Formerly a bankable actress, Jessica Alba (starring in Riposte on Netflix) is becoming more and more discreet. And yet, today she is one of the richest entrepreneurs in the United States.
Netflix released its new action film, Fight Back, a few days ago. The platform bet on Jessica Alba to play a former soldier who takes over her grandfather’s bar shortly after his death and who quickly confronts the violent gang who killed him.
This action film, which we are talking to you about here, marks the return to our screens of the American actress, after almost 4 years of absence. The one who had a flourishing career in the early 2000s gradually moved away from TV sets. And yet, she did not remain inactive…
An accomplished business woman
Dark Angel, Honey, Fantastic Four… Jessica Alba is a jack of all trades and tries her hand at all genres. In the city, this mother of three children opts for the same strategy. In addition to her acting career, she launched into entrepreneurship by creating her company Honest Compagny in 2011. The idea? Offer parents natural hygiene products for their children. Three years later, his company recorded a turnover of 150 million dollars. She also offers a makeup line without harmful products.
In 2015 and at the age of 34, she appeared on the cover of the economics magazine Forbes, which ranked her among the richest self-made women in America. Valued at $1.7 billion in 2016, its brand currently has 500 employees, most recruited straight out of university. At 43, Jessica Alba is a workaholic. For example, we will find her in 2022 on the board of directors of Yahoo.
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Behind the camera
At the start of 2024, Jessica Alba adds a new string to her bow. She launched her own production company which she called “Lady Spitfire”, with the aim of promoting quality stories about women from different cultures, and to highlight South American culture.
Under this banner, she should notably produce Flash Before the Bang, a film which tells the true story of an athletics team from a school for the deaf or hard of hearing, which overcame discrimination and adversity to become champions. of Oregon Track and Field in 1986.
No more cinema for Jessica Alba? An accomplished business woman, the latter does not seem to want to return to the forefront. At least not full time. If she is in the news thanks to Riposte, she shot this film three years ago, just after the release of season 2 of Los Angeles Bad Girls. And since then, we’re more likely to find her in her business manager’s office than on a movie set…