Jessica Biel was born on March 3, 1982 in Ely, Minnesota. She grew up in Boulder, Colorado. Before she was 12 years old, she already started a career as a musical actress and singer. When she turned 12, she made the necessary steps to become a teenage model.
Less than two years later this resulted in the role of Mary Camden in the popular family series 7th Heaven, with which she gained international fame. The series was an immediate success and during the season she also got offers to act in movies.
The first she made was Ulee’s Gold, which included Peter Fonda. Despite the success of the first film, she played in only two other films until her departure from 7th Heaven in 2002; more films followed.