Eva Mendes Biography
Mendes was born in Miami, Florida (although many sources incorrectly state her birthplace is Houston, Texas) and was raised in Los Angeles. She attended California State University, Northridge but dropped out to seek a career acting. She worked her way up through commercials to music videos to guest roles in TV series to supporting film roles. While she has not had any lead roles, she has received attention in the supporting roles she has played. Mendes has worked in interior design and written children's books.
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Dropping out of school soon after being randomly discovered by an agent, Mendes appeared in a few made-for-television productions and hammed it up with Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan in A Night at the Roxbury before being cast in a prominent role in Urban Legends: Final Cut. Working against typecasting despite her teen horror resumé, Mendes next took roles in Exit Wounds, Training Day, and All About the Benjamins. Mendes next began work on a children's book titled Crazy Leggs Beshee in which she wanted to introduce art, history, vocabulary, and values to children in a fun and easily comprehendable medium.
In 2003, Mendes' career took off, with the actress taking on large roles in an ecclectic quartet of high-profile films. In 2 Fast 2 Furious she played a customs agent working with Paul Walker to bring down a Miami drug cartel. Out of Time found her reteaming with Training Day costar Denzel Washington. Flexing her comedic chops, Mendes was the love interest of half a pair of conjoined twins in the Farrelly brothers' Stuck on You. And in Once Upon a Time in Mexico she played another government agent, this time opposite Johnny Depp.
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I always stay till the movie credits rollSand Mountain Reporter, AL - 20 hours agoOf course, the presence of the beautiful Eva Mendes helps ?Hitch? rank high on my list. My goddaughter, Samantha Dooley, disagrees with me about Ms. Mendes? ...
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Javno.hrVIDEO: Celebs Thrilled with Dior's CreationsJavno.hr, Croatia - 22 hours agoEva Mendes, Claudia Schiffer and Janet Jackson supported their favourit designers at the Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris. It seems the global credit ...
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TopNewsEva Mendes Ready to Go Bad?E! Online - Jun 16, 2008Mendes next hits theaters in September, costarring with Meg Ryan and Annette Bening in a remake of George Cuckor's The Women. ...Mendes Turns Bad IGNNext Herzog Project to Star Ghost Rider Duo, Mendes and Cage BuzzSugar.comEva Mendes in talks for Bad Lieutenant remake Monsters and Critics.comCanMag - Empire Onlineall 15 news articles
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Val Kilmer signs for 'Bad Lieutenant'Digital Spy, UK - Jul 3, 2008By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter He will star opposite Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in the remake of the 1992 Abel Ferrara movie. ...
We Own the Night - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nzWe Own the NightStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Jun 30, 2008Phoenix shows up every actor unlucky enough to share a scene with the Walk the Line star - including Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes and Robert Duvall. ...
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