Jessica Alba's big break came when writer and director James Cameron picked her fr a pool of 1,200 candidates for the role of the genetically engineered super soldier, Max Guevara, on the FOX sci-fi TV series Dark Angel. Co-created by James, the series starred Jessica Alba, & ran for 2 seasons til 2002, earning her critical acclaim as well as a Golden Globe nomination. Jessica later revealed that Jessica had suffered fr an eating disorder while in preparation for Dark Angel.