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Jessica Alba is an organized woman and after having announced her pregnancy and engagement, now she and her fiancé Cash Warren bought a new house for their expanding family. The parents-to-be have reportedly purchased a $4m home in Beverly Hills. Us Weekly magazine reports that the couple’s new acquisition counts with four bedrooms and a pool with a waterfall.
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NEW YORK, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Revlon announces today that one of Hollywood's hottest stars, Jessica Alba has been signed on to represent the brand. Jessica will join the elite group of glamorous, sexy and talented women who represent the brand which includes Academy Award Winning actress Halle Berry, model and actress Eva Mendes and Sheryl Crow, one of the music industry's biggest stars.
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Alba appeared in two national TV commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney as a child. She was later featured in several independent films. She branched out into TV in 1994 with a recurring role as the vain Jessica in three episodes of the Nickelodeon comedy series The Secret World of Alex Mack. She then performed the role of Maya in the first two seasons of the TV series Flipper. Under the tutelage of her lifeguard mother, Alba learned to swim before she could walk, and she was a PADI-certified scuba diver, skills which were put to use on the show, which was filmed in Australia.
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Alba went on to appear in two national TV commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney, which led to her landing a recurring role as the young snob, Jessica, in three episodes of the Nickelodeon comedy series, "The Secret World of Alex Mack.†She then performed the role of Maya Graham in the first two seasons of the TV series, "Flipper†(... known as “The New Adventures of Flipperâ€). Under the tutelage of her lifeguard mother, Alba learned to swim before she could walk and was a PADI-certified scuba diver – skills which were put to use on the show, which was filmed in Australia. As the fresh-faced, enthusiastic and sweet Maya, the part would provide Alba a nice departure from her previous “mean girl†TV efforts.
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Although many would describe her as an exotic beauty, Jessica Alba was raised in a traditional American family in California. Her mother's family has a French-Danish heritage, while her father is from Mexican-Indian and Spanish lineage. She began acting at age 12 and first achieved worldwide recognition as the lead in James Cameron's "Dark Angel." Alba's film credits are equally as impressive. She co-starred in the critically-acclaimed "SinCity," directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller and as the female lead role in Marvel Comics' action-franchise blockbuster "Fantastic Four," which was released by 20th Century Fox in July 2005. Jessica's Sue Storm (aka The Invisible Girl) and her co-stars recently finished filming the next installment: "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," which is directed by Tim Story and opens worldwide in June. Alba has ... completed the psychological thriller, "Awake," opposite Hayden Christensen, the independent comedy, "Bill," with Aaron Eckhart and Elizabeth Banks and will star opposite Dane Cook in the romantic comedy, "Good Luck Chuck," all to be released in 2007.
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Jessica Alba and her fiance Cash Warren were seen at Los Angeles Airport, Saturday, Jan. 19, heading to the Sundance Film Festival in snowy Park City, Utah. The yummy mummy was snapped grabbing Cash’s arm as they prepared to board the plane. The festival, in which many movies are featured, started past Friday and lasts until next Sunday, January 27.
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