuel up with upcoming events Into the Blue (2005), Sin City (2005), Fantastic Four (2005) and 2006's Sonic. Nicknamed Sky Angel, Jessica admits she is a bit of a klutz, but with building busy schedules, who hasn't fallen from grace to clumsy and looked a bit goofy at times?

"I'm a little bit more of a dork. I run into things, and I'm kind of uncoordinated sometimes." Jessica Alba

"I like SpongeBob SquarePants. He's goofy, like me." Jessica Alba

Adolescence Talent

Childhood and Family:

Brown-eyed Jessica Marie Alba was born on April 28, 1981 in Pomona, California. Since her father, Mark Alba, was in the United States Air Force the family moved several times, living in states Mississippi, California and Texas. Cathy, Jessica's mother, is a mix of French and Danish background while Jessica's father is Spanish and Mexican American. Jessica's brother, Joshua, arrived just one year after Jessica on July 8, 1982.

Talented and already realizing that acting was a passion, young Jessica was signed by an agent at age 13 and acted in several small parts before making her film debut as Gail in the family comedy Camp Nowhere (1994).

"My first kiss was when I was 7 and it was scandalous because he was 10. I only did it so he would pick me on our neighborhood baseball team. And at the time I thought it was great, but then it sucked because he didn't even pick me!" Jessica Alba

Dark Angel

Career:

Besides making numerous TV guest appearances in shows such as The Secret World of Alex Mack, Chicago Hope, Brooklyn South, Beverly Hills, and 90210, Jessica Alba's career got an early start in the movies. Jessica won roles in Camp Nowhere (1994), Venus Rising (1995), P.U.N.K.S. (1999), Never Been Kissed (1999), Idle Hands (1999), Paranoid (2000), The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) and Honey (2003). In the television series, Flipper, Jessica played the role of Maya Graham (1995-1996) and was also seen in TV's Too Soon for Jeff (1996).

In 2000 Jessica would hit the jackpot starring as Max Guevara in television's Sci-Fi action drama, Dark Angel, winning awards such as the Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television (2001) and ALMA Awards Breakthrough Actress of the Year (2001) and Outstanding Actress in a Television Series (2002).

Awards:

• DVD Exclusive Awards: Best Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie, THE SLEEPING DICTIONARY (2003)
• TV Guide Awards: Breakout Star of the Year, Dark Angel (2003)
• ALMA Awards: Outstanding Actress in a Television Series, Dark Angel (2002)
• ALMA Awards: Breakthrough Actress of the Year (2001)
• Saturn Award: Best Actress on Television, Dark Angel (2001)
• Teen Choice Awards: TV - Choice Actress, Dark Angel (2001)
• Young Artist Awards: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Leading Young Actress, Dark Angel (2001)