Jessica Alba

Did You Know?

• Jessica is a PADI-certified scuba diver.
• Jessica got her big break in Camp Nowhere because her hair matched the actress' who's role she got when the original actress had to pull out at the last moment.
• Jessica was a tomboy growing up. She played baseball, not softball and football.
• Training for 'Dark Angel' was very rigorous, including a year of daily martial arts, gymnastics, motorcycle riding and hard cardio and stretching.
• Jessica loves Harley Davidson motorcycles.
• Jessica was a "Navy brat" growing up so she lived in several different states, including California, Mississippi and Texas. She attended at least eight different schools.
• When she was in the fifth grade Jessica was sent to the principal's office for giving a boy a black eye.
• Jessica was a bit of a trouble-maker growing up. Her teachers didn't like her because she was a "smarty-pants." She says she wouldn't even call them "Mr. or Mrs. because were just people."
• She has a habit of twirling her hair in her fingers.
• Jessica loves to cook. Her specialty is chicken enchiladas and homemade tortillas.
• Jessica has a very diverse ancestry. Her mother is French/Danish and her father is Spanish.

Actor Credits

1. Valentine's Day (2010)
2. The Killer Inside Me (2010)
3. Sin City 2 (2010)
4. Machete (2010)
5. Beverly Hills 90210: The Eighth Season (2009)
6. An Invisible Sign of My Own (2009)
7. The Love Guru (2008)
8. The Eye (2008)
9. Meet Bill (2008)
10. Awake (2007)
11. Good Luck Chuck (2007)
12. The Ten (2007)
13. Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
14. Secret World of Alex Mack: The Complete 1st Season (2007)
15. Into The Blue (2005)
16. Fantastic 4 (2005)
17. Sin City (2005)
18. Honey (2003)
19. Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
20. Dark Angel: The Complete Second Season (2003)
21. Dark Angel: The Complete First Season (2002)
22. Paranoid (2001)
23. P.U.N.K.S. (1999)
24. Never Been Kissed (1999)
25. Idle Hands (1999)
26. Camp Nowhere (1994)

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