Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

(1981- ) Jessica Marie Alba is an American actress. She became famous as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel in 2000, although she started to appear in the TV at the age of 13. Before becoming famous, she appeared in some TV commercials and in several independent films. Alba's most well known films are Honey, Sin City, Fantastic Four, Into the Blue, Good Luck Chuck and The Eye among others.

Alba's charity work includes participation with Clothes Off Our Back, Habitat for Humanity, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Project HOME, RADD, Revlon Run/Walk for Women, SOS Children Villages, Soles4Souls, and Step up. In 2008, Alba openly supported Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and she is an ambassador for the 1Goal movement to provide education to children in Africa.

Alba is married to Cash Warren, since 2008. They have two daughters: Honor Marie Warren (born 2008) and Haven Garner Warren (born 2011).

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