Eva Mendes
Acting
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.
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tvBluey Book Reads
2024
Reader
tvBluey
2018
Yoga Instructor (voice)
movieMr. X
2014
Self
movieClear History
2013
Jennifer
movieThe Place Beyond the Pines
2013
Romina Gutierrez
movieHoly Motors
2012
Kay M
movieFast Five
2011
Monica Fuentes (uncredited)
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
movieLast Night
2010
Laura
movieThe Other Guys
2010
Sheila Gamble
movieI am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010
Self (archival footage)
movieBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
Frankie Donnenfield
tvThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
Self - Guest
movieThe Spirit
2008
Sand Saref
movieThe Women
2008
Crystal Allen
movieLive!
2007
Katy
movieWe Own the Night
2007
Amada Juarez
movieCleaner
2007
Ann Norcut
movieGuilty Hearts
2007
Gabriella
movieKnocked Up
2007
Self (uncredited)
movieGhost Rider
2007
Roxanne Simpson
tvThe Megan Mullally Show
2006
Self - Guest
movieTrust the Man
2005
Faith Faison
movieHitch
2005
Sara
movieOut of Time
2003
Alex Diaz Whitlock
movieOnce Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
CIA Agent Ajedrez
movie2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
Monica Fuentes
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
movieExit Wounds
2001
Trish
movieThe Disciples
1999
Maria Serranco
movieMy Brother the Pig
1999
Matilda
movieA Night at the Roxbury
1998
Bridesmaid
tvV.I.P.
1998
Esmeralda
tvThe View
1997
Self - Guest
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
tvER
1994
Donna
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self - Presenter
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvToday
1952
Self
Directing1
movieCalifornia Romanza
2011
Director