Popular Hollywood beauty Jessica Alba celebrates her birthday today.

Jessica was born on 28 April 1981 in California as Jessica Marie Alba. Ever since she was five, she knew that acting was in her genes and that was what she wanted to do.  Her first appearance on film was a small role in the 1994 feature, Camp Nowhere as Gail. She was originally hired for two weeks but her role turned into a two-month job in a leading role when one of the prominent actresses dropped out.

Alba appeared in two national television commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney as a child. She was later featured in several independent films. She branched out into television in 1994.  

Alba rose to greater prominence in Hollywood in 1999 after appearing as a member of a snobby high school clique in the Drew Barrymore romantic comedy Never Been Kissed, and as the female lead in the 1999 comedy-horror film Idle Hands, opposite Devon Sawa.

Her big break came when writer/director James Cameron picked Alba from a pool of 1,200 candidates for the role of the genetically-engineered super-soldier, Max Guevara, on the Fox sci-fi television series Dark Angel. She received the Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress and Saturn Award for Best Actress for her role in Dark Angel. 

Alba's most notable film roles have included, an aspiring dancer-choreographer in Honey, exotic dancer, Nancy Callahan, in Sin City, and as the Marvel Comics character, Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman, in Fantastic Four. She then appeared in its sequel, in Into the Blue later that year, and Good Luck Chuck a few years later

In March 2012 Jessica announced that she will be eleasing a book The Honest Life based on her experiences creating a natural, non-toxic life for her family.

We wish Jessica a Very Happy Birthday!!!