Eva Longoria Biography Filmography Awards

Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born on March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas to a Mexican American family. As a teenager she was teased about being ugly. However, later on she was selected to be Miss Corpus Christi.

Her career started when she starred as psychotic Isabella Brana Williams on The Young and the Restless from 2001 to 2003. After leaving Y&R, she was seen on the now-canceled L.A. Dragnet, after which she landed the role of model-unhappily-married-to-money Gabrielle Solis on the popular drama Desperate Housewives in 2004. Eva was one of People en Español’s "Most Beautiful People" for 2003, and was #1 in Maxim Magazine's hottest female stars of 2005.

At the 2005 Emmy Awards, wherein she had been passed over for nomination, she satirized Housewives internal drama by being interviewed by host Ellen DeGeneres from her supposedly-relegated-to worst seats in the house. After being shut out for an Emmy nomination in 2004, Longoria was nominated in 2005 for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, along with her Desperate Housewives costars Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, and Teri Hatcher. She lost that nomination as well.

In the year 2002 Eva was married to General Hospital star Tyler Christopher and had a divorse in 2004. As such, she was also credited as Eva Longoria Christopher. Longoria has been romantically linked to Screen Actors Guild president Sid Laura Horowitz, successful writer Milan Gracanin, ex-*NSYNC member JC Chasez. Presently she is dating basketball star Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs.

Filmography

The Young and the Restless (2001-2003)
L.A. Dragnet (2003)
Punk'd (2004, one episode), see Jesse Metcalfe)
Desperate Housewives (2004-present)