She next played an Iraq war veteran in Home of the Brave, a drama about soldiers struggling to adjust back into society after facing the hardships of war. Biel's performance was well-received, but the movie was a commercial failure, after being pulled from theaters twice, it eventually went straight to DVD in late 2007.

She started off 2007 being invited to present at both the Golden Globe Awards (she also announced the nominations along with Rosario Dawson and Matthew Perry), and the Oscars. She and Home of the Brave co-star Samuel L. Jackson were nominated Lena Alexandra for Prism Awards for their performances. She also produced and starred in a short film titled Hole in the Paper Sky, which is currently showing at film festivals around the country.

Jessica Claire Biel (born March 3, 1982),^[2] is an American actress and former model, who has appeared in several Hollywood films, including Summer Catch, the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Illusionist, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, and is also well known for her television role biel scene as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series 7th Heaven.

After auditioning for several television pilots, at 14 she was cast as the Lena Alexandra oldest daughter in a new family drama, 7th Heaven, the show was originally scheduled to air on FOX, but was picked up by The WB Network instead. 7th Heaven would go on to last for 11 seasons, making it the longest-running family drama in television history, and also became the highest-rated show on The WB.

After leaving 7th Heaven at elisha cuthbert topless photos the end of the sixth season, she was cast as the lead heroine in the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The film was met with mixed reviews, but became a box office success, scoring the number 1 spot within the first week of opening.

Afterward, she auditioned for the role of Claire Colburn in the romantic comedy Elizabethtown, the role was eventually given to Kirsten Dunst but Biel was cast in the smaller role, Ellen Kishmore. She then played in the indie flick London, again, opposite then boyfriend jessica bielle nude Chris Evans.

Although she was born in Minnesota, her family nude jessica biel moved a lot during her childhood, living in Texas, Illinois and Connecticut, before finally settling in Boulder, Colorado, which she calls home.