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Eva Mendes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1974-03-05 (Age: 52)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Eva Mendes

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 (42)

⭐ 5.7 Role: Cat

Lost River

2015
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

Mr. X

2014
⭐ 6.1 Role: Jennifer

Clear History

2013
⭐ 7.0 Role: Romina Gutierrez

The Place Beyond the Pines

2013
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

DRIVE IN Holy Motors

2013
⭐ 6.2 Role: Self

Radioman

2012
⭐ 7.4 Role: Self

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

2012
⭐ 4.9 Role: Self

George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You

2012
⭐ 7.0 Role: Kay M

Holy Motors

2012
⭐ 5.6 Role: Grace

Girl in Progress

2012
⭐ 7.2 Role: Monica Fuentes (uncredited)

Fast Five

2011
⭐ 6.1 Role: Laura

Last Night

2010
⭐ 6.3 Role: Sheila Gamble

The Other Guys

2010
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

2010
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archival footage)

I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

2010