Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel
Biel at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Jessica Claire Biel (1982-03-03) March 3, 1982 (age 34) Ely, Minnesota, U.S.
Education	Fairview High School
Alma mater	Tufts University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Justin Timberlake (m. 2012)
Children	1

Jessica Claire Timberlake (née Biel; born March 3, 1982), known professionally as Jessica Biel, is an American actress. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family-drama series 7th Heaven, for which she achieved recognition. The series is the longest-running series that ever aired on The WB channel and is the longest-running family drama in television history.

In 1997, she won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress for her role in Ulee's Gold. She is known for her role as Erin Hardesty in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). Biel has since starred in many films, including The Rules of Attraction (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Stealth (2005), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), The A-Team (2010) and Total Recall (2012).

Biel was born on March 3, 1982, in Ely, Minnesota, to Kimberly (née Conroe), a homemaker and spiritual healer, and Jonathan Biel, a business consultant and General Electric worker. She is of German, French, English, Irish, and some Choctaw ancestry. Her younger brother, Justin, (born 1985), launched and runs the eco-accessory line BARE. Biel's family moved frequently during her childhood, living in Texas, Connecticut, and , before finally settling in Boulder, Colorado, where she attended Fairview High School. While growing up, Biel played soccer and also trained as a gymnast. From 2000 to 2002, she attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.