Eva Mendes

Eva Mendes

1974-03-05

Biography

Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974, height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an American actress, model, singer, and homeware and fashion designer. She began acting in the late 1990s, and after a series of roles in B movies such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), she broke into the Hollywood mainstream with an appearance in Training Day (2001). She has since starred in many films including All About The Benjamins (2002); 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Out of Time and Stuck on You (2003); Hitch (2005); Ghost Rider and We Own the Night (both 2007); The Spirit (2008); The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009); The Other Guys and Last Night (both 2010), Girl in Progress (2012). Mendes has worked as a spokesmodel for Cocio chocolate milk, Magnum ice cream, Revlon make-up, Calvin Klein underwear and perfume, Cartier jewelry, Thierry Mugler perfume, Reebok trainers, Campari apéritif, Pantene shampoo, Morgan clothes and Peek & Cloppenburg clothes. Mendes is the creator of a home decor line, Vida, sold exclusively at Macy's. She launched a bedding collection in 2008 and a dinnerware collection in 2010. Mendes is a singer: she has recorded a version of The Windmills of Your Mind and has collaborated with Cee Lo Green on a song entitled Pimps Don't Cry. She lives in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Also appears in

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider

5.6

Training Day

Training Day

7.5

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

6.3

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

6.3

Hitch

Hitch

6.6

A Night at the Roxbury

A Night at the Roxbury

6.6

Exit Wounds

Exit Wounds

5.8

Knocked Up

Knocked Up

6.3

Urban Legends: Final Cut

Urban Legends: Final Cut

4.9

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

6.2

The Place Beyond the Pines

The Place Beyond the Pines

7.0

Cleaner

Cleaner

6.1

Out of Time

Out of Time

6.3

We Own the Night

We Own the Night

6.7

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

6.8

Stuck on You

Stuck on You

5.3

The Spirit

The Spirit

4.7

Holy Motors

Holy Motors

7.0

Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror

Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror

4.0

All About the Benjamins

All About the Benjamins

5.9