Eva Mendes
Acting
Born: Mar 05, 1974
From: Miami, Florida, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost River | Cat | 2015 | 5.699 |
| The Place Beyond the Pines | Romina Gutierrez | 2013 | 6.984 |
| Clear History | Jennifer | 2013 | 6.095 |
| Girl in Progress | Grace | 2012 | 5.6 |
| Holy Motors | Kay M | 2012 | 6.984 |
| Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide | Self | 2012 | 7.4 |
| Last Night | Laura | 2010 | 6.136 |
| The Other Guys | Sheila Gamble | 2010 | 6.328 |
| With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story | Self | 2010 | 6.839 |
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Frankie Donnenfield | 2009 | 6.19 |
| The Spirit | Sand Saref | 2008 | 4.76 |
| The Women | Crystal Allen | 2008 | 5.123 |
| Ghost Rider | Roxanne Simpson | 2007 | 5.593 |
| We Own the Night | Amada Juarez | 2007 | 6.697 |
| Knocked Up | Self (uncredited) | 2007 | 6.303 |
| Live! | Katy | 2007 | 5.491 |
| Cleaner | Ann Norcut | 2007 | 6.078 |
| Guilty Hearts | Gabriella | 2007 | 5.813 |
| Hitch | Sara | 2005 | 6.578 |
| The Wendell Baker Story | Doreen | 2005 | 5.065 |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | Monica Fuentes | 2003 | 6.518 |
| Once Upon a Time in Mexico | CIA Agent Ajedrez | 2003 | 6.299 |
| Out of Time | Alex Diaz Whitlock | 2003 | 6.362 |
| Stuck on You | April | 2003 | 5.36 |
| Training Day | Sara | 2001 | 7.518 |
| Urban Legends: Final Cut | Vanessa | 2000 | 4.926 |
| My Brother the Pig | Matilda | 1999 | 5.833 |
| A Night at the Roxbury | Bridesmaid | 1998 | 6.53 |
| Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror | Kir | 1998 | 4.143 |
| The Making of We Own the Night | Self | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1974 |
| From | Miami, Florida, USA |