Top 10 Celebrity Mothers: No. Five – Jessica Alba
by Maktoob.com has been carrying a press release “Top 10 hottest celebrity mums” for these past couple of weeks or so. It is a wonderful tribute to working mothers in Hollywood, mums all “from the film, TV and music industries.”
They are listed from 10 to 1—though no info is given if the mums have to be taken literally in that order: 10. Monica Belluci, 9. Teri Hatcher, 8. Christina Aguilera, 7. Kate Beckinsale, 6. Jennifer Lopez, 5. Jessica Alba, 4. Salma Hayek, 3. Britney Spears, 2. Angelina Jolie, and 1. Halle Berry.
Number 5. Television and film actress Jessica Alba was born Jessica Marie Alba on April 28, 1981 in Pomona, California, U.S.A. to parents Catherine (of “Danish and French Canadian descent”) and Mark Alba (“of Mexican American” descent) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Alba)..
After graduating from high school, she “studied acting with William H. Macy and his wife, Felicity Huffman, at the Atlantic Theater Company” –yes, the same Felicity Huffman who starred with Teri Hatcher in “Desperate Housewives” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Alba).
Beginning her television career “at age 13 in ‘Camp Nowhere’ and ‘The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994),’ ” she “rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series’ Dark Angel’ (2000–2002)”: “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’ ” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Alba).
She has appeared in, among other films, ‘Honey’ (2003), ‘Sin City’ (2005), ‘Fantastic Four’ (2005), ‘Into the Blue’ (2005),’ Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’ (2007) and ‘Good Luck Chuck’ (2007) ((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Alba).
Image via Wikipedia: At the London premiere of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Image via Wikipedia: 2007
Image via Wikipedia: “2008 Paris premiere for The Eye”
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Image via Wikipedia: Getting “makeup placed on her face on the film set for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”
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