Eva Jacqueline Longoria is an American actress, best known for portraying Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. Longoria received a nomination for the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on Desperate Housewives.
Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas on March 15, 1975. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology at nearby Texas A&M University-Kingsville. During this time, she won the title of Miss Corpus Christi, USA in 1998. After completing college, Longoria entered a talent contest that led her to Los Angeles, California; shortly after, she was spotted and signed by a theatrical agent.
Longoria guest starred in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 and General Hospital. She got her big break on the popular American soap opera The Young and the Restless. After being nominated for Golden Globe for Desperate Housevives, she was awarded the ALMA Award and named entertainer of the year. She also starred opposite Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in the 2006 thriller The Sentinel, which was her first major role in a theatrical movie. In 2006, she played the character Sylvia in Harsh Times starring Freddy Rodriguez and Christian Bale.
Apart from being an actress Eva is also an entrepreneur. opened the restaurant Beso (in Spanish: "Kiss") in Hollywood, along with partner and celebrity chef Todd English, in March 2008. The restaurant is located on Hollywood Boulevard and is accompanied by Kiss, a Victorian-themed nightclub above the restaurant. Longoria also released the fragrance "EVA by Eva Longoria", a "clean citrus-floral eau de parfum", in April 2010. Her first book, Eva's Kitchen: Cooking with Love for Family and Friends hit bookstores on April 12, 2011.
As far as her personal life is concerned, Eva was married twice with both the marriages ending on a bad note. But later she dated Eduardo Cruz, the younger brother of Penelope Cruz.
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