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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Daily Show
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Conan
2010
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
ER
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest · 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
Conan
as Self - Guest · 2010
The View
as Self - Guest · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
· 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
ER
as Donna · 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self · 1992
Bluey
as Yoga Instructor (voice) · 2018
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Good Day Live
as Self · 2001
V.I.P.
as Esmeralda · 1998
Wetten, dass..?
as Self · 1981
The Tony Danza Show
as Self · 2004
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1992
Today
as Self · 1952
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest · 2006
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Other Guys
as Sheila Gamble · 2010
Ghost Rider
as Roxanne Simpson · 2007
Training Day
as Sara · 2001
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
as Hanna · 1998
Knocked Up
as Self (uncredited) · 2007
The Place Beyond the Pines
as Romina Gutierrez · 2013
The Osbournes
as Self · 2002
The Early Show
as Self · 1999
Hitch
as Sara · 2005
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Frankie Donnenfield · 2009
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
as CIA Agent Ajedrez · 2003
Cleaner
as Ann Norcut · 2007
Exit Wounds
as Trish · 2001
We Own the Night
as Amada Juarez · 2007
The Women
as Crystal Allen · 2008
Out of Time
as Alex Diaz Whitlock · 2003
A Night at the Roxbury
as Bridesmaid · 1998
Bluey Book Reads
as Reader · 2024
This Morning
as Self · 1988
Holy Motors
as Kay M · 2012
The Spirit
as Sand Saref · 2008
Last Night
as Laura · 2010
Urban Legends: Final Cut
as Vanessa · 2000
Stuck on You
as April · 2003
2 Fast 2 Furious
as Monica Fuentes · 2003
Clear History
as Jennifer · 2013
Lost River
as Cat · 2015
Trippin'
as Self · 2005
All About the Benjamins
as Gina · 2002
Trust the Man
as Faith Faison · 2005
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
as Kir · 1998
My Brother the Pig
as Matilda · 1999
Girl in Progress
as Grace · 2012
The Wendell Baker Story
as Doreen · 2005
Fast Five
as Monica Fuentes (uncredited) · 2011
Live!
as Katy · 2007
Radioman
as Self · 2012
Half the Sky
as Self · 2012
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as Self · 2010
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
as Self · 2007
Mr. X
as Self · 2014
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
as Self · 2013
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special
as Self · 2003
The Making of We Own the Night
as Self
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Herself · 2010
Guilty Hearts
as Gabriella · 2007
George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You
as Self · 2012
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
as Self (archival footage) · 2010
The Disciples
as Maria Serranco · 1999