Actors Jessica Biel and Julie Bowen are celebrating their birthdays today, March 3.

Jessica Biel, 33

Actress Jessica Biel turns 33 today. Biel started her career on stage, originally trained as a vocalist. She later transitioned into acting and in 1996, she landed the role of Mary Camden on The WB series 7th Heaven.

Biel made her film debut in 1997's Ulee's Gold. She earned a Young Artist Award for her role. In 1998, she starred in I'll Be Home for Christmas alongside Jonathan Taylor Thomas. In 2001, she starred opposite Freddie Prinze, Jr. in Summer Catch.

In 2003, Biel had a lead role in the horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. She went on to star in Blade film series, Blade: Trinity, Stealth, Cellular, Elizabethtown, The Illusionist, Next, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Valentine's Day, The A-Team, Total Recall and Hitchcock.

Biel married singer and actor Justin Timberlake in 2012. On January 31, 2015, they announced that they are expecting their first child. Biel will next be seen in the comedy Accidental Love alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Catherine Keener, James Marsden, Tracy Morgan and James Brolin.


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Julie Bowen, 45

Actress Julie Bowen turns 45 today. Bowen started her career with a few minor roles on television. In 1994, she starred in the television film Runaway Daughters. She went on to appear in Happy Gilmore, Multiplicity, An American Werewolf in Paris and had guest roles in Party of Five and Strange Luck.

In 1998, Bowen had a recurring role on the television series ER. She gained attention with her role as Carol Vessey on the television series Ed. She went on to have recurring roles in Boston Legal and Weeds.

Bowen currently stars as Claire Dunphy in the ABC comedy Modern Family. For her role, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series from 2010 to 2014.

Bowen is married to real estate investor and software developer Scott Phillips. They have three children; a son, Oliver McLanahan Phillips and twins, John and Gustav.


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