In The Sinner, she played Cora Tannetti, a mild-mannered mother whose seemingly unprovoked violent outburst sparks an investigation. In 2017, Biel again demonstrated her capacity to handle a strong dramatic role. Anthony Hopkins starred as Alfred Hitchcock and Biel played Vera Miles, one of Hitchcock's favorite actresses. That same year, she gave a dramatic performance in the biographical film Hitchcock about the legendary director.
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That year Biel also appeared in the action movie The A-Team with Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson, based on the popular television series.īiel took on a physically challenging role in the 2012 remake of Total Recall, in which she had to battle it out with co-star Kate Beckinsale. For her work on the film, Biel earned rave reviews, with Variety calling her a "spirited, sharp-witted comedienne." 'Valentine's Day,' 'The A-Team,' 'Total Recall,' 'Hitchcock'īiel continued to showcase her comedic talents with the 2010 romantic comedy Valentine's Day, an ensemble film with Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine and many others. She played Larita, an American who impulsively marries a young British man and then must deal with her new upper-crust in-laws. In 2009, Biel starred in Easy Virtue with Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas. The film helped establish Biel as a dramatic actress. After a string of lackluster projects, Biel earned positive reviews for her role in The Illusionist (2006), a romantic historical drama starring Edward Norton. Her next effort, the drama London (2005), also received mediocre reviews. She took to the skies as a fighter pilot in the military action thriller Stealth (2005) with Jamie Foxx and Josh Lucas, which proved to be another box office disappointment. Moving into action films, Biel had a role in Blade: Trinity (2004), the latest addition to the vampire-hunting saga starring Wesley Snipes. 'Blade: Trinity,' 'Stealth,' 'The Illusionist' Rules of Attraction proved to be a commercial and critical dud, but The Texas Chainsaw Massacre became a box office hit. Biel took a supporting role in the 2002 film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' Rules of Attraction, and then turned to the horror genre with the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The film failed to attract much of an audience, bringing more than $19 million at the box office. in the 2001 romantic comedy Summer Catch. 'Summer Catch,' 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'Īfter completing her first year at college, Biel returned to Los Angeles to focus on feature films.
Biel then co-starred in the 1998 family comedy I'll Be Home for Christmas with Jonathan Taylor Thomas. She showed great dramatic range as Peter Fonda's troubled granddaughter in the critically acclaimed 1997 drama Ulee's Gold.
While on the series, Biel looked for opportunities to show that she was more than just the wholesome teenager she portrayed on television. Launched in 1996, the show became very popular, especially with families. The couple had five children at the start of the show and each episode featured the moral challenges and misadventures experienced by the sizable brood.
In the series, she played Mary Camden, the oldest daughter of a minister (played by Stephen Collins) and his wife (played by Catherine Hicks).
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TV and Film Roles '7th Heaven'īiel studied her craft for several years, eventually landing her breakthrough role on the family drama 7th Heaven. During a modeling convention in 1994, she won an acting scholarship to a program in Los Angeles. Biel branched out into modeling around the age of 11.