Eva Mendes
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
Lost River
as Cat
Lost River
as Cat
Mr. X
as Self
Mr. X
as Self
Clear History
as Jennifer
Clear History
as Jennifer
The Place Beyond the Pines
as Romina Gutierrez
The Place Beyond the Pines
as Romina Gutierrez
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
as Self
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
as Self
Radioman
as Self
Radioman
as Self
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
as Self
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
as Self
George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You
as Self
George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You
as Self
Holy Motors
as Kay M
Holy Motors
as Kay M
Girl in Progress
as Grace
Girl in Progress
as Grace
Fast Five
as Monica Fuentes (uncredited)
Fast Five
as Monica Fuentes (uncredited)
Last Night
as Laura
Last Night
as Laura
The Other Guys
as Sheila Gamble
The Other Guys
as Sheila Gamble
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as Self
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as Self
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
as Self (archival footage)
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
as Self (archival footage)
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Herself
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Herself
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Frankie Donnenfield
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Frankie Donnenfield
The Spirit
as Sand Saref
The Spirit
as Sand Saref
The Women
as Crystal Allen
The Women
as Crystal Allen
Live!
as Katy
Live!
as Katy
We Own the Night
as Amada Juarez
We Own the Night
as Amada Juarez
Cleaner
as Ann Norcut
Cleaner
as Ann Norcut
Guilty Hearts
as Gabriella
Guilty Hearts
as Gabriella
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
as Self
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
as Self
Knocked Up
as Self (uncredited)
Knocked Up
as Self (uncredited)
Ghost Rider
as Roxanne Simpson
Ghost Rider
as Roxanne Simpson
Trust the Man
as Faith Faison
Trust the Man
as Faith Faison
The Wendell Baker Story
as Doreen
The Wendell Baker Story
as Doreen
Hitch
as Sara
Hitch
as Sara
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special
as Self
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special
as Self
Stuck on You
as April
Stuck on You
as April
Out of Time
as Alex Diaz Whitlock
Out of Time
as Alex Diaz Whitlock
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
as CIA Agent Ajedrez
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
as CIA Agent Ajedrez
2 Fast 2 Furious
as Monica Fuentes
2 Fast 2 Furious
as Monica Fuentes
All About the Benjamins
as Gina
All About the Benjamins
as Gina
Training Day
as Sara
Training Day
as Sara
Exit Wounds
as Trish
Exit Wounds
as Trish
Urban Legends: Final Cut
as Vanessa
Urban Legends: Final Cut
as Vanessa
The Disciples
as Maria Serranco
The Disciples
as Maria Serranco
My Brother the Pig
as Matilda
My Brother the Pig
as Matilda
A Night at the Roxbury
as Bridesmaid
A Night at the Roxbury
as Bridesmaid
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
as Kir
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
as Kir
The Making of We Own the Night
as Self
The Making of We Own the Night
as Self