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Jessica Biel (born March 3, 1982 in Ely, Minnesota), is an American actress, best known as Mary Camden on the television drama

Jessica was born in Minnesota to Jonathon Edward Biel and Kimberly Conroe; the family is of German, French, English and Choctaw Native American descent. Biel was raised in Boulder, Colorado, where her family had moved to when she was very young. She initially trained to become a vocalist with the hope of performing in musical theater and appeared in several musicals at an early age including Talent Association Convention in Los Angeles in 1994 when her career started to take off as a teen print model. However, her big break came when at 14 years old when she landed the role of Mary Camden on the WB TV Series . The family drama from Aaron Spelling and Brenda Hampton became the most popular (and remains the longest running) series on the fledgling network. Jessica's film career also began at age 15 when she played alongside Peter Fonda in his Golden Globe winning performance in (2003). The movies were met with mild reaction from the box office and panned by many critics. It was believed that Jessica's career may have suffered damage from mistakes in her youth including posing topless for creator Brenda Hampton. Nevertheless, she is currently a sought after young Hollywood actress which is apparent by her roles in

Aside from acting, Jessica became a spokesmodel for L'Oreal cosmetics in 2002.

In 2000, Jessica enrolled in undergraduate study at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. She left before completing a degree program in order to pursue her acting career. Jessica returned to full time for the 2001-2002 season and then focused the attention on her movie career and has made minimal TV appearances since then.

Her hobbies include ballet, soccer, running, yoga and hiking. Jessica currently resides in Los Angeles.

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