Eva Mendes picture

A growing interest in Latin American film and TV talent during the 1990s helped propel actress Eva Mendes... (Learn more)

Top Projects: Hitch, Ghost Rider, 4Real (View All)

Watch on Fancast
0Full Length Videos 
1Full Length Videos  1Full Length Videos 
0Clips & Other Videos 
Eva Mendes’s Milestones
1980 Relocated to Los Angeles (Echo Park) after her parents divorce
1998 First screen credit, "A Night at the Roxbury"
2000 Cast as Vanessa in the sequel "Urban Legends: Final Cut"
2001 Breakout role as Denzel Washington's girl on the side in "Training Day"
2001 Cast alongside Steven Seagal and DMX in "Exit Wounds"
2003 Appeared in Robert Rodriguez's "Once Upon a Time in Mexico"; the final film in the "Mariachi Trilogy"
2003 Cast as the female lead in John Singleton's "2 Fast 2 Furious"
2003 Co-starred with Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear in the Farrelly Brothers comedy, "Stuck on You"
2003 Reunited with Denzel Washington for the feature "Out of Time"
2005 Cast as the object of Will Smith's affection in the comedy "Hitch"
2006 Appeared in Lee Daniels' indie film "Shadowboxer"
2006 Cast opposite Billy Crudup in Bart Freundlich's "Trust the Man"
2007 Appeared with Joaquin Phoenix and Robert Duvall in "We Own the Night"
2007 Co-starred with brothers Luke and Owen Wilson in "The Wendell Baker Story"; co-directed by Luke and Andrew Wilson
2008 Featured in Diane English's female ensemble "The Women," a remake of the 1936 play by Clare Boothe Luce
2008 Played Sand Saref and childhood friend of the title character in Frank Miller's adaptation of "The Spirit"

Something wrong with our information?   LET US KNOW

Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : Eva Mendez

Born

March, 05 1978 in Miami, Florida, USA

Education

  • Hoover High School, Glendale, CA:
  • California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA: Dropped out to pursue acting

Professions

actress

Eva Mendes's Top Projects