Birth Name: Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker

Date of Birth: 15th. March, 1975

Birth Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, US

Siblings: Three sisters: Elizabeth Judina, Emily Jeannette and Esmeralda Josephina.

Schooling: 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.

Start of Career: 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. Longoria landed her first television role in 2000, guest-starring in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. Another guest appearance in General Hospital the same year brought her big break on the popular American soap opera The Young and the Restless, in which she played psychotic Isabella Bra?a Williams from 2001 to 2003.

Endorsement:

In January 2007, Longoria was chosen to be the first face of Bebe Sport. She appeared in the Spring/Summer 2007 campaign, photographed by Greg Kadel. The actress also holds model contracts with L'Oréal and Hanes, New York & Co.

Longoria has a contract with Magnum Ice-Cream and with L'Oréal. She is also part of Microsoft's "I'm A PC" ad campaign.

Personal Life: Longoria was married to General Hospital star Tyler Christopher from 2002 to 2004. On November 30, 2006, Longoria became engaged to Spurs point guard Tony Parker. The couple was officially married on Friday, July 6, 2007, because French law requires couples who marry to make their vows official at a city hall. They had their lavish church wedding on Saturday July 7, 2007, in Paris. Their marriage had its first ordeal when French model Alexandra Paressant claimed to have had an affair with Parker.In 2008, Longoria opened a restaurant in West Hollywood called Beso, which means "kiss" in Spanish. In 2009, Longoria enrolled in an Master's program in Chicano Studies and Political Science at Cal State University, Northridge. According to Eva, "because of my involvement with the NCLR and my charity work, I really wanted a better, more authentic understanding of what my community has gone through so I can help create change." When Desperate Housewives comes to an end, she plans to move to France with her husband.

Screen:

2000 Beverly Hills, 90210

General Hospital

2001 The Young and the Restless

2003 The Talent Agency

Dragnet

2004 Carlita's Secret

Desperate Housewives

The Dead Will Tell

2005 Hustler's Instinct

2006 George Lopez

The Sentinel

Harsh Times

2007 The Heartbreak Kid

2008 Childrens' Hospital

Over Her Dead Body

Lower Learning

Foodfight! (voice) unreleased