She's a beauty, but Longoria has brains too
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-04-18 11:49
"We couldn't afford to go to movies," she said.
Her fantasy was to be on TV. She won a modelling contest that sent her to
Hollywood where she began building a resume. She did extra work, then bit parts
on Beverly Hills 90210 and small roles on soap operas like The Young and the
Restless.
"I planned. It was definitely intentional," she said.
But movies -- not TV -- are the top rung on the career ladder for actors in
Hollywood, so after only one season on Desperate Housewives, she shot The
Sentinel -- during her summer vacation.
Later this year, fans will see Longoria in a low-budget film Harsh Times that
she shot over the Christmas holiday. She portrays a lawyer who grew up poor but
became successful.
"It's a dark, dark drama. Very indie," she said. "Anytime you do a good
independent film ... you're respected in a circle of critics and a circle in the
industry. That was definitely a choice." Harsh Times is expected to be released
this fall, just in time for Hollywood's Oscar season.
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