Jessica Alba. She was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the early 2000s. She was everywhere. Like, EVERYWHERE. She starred in all the biggest movies and was considered one of the world's richest actors. She was set for a long and successful career. Until she just... stopped.

While she's made sporadic appearances in TV series such asL.A. Finest, you might have noticed it’s been a while since Alba has had a major film role - it's been over a decade, in fact.

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The now 40-year-old, who was born in California, rose to fame at age 19 as the lead actress of the television seriesDark Angel,before appearing in blockbuster movies likeSin City, Into the BlueandFantastic Four.

Two decades on from her breakout role, the actor-turned-business-mogul has taken a step back from the spotlight, running The Honest Company and raising her three children with husband Cash Warren.

Jessica Alba's childhood.

Jessica Marie Alba was born in 1981, to her parents Catherine and Mark. Her paternal grandparents, who were also born in California, were both the children of Mexican immigrants. She also has a younger brother, Joshua.

Growing up, Alba said she suffered from chronic illnesses, including pneumonia several times a year, partially collapsed and ruptured lungs, as well as a ruptured appendix and tonsillar cyst.

In an interview with Romper, she said: "I had five surgeries before I was 11 years old. I had chronic allergies, and I was hospitalised a lot as a child."

She has described her family as being a "very conservative family – a traditional, Catholic, Latin American family" who frequently moved due to her father's career in the Air Force.

"I think I was really frustrated with the way that I was raised, which is probably why I started working when I was 12. I felt very stifled, and it was debilitating and I was quite depressed as a kid from of it," she toldRomper.