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Who are Jessica Alba’s supportive parents, Mark and Catherine? The Sin City actress’ folks have been married for 43 years … and she just surprised her dad by buying his childhood house in California

Who are Jessica Alba’s supportive parents, Mark and Catherine? Photos: @jessicaalba, @markdalba/Instagram
Who are Jessica Alba’s supportive parents, Mark and Catherine? Photos: @jessicaalba, @markdalba/Instagram

  • Jessica Alba may be known for her roles in Fantastic Four and Trigger Warning, but she’s since also become a businesswoman, founding The Honest Company – and her mum is senior brand educator
  • Both her parents have battled cancer, and the actress recently renovated and presented her dad with his childhood home in Claremont, California, in a new episode of Honest Renovations

Hollywood actress-turned-businesswoman Jessica Alba is a proud mother of three, and she hasn’t forgotten her duties as a daughter either. The Fantastic Four actress, who stars in Roku’s Honest Renovations alongside Lizzy Mathis, recently opened up about how she bought her father’s childhood home in Claremont, California in a new YouTube video posted last week.
Jessica Alba - SURPRISING MY PARENTS WITH A NEW HOUSE! - PART 1

Alba revealed in the description box of the video that she and Mathis worked on the house before Honest Renovations started. Now, the show is returning for a third season.

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Clearly, Alba is very close with her parents – but what do we know about them?

Mark and Catherine Alba have been married for 43 years

Jessica Alba’s mum and dad have been married for over four decades. Photo: @cathyalba/Instagram
Jessica Alba’s mum and dad have been married for over four decades. Photo: @cathyalba/Instagram

Jessica Alba’s parents, Mark and Catherine Alba, have been married for 43 years, and celebrated their anniversary this January. “We love being married and having such a wonderful family,” Mark wrote on Instagram.

According to Jessica’s IMDB, her dad is Mexican-American while, per Vocal, her mum has Danish, Welsh, English, German, French and Canadian roots. Additionally, it was revealed on Finding Your Roots that Alba’s father has Sephardic Jewish ancestry.

Jessica Alba’s mum was her manager

Jessica Alba’s parents in Koh Samui, Thailand, in 2020. Photo: @markdalba/Instagram
Jessica Alba’s parents in Koh Samui, Thailand, in 2020. Photo: @markdalba/Instagram