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Eva Longoria Parker
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Not to be confused with Evan Longoria.
Eva Longoria Parker

Longoria at the NBA All-Star Weekend, 2006
Born Eva Jacqueline Longoria[1]
March 15, 1975 (1975-03-15) (age 33)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Other name(s) Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria-Parker
Spouse(s) Tyler Christopher (2002-2004)
Tony Parker (2007-present)
[show]Awards won
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Ensemble - Comedy Series
2004 Desperate Housewives
2005 Desperate Housewives

Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker (born March 15, 1975) is an American film and television actress. She rose to fame by playing Isabella Braña Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She now plays Gabrielle Solis in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, and stars in the film Over Her Dead Body. She has also become a nationally recognized model after appearing in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous men's magazines, reaching #14 in the FHM "Sexiest Women 2008" poll.[2] Longoria is also known for her relationship with NBA guard Tony Parker, whom she married in 2007.

Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Career
1.3 Endorsements
1.4 Personal life
1.5 Charity work
2 Filmography
3 Awards and nominations
4 References
5 External links



Biography

Early life
Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, the daughter of Mexican-American parents, Enrique Longoria, Jr. (born in Rachal, Brooks County, Texas) and Ella Eva Mireles (married in Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas). Eva's ancestry traces to Southern Mexican immigrants who immigrated to the USA.[3]

She is the youngest of four daughters, her sisters being Elizabeth Judina, Emily Jeannette, and Esmeralda Josephina.[4] The family lived and worked on farmland that had been handed down to them from past generations, but they often had very little money; Enrique and Ella struggled for many years to give their children a decent upbringing. Longoria showed viewers an introspect into the hardship she faced in her formative years growing up poor on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006; she took cameras on location to the family farm and showed how spartan they were still living. Longoria admitted that only when she made it in show business did things begin to look better for them financially. In an interview with Dateline's Stone Phillips, Longoria also revealed the snubbing she received from her siblings. She said "I grew up as the ugly duckling. They used to call me 'la prieta fea,' which means 'the ugly dark one.'"[5]

Longoria originally wanted to be a fashion model and sent in photos to a modelling agency but was declined because of her height. Longoria attended Marvin P. Baker Middle School and later Roy Miller High School; she subsequently received her Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology at nearby Texas A&M University-Kingsville. During this time, she won the title of Miss Corpus Christi, USA in 1998. After completing college, Longoria entered a talent contest that led her to Los Angeles; shortly after, she was spotted and signed by a theatrical agent.[4]