Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born on March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Ella Eva Longoria (née Mireles), a special education teacher & Enrique Longoria Jr., a rancher. The youngest of four sisters who grew up in a Mexican-American family on a ranch near Corpus Christi, Longoria attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. After graduating from college, she entered a talent contest that brought her to Los Angeles, where she was spotted and subsequently signed by a theatrical agent. After landing roles on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987), General Hospital (1963) and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), she auditioned for and won the role of Isabella Braña on the popular series, The Young and the Restless (1973). After Y&R, Eva became well known worldwide thanks to Desperate Housewives (2004), where she played a main character, Gabrielle Solis. She also has a contract with L'Oreal and has been named one of the most beautiful people. A passionate advocate of education, she founded The Eva Longoria Foundation which helps Latinas build better futures for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship and earned a Masters in Chicano Studies presenting her thesis on "Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers." Eva has also contributed writing to publications on the subject of education.

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Eddie Murphy and Eva Longoria in The Pickup (2025)

Sandra Bernhard and Eva Longoria in Eva Longoria & Sandra Bernhard (2025)

Eva Longoria in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

Eva Longoria, Rose Portillo, Thom Nemer, Jesse Garcia, and Paulina Chávez in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025)

Eva Longoria and Jesse Garcia in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025)

Eva Longoria, Thom Nemer, Jesse Garcia, Anna Kooris, and Paulina Chávez in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025)

Eva Longoria and Chace Crawford in Eva Longoria & Chace Crawford (2024)

Eva Longoria, Carmen Maura, and Victoria Bazua in Land of Women (2024)

Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in The Sentinel (2006)

Benicio Del Toro, Danny Trejo, Eugenio Derbez, Nicholas Coombe, Isabela Merced, Madeleine Madden, and Jeff Wahlberg in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)

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