Eva
Jacqueline Longoria (born March 15, 1975) is an American
actress and model.
Early life
Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to a Mexican
American family.
Career
Her rise to fame began when she starred as psychotic
Isabella Brana Williams on The Young and the Restless
from 2001 to 2003. After leaving Y&R, she was
seen on the now-canceled L.A. Dragnet, after which
she landed the role of model-unhappily-married-to-money
Gabrielle Solis on the popular drama Desperate Housewives
in 2004.Longoria was one of People en Español’s
"Most Beautiful People" for 2003, and was
1 in Maxim Magazine's hottest female stars of 2005.
Longoria caused a stir at
the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami when she
appeared in a one-piece bathing suit to introduce
Mariah Carey's performance, and joked that she “wasn’t
going to let a little hurricane keep me from wearing
a bathing suit.” At the 2005 Emmy Awards, where
she had been passed over for nomination, she satirized
Housewives internal drama by being interviewed by
host Ellen DeGeneres from her supposedly-relegated-to
worst seats in the house.
Longoria was nominated in
2005 for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an
Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy,
along with her Desperate Housewives costars Marcia
Cross, Felicity Huffman, and Teri Hatcher. The cast
won the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Television
Ensemble - Comedy.
Private life
Longoria was married to General Hospital star Tyler
Christopher from 2002 to 2004, and as such, was also
credited as Eva Longoria Christopher. Longoria has
been romantically linked to Screen Actors Guild president
Sid Laura Horowitz, successful writer Milan Gracanin,
and ex-*NSYNC member JC Chasez. Presently, she is
dating French basketball star Tony Parker of the San
Antonio Spurs.
Longoria spoke candidly about
her affection for vibrators in an interview that Rolling
Stone magazine published December 15, 2004. As a result
readers started sending sex toys to Longoria (she
gave them to friends as gifts). Her employer ABC asked
Longoria to stop mentioning the word vibrator in interviews.
On December 24, 2005, a car driven by Parker was cited
for impeding traffic. Longoria, who was a passenger,
allegedly began verbally abusing the officer by yelling,
"He's just a Mexican bike cop. He only wants
your autograph." She later denied the allegation,
saying through her publicist, "I never made any
sort of racial slurs, let alone made any comments
about the officer being Mexican, as a Mexican myself."
Filmography
2007 Foodfight! as the voice of Lady X (yet to be
released)
2006 The Sentinel as Jill Marin (yet to be released)
2005 Harsh Times as Sylvia
Hustler's Instinct as Vanessa Santos
Television SpecialsThe 57th Annual Primetime Emmy
Awards
MTV Video Music Awards 2005 as a Presenter
The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards
The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards as a Co-Presenter
2004 Carlita's Secret as Carlita
also credited as the co-producer for this film
Television Series
Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle Solis
Television Movies
The Dead Will Tell as Jeanie
Direct to Video
Señorita Justice
2003 Television Series
The Talent Agency as the Host
Dragnet as Det. Gloria Duran
Direct to Video
Hot Tamales Live: Spicy, Hot and Hilarious
also credited as a producer for this film
Snitch'd as Gabby
2001 Television Series
