Jessica Alba (Andi Garcia) is an actress, activist, mother and wife. Jessica Alba fell in love with acting at a very early age, becoming active professionally at the age of 12. After studying at the Atlantic Theater Company, with founders William H. Macy and David Mamet, she went on to star in Charles H. Eglee and James Cameron’s television series Dark Angel, where she first gained worldwide recognition and awards. Her first starring role in a major studio film was the 2003release Honey, a contemporary urban drama from Universal Pictures, which grossed more than $60 million worldwide.
In 2005, Jessica Alba starred in the critically acclaimed Sin City, directed by Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller and Quentin Tarantino, and starred as Susan Storm, “The Invisible Girl,” in the worldwide box-office success Fantastic Four and its sequel, 4 Rise of the Silver Surfer.
She was part of Garry Marshall’s all-star ensemble romantic comedy Valentine’s Day, which broke box-office records with the largest opening on a four-day Presidents’ Day weekend in history. She reunited with her Sin City director Robert Rodriguez on Machete, and again in the upcoming fourth installment of his successful Spy Kids franchise. She recently co-starred with Casey Affleck and Kate Hudson in the screen adaptation of Jim Thompson’s “ The Killer Inside Me” for director Michael Winter bottom.
Jessica Alba has appeared in such iconic endorsement campaigns as the famous “Got Milk?” ads and as a global spokes person for L’OrĂ©al and Revlon.Alba was raised in a traditional American family in California. Her mother’s family has a French-Danish heritage, while her father is from Mexican-Indian and Spanish lineage.