Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981)
is an
American television and film
actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in
Camp Nowhere and
The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994). Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the
television series Dark Angel (2000–2002).
Alba later appeared in various films including
Honey (2003),
Sin City (2005),
Fantastic Four (2005),
Into the Blue (2005),
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and
Good Luck Chuck both in 2007.
Alba appears frequently on the "Hot 100" section of
Maxim and was voted
AskMen.com's number one on their list of "99 Most Desirable Women" in 2006, as well as "Sexiest Woman in the World" by
FHM in 2007.
She also appeared on the cover of
Playboy, which was followed by a lawsuit that was later dropped.
Alba has won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress
Teen Choice Award and
Saturn Award for Best Actress (TV) for her acting in the series
Dark Angel.
