Name: Eva Mendes
Birth Name: Eva Mendes
Birthdate: March 5, 1974
Birthplace: Miami, Fla.
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR EVA MENDES
Mendes was born in Miami to Cuban-American parents then raised in Los
Angeles. She began acting in college and worked her way up through
commercials to
music videos to guest roles in television soap operas
before she received her first big break appearing as Denzel
Washington's girlfriend in the critically acclaimed
Training Day (2001). That performance led to roles in the 2003 films
2 Fast 2 Furious,
Out of Time and
Stuck on You, eventually landing the beautiful Mendes the female lead in the 2005 comedy
Hitch starring opposite Will Smith. She continues to work on high-profile projects like the sci-fi/comic-book adaptation of
Ghost Rider (2007) starring Nicolas Cage and
We Own the Night (2007) with Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix.
5 Things:
1. She was a marketing major at California State University Northridge but dropped out to pursue acting.
2. She loves interior design and would seriously consider the profession if she weren't acting.
3. She has played Denzel Washington's wife/girlfriend twice, first in Training Day (2001) and again in Out of Time.
4. Her favorite films are The Shining (1980) and Blowup (1966).
5. She is a passionate supporter and active participant in Revlon
Cosmetics' fight against breast cancer, a company for which she is also
employed as an international spokeswoman.
Quote:
"The good part about my body is that when I gain that extra 10 pounds,
it goes to the fun parts. After that it goes to the other parts where
you don't really want it to go as an actress."
— The Sydney Morning Herald, 2007
FILMS
The Spirit - (2009) - Actor
The Women - (2008) - Actor
Ghost Rider - (2007) - Actor
We Own the Night - (2007) - Actor
The Wendell Baker Story - (2007) - Actor
Trust the Man - (2006) - Actor
Hitch - (2005) - Actor
Once Upon a Time in Mexico - (2003) - Actor
Out of Time - (2003) - Actor
Stuck on You - (2003) - Actor
2 Fast 2 Furious - (2003) - Actor
All About the Benjamins - (2002) - Actor
Exit Wounds - (2001) - Actor
Training Day - (2001) - Actor
My Brother the Pig - (1999) - Actor
