Eva Mendes (born Eva de la Caridad Méndez, March 5, 1974 in Miami, Florida) is a Cuban-American actress and model best known for such movies as The Spirit, Stuck on You, and The Other Guys.
She has been with Canadian actor Ryan Gosling since 2011, and they have two daughters. In 2014, she announced her hiatus from acting, with her final film being released that year. She returned to acting later in 2021 with a minor TV role, and says she's planning new roles, though saying they won't be either violent or sexual anymore.
Filmography:
- ER (1998) as Donna
- Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) as Kir
- A Night at the Roxbury (1998) as Bridesmaid
- Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998) as Hanna
- V.I.P. (1999) as Esmeralda
- Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) as Vanessa Valdeon
- Exit Wounds (2001) as Trish
- Training Day (2001) as Sara
- The Fast and the Furious as Agent Monica Fuentes
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
- Fast Five (2011, uncredited)
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) as Ajedrez
- Out of Time (2003) as Alex Diaz Whitlock
- Stuck on You (2003) as April Mercedes
- Hitch (2005) as Sara Melas
- Ghost Rider (2007) as Roxanne Simpson
- We Own The Night (2007) as Amada Juarez
- Live (2007) as Katy Courbet
- The Women (2008) as Crystal Allen
- The Spirit (2008) as Sand Saref
- The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) as Frankie Donnenfield
- The Other Guys (2010) as Dr. Sheila Gamble
- Drunk History (2010) as Ma
- Holy Motors (2012) as Kay M
- The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) as Romina Gutierrez
- Clear History (2013) as Jennifer
- Lost River (2014) as Cat
- Bluey (2021) as Yoga Instructor
Tropes related to her works:
- Ms. Fanservice: She even appears in a full frontal in her arguable breakout role (Training Day).
- So Beautiful, It's a Curse/Reluctant Fanservice Girl: She has commented many times on how she is kept from being taken seriously as an actress because of her attractive appearance. Yet, she has also mentioned how she's not afraid to turn up the sexuality if it's needed to secure a role.
