Eva Mendes

Born: Eva Mendes
March 5, 1974
Houston, Texas, USA

Raised in Los Angeles and Miami.

Heritage: Cuban-American.

Education: started attending Cal State Northridge, but dropped out to pursue an acting career.

Sister: Janet

Claim to Fame: Denzel Washington's nude mistress in Training Day.

Eva Mendes, the youngest of four children, was born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Miami and Los Angeles. When she was a student at Cal State Northridge, she was accidentally discovered when an agent happened to notice her picture in her photographer friend's portfolio. After doing one film, she decided to drop out of college to pursue acting full time.

Soon Eva was offered commercials, music videos, (Aerosmith's Hole in My Sole and Will Smith's Miami,) and TV roles, (ER.)

You may remember Eva for her daring ten minutes as the Denzel Washington's naked mistress in Training Day.