Eva Longoria

Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. She gained initial television recognition portraying Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2001 to 2003. She achieved widespread prominence for her breakthrough role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012), earning two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe nomination.

Longoria was born on March 15, 1975, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Tejano parents Ella Eva and Enrique Longoria Jr., as the youngest of four daughters. Raised Roman Catholic, she worked part-time at a fast-food restaurant during high school to pay for her quinceañera. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 1998, the same year she was crowned Miss Corpus Christi USA. After relocating to Los Angeles, she worked as a headhunter for four years while auditioning. In May 2013, she earned a master's degree in Chicano studies from California State University, Northridge.

Following early television appearances on Beverly Hills, 90210 and General Hospital, Longoria expanded into feature films and primetime television. Her first major theatrical film role was in The Sentinel (2006), followed by roles in Harsh Times (2006), Over Her Dead Body (2008), For Greater Glory (2012), Frontera (2014), Lowriders (2016), and Overboard (2018), winning an Imagen Award for the latter. She starred in the NBC sitcom Telenovela (2015–2016) and had a recurring role on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In 2024, she guest-starred on Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, earning a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of an ensemble.

In 2005, Longoria founded the production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. In 2023, the company was acquired by Hyphenate Media Group, co-founded by Longoria and Cris Abrego. She executive produced the Lifetime series Devious Maids (2013–2016) and the documentaries The Harvest (2010) and Food Chains (2014), receiving a James Beard Foundation Award for the latter. Her directorial credits include episodes of Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (2020), which earned her a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy nomination, Black-ish, and her feature directorial debut, the Oscar-nominated film Flamin' Hot (2023).

Longoria's business activities include launching her own clothing line website and perfume brand in 2017. She opened the restaurant Beso in Hollywood in 2008 and Las Vegas in 2009, and provided emergency funding for the 2014 film John Wick. Her sports investments include joining the ownership group of Angel City FC in 2020 and investing in Mexican football club Necaxa. She has also served as a spokesperson and brand ambassador for companies including L'Oréal Paris, New York & Co, Pepsi, Bebe Sport, Sheba, and Lay's.

Longoria is also active in philanthropy. In 2006, she founded Eva's Heroes to assist young adults with developmental disabilities. She later created the Eva Longoria Foundation to support Latinas through education and business capital. A national spokesperson for PADRES Contra El Cancer, her honors include an ALMA Award in 2006, being named Philanthropist of the Year by The Hollywood Reporter in 2009, and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018.