Everything about Eva Longoria Parker totally explained
Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker (born
March 15,
1975) is a
Golden Globe Award-nominated
Mexican-American film and
television actress. She plays
Gabrielle Solis in the
ABC television series
Desperate Housewives, and stars in the film
Over Her Dead Body. She has also become a nationally recognized
model after appearing in several high-profile
advertising campaigns and numerous
men's magazines, reaching #14 in the
FHM "Sexiest Women 2008" poll. Longoria is also known for her high profile relationship with
NBA guard
Tony Parker, whom she married in
2007.
Biography
Early life
Eva Longoria Parker was born
Eva Jacqueline Longoria in
Corpus Christi,
Texas, the daughter of
Mexican-American Catholic parents, Enrique Longoria, Jr. (born in Rachal,
Brooks County,
Texas) and Ella Eva Mireles (married in
Falfurrias,
Brooks County,
Texas).
She has three older sisters: Elizabeth Judina, Emily Jeannette, and Esmeralda Josephina. The family lived and worked on farmland that had been handed down to them from past generations, but they often had very little money; Enrique and Ella struggled for many years to give their children a decent upbringing. Eva showed viewers an introspect into the hardship she faced in her formative years growing up poor on
The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006; she took cameras on location to the family farm, and showed how spartan they were still living. Longoria admitted that only when she made it in show business did things begin to look better for them financially.
In an interview with
Dateline's
Stone Phillips, Longoria also revealed the snubbing she received from her siblings. She said "I grew up as the ugly duckling. They used to call me 'la prieta fea,' which means 'the ugly dark one.'"
Longoria attended Marvin P. Baker Middle School and later
Roy Miller High School, receiving her
Bachelor of
Science degree in
kinesiology at nearby
Texas A&M University-Kingsville. During this time, she won the title of Miss Corpus Christi, USA in 1998. After completing college, Longoria entered a talent contest that led her to
Los Angeles; shortly after, she was spotted and signed by a
theatrical agent. With many family members still living in Corpus Christi, she still returns to her home town for visits.
Career
Longoria landed her first
television role in 2000, guest-starring in an episode of
Beverly Hills, 90210. Another guest appearance in
General Hospital the same year brought her big break on the popular
American soap opera The Young and the Restless, in which she played psychotic
Isabella Braña Williams from 2001 to 2003.
People en Español listed her among its "Most Beautiful People" for 2003. After leaving
The Young and the Restless, she was seen on the now-cancelled
Dick Wolf revival of
Dragnet. Although it lasted only two seasons, the show gave Longoria another leading star credit to her name. Following
Dragnet, she starred in two ill-fated productions -
Señorita Justice, a poorly received
direct-to-video film, and a television film titled
The Dead Will Tell.
In 2004, Longoria landed a role that elevated her to the
A-List. She starred as adulteress Gabrielle Solis in the worldwide break-out
ABC hit
Desperate Housewives. As the show became an overnight sensation, Longoria's career was well and truly launched. But she's never considered her career to have jumped off so suddenly, "I think it’s funny when people say I’m an overnight sensation, because I’ve been working at it for 10 years."
Shortly after her debut on
Desperate Housewives, Longoria starred in a poorly received direct-to-video film titled Carlita's Secret, for which she was also co-producer. In 2005, she was rewarded for her performance as Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives when she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy along with her co-stars. Even though neither Longoria nor any of the rest of the cast won, she was awarded the prestigious ALMA AWARD and named entertainer of the year. She also starred opposite Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in the 2006 thriller The Sentinel, which was her first major role in a theatrical movie (both Douglas and Sutherland noted that much to their surprise Eva whipped both of them in gun practice). Longoria continues to be included in lists of Hollywood's Most Beautiful and was listed #1 in Maxim's Hottest Female Stars of 2005 and 2006, becoming the first woman to top the list in two consecutive years. She was ranked #9 in the magazine's Hot 100 of 2007 list. In her most recently released film,
Harsh Times, she plays the character Sylvia and co-stars with actors
Freddy Rodriguez and
Christian Bale.
In her interview with
Ryan Seacrest on
The Interview with Ryan Seacrest on
E!, she stated: "I don't want to be on
7th Heaven - on for 20 years and no one's really watching, and it's hanging on by a thread." She has also stated multiple times that she won't renew her
Desperate Housewives contract once it's up. Instead, she's set her sights on the
film industry. At the time of her statements, the length of her contract wasn't known, but she's since revealed it to be 10 years, starting from the first season.
In 2006, Longoria appeared in
Jessica Simpson's music video "
A Public Affair" along with
Christina Milian,
Christina Applegate,
Ryan Seacrest,
Maria Menounos, and
Andy Dick. Longoria was on the cover of the September 2006 issue of
Maxim Magazine. A 23 by 33 metre version of this cover is in the Desert sand just off Las Vegas Boulevard South as part of the magazine's 100th issue celebrations making Longoria the only actress visible from space. She sat down with
Maxim and discussed how contrary to belief, her life really is normal. "Tony [Parker] and I spend most of our time in San Antonio. We have such a normal life there. I mean, we hang out and have breakfast, go to his parents', go to my parents'. Do laundry."
Longoria recently won a
People's Choice Award for Best TV Actress. In January 2007, Longoria was chosen to be the first face of
Bebe Sport. She appeared in the Spring/Summer 2007 campaign, photographed by Greg Kadel. The actress also holds model contracts with L’Oreal and Hanes, New York & Co. Longoria also hosted the 2007 NCLR
ALMA Awards on
June 5,
2007, on
ABC.
In 2007, the stars of
Desperate Housewives each renewed their contracts with ABC for four years, worth $40 million. In November 2007, Longoria won a
Bambi award in
Germany for best TV Actress.
She also has started a contract with
Magnum Ice-Cream and appears in the recent campaign advertising in
Europe for the new Mayan Mystica Magnum variant and Magnum Minis.
Personal life
Longoria was married to
General Hospital star
Tyler Christopher from
January 20,
2002, to
January 19,
2004, and as such, was also credited as Eva Longoria Christopher.
Like many South Texans, Longoria is an avid
San Antonio Spurs fan, and is a courtside regular at Spurs games. On
November 30,
2006, she became engaged to Spurs
point guard Tony Parker. The two called in to the
Ryan Seacrest radio show to announce it. She said the way he proposed was "perfect, personal, and sweet." The couple were officially married on
July 6,
2007, because French law requires couples who marry to make their vows official at a city hall. They had their lavish church wedding on
July 7,
2007 in
Paris.
Despite rumors to the contrary, Longoria has stated that she's very good friends with the entire cast.
On
June 14,
2007, the Spurs won the
2007 NBA Finals in
Cleveland,
Ohio against the
Cavaliers, and Parker was honored as the
Finals MVP for the series. In September 2007, she started a restaurant in
Los Angeles called
Beso which translates to
kiss.
In
Desperate Housewives, she's now credited as Eva Longoria Parker.
Eva Longoria Parker says she's ready to quit
Desperate Housewives to start a family and pursue a film career.
On
March 1,
2008, Eva endorsed Senator
Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. She later co-hosted a town hall meeting with Clinton in Texas on
March 3, a day before that state's primary.
Charity work
Longoria founded Eva's Heroes a charity which helps developmentally disabled children. She is the national spokesperson for PADRES Contra El Cancer. She signed shoes for the Spirit of Women Red Shoe Celebrity Auction. Longoria also supports the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, the National Stroke Association, Project HOME and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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