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Trivia
Birth name: Eva Mendes
Date of birth: 5 March 1974
Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Many sources incorrectly state her birthplace is Houston, Texas.
Has two older sisters and one older brother. And before she hit it big as an actress, Eva was in university studying marketing. But her dream job, besides acting, is interior design.
Was a marketing major at California State
Northridge where she dropped out to pursue acting.
Is Cuban-American.
Appeared in an American Express credit card
commercial which featured the Sheryl Crow song "Soak Up The
Sun". [April 2002]
Is writing a book titled "Crazy Leggs
Beshee", inspired by her nieces and nephews, that introduces
vocabulary, art, history and values through a medium kids understand.
Loves interior designing and would undertake
this profession if not acting.
Her hobbies are music, sports (hiking,
biking, skiing, and mountain climbing) and interior design.
Graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in
Glendale, California. John Cho and Alex Kalognomos were also students
there.
She attended California State University, Northridge but dropped out to seek a career acting.
Has a sister named Janet living in Los
Angeles.
She worked her way up through commercials to music videos to guest roles in TV series to supporting film roles.
Has played Denzel Washington's
wife/girlfriend twice, first in Training Day (2001) and again in Out Of
time (2003)
Favourite films are The Shining (1980) and
Blow up (1966) |
