Eva Mendes
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Series
ER
Donna
1994
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Bluey
Yoga Instructor (voice)
2018
Series
V.I.P.
Esmeralda
1998
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Film
Ghost Rider
Roxanne Simpson
2007
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
Film
Training Day
Sara
2001
Series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Film
Knocked Up
Self (uncredited)
2007
Film
The Other Guys
Sheila Gamble
2010
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
The Place Beyond the Pines
Romina Gutierrez
2013
Film
Hitch
Sara
2005
Film
Exit Wounds
Trish
2001
Film
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
CIA Agent Ajedrez
2003
Series
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Hanna
1998
Film
Cleaner
Ann Norcut
2007
Series
The Osbournes
Self
2002
Film
Out of Time
Alex Diaz Whitlock
2003
Film
The Women
Crystal Allen
2008
Film
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Frankie Donnenfield
2009
Film
Holy Motors
Kay M
2012
Film
We Own the Night
Amada Juarez
2007
Film
The Spirit
Sand Saref
2008
Film
Last Night
Laura
2010
Film
A Night at the Roxbury
Bridesmaid
1998
Film
Stuck on You
April
2003
Trippin'
Self
2005
Film
Lost River
Cat
2015
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Film
2 Fast 2 Furious
Monica Fuentes
2003
Film
Urban Legends: Final Cut
Vanessa
2000
Film
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
Kir
1998
Film
Live!
Katy
2007
Film
Clear History
Jennifer
2013
Film
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
Self
2007
Film
Radioman
Self
2012
Film
All About the Benjamins
Gina
2002
Film
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
2010
Film
Trust the Man
Faith Faison
2005
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
Fast Five
Monica Fuentes (uncredited)
2011
Film
Mr. X
Self
2014
Series
Half the Sky
Self
2012
Series
Bluey Book Reads
Reader
2024
Film
Girl in Progress
Grace
2012
Film
The Wendell Baker Story
Doreen
2005
Film
George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You
Self
2012
The Making of We Own the Night
Self
Film
Guilty Hearts
Gabriella
2007
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special
Self
2003
Film
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
Self
2013
Film
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Self
2012
Film
My Brother the Pig
Matilda
1999
Film
The Disciples
Maria Serranco
1999
Film
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Herself
2010
Film
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Self (archival footage)
2010