Biography
One of the few "WB" teen alums to successfully make the leap to a long-lasting film career, Jessica Biel aimed big and achieved it with a down-to-earth, hardworking approach. Rising to fame as the rebellious Mary Camden, eldest daughter on the long-running "7th Heaven" (The WB, 1996-2006; The CW, 2006-07), Biel's efforts to leave the saccharine show for more adult film roles - including a sexy magazine photo shoot - earned her notoriety, but …
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Career Milestones
| Attended The International Modeling and Talent Association Conference in Los Angeles; helped land modeling contracts | ||
| Made stage debut in regional productions of "Annie" and "Beauty and the Beast" | ||
| Played a lead role in a low-budget musical short titled "It's a Digital World" (film was never released) | ||
| Raised mostly in Boulder, CO | ||
1996 | Cast in breakthrough role as Mary Camden, the eldest daughter of a minister in the WB's "7th Heaven"; role reduced in 2000 so she could attend college; left series after the sixth season, but returned occasionally for future episodes | |
1997 | Cast as Peter Fonda's rebellious granddaughter in the critically acclaimed drama "Ulee's Gold" | |
1998 | Co-starred opposite Jonathan Taylor Thomas in "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | |
2001 | Played the love interest of Freddie Prinze Jr in the baseball themed movie, "Summer Catch" | |
2002 | Became a spokesmodel for L'Oreal | |
2002 | Played promiscuous college student Lara in in writer/director Roger Avary's ensemble, "The Rules of Attraction" | |
2003 | Cast as the lead heroine in the remake of the horror classic, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" | |
2004 | Co-starred with Wesley Snipes and Ryan Reynolds in the third installment of the Blade series, "Blade: Trinity" | |
2004 | Made a cameo appearance in "Cellular"; film starred her then real-life boyfriend Chris Evans | |
2005 | Played a fighter pilot in the action/thriller "Stealth" | |
2006 | Cast in Irwin Winkler's drama "Home of the Brave," about the lives of American soldiers and their return from Iraq | |
2006 | Played a turn-of-the-Century duchess and Edward Norton's love interest in Neil Burger's "The Illusionist" | |
2007 | Co-starred with Adam Sandler and Kevin James in the comedy, "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" | |
2008 | Producing debut, the short film "Hole in the Paper Sky"; also starred in the film | |
2009 | Made her musical-theater debut in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's concert version of the classic "Guys and Dolls" at the Hollywood Bowl | |
2009 | Played a divorcee in the adaptation of the play by Noël Coward "Easy Virtue" | |
2009 | Played a stripper opposite Forest Whitaker and Patrick Swayze in "Powder Blue" | |
2010 | Co-starred with Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson in the feature film adaptation of "The A-Team," based on the 1980s TV action series | |
2010 | Joined an ensemble cast for the Garry Marshall directed romantic comedy "Valentine's Day" | |
2011 | Cast in the ensemble romantic comedy "New Year's Eve," directed by Garry Marshall; Biel. Hector Elizondo, and Ashton Kutcher were the only actors from "Valentine's Day" to return, but playing different characters | |
2012 | Co-starred with Gerard Butler in romantic comedy "Playing for Keeps" | |
2012 | Portrayed actress Vera Miles opposite Anthony Hopkins' "Hitchcock" | |
Awards
2004 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
2007 | Palm Springs International Film Festival for Rising Star Award |
2008 | MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry |