Who is Eva Mendes?
Eva Mendes is an American actress. Eva is also a Model and Business Woman. Mendes is best known for her role in movies such as ‘2 Fast 2 Furious’, ‘Ghost Rider’, ‘Training Day’, ‘Stuck on You’, ‘Hitch’ and ‘The Other Guys’.
Eva Mendes has been a model and ambassador for different products such as Cocio chocolate milk, Calvin Klein, Reebok, Pantene Shampoo, Magnum ice cream, Revlon etc. Besides these Eva is also a designer, she designs a fashion collection for New York & Company.
Eva Mendes: Early Life, Family, and Childhood
Eva Mendes was born on 5 March 1974 in Miami, Florida. She was born to parents Eva Pérez Suárez and Juan Carlos Méndez. Eva was raised by her mother in Los Angeles after her parent’s divorce. She had two brothers Juan Carlos (1963–2016) and Carlo, and a sister, Janet. Her mother worked at Mann’s Chinese Theatre, later she worked for an aerospace company. Eva’s father ran meat distribution business. Eva is an American by Nationality and holds a Cuban ethnicity.
Eva Mendes early life shows that she was from a lower-middle-class family. She had the interest to be an astronaut and an opera singer since her childhood. She was interested being a movie star at the age of seven. Besides, there are not many details regarding her childhood.
Eva Mendes: Education History
Eva Mendes educational background shows that she had completed her higher school education from Hoover High School, which was located in Glendale. Eva joined California State University, Northridge where she studied Marketing. Later Eva dropped out the university in 1997 to pursue her acting career.
Eva Mendes: Professional Life, and Career
Eva Mendes began her Modelling career in 1996. She appeared in the music video “Se a Vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)” by Pet Shop Boys. She appeared in the music video “Hole in My Soul” by Aerosmith in 1997. Similarly, she appeared for “Miami” in 1998 and “The End Has No End” in 2004. Mendes has been a spokesperson Calvin Klein, Magnum, and the chocolate milk brand Cocio. Mendes also promoted Reebok shoes and Pantene shampoo.
Eva Mendes began her professional acting career from her first film Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror. Eva hired an acting coach to improve her acting performance. Later she appeared in movies like A Night at the Roxbury, My Brother the Pig, Urban Legends: Final Cut, and Exit Wounds.
Mendes has a breakthrough role in the crime thriller movie Training day. After her success, she appeared in the movies All About the Benjamins, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a Time in Mexico Out of Time, and Stuck on You. She played the female lead in the 2005 film Hitch. Then she starred The Wendell Baker Story, Guilty Hearts, Trust the Man, Ghost Rider, We Own the Night, Live!, and Cleaner. She also appeared in the movies The Spirit, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, The Other Guys, Last Night, Fast Five, Funny or Die.
In 2012, she featured in the PBS documentary Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. The same year she starred in The Place Beyond the Pines which was the crime drama film. Also, she appeared in Clear History, HBO comedy film.
Eva Mendes: Achievements and Awards
Eva has been nominated for numerous awards and won a handful. Eva Mendes was nominated in ‘ALMA Awards’ for her work in the movie Training Day. She also nominated in ‘ALMA Awards’ for the movie Hitch, Trust the Man, The Women, and The Spirit for the category of ‘Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture’. Eva was nominated in ‘ALMA Awards’ in the category ”Favorite Movie Actress – Comedy/Musical” for the movie The Other Guys. Similarly, she was nominated in ‘ALMA Awards’ in the category ”Favorite Movie Actress – Drama/Adventure” for the movie Girl in Progress.
Eva was nominated in ‘Imagen Foundation Awards’ in the category ‘Best Actress – Feature Film’ for her work in the movies like The Place Beyond the Pines, Girl in Progress, Ghost Rider. Also, she has been nominated for Teen Choice awards multiple times.
In 2005, Eva won ‘Capri Global Award’ in ‘Capri Hollywood Awards’. Similarly, she won ‘Giffoni Award’ in ‘Giffoni Film Festival’.
Eva Mendes: Net Worth and Salary
Eva has a net worth of $ 15 million. She hasn’t disclosed any information about her salary.
Eva Mendes: Rumors and Controversy
As per the rumors, there is a news about Eva Mendes and her boyfriend Ryan Gosling break up. Some source claimed that couple is breaking up their relation due to Eva’s jealousy over Ryan’s “La La Land” co-star Emma Stone. Later the rumors turned out to be false. According to gossipcop.com, both the couple are having a strong relationship and there is no such news about their separation.
Eva Mendes: Body Description To Body Measurement
Eva has a height of 5 feet 6 inches. She weighs 56kg. She has a Dark Brown hair and Dark Brown eye. Eva has a body measurement of 35-25-36. Her bra size is 32C.
Eva Mendes: Social Media Profile
Being a famous American actress, Eva is active on different social sites. Currently, Eva is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Eva has more than 3 million followers on her official Facebook. More than 162k follow her on Twitter. Similarly, she has 1 million followers on Instagram.
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