May 18, 2007: Sexy Eva Mendez

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Eva Mendes was raised in Los Angeles of Cuban-American heritage. In college she began acting, studying underneath acting coach Ivana Chubbuck. This led to her desire to appear in feature films. Though taking many smaller roles in movies, she was little known until playing the girlfriend of Denzel Washington's character in Training Day (2001). Since then she has been featured in a wider range of roles, from comedic to dramatic. These gave her the ability to work with many highly regarded directors, such as Robert Rodriguez (Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)), Carl Franklin (Out of Time (2003/I)), John Singleton (2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)), Antoine Fuqua (Training Day (2001)) and the Farrelly Bros. (Stuck on You (2003)).

Most recently Eva has co-starred in an independent film, The Wendell Baker Story (2005) with Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson and Will Ferrell, with Luke Wilson directing. Before that, her biggest movie was Hitch (2005/I), a romantic comedy that had her playing opposite Will Smith.

Eva is currently (2005) working on the sci-fi/comic book adaptation of Ghost Rider (2007), starring Nicolas Cage, directed by Mark Steven Johnson and planned for release in 2006.

Along with acting, Eva is employed by Revlon Cosmetics as an international spokeswoman. She joins such elite actresses and models as Julianne Moore, Halle Berry and Cindy Crawford, who appear in Revlon's television and print ads. She is also a passionate supporter and active participant in Revlon's fight against breast cancer.

Eva's goals are to improve her acting skills by working with such contemporary directors/filmmakers as Steven Soderbergh, Spike Jonze and Pedro Almodóvar, and learning from such renowned directors as Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni.

Personal Data
 
Birthday: March 5, 1974

Born in: Miami, Florida

Raised in: Los Angeles

Siblings: Eva Mendes is the youngest of four children (1 brother, 2 sisters)

Eyes: Brown

Height: 5' 07"

Films:

1. Ghost Rider (2007)...Roxanne
2. 3 & 3 (2006) .... Gabriella
3. Trust the Man (2006)
4. Hitch AKA Last First Kiss (2005)....Sara
5. El Mariachi: 10 Years Later (2004) (V)..Herself
6. Wendell Baker Story, The (2004)...
7. Stuck on You (2003)..April
8. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) .Special Agent Ajedrez
9. Out of Time (2003)... Detective Alex Diaz - Whitlock
10. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)... Monica Fuentes
11. Training Day (2001) ... Sara
12. Exit Wounds (2001) ... Trish
13. All About the Benjamins (2001) ... Gina
14. Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) ... Vanessa Valden
15. My Brother the Pig (1999) ... Matilda **
16. Night at the Roxbury, A (1998) .. a Bridesmaid
17. Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) ... Kir**
**Credited as Eva Mendez

TV Guest Appearances

1. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" playing "Herself"
July 13, 2005
2. "Trippin" playing "Herself" in episode: "Bhutan" (episode # 1.2)
April 4, 2005
3. "Trippin" playing "Herself" in episode: "Nepal" (episode # 1.1)
March 28, 2005
4. "Rove Live" playing "Herself" (episode # 6.5)
March 8, 2005
5. "Wetten, dass..?" playing "Herself"
6. "Wetten, dass..? aus Erfurt" (episode # 1.154) 19 February 2005
7. "Last Call with Carson Daly" playing "Herself" 17 February 2005
8. "The Tony Danza Show" playing "Herself" (episode # 1.98) 9 February 2005
9. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" playing "Herself" 7 February 2005
10. Tinseltown TV" (2002) playing "Herself" 3 January 2004
"Sharon Osbourne Show, The" (2003) playing "Herself"
December 2003
11. "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1999)
As a guest on the 6/6/03 and 3/01/02 airings
"E! News Live" (2002) playing "Herself" September 2003
12. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno As a guest airing in 6-5-03
13. "V.I.P." (1998) Playing "Esmerelda"
Episode: "Val Goes to Town" 11/13/1999
14. Disciples, The (1999) ... "Maria"
15. "Mortal Kombat: Conquest" (1998) Playing "Hanna"
Episode: "Thicker Than Blood" (episode # 1.11) 12/11/1998
16. "ER" (1994)..."Donna"
Episode: "Exodus" (episode # 4.15) 2/26/1998

Other Appearances

1. Golden Globes (2006) TV...Herself -presenter
2. ESPY Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
3. 2005 MTV Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
4. The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
5. Out of Time: Crime Scene (2004) (V) .... Herself
6. The Osbourne Family Christmas Special (2003) (TV) .... Herself
7. The GQ Men of the Year Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself
8. Miami Nice (2002) (V) .... Herself
9. Strictly Business: Making 'All About the Benjamins' (2002) Herself
10. Appears in "Revlon" commercials.
11. Appeared in Will Smith's "Miami" video.
12. Appeared in Aerosmith's "Hole in My Sole" video.