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Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

Actor, also producer · Born April 28, 1981 (45) · Pomona, California, USA

Golden Globe nominee · 1 other major award body

Jessica Marie Alba (/ˈælbə/ AL-bə; born April 28, 1981) is an American actress, businesswoman, and entrepreneur. She began her acting career at age 13 in Camp Nowhere (1994), followed up by The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994), and rose to prominence at age 19 as the lead actress of the television series Dark Angel (2000–2002), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. Her big screen breakthrough came in Honey (2003). She soon established herself as a Hollywood actress and has starred in numerous box office hits throughout her career, including Fantastic Four (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Good Luck Chuck (2007), The Eye (2008), Valentine's Day (2010), Little Fockers (2010), and Mechanic: Resurrection (2016). She is a frequent collaborator with director Robert Rodriguez, having starred in Sin City (2005), Machete (2010), Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011), Machete Kills (2013), and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014). From 2019 to 2020, Alba starred in the Spectrum action crime series L.A.'s Finest. In 2011, Alba co-founded The Honest Company, a consumer goods company that sells baby, personal, and household products. A number of magazines, including Men's Health, Vanity Fair, and FHM, have included Alba on their lists of the world's most beautiful women. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Alba, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 28, 1981 (45)
From
Pomona, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 71 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Jessica Alba's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
29%
Morality
21%
Survival
9%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 9 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 20 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 12

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 8

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 21 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 22 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 22
Ally
6 of 22
Threshold guardian
2 of 22
Shapeshifter
2 of 22
Trickster
2 of 22
Herald
2 of 22
Shadow
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Thrilling
13
Absurd
12
Joyful
12
Hopeful
10
Other
44

How their films linger

Fun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jessica Alba's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jessica Alba's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

71 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 50 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Maserati: The Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Sandra

  • Valentina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Too Much(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Alba

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Trigger Warning(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Parker

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Reinas(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • StoryBots: Answer Time(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Killers Anonymous(2019)

    as Jade

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • L.A.'s Finest(2019)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer · as Nancy McKenna

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • El Camino Christmas(2017)

    as Beth Flowers

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • No Activity(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as The Actress

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Mechanic: Resurrection(2016)

    as Gina

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Dear Eleanor(2016)

    as Daisy

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Veil(2016)

    as Maggie Price

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Baby, Baby, Baby(2015)

    as Susie

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2015)

    as Jessica Alba

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Barely Lethal(2015)

    as Victoria Knox

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Barely Famous(2015)

    Show as Jessica Alba

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Some Kind of Beautiful(2014)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Stretch(2014)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For(2014)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Spoils of Babylon(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dixie Melonworth

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • A.C.O.D.(2013)

    as Michelle

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Machete Kills(2013)

    as Sartana Rivera (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Escape from Planet Earth(2013)

    as Lena (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World(2011)

    as Marissa Wilson

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Little Fockers(2010)

    as Andi Garcia

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • An Invisible Sign(2010)

    as Mona Gray

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Machete(2010)

    as Sartana Rivera

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Killer Inside Me(2010)

    as Joyce Lakeland

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Valentine's Day(2010)

    as Morley Clarkson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Love Guru(2008)

    as Jane Bullard

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Eye(2008)

    as Sydney Wells

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Awake(2007)

    as Sam Lockwood

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Good Luck Chuck(2007)

    as Cam Wexler

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Meet Bill(2007)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Ten(2007)

    as Liz Anne Blazer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer(2007)

    as Sue Richards

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Four Video Diary Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Camera Operator · Editor · as Self

  • Into the Blue(2005)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Four(2005)

    as Sue Storm

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Sin City(2005)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sophie

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Alba

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Honey(2003)

    as Honey Daniels

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Rock Me Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Alba

  • The Sleeping Dictionary(2003)

    as Selima

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Icons(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Paranoid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Chloe

  • Dark Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 42 episodes · as Max Guevara

  • Idle Hands(1999)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Never Been Kissed(1999)

    as Kirsten

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • P.U.N.K.S.(1998)

    as Samantha Swaboda

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Love Boat: The Next Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Layla

  • Brooklyn South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Melissa Hauer

  • Too Soon For Jeff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Christy

  • Venus Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Young Eve

  • Mad TV(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Simpson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Flipper(1995)

    Show 44 episodes · as Maya Graham

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The Secret World of Alex Mack(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Florie Hernandez

  • Camp Nowhere(1994)

    as Gail

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Blue Heelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Leanne

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Girlfriend (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Christy

  • 13 Going on 30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • A Tree Is Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Incógnito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Lena Aguila

  • The Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Eden

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles, 65 of them dated from 1972 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Fantastic Four (2005)

$334M worldwide

Highest rated

Sin City (2005)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

L.A.'s Finest (2019)

Film career

19722026

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 28 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting67 of 69: 64 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdProducing4 of 69: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 69: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 69: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

69 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew2010s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 26% of 34 roles
94040914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2001–2006.

  1. 2006
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  2. 2001
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jessica Alba's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 39; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 53 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · actor

Killers Anonymous (2019)

91st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sin City (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jessica Alba's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles28–88 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles20–73 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles29–78 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs22 titles22–72 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles11–72 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jessica Alba work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jessica Alba's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Rodriguez shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles