Jessica Biel - Variety's Power Of Women October 5, 2012

Jessica Claire Biel (born March 3, 1982) is an American actress and model. Biel is known for her television role as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series 7th Heaven.

She has also appeared in several Hollywood films, including Summer Catch, the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Illusionist, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and The A-Team.

Jessica Claire Biel was born in Ely, Minnesota. Her mother Kimberly Biel (née Conroe) is a homemaker, and spiritual healer. Her father Jonathan Biel, worked for GE, as well as being an entrepreneur and business consultant. She has a younger brother, Justin, born in 1985. Biel has German, French, English, and Choctaw ancestry. Biel's family moved frequently during her childhood, living in Texas, Connecticut, and Woodstock, Illinois, before finally settling in Boulder, Colorado. Growing up, Biel played soccer, and also trained as a gymnast. She is also an avid snowboarder