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Article: Brainy sex symbol doesn't want to be typecast as an action star.
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- Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)
- Article date:
- July 28, 2005
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Byline: Barry Koltnow
LOS ANGELES _ Being young and beautiful in Hollywood is not an exclusive club.
You can't swing a yoga mat over your head in this town without hitting a gorgeous young actress. That makes for some pretty stiff competition for the limited number of plum movie roles being offered.
So, why did Jessica Biel turn down director Rob Cohen not once, but twice, for the role of a tough Navy pilot in the high-profile, big-budget action film "Stealth," which opens Friday? And, more important, why did Cohen insist on this particular actress over the rest of the Jessicas, Jennifers and Rachels who inhabit this city?
Sitting in a ...