Eva Mendes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 5, 1974
- Birthplace
- Miami, Florida, USA
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.
Filmography
- The Making of We Own the Night
The Making of We Own the Night TBA
as Self
Frank Miller: American Genius 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Lost River 2015
as Cat
Mr. X 2014
as Self
Clear History 2013
as Jennifer
The Place Beyond the Pines 2013
as Romina Gutierrez
DRIVE IN Holy Motors 2013
as Self
Radioman 2012
as Self
George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You 2012
as Self
Holy Motors 2012
as Kay M
Girl in Progress 2012
as Grace
Fast Five 2011
as Monica Fuentes (uncredited)
California Romanza 2011
Director
Last Night 2010
as Laura
The Other Guys 2010
as Sheila Gamble
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story 2010
as Self
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later 2010
as Self (archival footage)
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2010
as Herself
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009
as Frankie Donnenfield
The Spirit 2008
as Sand Saref
The Women 2008
as Crystal Allen
Live! 2007
as Katy
We Own the Night 2007
as Amada Juarez
Cleaner 2007
as Ann Norcut
Guilty Hearts 2007
as Gabriella
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider 2007
as Self
Knocked Up 2007
as Self (uncredited)
Ghost Rider 2007
as Roxanne Simpson
Trust the Man 2005
as Faith Faison
The Wendell Baker Story 2005
as Doreen
Hitch 2005
as Sara
- The Osbourne Family Christmas Special
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special 2003
as Self
Stuck on You 2003
as April
Out of Time 2003
as Alex Diaz Whitlock
Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003
as CIA Agent Ajedrez
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003
as Monica Fuentes
All About the Benjamins 2002
as Gina
Training Day 2001
as Sara
Exit Wounds 2001
as Trish
Urban Legends: Final Cut 2000
as Vanessa
The Disciples 1999
as Maria Serranco
My Brother the Pig 1999
as Matilda
A Night at the Roxbury 1998
as Bridesmaid
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror 1998
as Kir
Credits from TMDB.