Eva Mendes
Actor
Biography
Eva de la Caridad Méndez (born March 5,1974), known professionally as Eva Mendes, is an American retired actress. Her acting career began in the late 1990s with a series of roles in films such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut(2000).
Mendes's performance in Training Day (2001) marked a turning point in her career and led to parts in the commercially successful films 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Hitch (2005). She starred in Ghost Rider (2007) and The Spirit (2008), both film adaptations of comics, and ventured into more dramatic territory with We Own the Night(2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans(2009), Last Night (2010), and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012). Her other films include Out of Time (2003), The Women (2008), The Other Guys (2010), and Girl in Progress (2012).
Mendes has appeared in several music videos for artists such as Will Smith and has also been an ambassador for brands including Calvin Klein, Cartier, Reebok, Pantene shampoo, and Peek & Cloppenburg. She has designed for New York & Company and is the creative director of CIRCA Beauty, a makeup line sold at Walgreens.
As Director
Filmography
Fast Five
as Monica Fuentes (uncredited) 2011
2 Fast 2 Furious
as Monica Fuentes 2003
Training Day
as Sara 2001
Ghost Rider
as Roxanne Simpson 2007
Hitch
as Sara 2005
The Place Beyond the Pines
as Romina Gutierrez 2013
The Other Guys
as Sheila Gamble 2010
Knocked Up
as Self (uncredited) 2007
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
as CIA Agent Ajedrez 2003
We Own the Night
as Amada Juarez 2007
Out of Time
as Alex Diaz Whitlock 2003
Holy Motors
as Kay M 2012
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
as Frankie Donnenfield 2009
The Spirit
as Sand Saref 2008
A Night at the Roxbury
as Bridesmaid 1998
Cleaner
as Ann Norcut 2007
Last Night
as Laura 2010