【明報專訊】Jessica Claire Biel was born on March 3, 1982 in Ely, Minnesota (美國明尼蘇達州). Biel's first love was musical theatre, and she performed in several musicals during her youth. She attended California's exclusive Le Lycée Francais de Los Angeles and became a successful teen model in 1994. Her print work eventually led to the role that made her famous-that of Mary Camden on the WB television drama 7th Heaven from 1996 to 2002.