Eva Longoria

Eva Jacqueline Longoria Born March 15 1975 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 Recognized Model After Appearing In Several High Profile Advertising Campaigns And Numerous Men's Magazines. Eva Announced Her Engagement To NBA Star Tony Parker On November 30 2006.
Longoria 1 Was Born In Corpus Christi Texas To Mexican-American Catholic Parents Enrique Longoria Jr. Born In Rachal Brooks County Texas And Ella Eva Mireles Married In Falfurrias Brooks County Texas . The Youngest Of Four Girls She Has Three Older Sisters Elizabeth Judina Emily Jeannette And Esmeralda . She Attended Roy Miller High School. 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 Led 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. Another Guest Appearance In General Hospital The Same Year 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. In 2004 Longoria Landed A Role That Elevated Her To The A-List. 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. But She Never Considered Her Career To Jump Off So Fast "I Think It’s Funny When People Say I’m An Overnight Sensation Because I’ve Been Working At It For 10 Years " 2 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 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. Even Though Longoria Or The Rest Of The Cast Didn't Win She Was Awarded The Prestigious ALMA AWARD And Named Entertainer Of The Year 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. In Her Most Recently Released Film Harsh Times She Plays Sylvia. She Co-Stars With Actors Freddy Rodriguez And Christian Bale. 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. 3 At The Time Of Her Statements The Length Of Her Contract Was Not Known But She Has Since Revealed It To Be 10 Years Starting From The First Season. 4 In May 2006 Maxim Magazine Named Longoria Number 1 On The Hottest Women Of The Year List For 2006 A Feat She Repeated From The Year Before. 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. Also In 2006 Longoria Was Voted On To PETA's Worst Dressed List For Wearing Fur. 5 Longoria Was On Cover Of The September 2006 Issue Of Maxim Magazine. Longoria Sat Down With Maxim And Discussed How Contrary To Belief Her Life Really Is Normal. "Tony Parker And I Spend Most Of Our Time In San Antonio. We Have Such A Normal Life There. I Mean We Hang Out And Have Breakfast Go To His Parents Go To My Parents. Do Laundry." Longoria Recently Won A People's Choice Award For Best TV Actress. 6 Longoria Has Recently Rebuffed Rumors That She Will Quit Desperate Housewives. 4 In January 2007 Eva Longoria Has Been Chosen To Be The First Face Of Bebe Sport. She Will Appear In The Spring/Summer 2007 Campaign Photographed By Greg Kadel. The Actress Also Holds Model Contracts With L’Oreal And Hanes New York & Co. 7 read less