Eva Longoria

Actor / Producer / Director

Birthdate – March 15, 1975 (49 Years Old)

Birthplace – Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born on March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Ella Eva Longoria (née Mireles), a special education teacher & Enrique Longoria Jr., a rancher. The youngest of four sisters who grew up in a Mexican-American family on a ranch near Corpus Christi, Longoria attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. After graduating from college, she entered a talent contest that brought her to Los Angeles, where she was spotted and subsequently signed by a theatrical agent. After landing roles on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987), General Hospital (1963) and co-starring on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), she auditioned for and won the role of Isabella Braña on the popular series, The Young and the Restless (1973). After Y&R, Eva became well known worldwide thanks to Desperate Housewives (2004), where she played a main character, Gabrielle Solis. She also has a contract with L’Oreal and has been named one of the most beautiful people. A passionate advocate of education, she founded The Eva Longoria Foundation which helps Latinas build better futures for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship and earned a Masters in Chicano Studies presenting her thesis on “Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers.” Eva has also contributed writing to publications on the subject of education.

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Videos

Filmography

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Self (2021)

Dog Days

(2018)

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Elena (2019)

Overboard

(2018)

Unplugging

(2023)

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

(2023)

Lowriders

Gloria Alvarez (2017)

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

(2014)

John Wick

(2014)