Eva Longoria is not one to shy away from her obvious sex appeal. Eva Longoria has thrived on playing seductive Latinas throughout her career. Eva Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is the youngest of four daughters growing up on the family ranch. Though stunning in her adult years, she has described herself as the proverbial ugly duckling as a kid—her family nicknamed her prieta fea—or ‘ugly dark one’ — because she was the only daughter with dark hair, dark eyes and dark skin. After blossoming into a fetching young woman, Longoria attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville, where she earned her Baccalaureate in Kinesiology—the study of body movement. When she wasn’t studying, Longoria appeared on stage in university theater productions.
After graduation, Eva Longoria won an 'Infinity Model Search' contest, which led to her discovery by a theatrical agent. She soon found herself in bit parts on television, including an episode of “Beverly Hills, 90210” (Fox, 1990-2000), and eventually was cast as Isabella Brana on the long-running daytime soap opera, “The Young and the Restless” (CBS, 1972). Longoria was honored with an ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama in 2002 for her work on the soap. Meanwhile, she hosted “The Talent Agency” (2003), a syndicated talent show that came and went without so much as a whimper. In “Hot Tamales Live”, a Pay-Per-View comedy special hosted by Kiki Melendez, Longoria got the chance to display her comic talents.
Eva Longoria landed her first regular series role as Detective Vanessa Cruz on “L.A. Dragnet” (ABC, 2002-2004). Her luck changed when she signed on to “Desperate Housewives” (ABC, 2004- ), a run-away hit that took many in Hollywood by surprise. A dark comedy about the lives of five housewives in the same cul-de-sac as told by a friend who committed suicide, “Desperate Housewives” went from an unwanted spec script written by Chuck Pratt (“Melrose Place”) and Marc Cherry (“The Golden Girls”) to the hottest show on television. The show was honored when the Hollywood Foreign Press (HFP) announced its Golden Globe nominations—it received five, including Best Television Series-Comedy. Four of the five lead actresses also received nominations, but Longoria’s name was missing from the list. She felt the snub was due to her not attending the HFP Luncheon because of a dying aunt in Texas. Her co-stars, however, offered Longoria their support and disappointment, an act of graciousness not lost on her.
Meanwhile, she ventured into feature films with “Harsh Times” (2005), a drama starring Christian Bale as a soldier returning from Iraq. She also appeared as Jenny in the supernatural mystery, “The Dead Will Tell” (2004), a made-for-television movie that aired on CBS in October 2004.
Eva Longoria attended Texas A&M, Kingsville where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology.She was the Miss Corpus Christi USA 1998.
Her favorite basketball team: The San Antonio Spurs. Her favorite player: Tony Parker.
Eva Longoria is of Mexican descent. Signed up to be the new L'Oreal image for 1 million pounds in 2005.
Eva Longoria is the only one among her parents children to have a darker skin, dark eyes and dark hair. Her three sisters all have fair hair, blue eyes and Caucasian skin color. Eva thought for a long time that she was adopted because of her features.
Eva Longoria was #1 on Maxim magazine's 'Top 100' list for 2005.
She was named one of the "50 mas bellos" (50 most beautiful people) by 'People en Espanol' (2005).
Eva Longoria was a dancer with the famous Pussycat Dolls.
She was #3 on E!'s "50 Steamiest Southern Stars"
Her father was a hunter and she has been practicing shooting her entire life.
She was the spokesmodel for Hanes (2005).
Eva Longoria accidentally hit on the head by a falling pole on the set of her series "Desperate Housewives" (2004) and was unconscious for four minutes. Taken to a hospital, treated for a bump on the head and released. [August 18, 2005]
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