Jessica Claire (Biel) Timberlake(born March 3, 1982)[4]is an American actress, model, and singer. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast asMary Camdenin the family-drama series7th Heaven, for which she achieved recognition.[5]The series is the longest-running series that has ever aired onThe WBchannel and is the longest-running family drama in television history.[6]In 1997, she won theYoung Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film Supporting Young Actressfor her role inUlee's Gold.Biel has since starred in many films, includingThe Rules of Attraction(2002),The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003),Blade: Trinity(2004),Stealth(2005),I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry(2007),The A-Team(2010),New Year's Eve(2011), andTotal Recall(2012). She appeared in the thrillerindie filmEmanuel and the Truth about Fishesin 2013.Contents[hide] 1Early life 2Career 2.1Career beginnings 2.219972007: career breakthrough 2.32008present 3Personal life 4Philanthropy 5Filmography 6Awards and nominations 7References 8External linksEarly life[edit]Jessica Biel was born on March 3, 1982, inEly, Minnesota, to business consultant/GEworker Jonathan Biel and homemaker/spiritual healer Kimberly Conroe.[7][8]She is ofGerman,French,English,Irish, andChoctawancestry.[9][10]Her brother Justin (born 1985)[11]runs the eco accessory lineBARE.[12]Biel's family moved frequently during her childhood, living in Texas,Connecticut, andWoodstock, Illinois, before finally settling inBoulder, Colorado, where she attendedFairview High School. While growing up, Biel played soccer[13]and also trained as a gymnast.[8]From 2000 to 2002, she attendedTufts University.[14]Career[edit]Career beginnings[edit]Biel initially trained to be a vocalist. At age nine, she appeared in several musical productions in her hometown, playing lead roles in productions such asAnnie,The Sound of Music, andBeauty and the Beast.[15]At age 12, Biel attendedThe International Modeling and Talent Associationconference in Los Angeles where she was discovered and signed by the Judith Fontaine Modeling & Talent Agency. She began modeling for print advertisements, and appeared in commercials for products such asDulux PaintandPringles.[7]In her film debut, Biel played the character Regrettal, a lead role in the ambitious musical film titledIt's a Digital World,produced and directed byPaul Greenberg.At fourteen, after auditioning for several television pilots, Biel was cast asMary Camden, the second oldest child in the family drama7th Heaven.19972007: career breakthrough[edit]

Biel on board theUSSAbraham Lincolnon June 18, 2004Biel landed her first feature film role asPeter Fonda's granddaughter in the critically acclaimed dramaUlee's Gold, released in 1997. Her performance earned her aYoung Artist Award.[16]In spring 1998, during a break from filming7th Heaven, she starred inI'll Be Home for Christmas, playing the love interest ofJonathan Taylor Thomas.[15]Biel posed topless in the March 2000 issue ofGear. Producers of7th Heavenwere outraged, and brought legal action againstGear.[15]She later stated that she regrets theGearshoot but considers it a learning experience.[17]In 2001, Biel played the love interest ofFreddie Prinze, Jr.in the baseball-themed filmSummer Catch. In 2002, she starred aspromiscuouscollege student Lara in the ensemble filmThe Rules of Attraction, an adaptation of theBret Easton Ellisnovel. The movie received mixed reviews, became a box office hit and has since gained a cult following.[18][19]Biel was cast in her first top-billing role inThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre.[20]The film met with negative reviews but it was a commercial success, scoring the number-one spot in its opening week and going on to earn more than $80million in the U.S.[20][21]In 2003, Biel began work on the third installment of theBlade film series,Blade: Trinity. Despite negative reviews of the installment, it was a box-office hit grossing $150 million worldwide.[22]Almost immediately after finishing it in 2004, she headed to Australia to shoot the action-thrillerStealth.[23]Biel also appeared in the 2004 filmCellular. She was cast in the role of Ellen Kishmore in theromantic comedyElizabethtown. She then played the title character in theindiefilmLondon. In 2005,Esquiremagazine named her the "Sexiest Woman Alive" in a 2005 six-part series, with each month revealing a different body part and clue to the woman's identity.[7]In 2006, Biel played a turn-of-the-century duchess in theperiod pieceThe Illusionist, co-starringEdward NortonandPaul Giamatti. Biel played anIraq Warveteranin the 2006 filmHome of the Brave, a drama about soldiers struggling to readjust to society after facing the hardships of war. InNext, Biel played alongsideNicolas CageandJulianne Moore. She then played in the summer comedy,I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, co-starringAdam SandlerandKevin James. In late 2007, Biel signed on to play astripperinPowder Blue, alongsideForest Whitaker(who also produced the film),Ray LiottaandPatrick Swayze. In 2007,Stuffmagazine's named her No. 1 on their "100 Sexiest Women".[24]2008present[edit]

Biel at thePalm Springs Film Festivalin 2007At the start of 2008, Biel shotEasy Virtue, an adaptation of the play byNol Coward. Like the play, the film is set in the 1920s and Biel plays young widow Larita. Larita impulsively marries John Whittaker in France and must face her disapproving in-laws on returning to England. The film premiered in September 2008 at theToronto International Film Festival.[25]Critics praised Biel for her performance, with Todd McCarthy ofVarietysaying Biel "more than kept up" with veteransKristin Scott ThomasandColin Firthand praising her "sparkling" performance.[26][27]The Hollywood Reporterdescribed her performance as "an irresistible force of nature a kind, witty, supremely intelligent and beautiful woman who ... is capable of rejoinders that thoroughly undercut her opponent's withering criticism."[28]Biel also performed two songs on the film's soundtrack, "Mad About the Boy" and "When the Going Gets Tough".In 2009, Biel lent her voice to the animated science fiction filmPlanet 51. In April 2008, Biel began working on the political satireNailed, withJake Gyllenhaal. The film centers around a woman who accidentally gets a nail lodged in her head, then travels to Washington D.C. to fight for better health care. Biel performed the role of Sarah Brown with theLos Angeles Philharmonicin a fully staged concert production ofGuys and Dollsduring the 2009 season at theHollywood Bowl.[29][30]On the last night, she received a rousing standing ovation from 17,000 people.[8]She subsequently landed a part inLincoln Center Theater's two-week-long workshop ofthe musical versionof thePedro AlmodvarclassicWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, along withSalma Hayek.[8]In 2010, Biel starred in the large ensemble cast filmValentine's Dayand in theA-Team, based on thetelevision seriesas Capt. Charisa Sosa. In 2011, she appeared inNew Year's Eve, directed byValentine's Day'sGarry Marshall.[31]In 2012, she starred in the remake of the 1990 science fiction movieTotal RecallalongsideColin FarrellandKate Beckinsale. She portrayed actressVera Milesin the biographical filmHitchcock, based onStephen Rebello's bookAlfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho. She also appeared inPlaying for KeepswithGerard Butler.[32]Biel starred in the thriller filmEmanuel and the Truth About Fishes, which premiered at theSundance Film Festivalon January 18, 2013.[33]Personal life[edit]Biel andAdam LaVorgnahad an offscreen relationship after meeting on set of the filmI'll Be Home For Christmasin 1998; they broke up in summer 2001.[34]In January 2007, she began dating singerJustin Timberlake, with whom she had been photographed on multiple occasions.[35]They became engaged in the mountains ofMontanain December 2011.[36]The couple married on October 19, 2012 at theBorgo Egnaziaresort inFasano,Italy.[37]Philanthropy[edit]On July 18, 2006, Biel participated in a charity auction to raise medical funds forColoradoteen Molly Bloom, who was injured in a limousine accident.[38]John Schiffner ofFergus Falls, Minnesota successfully bid $30,000 to have lunch with Biel. "I promise I'm a cheap date," Biel quipped. Biel and Schiffner lunched atThe Palmrestaurant in Denver, Colorado on August 18, 2006.[39]In early 2007, Jessica co-founded the Make the Difference Network, with her father and another business partner, Kent McBride.[40]In 2010, Biel climbed to the summit ofMount Kilimanjarowith members of theUnited Nations Foundationto raise awareness of the global water crisis.[41]That same year, Biel earned a nomination for aDo SomethingAward.[42]Filmography[edit]

Biel inLeicester Square, London in August 2012.Film

YearTitleRoleNotes

1994It's a Digital World[43]RegrettalActing Debut

1997Ulee's GoldCasey Jackson

1998I'll Be Home for ChristmasAllie

2001Summer CatchTenley Parrish

2002The Rules of AttractionLara Holleran

2003The Texas Chainsaw MassacreErin Hardesty

2004CellularChloe

2004Blade: TrinityAbigail Whistler

2005StealthLieutenant Kara Wade

2005ElizabethtownEllen Kishmore

2005LondonLondon

2006The IllusionistDuchess Sophie von Teschen

2006Home of the BraveVanessa Price

2007NextLiz Cooper

2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck and LarryAlex McDonough

2008Hole in the Paper Sky[44]Karen WatkinsShort, also executive producer

2008Easy VirtueLarita Whittaker

2009Planet 51Neera (voice)

2009Powder BlueRose-Johnny

2010Valentine's DayKara Monahan

2010The A-TeamCapt. Charisa Sosa

2011New Year's EveTess

2012Total RecallMelina

2012The Tall ManJulia Denning

2012Playing for KeepsStacie

2012HitchcockVera Miles

2013Emanuel and the Truth About FishesLinda

2014Shiva and MayMayFilming

2014The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea[45]PennyPre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes

19962003, 20067th HeavenMary Camden139 episodes

2005Family GuyBrooke (voice)Episode: "Brian the Bachelor"

2009Saturday Night LiveJessica RabbitEpisode: "Dwayne Johnson/Ray LaMontagne"

Music Videos

YearSongSingerNotes

2001"Fly Away From Here"Aerosmith

Awards and nominations[edit]YearAwardWorkResult

1997Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young ActressUlee's GoldWon

1999Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series: Young Ensemble(shared with the cast)7th HeavenNominated

2002Teen Choice AwardChoice TV Actress Drama[46]7th HeavenNominated

2003Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress Drama/Action Adventure[46]7th HeavenNominated

2003Saturn Award Best ActressThe Texas Chainsaw MassacreNominated

2004MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance FemaleThe Texas Chainsaw MassacreNominated

2005ShoWest Convention Award Female Star of Tomorrow[46]N/AWon

2006Newport Beach Film FestivalOutstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Acting[46]The IllusionistWon

2007Gala AwardsRising-Star Award[46]N/AWon

2008Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble(shared withAdam Sandler)I Now Pronounce You Chuck and LarryNominated

2008Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting ActressI Now Pronounce You Chuck and LarryNominated

2009Golden Capital Best Actress[46]Easy VirtueNominated

2010Teen Choice Award Choice Movie: Hissy FitValentine's DayNominated