Jessica Biel

Jessica Claire Biel was born on March 3, 1982{{cite magazine|title=Monitor|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|location=New York City|date=March 9, 2012|issue=1197|page=26}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2013/09/12/jessica-biel-legally-changes-her-name-to-timberlake|title=Jessica Biel legally changes her name to Timberlake|magazine=Glamour|location=New York City|date=September 12, 2013|access-date=February 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105322/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2013/09/12/jessica-biel-legally-changes-her-name-to-timberlake|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} in Ely, Minnesota, to Kimberly (née Conroe), a homemaker and spiritual healer, and Jonathan Biel, a business consultant and General Electric worker.{{cite journal|date=October 31, 2005 |author=A.J. Jacobs |title=Jessica Biel Is the Sexiest Woman Alive |url=http://www.esquire.com/women/sexiest-woman-alive-2005/ESQ0207SEXIEST |journal=Esquire |volume=144 |issue=5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617005121/http://www.esquire.com/women/sexiest-woman-alive-2005/ESQ0207SEXIEST |archive-date=June 17, 2010 }} Her paternal great-grandfather was the son of Hungarian-Jewish immigrants, which she discovered on the show Who Do You Think You Are?;{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Gerri |url=http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Hollywood_Now_Jessica_Biels_Surprise_Discovery_Stephen_Schneiders_New_Role_Plus_Baby_News.shtml |title=Hollywood Now: Jessica Biel's Surprise Discovery, Stephen Schnei |publisher=InterfaithFamily |date=March 21, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-date=March 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322111424/http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Hollywood_Now_Jessica_Biels_Surprise_Discovery_Stephen_Schneiders_New_Role_Plus_Baby_News.shtml |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |first=Dan |last=Snierson |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/02/15/courtney-cox-jessica-biel-who-do-you-think-you-are/ |title=Courteney Cox, Jessica Biel, John Stamos to appear on Who Do You Think You Are? |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |location=New York City |date=February 15, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205193009/https://ew.com/tv/2017/02/15/courtney-cox-jessica-biel-who-do-you-think-you-are/ |url-status=live }} she also has German, French, English, and Scandinavian ancestry.{{cite news|first=Anthony|last=Venutolo|title=Jessica Biel keeps challenging herself to prove she's pretty darned talented|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/05/jessica_biel_keeps_challenging.html|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|publisher=Advance Publication|location=Newark, New Jersey|date=May 16, 2009|access-date=August 5, 2012|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919075434/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/05/jessica_biel_keeps_challenging.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Jonathan|last=Van Meter|url=http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/the-real-biel/|title=Jessica Biel: The Real Biel|magazine=Vogue|location=New York City|date=January 15, 2010|access-date=January 20, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728083205/http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/the-real-biel/ |archive-date=July 28, 2012 }}

Biel's family moved frequently during her childhood, living in Texas, Connecticut, and Woodstock, Illinois, before finally settling in Boulder, Colorado. While growing up, Biel played soccer{{cite news|first=James|last=Brady|title=In Step With: Jessica Biel |url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_07-10-2005/in_step_with_0 |magazine=Parade Magazine |location=New York City|date=July 10, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017185123/http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_07-10-2005/in_step_with_0 |archive-date=October 17, 2006 }} and trained as a level six gymnast.

From 2000 to 2002, she attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.{{cite web| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-02/news-interviews/33000323_1_jessica-biel-tufts-university-social-experience |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103182328/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-02/news-interviews/33000323_1_jessica-biel-tufts-university-social-experience |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 3, 2013 |title=Jessica Biel regrets not finishing college|date=August 2, 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=August 30, 2012}}

Biel initially trained to be a vocalist.{{Cite web|date=October 23, 2008|title=Jessica Biel Follows in J.T.'s Footsteps|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/65400/jessica-biel-follows-in-j-t-s-footsteps|access-date=January 4, 2021|website=E! Online|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308154656/https://www.eonline.com/news/65400/jessica-biel-follows-in-j-t-s-footsteps|url-status=live}} At age nine, she appeared in several musical productions in her hometown, playing lead roles in productions such as The Sound of Music and Beauty and the Beast.{{cite web|title=Jessica Biel Photos, Gossip, Bio & Reviews|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_60/83_jessica_biel.html|publisher=AskMen.com|access-date=July 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611000228/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_60/83_jessica_biel.html|archive-date=June 11, 2010}} At 11 she participated in a competition sponsored by the International Modeling and Talent Association in Los Angeles where she acquired an agent and professional talent manager.{{cite magazine |first=Lynn |last=Hirschberg |date=April 2012 |title=The Biel Appeal |magazine=W |location=New York City |pages=98–103 |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2012/04/jessica-biel-cover-story-total-recall-remake |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811235426/http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2012/04/jessica-biel-cover-story-total-recall-remake |url-status=dead }} She began modeling for print advertisements and appeared in commercials for products such as Dulux Paint and Pringles. In her film debut, Biel played the character Regrettal, a lead role in the ambitious musical film It's a Digital World, produced and directed by Paul Greenberg. At age 14, after auditioning for several television pilots, Biel was cast as Mary Camden, the oldest daughter and second-oldest child in the family drama 7th Heaven.

Biel landed her first feature film role as Peter Fonda's granddaughter in the critically acclaimed drama Ulee's Gold, released in 1997. Her performance earned her a Young Artist Award.{{cite web|title=Young Artist Award winners|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topiclist/Young-Artist-Award-winners|work=The Times of India|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|access-date=August 2, 2012|year=2011|archive-date=April 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423150824/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topiclist/Young-Artist-Award-winners|url-status=live}} In spring 1998, during a break from filming 7th Heaven, she co-starred in I'll Be Home for Christmas with Jonathan Taylor Thomas as his character's love interest. When she was 17, she posed for a risque photo shoot that appeared in the March 2000 issue of Gear. Producers of 7th Heaven were outraged and brought legal action against Gear. She later expressed regret for doing it, claiming she had been used and that she had been shown different pictures from those published.{{cite magazine|first=Liane|last=Bonin|title=Jessica Biel regrets her racy photo shoot|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2001/08/24/jessica-biel-regrets-her-racy-photo-shoot|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|location=New York City|date=August 24, 2001|access-date=August 31, 2016|quote=First of all, I wasn't happy with those pictures either. I saw pictures that were different from the ones that ran in the magazine. We thought the layout was going to be much more subdued... So I was shocked and my family was heartbroken about the pictures that ran... That photo shoot was just a really bad decision on my part and I got myself involved with people who weren't thinking about me and were instead thinking about what kind of a story they could get out of it.|archive-date=September 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903184546/http://www.ew.com/article/2001/08/24/jessica-biel-regrets-her-racy-photo-shoot|url-status=live}} In 2001, Biel played the love interest of Freddie Prinze, Jr. in the baseball-themed film Summer Catch. In 2002, she starred as promiscuous college student Lara in the ensemble film The Rules of Attraction, an adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel. The movie received mixed reviews, became a box-office hit, and has since gained a cult following.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rulesofattraction.htm |title=The Rules of Attraction (2002) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 9, 2013 |archive-date=May 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510220738/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rulesofattraction.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Tobias |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-new-cult-canon-the-rules-of-attraction-1798213892 |title=The New Cult Canon: The Rules Of Attraction |website=The A.V. Club |publisher=Onion Inc. |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=May 7, 2008 |access-date=May 9, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105101021/http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-new-cult-canon-the-rules-of-attraction,2290/ |url-status=live }}

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Biel was cast in her first top-billing role in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.{{cite journal|date=June 2007|first=Adam|last=Stein|title=The Summer of Jessica Biel|url=https://www.gq.com/women/photos/200706/jessica-biel-movie-illusionist?currentPage=2|journal=GQ|page=2|quote=Then, in February, she grabbed the tabloid brass ring for reportedly nabbing the world's most eligible bachelor, Justin Timberlake. The couple announced in March 2011 when they officially split, following a brief ski trip to Telluride, Colorado.|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=November 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105201727/http://www.gq.com/women/photos/200706/jessica-biel-movie-illusionist?currentPage=2|url-status=live}} Although the film met with negative reviews, it was a commercial success, scoring the number-one spot in its opening week and going on to earn more than $80 million in the U.S.{{mojo title|tcm03|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre}} In 2003, Biel began work on the third installment of the Blade film series, Blade: Trinity. Despite negative reviews, Trinity was a box office hit, grossing $150 million worldwide.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blade2.htm |title=Blade II (2002) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 9, 2013 |archive-date=January 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102030444/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blade2.htm |url-status=live }} After finishing it in 2004, she headed to Australia to shoot the action-thriller Stealth.{{cite web |first=TC |last=Candler |title=Jessica Biel. A Revealing Interview |url=http://www.independentcritics.com/columns/tc-jessicabiel.htm |website=independentcritics.com|date=January 25, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218222402/http://www.independentcritics.com/columns/tc-jessicabiel.htm |archive-date=February 18, 2006 |quote=I went home for one day, unpacked, repacked and went to Australia. |url-status=dead }} Biel also appeared in the 2004 film Cellular; played a supporting role, Ellen, in the romantic comedy Elizabethtown (2005); and starred in the indie film London. In 2005, Esquire named her the "Sexiest Woman Alive" in a six-part series with each month revealing a different body part and clue to the woman's identity.

In 2006, Biel played a turn-of-the-century duchess in the period piece The Illusionist, co-starring Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti. While her casting was met with a mixed response, her performance was ultimately praised. James Berardinelli of Reelviews called her the "film's real acting revelation",{{cite web|first=James|last=Berardinelli|author-link=James Berardinelli|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/i/illusionist.html|title=Illusionist, The|work=Reelviews Movie Reviews|access-date=September 7, 2015|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225182152/https://preview.reelviews.net/movies/i/illusionist.html|url-status=live}} while Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote, "Handily employing a refined English accent where the others lay on a light Austrian veneer, Biel is entirely stunning enough to fight to the death over."{{cite magazine|first=Todd|last=McCarthy|author-link=Todd McCarthy|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/the-illusionist-2-1200519069/|title=The Illusionist|magazine=Variety|location=Los Angeles, California|date=January 24, 2006|access-date=September 7, 2015|archive-date=April 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419154602/http://variety.com/2006/film/awards/the-illusionist-2-1200519069/|url-status=live}} Biel played an Iraq War veteran in the 2006 film Home of the Brave, a drama about soldiers struggling to readjust to society after facing the hardships of war. In Next Biel starred alongside Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore. She appeared in the summer comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, co-starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James. In late 2007, Biel signed on to play a stripper in Powder Blue, alongside Forest Whitaker (who also produced the film), Ray Liotta and Patrick Swayze. In 2007, Stuff magazine's named her No. 1 on their "100 Sexiest Women".{{cite news|date=April 3, 2007 |title=Biel Beats Johansson in Sexy Women Poll |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Biel_Beats_Johansson_in_Sexy_Women_Poll/3677035 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509050554/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Biel_Beats_Johansson_in_Sexy_Women_Poll/3677035 |archive-date=May 9, 2007 |work=Hollywood.com |quote=Both actresses were romantically linked to Justin Timberlake during the beginning of 2007 |access-date=June 13, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

At the start of 2008, Biel shot Easy Virtue, an adaptation of the play by Noël Coward. Like the play, the film is set in the 1920s and Biel plays young widow Larita, who impulsively marries John Whittaker in France and must face her disapproving in-laws on returning to England. The film premiered in September 2008 at the Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://tiff08.ca/filmsandschedules/films/easyvirtue|title=TIFF'08 – Easy Virtue|publisher=Tiff08.ca|access-date =September 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905065651/http://tiff08.ca/filmsandschedules/films/easyvirtue|archive-date=September 5, 2008}} Critics praised Biel for her performance, with Todd McCarthy of Variety saying Biel "more than kept up" with veterans Kristin Scott Thomas and Colin Firth and praising her "sparkling" performance.{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Child|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2008/nov/10/1|title=You review: Easy Virtue|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London, England|date=November 10, 2008|access-date=January 20, 2019|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919075459/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2008/nov/10/1|url-status=live}}{{cite news|first=Todd|last=McCarthy|author-link=Todd McCarthy|title=Easy Virtue Movie Review From The Toronto Film Festival|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117938305.html|magazine=Variety |location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 10, 2008|quote=For several years it has been clear that Biel is one of the great, beautiful babes of her generation. But if her abilities as a spirited, sharp-witted comedienne with a smart sense of timing had not frequently been demonstrated, it's only because she had seldom been asked to display them.}} The Hollywood Reporter described her performance as "an irresistible force of nature — a kind, witty, supremely intelligent and beautiful woman who ... is capable of rejoinders that thoroughly undercut her opponent's withering criticism."{{cite news|first=Kirk|last=Honeycutt|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?rid=11657|title=Film Review: Easy Virtue|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 9, 2008|access-date =September 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218171645/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?rid=11657|archive-date=December 18, 2008}} Biel also performed two songs on the film's soundtrack, "Mad About the Boy" and "When the Going Gets Tough".{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

In 2009, Biel lent her voice to the animated science fiction film Planet 51. Biel performed the role of Sarah Brown with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a fully staged concert production of Guys and Dolls during the 2009 season at the Hollywood Bowl.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/press/press_release/index.cfm?id=2374 |title=Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Announces Hollywood Bowl 2009 Summer Season |work=Hollywood Bowl |publisher=Los Angeles Philharmonic |date=March 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321051338/http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/press/press_release/index.cfm?id=2374 |archive-date=March 21, 2009 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/127360.html |title=Biel, Bakula, Mahoney, Mitchell, Page and Williamson to Star in Hollywood Bowl's Guys and Dolls |work=Playbill |access-date=April 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419222020/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/127360.html |archive-date=April 19, 2009 }} On the last night, she received a rousing standing ovation from 17,000 people.{{cite magazine|first1=Jonathan|last1=Van Meter|first2=Mario|last2=Testino|title=The Real Biel|url=http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/the-real-biel/|magazine=Variety|location=Los Angeles, California|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728083205/http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/the-real-biel/|archive-date=July 28, 2012}} She subsequently landed a part in Lincoln Center Theater's two-week-long workshop of the musical version of the Pedro Almodóvar film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, along with Salma Hayek.

In 2010, Biel starred in the large ensemble cast film Valentine's Day and in the A-Team, based on the television series as Capt. Charissa Sosa. In 2011, she appeared in New Year's Eve, directed by Valentine's Day{{'}}s Garry Marshall.{{cite magazine|first=John|last=Rottenberg|title=Jessica Biel joins the cast of 'New Year's Eve'|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2010/12/08/jessica-biel-new-years-eve/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|location=New York City|date=December 8, 2010|access-date=September 19, 2013|archive-date=November 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105152430/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2010/12/08/jessica-biel-new-years-eve/|url-status=live}} In 2012, Biel starred in the remake of the 1990 science fiction movie Total Recall alongside Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale. She portrayed actress Vera Miles in the biographical film Hitchcock, based on Stephen Rebello's book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho. She also appeared in Playing for Keeps with Gerard Butler.{{cite news|title=Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman are "Playing for Keeps|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jessica-biel-uma-thurman-are-playing-for-keeps/|access-date=September 19, 2013|work=CBS News|date=December 7, 2012|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921095135/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57557646/jessica-biel-uma-thurman-are-playing-for-keeps/|url-status=live}}

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Biel starred in the thriller film Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2013.{{cite news|title=Francesca Gregorini Channels Personal Plight in Making Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes |url=http://www.sundance.org/festival/article/francesca-gregorini-dispels-demons-in-emanuel-and-the-truth-about-fishes/ |access-date=September 19, 2013 |publisher=sundance.org |date=April 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053853/http://www.sundance.org/festival/article/francesca-gregorini-dispels-demons-in-emanuel-and-the-truth-about-fishes/ |archive-date=September 21, 2013 }} In April 2008, Biel began working on the political satire Accidental Love, with Jake Gyllenhaal. The film centers around a woman who accidentally gets a nail lodged in her head and travels to Washington, D.C. to fight for better health care. In May 2009, Biel spoke about the film's production turmoil, saying: "That was definitely an experience, something I could not say no to. I am a huge David O. Russell fan. It's just heartbreaking that so many people put so much work into this particular project only to have it sit there, unfinished."{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/jessica-biel-mourns-david-o-russells-nailed/|title=Jessica Biel Mourns David O. Russell's Nailed - /Film|work=Slashfilm|date=May 5, 2009|access-date=January 9, 2015|archive-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109051115/http://www.slashfilm.com/jessica-biel-mourns-david-o-russells-nailed/|url-status=live}} The film was released on video on demand on February 10, 2015,{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/nailed-trailer/|title=Nailed Trailer: See the Abandoned David O. Russell Film - /Film|work=Slashfilm|date=January 6, 2015|access-date=January 9, 2015|archive-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109041452/http://www.slashfilm.com/nailed-trailer/|url-status=live}} and received largely negative reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/accidental_love/|title=Accidental Love|date=March 20, 2015|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=March 24, 2015|archive-date=March 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315002817/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/accidental_love/|url-status=live}}

In 2015, Biel starred in the independent drama Bleeding Heart, in which she plays a yoga instructor named May who meets her biological sister Shiva (Zosia Mamet), a sex worker, for the first time.{{cite web |date=April 17, 2015 |title=Zosia Mamet, Jessica Biel Play Femmes On The Edge In 'Bleeding Heart' – Tribeca |url=https://deadline.com/2015/04/bleeding-heart-jessica-biel-zosia-mamet-girls-tribeca-film-festival-1201411724/ |access-date=April 19, 2015 |archive-date=April 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418122323/http://deadline.com/2015/04/bleeding-heart-jessica-biel-zosia-mamet-girls-tribeca-film-festival-1201411724/ |url-status=live }} The film premiered on April 17, 2015, at the Tribeca Film Festival, receiving mixed reviews, though Biel earned praise for her performance. Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair commented: "Though she's not given too much to work with in terms of character, Biel plays May with appealing nuance, creating a low-key, bliss-based Angeleno, all light and airy and gentle and poised, who discovers within herself an untapped hardness and anger and strength... when Biel has to conjure up more profound emotions, she proves adept, and surprisingly subtle."{{cite magazine|first=Richard|last=Lawson|title=Maybe It's Finally Time for Jessica Biel|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/04/bleeding-heart-jessica-biel-tribeca-review|magazine=Vanity Fair|location=New York City|date=April 17, 2015|access-date=April 19, 2015|archive-date=April 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418111801/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/04/bleeding-heart-jessica-biel-tribeca-review|url-status=live}} Clayton Davis of AwardsCircuit.com also praised her performance, writing, "With an internalized and very subtle performance, Biel excels in her ability to find the very motivation of May."{{cite web|first=Clayton|last=Davis|date=April 20, 2015|title=Film Review: Bleeding Heart|url=http://www.awardscircuit.com/2015/04/20/film-review-bleeding-heart-%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85/|website=awardscircuit.com|access-date=April 21, 2015|archive-date=April 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421142557/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2015/04/20/film-review-bleeding-heart-%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85/|url-status=dead}}

In 2016, Biel co-starred with Patrick Wilson (with whom she had worked on The A-Team) in the thriller A Kind of Murder, based on the novel The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith.{{cite web|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/cannes-patricia-highsmith-novel-the-blunderer-lands-patrick-wilson-jessica-biel-atop-cast-727007/|title=Patrick Wilson & Jessica Biel To Star In 'The Blunderer' Movie|website=Deadline Hollywood|location=Los Angeles, California|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=September 7, 2015|archive-date=September 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908174536/http://deadline.com/2014/05/cannes-patricia-highsmith-novel-the-blunderer-lands-patrick-wilson-jessica-biel-atop-cast-727007/|url-status=live}} She voiced the character Vix in the animated film Spark, with Susan Sarandon and Hilary Swank, which was released in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/639767/jessica-biel-decides-not-to-wear-a-bikini-on-the-beach|title=Jessica Biel Decides Not to Wear a Bikini on the Beach|last=Johnson|first=Zach|date=March 26, 2015|publisher=E!|access-date=September 7, 2015|archive-date=September 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908005132/http://www.eonline.com/news/639767/jessica-biel-decides-not-to-wear-a-bikini-on-the-beach|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/hilary-swank-susan-sarandon-jessica-biel-to-voice-ani-pic-spark-1201362572/|title=Hilary Swank, Susan Sarandon & Jessica Biel To Voice 'Spark' Movie|website=Deadline Hollywood|location=Los Angeles, California|date=January 29, 2015|access-date=September 7, 2015|archive-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920101227/http://deadline.com/2015/01/hilary-swank-susan-sarandon-jessica-biel-to-voice-ani-pic-spark-1201362572/|url-status=live}} Biel also appeared in the drama The Book of Love, based on the book The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, about an introverted architect (Jason Sudeikis) who loses his wife (Biel) and sets out to help a teenager named Millie (Maisie Williams). Biel also produced the project from its conception some years prior, and was directed by Bill Purple, who directed her in the short film Hole in the Paper Sky. The film was released in January 2017.{{Cite magazine|first=Blake|last=Bakkila|url=http://people.com/celebrity/jessica-biel-justin-timberlake-movie-premiere/|title=Jessica Biel Talks About Getting Justin Timberlake Involved in Her Latest Film|magazine=People|location=New York City|date=October 16, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2017|archive-date=March 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309153801/http://people.com/celebrity/jessica-biel-justin-timberlake-movie-premiere/|url-status=live}}

On August 2, 2017, Biel's eight-episode limited series murder mystery, The Sinner, debuted on USA Network. Biel is both executive producer and played the series' lead character Cora Tannetti. She stated that she moved into production so that she could develop projects with challenging and interesting roles rather than waiting for them to happen.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/arts/television/jessica-biel-bill-pullman-the-sinner-interview.html | work=New York Times | title=Jessica Biel Goes Dark in 'The Sinner,' a Knot of Memory and Motive | date=August 1, 2017 | first=Kathryn | last=Shattuck | access-date=December 5, 2017 | archive-date=November 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127171052/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/arts/television/jessica-biel-bill-pullman-the-sinner-interview.html | url-status=live }}

Biel starred in and executive produced the 2022 true-crime drama miniseries Candy on Hulu.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/jessica-biel-replaces-elisabeth-moss-in-limited-drama-candy-as-hulu-hands-true-crime-tale-series-order-1234849575/|title=Jessica Biel Replaces Elisabeth Moss In Drama Limited Series 'Candy' As Hulu Hands True-Crime Tale Series Order|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Peter|last=White|date=October 5, 2021|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407215850/https://deadline.com/2021/10/jessica-biel-replaces-elisabeth-moss-in-limited-drama-candy-as-hulu-hands-true-crime-tale-series-order-1234849575/|url-status=live}}

Biel is set to lead the upcoming sci-fi thriller Ursa Major directed by brothers Jonathan and Josh Baker.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/jessica-biel-set-for-sci-fi-thriller-ursa-major-from-patrick-somerville-1235329540/|title=Jessica Biel Set For Sci-Fi Thriller 'Ursa Major' From 'Kin' Directors Jonathan And Josh Baker; Co-Writer Patrick Somerville Producing|website=Deadline|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=April 18, 2023|access-date=July 19, 2023|archive-date=July 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719100403/https://deadline.com/2023/04/jessica-biel-set-for-sci-fi-thriller-ursa-major-from-patrick-somerville-1235329540/|url-status=live}}

In January 2007, Biel began dating singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake.{{cite news|title=Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel Engaged: Couple's Dating History|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/04/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-engaged-dating-history_n_1183224.html|access-date=August 27, 2014|work=The Huffington Post|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903010634/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/04/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-engaged-dating-history_n_1183224.html|url-status=live}} They became engaged in December 2011{{cite magazine|title=Report: Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel Engaged|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/513428/report-justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-engaged|access-date=August 27, 2014|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101181110/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/513428/report-justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-engaged|url-status=live}} and married on October 19, 2012, at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Fasano, Italy.{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Donnelly|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-justin-timberlake-married-jessica-biel-italy,0,6727139.story|title=Justin Timberlake-Jessica Biel wedding: 'It's great to be married'|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 19, 2012|date=October 19, 2012|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020101412/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-justin-timberlake-married-jessica-biel-italy,0,6727139.story|url-status=live}} The couple have two sons.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-baby-silas-randall/|title=Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Welcome Son — Find Out His Name!|work=TV Guide|access-date=February 3, 2019|date=April 11, 2015|first=Sadie|last=Gennis|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414234230/https://www.tvguide.com/news/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-baby-silas-randall/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Gifford|first=Storm|date=September 25, 2020|title=Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel welcome secret 2nd child, says Lance Bass|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-timberlake-and-biel-20200926-zpyavzlnrzakthhy4k6vanxffy-story.html|access-date=September 26, 2020|newspaper=New York Daily News|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428151528/https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-timberlake-and-biel-20200926-zpyavzlnrzakthhy4k6vanxffy-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Petter |first1=Olivia |title=Justin Timberlake Confirms He and Jessica Biel Have Welcomed Second Child, Phineas |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-second-child-phineas-b1788746.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-second-child-phineas-b1788746.html |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=January 18, 2021 |agency=The Independent |date=January 18, 2021}}

Alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Biel publicly lobbied in June 2019 against California's vaccination bill that would limit medical exemptions from vaccinations without approval from a state public health officer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/jessica-biel-anti-vaxxer-actress-raises-questions-after-visit-california-legislature-robert-f-1443721|title=Is Jessica Biel an anti-vaxxer? Actress raises questions after visit to California legislature with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|last=Prokos|first=Hayley|date=June 12, 2019|work=Newsweek|access-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614101910/https://www.newsweek.com/jessica-biel-anti-vaxxer-actress-raises-questions-after-visit-california-legislature-robert-f-1443721|archive-date=June 14, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/06/jessica-biel-says-shes-not-against-vaccinations|title=Jessica Biel Says She's Not "Against Vaccinations," but What Did She Expect?|last=Vanderhoof|first=Erin|date=June 13, 2019|work=Vanity Fair|access-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614102254/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/06/jessica-biel-says-shes-not-against-vaccinations|archive-date=June 14, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/06/13/jessica-biel-appears-vaccination-skeptic-robert-f-kennedy-jr/1442058001/|title=Jessica Biel lobbies with anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says 'I am not against vaccinations'|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|date=June 13, 2019|work=USA Today|access-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614102646/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/06/13/jessica-biel-appears-vaccination-skeptic-robert-f-kennedy-jr/1442058001/|archive-date=June 14, 2019|url-status=live}}

On July 18, 2006, Biel participated in a charity auction to raise medical funds for teen Molly Bloom, who was injured in a limousine accident.{{cite news|date=July 15, 2006|agency=Associated Press|title=Date With Jessica Biel to Be Auctioned Off|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/date-with-jessica-biel-to-be-auctioned-off|website=Fox News|access-date=June 16, 2010|archive-date=March 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310190908/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,203822,00.html|url-status=live}} "I promise I'm a cheap date", Biel quipped in a pre-recorded video. John Schiffner of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, successfully bid $30,000 to have lunch with Biel. Biel and Schiffner lunched at The Palm restaurant in Denver, Colorado, on August 18, 2006.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jessica-biels-30000-date/|title=Jessica Biel Comes To Denver For $30,000 Date|work=CBS Denver|date=August 18, 2006|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308144938/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jessica-biels-30000-date/|url-status=live}}

In early 2007, Biel co-founded the Make the Difference Network with her father and another business partner, Kent McBride.{{cite news|title=Jessica Biel and Make The Difference Network Bring Holiday Cheer to Childrens Hospital..|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/12/04/idUS217580+04-Dec-2008+PRN20081204|date=December 4, 2008|access-date=January 7, 2013|work=Reuters|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015043820/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/12/04/idUS217580+04-Dec-2008+PRN20081204|archive-date=October 15, 2013}}

In 2010, Biel climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro with members of the United Nations Foundation to raise awareness of the global water crisis.{{cite web|date=January 19, 2010|title=Kenna, Jessica Biel, and Santigold Learn Firsthand about World's Water Crisis in Ethiopia with UN Foundation and High Commissioner for Refugees|url=http://www.unfoundation.org/news-and-media/press-releases/2010/kenna-jessica-biel-santigold-learn-firsthand-world-water-crisis.html|publisher=United Nation Foundation|access-date=February 2, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203101254/http://www.unfoundation.org/news-and-media/press-releases/2010/kenna-jessica-biel-santigold-learn-firsthand-world-water-crisis.html|url-status=dead}} That same year Biel earned a nomination for a Do Something Award.{{cite web|date=June 1, 2010 |title=Nominee Profile: Jessica Biel |url=http://www.dosomething.org/blog/celebsgonegood/nominee-profile-jessica-biel |website=Do Something |access-date=July 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622101421/http://www.dosomething.org/blog/celebsgonegood/nominee-profile-jessica-biel |archive-date=June 22, 2010 }}

Biel teamed with nonprofit health care organization WomanCare Global to develop content that will provide girls with sex education.{{cite news|date=September 17, 2015|magazine=Glamour|title=Jessica Biel Wants Girls To Be Proud Of Their Bodies, So She's Doing This|url=http://aplus.com/b/jessica-biel-sex-ed-series|via=A Plus|access-date=October 9, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924204013/http://aplus.com/b/jessica-biel-sex-ed-series|url-status=live}}

In 2021, Biel teamed up with Jeremy Adams, a natural products entrepreneur, and co-founder Greg Willsey, to launch Kinderfarms, a health and wellness brand for families.{{cite web |title=Jessica Biel Launches New Wellness Brand to Create Products She Can 'Really Stand Behind as a Mom' |url=https://people.com/parents/jessica-biel-launches-new-health-wellness-brand-kinderfarms-mom-family/ |website=People |access-date=29 May 2024 |date=July 12, 2021}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes
1994 | It's a Digital World{{cite web|title=Jessica Biel Biography|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/jessica-biel-info.aspx|publisher=buddyTV.com|access-date=February 3, 2014|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208184734/http://www.buddytv.com/info/jessica-biel-info.aspx|url-status=live}} | Regrettal | Short film; debut{{cite web|title=An Inside Look at "It's a Digital World": Jessica Biel's Little-Seen Acting Debut|url=http://the-back-row.com/blog/2011/11/02/an-inside-look-at-its-a-digital-world-jessica-biels-little-seen-acting-debut/|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=December 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122020/http://the-back-row.com/blog/2011/11/02/an-inside-look-at-its-a-digital-world-jessica-biels-little-seen-acting-debut/|url-status=live}}
1997 | Ulee's Gold | Casey Jackson |
1998 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Allie Henderson |
2001 | Summer Catch | Tenley Parrish |
2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Lara Holleran |
2003 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Erin Hardesty |
rowspan=2|2004 | Cellular | Chloe |
Blade: Trinity | Abigail Whistler |
rowspan=3|2005 | Stealth | Lt. Kara Wade |
London | London |
Elizabethtown | Ellen Kishmore |
rowspan=2|2006 | The Illusionist | Duchess Sophie von Teschen |
Home of the Brave | Vanessa Price |
rowspan=2|2007 | Next | Liz Cooper |
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Alex McDonough |
rowspan=2|2008 | Hole in the Paper Sky{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Roger|title=Sad 'Hole in the Paper Sky' is also very sweet|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/floridafilmfestival/orl-calfff08hole051008may10,0,1826816.story|access-date=October 3, 2012|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|archive-date=December 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214061132/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/floridafilmfestival/orl-calfff08hole051008may10,0,1826816.story|url-status=dead}} | Karen Watkins | Short film; also executive producer
Easy Virtue | Larita Whittaker |
rowspan=2|2009 | Powder Blue | Rose-Johnny |
Planet 51 | Neera | Voice
rowspan=2|2010 | Valentine's Day | Kara Monahan |
The A-Team | Capt. Charisa Sosa |
2011 | New Year's Eve | Tess Byrne |
rowspan=4|2012 | The Tall Man | Julia Denning |
Total Recall | Melina |
Hitchcock | Vera Miles |
Playing for Keeps | Stacie Dryer |
2013 |The Truth About Emanuel |Linda |
rowspan=2|2015 |Accidental Love | Alice Eckle |
Bleeding Heart |May |
rowspan=3|2016 | The Book of Love | Penny Herschel | Also producer
A Kind of Murder | Clara Stackhouse |
Spark | Vix | Voice
2017 | Shock and Awe | Lisa |
rowspan="2" | TBA | {{Pending film|Matchbox}} | | Filming
{{Pending film|Ursa Major}} | Charlie | Post-production

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scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Nominated work ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Refs|References}}
1998 | Ulee's Gold | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress | {{won}} |
2004 | rowspan=2|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Actress |rowspan=2 {{nom}}
2004 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Female Breakthrough Performance | {{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2811810/2012-mtv-movie-awards-beckinsale-biel-foster/|title=Look For Beckinsale, Biel and Foster at the MTV Movie Awards|work=MTV News|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=March 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302030038/http://www.mtv.com/news/2811810/2012-mtv-movie-awards-beckinsale-biel-foster/|url-status=dead}}
2005 | Jessica Biel | ShoWest Convention | Female Star of Tomorrow |rowspan=3 {{won}}
2006 | The Illusionist | Newport Beach Film Festival | Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Acting | {{cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060428005820/en/Newport-Beach-Film-Festival-Announces-2006-Award|title=Newport Beach Film Festival Announces 2006 Award Winners; Awards Ceremony to Be Produced by Media Alliance of Orange County|website=businesswire.com|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=March 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302031042/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060428005820/en/Newport-Beach-Film-Festival-Announces-2006-Award|url-status=live}}
rowspan=2|2007 | Jessica Biel | Gala Awards | Rising Star Award | {{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2006/12/jessica-biel-to-receive-honors-at-19th-palm-springs-film-fest-75555/|title=Jessica Biel to Receive Honors at 19th Palm Springs Film Fest|website=Indiewire|location=Los Angeles, California|date=December 14, 2006|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=March 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302030548/http://www.indiewire.com/2006/12/jessica-biel-to-receive-honors-at-19th-palm-springs-film-fest-75555/|url-status=live}}
Home of the Brave | Prism Awards | Performance in a Feature Film |rowspan=3 {{nom}} |
2008 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Next | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Supporting Actress | {{cite web|first=Olly|last=Richards|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/golden-raspberry-nominations-announced/|title=Golden Raspberry Nominations Announced|website=Empire|location=London, England|date=January 21, 2008|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=March 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301184458/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/golden-raspberry-nominations-announced/|url-status=live}}
2008 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Female Performance |
2009 | Easy Virtue | Sannio FilmFest | Best Actress | {{won}}
2010 | Valentine's Day | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | {{nom}} | {{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2553622/teen-choice-2010-nominees/|title=Teen Choice Awards 2010: Second (Giant) Wave Of Nominees Announced!|work=MTV News|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=January 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121183051/http://www.mtv.com/news/2553622/teen-choice-2010-nominees/|url-status=dead}}
rowspan=2|2013 | The Truth About Emanuel | Ashland Independent Film Festival | Best Acting Ensemble: Feature | {{won}} |
The Tall Man | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Actress |rowspan=2 {{nom}}
2013 | Playing for Keeps, Total Recall | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Supporting Actress | {{Cite news|first=Aaron|last=Couch|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/twilight-wins-7-razzie-awards-423720|title='Twilight' Wins 7 Razzie Awards Including Worst Picture|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|location=Los Angeles, California|date=February 23, 2013|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=October 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031215138/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/twilight-wins-7-razzie-awards-423720|url-status=live}}
2015 | Jessica Biel | GLSEN Respect Awards | Inspiration Award | {{won}} |{{cite magazine|first=Chris|last=Gardner|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-talk-834477|title=Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Talk Parenting Skills, 'Poopy Diapers' and Oscar Wilde at GLSEN's Respect Awards|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Eldridge Industries|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 25, 2015|access-date=November 28, 2015|archive-date=December 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211114118/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-talk-834477|url-status=live}}
2018 | rowspan=6|The Sinner | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries |rowspan=6 {{nom}} | {{Cite magazine|first=Gregg|last=Kilday|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-critics-choice-awards-nominations-list-full-1062824/item/best-original-screenplay-critics-choice-nominations-2018-1062866|title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Shape of Water' Leads With 14 Nominations|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|location=Los Angeles, California|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2017|archive-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207013556/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-critics-choice-awards-nominations-list-full-1062824/item/best-original-screenplay-critics-choice-nominations-2018-1062866|url-status=live}}
2018 | Gold Derby TV Awards | Movie/Limited Series Actress} |{{Cite news|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/2018-gold-derby-tv-awards-nominations-this-is-us-news-319750682/|title=2018 Gold Derby TV Awards nominations: 'This is Us,' 'Gianni Versace' and 'The Handmaid's Tale' lead the way|work=Gold Derby TV|access-date=June 21, 2023|archive-date=August 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809171123/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/2018-gold-derby-tv-awards-nominations-this-is-us-news-319750682/|url-status=live}}
rowspan=2|2018 | rowspan=2|Golden Globe Award | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | rowspan=2|{{cite magazine |first=Cynthia |last=Littleton |title=Nicole Kidman Speaks Out Against Abuse in Golden Globes Speech |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/nicole-kidman-golden-globes-limited-series-abuse-1202650335/ |magazine=Variety |location=Los Angeles, California |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108033921/http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/nicole-kidman-golden-globes-limited-series-abuse-1202650335/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine|first=Lexie|last=Perez|title=Golden Globes: Nicole Kidman Wins Best Actress in a Limited Series for 'Big Little Lies'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-nicole-kidman-wins-best-actress-a-miniseries-big-little-lies-1071866|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|location=Los Angeles, California|date=January 8, 2018|access-date=January 8, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142703/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-nicole-kidman-wins-best-actress-a-miniseries-big-little-lies-1071866|url-status=live}}
Best Miniseries or Television Film
rowspan=2|2018 | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series | {{Cite news|url=https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/22nd-annual-tv-awards-2017-18/|title=22nd Annual TV Awards (2017-18)|work=Online Film & Television Association|access-date=June 21, 2023|archive-date=June 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621184039/https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/22nd-annual-tv-awards-2017-18/|url-status=live}}
Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie |

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