Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón (born March 15, 1975 on Corpus Christi, Texas, the United States) is an American actress, producer, director, activist and businesswoman of Mexican descent.
She is best known for her role as the materialistic former model turned housewife Gabrielle Solis, one of the four main characters of ABC's hit series Desperate Housewives.
Longoria has had significant connections to the US sports scene. From 2007 to 2011, she was the wife of basketball player Tony Parker, a now-retired French point guard for the San Antonio Spurs and likely future Hall of Famer. More recently, she became one of the many, many part-owners of Angel City FC, a Los Angeles-based team set to start play in the National Women's Soccer League in 2022.
Filmography
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Live-Action Films
- 2004 Senorita Justice as Roselyn Martinez
- 2004 Carlitas Secret as Carlita / Lexus
- 2004 The Dead Will Tell as Jeanie
- 2005 Harsh Times as Sylvia
- 2006 The Sentinel (2006) as Jill Marin
- 2007 The Heartbreak Kid (2007) as Consuela Cantrow
- 2008 Over Her Dead Body as Kate Spencer
- 2008 Lower Learning as Rebecca Seabrook
- 2010 Without Men as Rosalba Viuda de Patiño
- 2012 For Greater Glory as Tulita Gorostieta
- 2012 The Baytown Outlaws as Celeste Martin
- 2013 A Dark Truth as Mia Francis
- 2013 Crazy Kind Of Love as Marion Hughes
- 2013 In a World… as Herself
- 2014 Frontera as Paulina Ramirez
- 2015 Any Day as Jolene
- 2015 Visions as Eileen
- 2016 Lowriders as Gloria Alvarez
- 2016 Refugio as Angela
- 2018 Overboard as Theresa
- Dog Days (2018) as Grace
- 2019 Dora and the Lost City of Gold as Elena
- 2020 Sylvie as Carmen
- 2023 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe as Soledad Quintana
Live-Action Series
- 2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Flight Attendant
- 2000 General Hospital as Brenda Barrett Lookalike
- 2001 — 2003 The Young and the Restless as Isabella Braña
- 2003 — 2004 Dragnet as Gloria Duran
- 2004 — 2012 Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle Solis
- 2005 Saturday Night Live as Herself / Host
- 2006 The George Lopez Show as Brooke
- 2008 Childrens Hospital as The New Chief
- 2010 The Next Food Network Star as Herself
- 2013 Masterchef as Herself
- 2013 Welcome To The Family as Ana Nunez
- 2014 — 2015 Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Sophia Perez
- 2015 –- 2016 Telenovela as Ana Sofia Calderón
- 2016 Lip Sync Battle as Herself
- 2016 Devious Maids As Herself
- 2016 Maya And Marty as Various
- 2017 Decline And Fall as Margot Beste-Chetwynde
- 2017 Empire as Charlotte Frost
- 2017 Celebrity Family Feud as Herself
- 2018 Jane the Virgin As Herself
- 2019 Grand Hotel as Beatriz Mendoza
Voice Acting
- 2011 Arthur Christmas as Chief De Silva
- 2011 Food Fight as Lady X
- 2013 The Simpsons as Isabel Gutierrez
- 2013 — 2014 Mother Up as Rudi Wilson
- 2018 Bojack Horseman as Yolanda's Mother
Producer
- 2010 Tenement
- 2011 The Harvest
- 2013 — 2014 Mother Up
- 2013 — 2016 Devious Maids
- 2014 John Wick
- 2015 –- 2016 Telenovela
- 2019 Grand Hotel
Director
- 2014 Devious Maids
- 2016 Telenovela
- 2016 Jane the Virgin
- 2017 — 2018 The Mick
- 2017 — 2019 black•ish
- 2018 LA To Vegas
- 2019 Grand Hotel
- Actor-Shared Background: In Telenovela, Ana Sofia grew up not speaking Spanish, despite being of Hispanic ancestry, just like Eva; but unlike Ana, she eventually learned how.
- As Herself: In episode "Once More Unto the Bleach" of Devious Maids and Chapter Seventy Five of Jane the Virgin she plays the character of "Eva Longoria".
- Celebrity Paradox: She had previously directed an episode of Jane the Virgin, but plays As Herself in Chapter Seventy Five.
- Directed by Cast Member: Episode 6 of Telenovela was directed by her.
- Ms. Fanservice: Former Miss Corpus Christi, she usually plays characters know for their looks and sex appeal.
- Spicy Latina: She has the Hispanic looks and is know for playing these types of characters.
- Star-Making Role: Her role as Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives rose her to stardom.
- What Could Have Been: Was considered for the role of Sofia in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.
