- 2004
Strip Tease
Alba lands the role of a stripper in the Robert Rodriguez film Sin City. To research the part, Alba visits strip clubs in L.A., New York and Texas. She also learns to twirl a rope for the role. "I just spent every night in Texas in the Four Seasons [hotel] in my underwear, knocking over lamps trying to lasso things," Alba says in Interview. In the film, Alba strips only to a bikini, adhering to her no-nudity clause.
Fantastic Voyage
Alba lands the role of Sue Storm (Invisible Woman) in the big-screen comic-book adaptation Fantastic Four. While shooting the film, Alba meets director's assistant Cash Warren. The two start dating in January 2005. "He's amazing in every way, shape and form," Alba later tells PEOPLE.
- 2005
You're Beautiful, It's True
Alba is named one of PEOPLE magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, adding to an already impressive catalogue of magazines that have placed her on similar lists (Maxim, FHM, Stuff and Star). She makes PEOPLE's 100 Most Beautiful in 2007 and is photographed without makeup for the issue. "Things I was made fun of for – thick lips and a curvy body – got better as I got older," Alba says of her beauty.
A Fantastic Flash
Alba draws a lot of unwanted attention when she attends the MTV Movie Awards in a flowing green dress that becomes see-through with the camera's flash. "That was a nightmare," Alba says. In July, she stars in Fantastic Four, but the hopeful blockbuster is a box-office disappointment. "Comic book fans didn't think I was blonde enough for the part," Alba tells EW. "But most of the blondes in Hollywood aren't really blonde either."
Bathing Beauty
Alba receives top billing in the deep-sea thriller Into the Blue. Though the film gets mediocre reviews, audiences give the bikini-clad Alba high marks. "It's not always so great to be objectified, but I don't feel I have much of a choice right now," Alba tells London's Observer. "I'm young in my career. I know I have to strike when the iron is hot. I look forward to the day when I can do a small movie and act and it's not about me wearing a bathing suit or chaps."
- 2006
Hopping Mad at Hef
Alba appears on the cover of Playboy wearing a bikini, although she never posed for the magazine. The magazine used a promotional shot from Into the Blue. She threatens to sue Playboy for using her picture without her permission. Hugh Hefner apologizes for the confusion and contributes on Alba's behalf to Keep a Child Alive and Until There's a Cure.
- 2007
A 'Fantastic' Sequel
Alba dons her Sue Storm costume once again for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which opens at No. 1 and grosses $57.4 million during its opening weekend. Alba tells PEOPLE of her costume, "It was uncomfortable, like wearing pantyhose everywhere." Next up: the Dane Cook romantic comedy, Good Luck Chuck, slated for September.
Jessica Alba is Pregnant!
Alba and her boyfriend of three years, Cash Warren, announce that they are expecting their first child. "I've always wanted to be a mother," Alba tells PEOPLE. "I feel super-blessed." Weeks later, the mom-to-be, who stars in The Eye, announces her engagement to Warren. The following May, the parents-to-be quietly wed in a Beverly Hills courthouse.
- 2008
Jessica & Cash Welcome Honor
Alba, 27, and husband Cash Warren, 31, welcome a baby girl named Honor Marie Warren. "I don't want to be my child's best friend; I want to be a mom," Alba said weeks ago of her parenting style. "But I do want my child to come to me when they have problems and need to talk, so it's going to be about treading that line."
Photo Credits
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Dimension Films/Everett; Mike Fanous/Gamma; Lisa Rose/JPI; John Johnson/Sony Pictures; Playboy/Reuters/Landov; Fix; INF; Larry Busacca/WireImage
- Name
- Jessica Alba
- Birth Date
- April 28, 1981
- Birth Place
- Pomona, Calif.
- Heart Monitor
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Cash Warren, husband (2005 to present)
Sergio Garcia, ex-boyfriend (2003)
Michael Weatherly, ex-boyfriend (2001 to 2003, engaged)
