Jessica Biel Biography

Jessica Biel Biography
Name:Jessica Claire Biel

Date of Birth:March 3, 1982

Place of Birth:Ely,Minnesota

Jessica Claire Biel is an American actress, model, and occasional singer. Biel is known for her television role as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series 7th Heaven. Jessica Biel has also appeared in several Hollywood films, including Summer Catch, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Illusionist, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and The A-Team, and the British movie Easy Virtue.

Early Life

Jessica Claire Biel was born in Ely, Minnesota. Jessica Biel mother, Kimberly (née Conroe), is a homemaker and spiritual healer. Jessica Biel father, Jonathan Biel, worked for GE and was also an entrepreneur and business consultant. Jessica Biel is of German, French, English, and Choctaw ancestry and has a younger brother, Justin, born in 1985. Biel's family moved frequently during her childhood, living in Texas, Connecticut, and Woodstock, Illinois, before finally settling in Boulder, Colorado. While growing up, Biel played soccer and also trained as a gymnast.From 2000 to 2002, she attended Tufts University.

Early Work

Biel initially trained to be a vocalist, and from age nine 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. Biel auditioned for the a cappella choir the Tufts Amalgamates, but was not accepted.

At twelve, Biel attended The International Modeling and Talent Association conference in Los Angeles where she was discovered and signed by a talent agency. Jessica Biel began modeling for print advertisements, and appeared in commercials for products such as Dulux Paint and Pringles.

Biel also played the character Regrettal, a lead role in a low-budget musical short titled It's a Digital World, but the film was never released.At fourteen, after auditioning for several television pilots, Biel was cast as Mary Camden, the oldest daughter in the family drama 7th Heaven.

Career

Biel on board the USS Abraham Lincoln on June 18, 2004. Biel landed her first feature film role as Peter Fonda's granddaughter in the critically acclaimed drama Ulee's Gold, released in 1997. Jessica Biel performance earned her a Young Artist Award.In spring 1998, during a break from filming 7th Heaven, Biel starred in I'll Be Home for Christmas, playing the love interest of Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

Jessica Biel posed semi-nude for the cover of Gear magazine. The shoot sparked considerable controversy as Biel was still under eighteen at the time. Producers of 7th Heaven were outraged, and brought legal action against Gear magazine. Jessica Biel later stated that she regrets the Gear shoot but considers it a learning experience.

Jessica Biel 

Jessica Biel 

Jessica Biel 

Jessica Biel 

Jessica Biel 

Jessica Biel 

Jessica Biel 

Jessica Biel 

Jessica Biel - Sexy Compilation 001.mpg

jessica biel