Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel was initially trained to be a vocalist, and appeared in several musical productions in her hometown, playing lead roles in productions such as Annie, The Sound of Music and Beauty and the Beast.
At 12, she attended The International Modeling and Talent Association Conference in Los Angeles, where she was discovered and signed on by an agency and began doing modeling work in print ads, as well as appearing in commercials for products such as Dulux paint and Pringles.
She also played a lead role in a low-budget musical short titled It's a Digital World, but the film was never released.
After auditioning for several television pilots, at 14 she was cast as the oldest daughter in a new family drama, 7th Heaven, the show was originally scheduled to air on FOX, but was picked up by The WB Network instead. 7th Heaven would go on to last for 11 seasons, making it the longest-running family drama in television history, and also became the highest-rated show on The WB.
That same year she also landed her first feature film role, playing Peter Fonda's granddaughter in the critically acclaimed drama Ulee's Gold, released in 1997. Jessica Biel’s performance as the gothic, rebellious teenager earned her a Young Artist Award.
During a break from filming 7th Heaven, in spring 1998, she shot the holiday movie I'll Be Home for Christmas, playing opposite Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
In 2000, during the 4th season of 7th Heaven, Jessica Biel commented that she grew tired of playing the wholesome preacher's kid, and blamed the show for giving her a squeaky-clean image, which cost her to lose out on a role in American Beauty, the part later went to Thora Birch. In a last ditched attempt to be let out of her contract, she posed semi-nude for the cover of Gear magazine. Fans and the producers were outraged, and the shoot also sparked a lot of controversy, as Jessica Biel was still a minor at the time, but Aaron Spelling made it clear that Jessica Biel would be staying with the show until her contract was due to expire (although, she appeared in minimal episodes in season 5, due to her attending college out of state). Jessica Biel has now claimed that she regrets the Gear shoot, but considers it a learning experience.
In 2001 she played the love interest of Freddie Prinze Jr in the baseball themed movie, Summer Catch. The next year she starred as promiscuous college student Lara in the ensemble, The Rules of Attraction, a film adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name.
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