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      • Jessica has stated that she identifies with her Mexican-American heritage. DNA tests on the show indicated that Jessica’s direct patrilineal ancestor was Indigenous. These DNA tests also displayed that Jessica’s father’s direct matrilineal ancestor, Maria Carmen Carrillo/Carillo, was of Sephardi Jewish descent.
  1. Dec 16, 2007 · Ethnicity: *father – Mexican [including Spanish, Indigenous Mexican/Mayan, distant Sephardi Jewish and African] *mother – Danish, Welsh, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, French. Jessica Alba is an American actress, model, and businessperson.

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  3. Oct 10, 2016 · Jessica Alba: "I'm Proud of My Diverse Heritage". By Jessica Alba. Updated on Oct 9, 2016 at 9:00 PM. Getty | Jesse Grant. Jessica Alba is an actress and entrepreneur, founder of The Honest...

  4. Mexican American actress, television host and entrepreneur Jessica Alba can trace her wildly successful career back to her family’s roots in Pomona, Californ...

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  5. May 19, 2023 · MAY 18, 2023, 8:11 PM EDT. Jessica Alba is opening up about her Mexican heritage, sharing some of the struggles her parents had to go through. “I was raised by parents who were in survival mode...

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    Jessica Marie Alba was born on April 28, 1981, in Pomona, CA, to Catherine (Jensen) and Mark David Alba, who served in the US Air Force. Her mother has Danish, Welsh, German, English, and French ancestry, while her father is of Mexican descent (including Spanish and Indigenous Mexican roots). Her family moved to Biloxi, MS, when she was an infant. ...

    A gifted young actress, Jessica has played a variety of roles ranging from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning her career. She made her feature film debut in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures' comedy Camp Nowhere (1994). Originally hired for two weeks, she got her break when an actress in a principal role suddenly dropped out. Jessica cheerfully ...

    Jessica was part of Garry Marshall's all-star ensemble romantic comedy, Valentine's Day (2010), which broke box-office records with the largest opening on a four-day President's Day weekend in history. She starred opposite Casey Affleck and Kate Hudson in director Michael Winterbottom's controversial screen adaptation of The Killer Inside Me (2010)...

    Jessica has received Golden Globe and People's Choice Award nominations, was voted TV Guide readers' Breakout Star of the Year, and won Favorite TV Actress at the 2001 Teen Choice Awards for \"Dark Angel.\" She won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female Actress for her performance in \"Fantastic Four\" and an MTV Movie Award for Sex...

    • April 28, 1981
  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jessica_AlbaJessica Alba - Wikipedia

    Jessica Marie Alba was born in Pomona, California [8] on April 28, 1981, to Catherine Louisa (née Jensen) and Mark David Alba. Her mother has Danish, Welsh, German, English and French ancestry, while her paternal grandparents, who were born in California, were children of Mexican immigrants. [ 9 ]

  7. Apr 2, 2014 · Born on April 28, 1981, in Pomona, California, Jessica Alba comes from a diverse background. Her father is Mexican-American and her mother has Danish and French roots.

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