Jessica Biel

Birth Name:Jessica Claire Biel

Date of Birth:3rd. March, 1982

Place of Birth:Ely, Minnesota, US

Father:Jonathan Biel, an entrepreneur and international business consultant.

Mother:Kimberly Biel (née Conroe), a homemaker and spiritual healer.

Siblings:a younger brother, Justin, born in 1985.

Start of Career:

Biel initially trained to be a vocalist, and appeared in several musical productions in her hometown, playing lead roles in productions such as Annie, The Sound of Music and Beauty and the Beast.

At 12 years old, Biel attended The International Modeling and Talent Association Conference in Los Angeles, where she was discovered and signed on by a talent agency. She began doing modeling work in print ads, as well as appearing in commercials for products such as Deluxe Paint and Pringles.

Biel landed her first feature film role, playing Peter Fonda's granddaughter in the critically-acclaimed drama Ulee's Gold, released in 1997. Her performance earned her a Young Artist Award.

Awards:

1998: Young Artist Award — Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress in Ulee's Gold

2005: ShoWest Award Female Star of Tomorrow — 2005 ShoWest Convention

2007: Rising-Star Award — Palm Springs International Film Festival 2007 Gala Awards

Public Image:

Ranked as #5 on Maxim's Hot 100 for 2007[15] and #11 on Maxim's Top 100 for 2009.

Ranked #5 by AskMen.com readers in the list "Top 99 Women 2007."

Esquire magazine named her the "Sexiest Woman Alive" in a 2005 six-part series, with each month revealing a different body part and clue to the woman's identity. One clue given was that her last name rhymes with an animal sigillographers are interested in (seal).

Ranked #98 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties."

Ranked #99 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002).

Ranked #1 in Stuff magazine's "100 Sexiest Women" (2007).

Films:

1996-2006 7th Heaven  (TV series)

Won the Young Artist Award (Best Leading Actress) in 1998.

Nominated for two Teen Choice Awards as Choice TV Actress in 2002 and 2003.

1997  Ulee's Gold 

Won the Young Artist Award as Best Supporting Actress

2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Nominated for Saturn Award as Best Actress and an MTV Movie Award as Best Breakthrough Performance

2006  The Illusionist

Won the Newport Beach Film Festival Best Achievement Award

2007 Next

Nominated for Teen Choice Award as Choice Movie Actress

2008 Hole in the Paper Sky  (short film, also executive produced by Biel)

2009  Saturday Night Live

Nailed    （Post-production）

Planet 51   (voice)   （Post-production）

Powder Blue

2010  Valentine's Day     （Post-production）

The A-Team    (Filming）