7th Heaven

7th Heaven is a U.S. television series about a minister's family living in the fictional town of Glenoak in California. It was created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The show has been record-breaking for its parent network, WB in that it is about to enter its 10th season.

Jessica Biel's departure

Jessica Biel played eldest daughter Mary from the show's beginning. However, gradually dissatisfied with her "goody goody" image, Biel eventually posed for semi-nude photographs for Gear magazine which the producers of the show did not like. During the fifth (2000-2001) season, her character had gone through a rebellious phase, and this storyline was used to write Biel out of the show, sending Mary to her grandparents' house in Buffalo, New York for some tough love to counter her rebellious behaviour. During the sixth season (2001 - 2002), Mary returned home but the differences between Biel and the producers led to Mary leaving home full time and becoming a flight attendant.

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Jessica Biel - 2000 - 2001 - Buffalo, New York

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Biel returned for five episodes during the seventh season (2002 - 2003), including Lucy's wedding episode, and the season finale. Her last appearance to date was the second episode of the eighth season, which aired on September 22, 2003, when she revealed to the family that she had married old boyfriend Carlos Rivera (Carlos Ponce) and was pregnant. Due to her decision not to return to the show, Mary has had major storylines off-camera, including giving birth to son Charles Miguel in 2004, and then subsequently divorcing her husband and signing away custody of her child in the May 2005 ninth season finale. Biel is not expected to return during the tenth season, but her on-screen husband Carlos Ponce, who has made several appearances in the last two seasons, will return for a few episodes.

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2002 - 2003 - September 22 - Carlos Ponce - 2004 - May - 2005

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