Eva Mendes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 5, 1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
The Making of We Own the Night
Movie · as Self
Frank Miller: American Genius
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bluey Book Reads
TV · as Reader · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bluey
TV · as Yoga Instructor (voice) · 1 ep
Lost River
Movie · as Cat
Mr. X
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Place Beyond the Pines
Movie · as Romina Gutierrez
Clear History
Movie · as Jennifer
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
Movie · as Self
Girl in Progress
Movie · as Grace
Holy Motors
Movie · as Kay M
Radioman
Movie · as Self
George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You
Movie · as Self
Half the Sky
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Fast Five
Movie · as Monica Fuentes (uncredited)
Last Night
Movie · as Laura
The Other Guys
Movie · as Sheila Gamble
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Movie · as Self
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Movie · as Herself
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Movie · as Frankie Donnenfield
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Spirit
Movie · as Sand Saref
The Women
Movie · as Crystal Allen
Ghost Rider
Movie · as Roxanne Simpson
We Own the Night
Movie · as Amada Juarez
Knocked Up
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Live!
Movie · as Katy
Cleaner
Movie · as Ann Norcut
Guilty Hearts
Movie · as Gabriella
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
Movie · as Self
The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hitch
Movie · as Sara
The Wendell Baker Story
Movie · as Doreen
Trust the Man
Movie · as Faith Faison
Trippin'
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
2 Fast 2 Furious
Movie · as Monica Fuentes
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Movie · as CIA Agent Ajedrez
Out of Time
Movie · as Alex Diaz Whitlock
Stuck on You
Movie · as April
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
All About the Benjamins
Movie · as Gina
The Osbournes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Training Day
Movie · as Sara
Exit Wounds
Movie · as Trish
Good Day Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Urban Legends: Final Cut
Movie · as Vanessa
My Brother the Pig
Movie · as Matilda
The Disciples
Movie · as Maria Serranco
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Night at the Roxbury
Movie · as Bridesmaid
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
Movie · as Kir
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
TV · as Hanna · 1 ep
V.I.P.
TV · as Esmeralda · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
ER
TV · as Donna · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 4 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep