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Jessica Alba

Name: Jessica Alba
Birth Name: Jessica Marie Alba
Height: 5' 6"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: April 28, 1981
Birth Place: Pomona, California, USA
Profession: actress
Education: high school graduated
Atlantic Theater Company in New York
Began studying acting at age 11
Relationship: Cash Warren (assistant director), Michael Weatherly (actor; born on July 8, 1968; engaged in May 2001; broke up)
Father: Mark Alba (Spanish/Mexican-American; real estate owner, once joined US Air Force)
Mother: Cathy Alba (French/Danish; born in Montreal)
Brother: Joshua Alba (actor; born on July 8, 1982)
Claim to fame: as Max Guevara on TV Series Dark Angel (2000)

Did you know that Jessica...

Is named the sexiest actress by Victoria's Secret. (April 20, 2007)

Was taught to act by husband-and-wife Hollywood stars William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman. She said Felicity was a tough cookie.

Told Elle magazine that when she was playing a stripper in 2005's SIN CITY, directors Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez offered her the option to bare all – but she said no way, insisting that she doesn't do nudity because she has too much anxiety. (October 12, 2006)

Named as having the most kissable celebrity lips in a poll conducted by Colgate. (September 22, 2006)

Has signed on to replace Lindsay Lohan in the comedy BILL. (June 8, 2006)

Host the 2006 MTV Movie Awards on June 3.

Has forgiven Playboy founder Hugh Hefner for putting her on the March 2006 cover of the soft-porn publication, after he pledged to donate substantial sums to charities of the actress' choice. (April 5, 2006)

Has hit out at MTV bosses for conning her into kissing a chimpanzee for the Most Romantic Moment Award at MTV's Movie Awards. (April 5, 2006)

Is the 3rd Sexiest Woman in the World, according to FHM. (2006)

Says she is fed up of playing the token sexy girl and would love to be offered more challenging roles. (March 24, 2006)

Voted the sexiest woman in showbiz in the Playboy magazine poll. (2006)

Picked as the best girlfriend material by AskMen.com. (2006)

Fears she is being typecast, because she only gets offered role as whores and sexy maids. (November 10, 2005)

Loves to play golf.

Has started training in dance and Tae Bo two months prior to the start of scheduled filming on her new film, HONEY (2003).

Voted in at #6 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition. (June 2002)

Graduated high school at age 16.