Eva longoria biography
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Eva Longoria
American actress and producer (born )
Not to be confused with Evan Longoria.
Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón[1] (néeLongoria; born March 15, ) is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. After several guest roles on television, she became recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap operaThe ung and the Restless (–). Her breakthrough role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives (–) netted her two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe nomination. She has appeared in the films The Sentinel (), Over Her Dead Body (), For Greater Glory (), Frontera (), Lowriders (), and Overboard (), winning an Imagen Award for the latter. She guest-starred on the Hulu mystery comedy-drama series Only Murders in the Building ().
In , Longoria founded UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, a bio and television production company. In , the company was acquired by Hyphenate Media Gro
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Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born on March 15, 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 (), General Hospital () and Beverly Hills, (), she auditioned for and won the role of Isabella Braña on the popular series, The Young and the Restless (). After Y&R, Eva became well known worldwide thanks to Desperate Housewives (), where she played a main character, Gabrielle Solis. She also h
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Eva Longoria
Longoria grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, received a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology at Texas A&M – Kingsville, and is now a well-known actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She appeared on long-running CBS Daytime soap opera, The Young in the Restless from before accepting the role of Gabrielle Solis on ABC’s Desperate Housewives (). She has been nominated for a Golden Globe for her work, and received a People’s Choice Award and multiple Screen Actors Guild Awards. In , she also helped create Eva’s Heroes, a foundation offering aid for developmentally challenged youth. She was named Philanthropist of the Year () by the Hollywood Reporter for her numerous charitable contributions, including establishing The Eva Longoria Foundation, which helps Latinas build better futures for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship. She is now directing and producing three new television shows: NBC’s, Ready for Love; Lifetime Television’s, Dev