Born
5 March 1974 (52)
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Also known as
Eva de la Caridad Méndez
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...
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.
Lost River
2015
Mr. X
2014
Clear History
2013
The Place Beyond the Pines
2013
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
2013
Radioman
2012
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012
George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You
2012
Holy Motors
2012
Girl in Progress
2012
Fast Five
2011
California Romanza
2011
Last Night
2010
The Other Guys
2010
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2010
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
The Spirit
2008
The Women
2008
Live!
2007
We Own the Night
2007
Cleaner
2007
Guilty Hearts
2007
Knocked Up
2007
Ghost Rider
2007
Trust the Man
2005
The Wendell Baker Story
2005
Hitch
2005
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special
2003
Stuck on You
2003
Out of Time
2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
All About the Benjamins
2002
Training Day
2001
Exit Wounds
2001
Urban Legends: Final Cut
2000
The Disciples
1999
My Brother the Pig
1999