Jessica Marie Alba (as she is sometimes credited) was born 28 April 1981 in Pomona, California. The aspiring actress relocated with her family (her Spanish / Mexican-American father was in the Air Force) several times before a final settlement in southern California. Alba family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, then back to California, followed by Del Rio, Texas, and finally back to the West Coast. Despite the constant movement in the U.S., Alba knew she would be an actor since age 5th His career was ready to take off when an agent signed her, only nine months after the 12-year-old Jessica took an acting class.