- Mark Wahlberg and Jessica Alba spent a wild New Year's Eve together in Miami, Florida. (January 7, 2004)
- Is a big fan of FLASHDANCE (1983)
- She was #1 on Maxim's Hot 100 Babe List. (2001)
- Her mother has a French-Danish heritage, while her father descends from Mexican-Indian and Spanish lineage.
- Has been on a diet since the age of 12.
- In the Scene Of IDLE HANDS where Anton is vomiting in the bushes as soon as Pnub and Mick show up, Molly (Jessica Alba) can be seen far in the background, on her balcony, playing a bass guitar. This is a remnant from a deleted scene.
- Was nominated People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series in 2001 for DARK ANGEL and Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama in the same year and for the same movie.
- Sometimes Credited As: Jessica Marie Alba
- Nickname: Sky Angel
- Co-starred in one episode of DARK ANGEL (2000) with her brother, Joshua Alba, entitled ...And Jesus Brought a Casserole. He played Krit, one of her X-5 brothers who wanted to help destroy Manticore in the Season 1 finale.
- Was voted the fifth Sexiest Female Star for 2002 in a Hollywood.com poll. (February 2002)
- Vote #4 in the Top 10 Sci-Fi Babes in 2002 for her role as Max in DARK ANGEL
- Loves to play golf.
- Has started training in dance and Tae Bo two months prior to the start of scheduled filming on her new film, HONEY (2003).
- Voted in at #6 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition. (June 2002)
- Graduated high school at age 16.
- Has a tattoo of a daisy with a ladybug on it on the back of her neck.
- Her second cousin is skateboarding legend Steve Salba Alba.
- Hair color: Light Brown
- Eye color: Brown
Quotes- "I'm a little bit more of a dork. I run into things, and I'm kind of uncoordinated sometimes."
- "I've got cousins galore. Mexicans just spread all their seeds and the women just pop them out."
- "My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing."
- "Most nights I end up wearing a wife beater T-shirt and boxers."
- "I'm good at being sarcastic with guys. They don't want the quiet, prissy little things."
- "My first kiss was when I was 7 and it was scandalous because he was 10. I only did it so he would pick me on our neighborhood baseball team. And, at the time, I thought it was great, but then it sucked because he didn't even pick me!"
- "I thought it was my job to give all the boys their first kiss."
Awards- DVD Exclusive Awards: Best Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie, THE SLEEPING DICTIONARY (2003)
- TV Guide Awards: Breakout Star of the Year, Dark Angel (2003)
- ALMA Awards: Outstanding Actress in a Television Series, Dark Angel (2002)
- ALMA Awards: Breakthrough Actress of the Year (2001)
- Saturn Award: Best Actress on Television, Dark Angel (2001)
- Teen Choice Awards: TV - Choice Actress, Dark Angel (2001)
- Young Artist Awards: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Leading Young Actress, Dark Angel (2001)
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