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Jessica Alba

Jessica Marie Alba

Jessica Alba is an American actress and entrepreneur: the Dark Angel and Sin City star, a fixture of the 2000s most-beautiful lists, and the co-founder of The Honest Company. She remains one of Hollywood's most followed and most bankable multi-hyphenates.

  • Glamour Model
  • Influencer
  • Other

Story

Jessica Alba is the definition of a 2000s icon who outgrew the label: the Dark Angel breakout and Sin City star spent a decade on every magazine’s most-beautiful list before building The Honest Company, one of the most successful celebrity-founded consumer brands ever.

Two decades later she is still doing both — leading Netflix’s Trigger Warning in 2024 while remaining the face and founder story behind Honest — and her Instagram following keeps growing past 22 million.

Facts

  • She won a Beverly Hills acting competition at age 11 and made her film debut at 13 in Camp Nowhere (1994). Wikipedia EN
  • Her Golden Globe nomination came for James Cameron's Dark Angel, the 2000 series that made her a star at 19. Wikipedia EN
  • The Honest Company, which she co-founded in January 2012, reached a roughly $1 billion valuation by 2014 and went public on NASDAQ in 2021; she stepped down as chief creative officer in April 2024. Wikipedia EN
  • She has Mexican and Sephardic ancestry on her father's side and Danish, English, French, German and Welsh roots on her mother's — and describes herself in her Instagram bio as a "chingona". Wikipedia EN

Notable Work

Camp Nowhere Film debut at age 13.
1994 / Other
Dark Angel James Cameron series lead; Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.
2000 / Tv Appearance
Honey Breakthrough film lead.
2003 / Other
Sin City Career-defining role as Nancy Callahan.
2005 / Other
Fantastic Four Sue Storm in the 2005 and 2007 films.
2005 / Other
Maxim Hot 100 era Recurring Maxim Hot 100 name (2001-2014), People 50 Most Beautiful 2005, GQ and InStyle covers.
2005 / Magazine Cover
The Honest Company Co-founder; chief creative officer until April 2024; NASDAQ IPO 2021.
2012 / Other
L.A.'s Finest Series lead with Gabrielle Union.
2019 / Tv Appearance
Trigger Warning Netflix action lead — her return to front-line acting.
2024 / Other

FAQ

What is Jessica Alba best known for?
Dark Angel (2000-2002), Sin City and Fantastic Four (2005), her long run on the 2000s most-beautiful lists — and co-founding The Honest Company in 2012.
Is Jessica Alba still acting?
Yes. After stepping back from day-to-day duties at The Honest Company in April 2024, she led the Netflix action film Trigger Warning the same year.
Is Jessica Alba married?
She married Cash Warren in 2008; the couple separated in January 2025 and she filed for divorce the following month. They have three children.