
Eva Mendes
Known For
Acting
Born
1974-03-05 in Miami, Florida, USA
Biography
Eva de la Caridad Méndez (born March 5,1974), known professionally as Eva Mendes, is an American retired actress. Her acting career began in the late 1990s with a series of roles in films such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut(2000). Mendes's performance in Training Day (2001) marked a turning point in her career and led to parts in the commercially successful films 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Hitch (2005). She starred in Ghost Rider (2007) and The Spirit (2008), both film adaptations of comics, and ventured into more dramatic territory with We Own the Night(2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans(2009), Last Night (2010), and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012). Her other films include Out of Time (2003), The Women (2008), The Other Guys (2010), and Girl in Progress (2012). Mendes has appeared in several music videos for artists such as Will Smith and has also been an ambassador for brands including Calvin Klein, Cartier, Reebok, Pantene shampoo, and Peek & Cloppenburg. She has designed for New York & Company and is the creative director of CIRCA Beauty, a makeup line sold at Walgreens.
Most Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self

The Daily Show
as Self

Conan
as Self

Bluey
as Yoga Instructor (voice)

ER
as Donna

The View
as Self - Guest

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self

Wetten, dass..?
as Self

MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter

Good Day Live
as Self

V.I.P.
as Esmeralda

The Tony Danza Show
as Self

Training Day
as Sara

The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest

Ghost Rider
as Roxanne Simpson

The Other Guys
as Sheila Gamble

Today
as Self