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Eva Jacqueline Longoria (born March 15 1975 ) is an American Film and Television Actress . She may be best known for her role in the ABC Television series '' Desperate Housewives ''.


BIOGRAPHY


Early life

Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to Mexican American Catholic parents Enrique Longoria, Jr. and Ella Eva Mireles. As a child, Longoria believed she was adopted because she was the only one of all her siblings to have dark features (skin tone and eye color). She received her '' Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology '' at '' Texas A&M, Kingsville ''. During this time she won the title of ''Miss Corpus Christi, USA'' in 1998. After completing College , she entered a talent contest which would lead her to Los Angeles , shortly after she was spotted and signed by a Theatrical Agent .


Career

Longoria landed her first Television role in 2000, guest starring in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 . It was a humble beginning, but there would soon be more work. Another guest appearance in General Hospital the same year preceded her big break in popular American Soap '' The Young And The Restless '', in which she played psychotic Isabella Brana Williams from 2001 to 2003 and she was listed in People En Español ’s "Most Beautiful People" for 2003. After leaving ''Y&R'', she was seen on the now-canceled '' Dragnet ''. Although it lasted only two seasons, the show gave Logoria another leading star credit to her name. Following '' Dragnet '', she starred in two ill-fated productions - '' Señorita Justice '' - a poorly received Straight-to-Video Film and a TV Movie titled '' The Dead Will Tell ''.

Longoria was about to land a role that would elevate her to the A-List . In 2004, she starred as adulteress Gabrielle Solis in the worldwide break-out ABC hit '' Desperate Housewives ''. As the show became an overnight sensation, Logoria's career was well and truly launched. She caused a stir at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami when she appeared in a one-piece bathing suit to introduce Mariah Carey 's performance, and joked that she “wasn’t going to let a little Hurricane keep me from wearing a bathing suit.”. She also became the face of L'Oreal internationally and signed a rumoured 6-figure deal to appear in the company's Print and Television ads. Despite her success, she was snubbed at the 2005 Emmy Awards when she was the only member of the '' Desperate Housewives '' cast not be awarded a nomination. She satirized ''Housewives'' internal drama when she appeared on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show , being interviewed from her supposedly-relegated-to worst seats in the house.

Shortly after her debut on '' Desperate Housewives '', Longoria starred in a poorly received Straight-to-Video Film titled '' Carlita's Secret '' for which she was also Co-producer . In 2005, she was finally rewarded for her performance as Gabrielle Solis in '' Desperate Housewives '' when she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy along with her co-stars. She also stars opposite Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in the 2006 thriller '' The Sentinel '', which is her first major role in a Theatrical Movie . Longoria continues to be included in lists of Hollywood 's Most Beautiful, and was listed as #1 in Maxim Magazine's Hottest Female Stars of 2005 .


Personal life

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Longoria spoke candidly about her affection for Vibrators in an interview that Rolling Stone magazine published December 15 , 2004 . As a result readers started sending sex toys to Longoria (she gave them to friends as gifts). Her employer ABC asked Longoria to stop mentioning the word vibrator in interviews. {Link without Title}

Presently, she is dating NBA basketball star Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs . Reports said Longoria claimed she’s had to teach Tony Parker lots of tricks in the bedroom because he was so inexperienced when he met her. ''"I’m the experienced one. I’m the teacher, especially about love. He’s always telling me he’s never met anyone who loves the way I do, wholly, freely and unconditionally."'' {Link without Title} . Longoria later went on to refute this comment to Extra, insisting she was horribly misquoted and she is the more naive lover of the two. She told tv show Extra, ''"When the lights are out, he's the teacher and I'm the student." '' (quote from imdb news on EL: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0519456/news ).

On December 24 , 2005 , a car driven by Parker was cited for impeding traffic. Longoria, who was a passenger, allegedly began verbally abusing the officer by yelling, "He's just a Mexican bike cop. He only wants your autograph." She later denied the allegation, saying through her publicist, "I never made any sort of racial slurs, let alone made any comments about the officer being Mexican, as a Mexican myself." {Link without Title}


FILMOGRAPHY

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