Eva Jacqueline Longoria || About

Eva Longoria was born in Corpus Christi in Texas, United States. She finished her Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and subsequently took part in a talent contest, which paved way for her in the world of entertainment. She debuted with “The Bold and the Beautiful”, and followed it up with the memorable role of “Isabella” in the popular TV show “The Young and the Restless”. She was nominated for the prestigious Golden Globe Award for her great performance as “Gabrielle Solis” in another famed television show “Desperate Housewives”. Brought up on a ranch in Texas, Longoria has been named as one of the most beautiful people by a number of reputed magazines like “People”. Besides, she has also endorsed renowned brands such as L’Oreal and Hanes. She has been supporting a number of humanitarian causes and has been involved in many philanthropic activities, too. She has also written a cookbook titled “Eva’s Kitchen: Cooking with Love for Family and Friends” and has taken part in a promotion for Lay’s potato chips. Though, this attractive actor’s career was not a booming success at the beginning, it soon picked up and she’s currently one of the hottest stars in Hollywood.

Career

• In 1998, Longoria became Miss Corpus Christi, USA, while pursuing her bachelor’s degree. She also took part in another talent contest in Los Angeles, after college, where she was spotted by a theatrical agent.
• In 1999, she hosted a segment of the TV show, “L.A. In A Day”, produced by Gary Ghiaey. This was her first appearance on television.
• Subsequently, the steamy star appeared in a guest role in an episode of the famous show “Beverly Hills 90210”. Likewise, she also bagged a guest appearance in the show “General Hospital”.
• Following these guest performances, she was offered the role of ‘Isabella Bra�a’ in the soap opera “The Young and the Restless”, produced by CBS Daytime. This catapulted her to great fame.
• After this, she starred in a direct-to-video film “Se�orita Justice”, and a television film “The Dead Will Tell”.
• Her career breakthrough came in 2003, when she was cast as ‘Gabrielle Solis’ in the infamous comedy-drama “Desperate Housewives”. Thereafter, she also starred in and co-produced another direct-to-video film “Carlita’s Secret”.
• In 2006, the talented star was cast opposite Michael Douglas in the thriller “The Sentinel”. This was her first major role in a movie. The same year, she bagged a role in the Christian Bale and Freddy Rodriguez-starrer “Harsh Times”.

• “Eva’s Heroes” is a charity foundation that Longoria set up in 2006, for developmentally disabled children. In 2007, Longoria made it into the Hot 100 list of “Maxim”. She was ranked No. 9.
• From 2005 to 2010, she endorsed L’Oreal Paris and also served as its spokesperson.
• Her name appeared at the fourth spot on “Forbes Prime Time's 10 Top-Earning Women” list based on her income which was close to $12 million from June 2009 to June 2010.
• She also hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards 2010 held at Madrid in Spain. Besides acting, Longoria partnered with a few friends to open a restaurant, “Beso” in Hollywood.
• She also ventured into writing her first cookbook “Eva's Kitchen: Cooking with Love for Family and Friends” that was published in 2011.
• She is also wholeheartedly occupied with philanthropic activities. She has been involved with a number of organisations like PADRES Contra El Cancer, the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, Project HOME, OmniPeace, the National Stroke Association, the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
• In May 2013, she earned her Master’s degree in Chicano Studies from California State University, Northridge.

Awards & Achievements

• In 2006, Longoria was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for ‘Desperate Housewives’.
• In 2006, she also received the ALMA Award and was also named the entertainer of the year.
• She is the first woman to remain at the No.1 position in the list of “Hottest Female Stars” by “Maxim” in 2005 and 2006.
• This noted television personality was named the “Philanthropist of the year” by ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ for her service to the Latino community.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Snitch'd	Gabby
2004	Señorita Justice	Det. Roselyn Martinez
2004	Carlita's Secret	Carlita / Lexus
2005	Hustler's Instinct	Vanessa Santos	Short film
2005	Harsh Times	Sylvia
2006	The Sentinel	Jill Marin
2007	The Heartbreak Kid	Consuela Cantrow
2008	Over Her Dead Body	Kate Spencer
2008	Lower Learning	Rebecca Seabrook
2010	Without Men	Rosalba Viuda de Patiño
2011	Arthur Christmas	Chief De Silva	Voice role
2012	For Greater Glory	Tulita Gorostieta
2012	Foodfight!	Lady X	Voice role
2012	The Baytown Outlaws	Celeste Martin
2012	Crazy Kind of Love	Marion Hughes
2013	A Dark Truth	Mia Francis
2013	In a World...	Herself
2013	Out of the Blue	Diana	Short film
2014	Frontera	Paulina Ramirez
2015	Any Day	Jolene
2015	Visions	Eileen
2016	Lowriders	Gloria Alvarez
2018	Overboard	TBA
2018	Dog Days	Grace	In post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Beverly Hills, 90210	Flight Attendant #3	Episode: "I Will Be Your Father Figure"
2000	General Hospital	Brenda Barrett Lookalike	1 episode
2001–03	The Young and the Restless	Isabella Braña	Regular (148 episodes)
2003–04	Dragnet	Detective Gloria Duran	Regular (10 episodes)
2004	The Dead Will Tell	Jeanie	Movie
2004–12	Desperate Housewives	Gabrielle Solis	Lead role (180 episodes)
2005	Saturday Night Live	Herself / Host	Episode: "Eva Longoria/Korn"
2006	George Lopez	Brooke	Episode: "George Vows to Make Some Matri-Money"
2008	Childrens Hospital	The New Chief	Episode 1.10
2010	The Next Food Network Star	Herself	Season 6, week 8
2010	MTV Europe Music Awards 2010	Herself/Host
2013	Masterchef	Herself	Season 4, Episode 13
2013	Welcome to the Family	Ana Nunez	Episode: "The Big RV Adventure"
2013	The Simpsons	Isabel Gutierrez (voice)	Episode: "The Kid Is All Right"
2013–14	Mother Up!	Rudi Wilson (voice)	13 episodes
2014–15	Brooklyn Nine Nine	Sophia Perez	4 episodes
2015–16	Telenovela	Ana Sofia Calderón	Lead role (11 episodes)
2016	Lip Sync Battle	Herself	Season 2, episode 1
2016	Devious Maids	Herself	Episode: "Once More Unto the Bleach"
2016	The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016	Herself/Host
2017	Decline and Fall	Margot Beste-Chetwynde	Miniseries
2017	Empire	Charlotte Frost	3 episodes
2017	Celebrity Family Feud	Herself	Episode: "Eva Longoria vs. George Lopez"
2018	Jane the Virgin	Herself	Episode : "Chapter seventy-five"

Producer

Year	Title	Notes
2010	The Harvest	Executive producer
2013–14	Mother Up	Executive producer
2013–16	Devious Maids	Executive producer and director
2014	John Wick	Producer
2014	Food Chains	Executive producer
2015	Go, Sebastien, Go!	Producer and director
2015–16	Telenovela	Executive producer

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2014	Devious Maids	Episode: "Sprinkles"
2016	Jane the Virgin	Episode: "Chapter Forty-Seven"
2016	Telenovela	Episode: "The Hurricane"
2017-18	Black-ish	2 episodes
2017-18	The Mick	2 episodes
2018	LA to Vegas	Episode: "#PilotFight"