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EVA LONGORIA BIOGRAPHY |
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Eva Jacqueline Longoria (born March 15, 1975 in
Corpus Christi, Texas) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated Mexican-American
film and television actress. She is best known for her role as
Gabrielle Solis in the ABC television series Desperate
Housewives. She has also become an internationally recognised
model, appearing in several high profile advertising campaigns
and numerous men's magazines.
Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to Mexican-American
Catholic parents Enrique Longoria Jr. and Ella Eva Mireles. The
youngest of four daughters, she has three older sisters
Elizabeth, Emily and Esmeralda. She received her Bachelor of
Science degree in Kinesiology at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
During this time she won the title of "Miss Corpus Christi, USA"
in 1998. After completing college, she entered a talent contest
which would lead her to Los Angeles, shortly after she was
spotted and signed by a theatrical agent.
Longoria landed her first television role in 2000, guest
starring in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. It was a humble
beginning, but there would soon be more work. Another guest
appearance in General Hospital the same year preceded her big
break in popular American soap opera The Young and the Restless,
in which she played psychotic Isabella Braña Williams from 2001
to 2003 and was listed in People en Español's "Most Beautiful
People" for 2003. After leaving The Young and the Restless, she
was seen on the now-cancelled Dragnet. Although it lasted only
two seasons, the show gave Longoria another leading star credit
to her name. Following Dragnet, she starred in two ill-fated
productions - Señorita Justice - a poorly received direct-to-video
film and a television film titled The Dead Will Tell.
Longoria was about to land a role that would elevate her to the
A-List. In 2004, she starred as adulteress Gabrielle Solis in
the worldwide break-out ABC hit Desperate Housewives. As the
show became an overnight sensation, Longoria's career was well
and truly launched. She caused a stir at the 2005 MTV Video
Music Awards in Miami when she appeared in a one-piece bathing
suit to introduce Mariah Carey's performance, and joked that she
"wasn’t going to let a little hurricane keep me from wearing a
bathing suit." She also became the face of L'Oreal
internationally and signed a rumoured 6-figure deal to appear in
the company's print and television ads. Despite her success, she
was snubbed at the 2005 Emmy Awards when she was the only female
member of the Desperate Housewives main cast not be nominated.
She satirized Housewives internal drama when she appeared on the
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, being interviewed from her supposedly-relegated-to
worst seats in the house.
Shortly after her debut on Desperate Housewives, Longoria
starred in a poorly received direct-to-video film titled
Carlita's Secret, for which she was also co-producer. In 2005,
she was finally rewarded for her performance as Gabrielle Solis
in Desperate Housewives when she was nominated for a Golden
Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series
- Musical or Comedy along with her co-stars. She also stars
opposite Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in the 2006
thriller The Sentinel, which is her first major role in a
theatrical movie (both Douglas and Sutherland noted that much to
their surprise, Eva whipped both of them in gun practice).
Longoria continues to be included in lists of Hollywood's Most
Beautiful, and was listed as #1 in Maxim's Hottest Female Stars
of 2005 and 2006, becoming the first woman to top the list in
two consecutive years.
On her interview with Ryan Seacrest on The Interview with Ryan
Seacrest on E! she has stated: "I don't want to be on 7th Heaven
-- on for 20 years and no one's really watching and it's hanging
on by a thread." She has stated multiple times that she will not
renew her Desperate Housewives contract once it is up. She has
set her sights on the film industry.
In May 2006 Maxim magazine named Longoria number 1 on the Hot
100 list for 2006.
In 2006, Longoria appeared on Jessica Simpson's music video "A
Public Affair" along with Christina Milian, Christina Applegate,
Ryan Seacrest, Maria Menounos and Andy Dick.
Longoria was married to Tyler Christopher, General Hospital star,
from 2002 to 2004, and as such, was also credited as Eva
Longoria Christopher. Longoria has been romantically linked to
SAG president Edward W V Stephens, successful writer Milan
Gracanin, ex-*NSYNC member JC Chasez, actor Mousir Syed and Life
As We Know It star, Sean Faris (although both Faris and Longoria
deny any romantic link). Although some have reported her height
as 5'2", she is in fact 5'1".
Longoria spoke candidly about her affection for vibrators in an
interview that Rolling Stone magazine published December 15,
2004. As a result, readers started sending sex toys to Longoria
(she gave them to friends as gifts). Her employer ABC asked
Longoria to stop mentioning the word vibrator in interviews.
Presently, she is dating NBA basketball star Tony Parker of the
San Antonio Spurs. Reports said Longoria claimed she’s had to
teach Tony Parker lots of tricks in the bedroom because he was
so inexperienced when he met her. "I’m the experienced one. I’m
the teacher, especially about love. He’s always telling me he’s
never met anyone who loves the way I do, wholly, freely and
unconditionally". Longoria later went on to refute this comment
to Extra, insisting she was horribly misquoted and she is the
more naive lover of the two. She told TV show Extra, "When the
lights are out, he's the teacher and I'm the student"[.
On December 24, 2005, a car driven by Parker was cited for
impeding traffic. Longoria, who was a passenger, allegedly began
verbally abusing the officer by yelling: "He's just a Mexican
bike cop. He only wants your autograph." She later denied the
allegation, saying through her publicist: "I never made any sort
of racial slurs, let alone made any comments about the officer
being Mexican, as a Mexican myself."
She is a Catholic and jokingly mentioned about how uneasy it
made her feel in an episode of Desperate Housewives when her
character attacked a nun. She also has mentioned in the past
that her grandmother at first dissapproved of the fact that her
character was having an adulterous affair with a 16 year old. |
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