Eva Longoria
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Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Template:Née Longoria; born March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. After several guest roles on television, she became recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2001–2003). Her breakthrough role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) netted her two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe nomination. She has appeared in the films The Sentinel (2006), Over Her Dead Body (2008), For Greater Glory (2012), Frontera (2014), Lowriders (2016), and Overboard (2018), winning an Imagen Award for the latter. She guest-starred on the Hulu mystery comedy-drama series Only Murders in the Building (2024), earning her a third Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
In 2005, Longoria founded UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, a film and television production company. In 2023, the company was acquired by Hyphenate Media Group, a production company co-founded by Longoria and Cris Abrego. She also executive produced the Lifetime television series Devious Maids (2013–2016), the short-lived NBC sitcom Telenovela (2015–2016) in which she starred, and the films The Harvest (2013) and Food Chains (2014). Her directorial ventures include the television series Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (2020), for which she was nominated at the Daytime Creative Arts Emmys, and the Oscar-nominated film Flamin' Hot (2023).
Longoria received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. She has appeared in several advertising campaigns, including with L'Oréal, New York & Co, Pepsi, and launched her own fashion and perfumes brand in 2017. Her other business ventures include opening the restaurant Beso in 2008, investing in businesses and films such as John Wick (2014), and publishing a cookbook.
Early life and education
Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 15, 1975,<ref name="Jr.2010">Template:Cite book</ref> the youngest of the four daughters of her Tejano parents Ella Eva (née Mireles) and Enrique Longoria Jr.<ref>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, February 16, 2016. "I'm ninth generation American... My family lived under five different flags without ever moving. We didn't cross the border, the border crossed us."</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> One of her sisters has special needs. Longoria told Redbook in 2016:
She was raised Roman Catholic.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She did not speak Spanish growing up, and did not learn the language until 2009.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While in high school, she worked at a Wendy's restaurant part-time for three years, initially so she could raise funds for her Template:Lang.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0" /> Longoria previously told the press how her years in fast food as a teen shaped her work ethic, saying "I couldn't wait to get to work and make my own money." Longoria earned her Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.<ref name="Riggs2006">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="degrees">Template:Cite web</ref> At that time (1998), she also won the title of Miss Corpus Christi USA.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After completing college, she entered a talent contest that led her to Los Angeles; and shortly thereafter, was spotted and signed by a theatrical agent.<ref name="DH">Template:Cite web</ref> While auditioning for roles, she worked as a headhunter for four years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Longoria has publicly credited Jennifer Lopez as being an inspiration to her early in her career. "Jennifer broke down so many doors so that we could walk through them," she told the magazine People. "And she kicked them down. They were not easy doors."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also described Tejana legend Selena as being "my idol, my inspiration" and "the reason I even dared to dream that a better life was possible."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After three years at California State University, Northridge, she received her master's degree in Chicano studies in May 2013. "This place was probably the place I grew most in my life… I was exhausted the whole time I was here," she laughs. "I did night school. I would finish filming [Desperate Housewives] and come here 7 to 10 at night, and then, go home and do it all again. Be on set at 5:00 a.m. It fills my heart with my Mexican pride."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her thesis was "Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers".<ref name=degrees/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Career
2000s
Longoria guest-starred in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Another guest appearance on General Hospital the same year led to a contract role on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, where she portrayed Isabella Braña from 2001 to 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
After leaving that show, she appeared in the 2003 revival of Jack Webb's long-running Dragnet media franchise. She then starred in Señorita Justice, a poorly received direct-to-video film; and a television film, The Dead Will Tell.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2003, Longoria was cast as Gabrielle Solis in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives. She later commented, "I think it's funny when people say I'm an overnight sensation, because I've been working at it for 10 years."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Shortly after her debut on Desperate Housewives, she starred in a direct-to-video film, Carlita's Secret, for which she was also co-producer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2006, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, along with her co-stars in Desperate Housewives.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> That year, she received the ALMA Award, and was named entertainer of the year.<ref name="yahoobio" /> She also starred opposite Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in the thriller The Sentinel (2006)—her first major role in a theatrical feature film—and played Sylvia in Harsh Times, starring Freddy Rodríguez and Christian Bale.<ref name="yahoobio">Template:Cite web</ref>
In the 2000s, Longoria appeared in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous men's magazines, reaching No. 14 in the FHM "Sexiest Women 2008" poll. She was also featured on the cover of various international women's magazines, including Vogue, Marie Claire and Harper's Bazaar.<ref>Eva Longoria | 100 Sexiest 2008 Template:Webarchive. FHM.com. Retrieved on September 18, 2011.</ref> People en Español listed her among its "Most Beautiful People" for 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She continues to be included in lists of Hollywood's Most Beautiful. She was listed as No. 1 in Maxim's Hottest Female Stars of 2005 and 2006, the first woman to top the list in two consecutive years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She was ranked No. 9 in the magazine's Hot 100 of 2007 list.<ref>#9 Eva Longoria in the Hot 100 of 2007 Template:Webarchive Maxim magazine. 2007.</ref> In honor of Maxim's 100th issue in 2006, she was featured on a Template:Convert vinyl mesh replica of its January 2005 cover located in a Clark County, Nevada desert.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> More recently, she was ranked No. 14 of People's Most Beautiful 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> People named her one of 2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In January 2007, Longoria was chosen to be the first face of Bebe Sport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She appeared in the Spring/Summer 2007 campaign, photographed by Greg Kadel.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also holds contracts with L'Oréal, and New York & Co.<ref>Actress Eva Longoria to be a new face of Bebe Sport EnjoyFashion. January 15, 2007.</ref> She also contracts with Magnum Ice-Cream<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Heineken.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was a part of Microsoft's "I'm A PC" ad campaign.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She and Tony Parker have appeared together in campaigns for London Fog.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She became a spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris in 2005 and was still being featured in L'Oréal TV commercials and print ads Template:As of.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010s
In the summer of 2010, she was a judge on The Next Food Network Star;<ref name="my">Template:Cite news</ref> and in October, she hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards 2010 in Madrid, Spain.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Based on her earnings from June 1, 2009, to June 1, 2010, Longoria was ranked No. 4 on Forbes Prime Time's 10 Top-Earning Women with an estimated $12 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She topped the Forbes magazine's list of the highest-paid TV actresses for 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2013, Longoria professed that she was a "cat lady", and appeared as a spokesperson for Sheba Cat Food.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
From 2013, she served as one of the executive producers of Devious Maids and directed the season two premiere, "An Ideal Husband". In 2016, she also starred in the fourth season, in the episode "Once More Unto the Bleach". She is also an executive producer of the documentaries The Harvest and Food Chains, for which she won a James Beard Foundation Award.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2014, she had a recurring role in the TV show Brooklynn Nine-nine.
In 2015, NBC announced plans for a sitcom called Telenovela in which Longoria starred as a popular telenovela actress. It was filmed with a single camera.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It ran for only one season.
In August 2016, Longoria's production company, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, signed a two-year first-look deal with Universal Pictures.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2017, Longoria directed the season three finale episode of the ABC comedy Black-ish.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The same year, she was attached to the pilot of a workplace comedy, Type-A.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2018, Longoria attended the premiere for her new film, Dog Days with co-stars Vanessa Hudgens (Tara) and Nina Dobrev (Elizabeth) on August 5, 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020s
In August 2019, Longoria was announced as the director of the biopic Flamin' Hot, her feature-length directorial debut.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film was released in 2023, amid a controversy into the authenticity of the subject matter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In September 2020, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment renewed a three-year first-look deal with 20th Television.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2021, Longoria was working with Kenya Barris to develop a possible new television series Brown-ish about a Latino family.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
She will produce a Spanish-language adaptation of the television series Call My Agent! for Latin America and the U.S. and direct the first two episodes.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In June 2024, the Los Angeles Times featured Longoria in its "L.A. Influential" series as a "creator who is leaving their mark" in Los Angeles.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Other ventures
Business and endorsements
In March 2008, Longoria opened the restaurant Beso (which means "kiss" in Spanish) in Hollywood, along with partner and celebrity chef Todd English. The restaurant is located on Hollywood Boulevard and is accompanied by Kiss, a Victorian-themed nightclub on the floor above.<ref name="vegasnews">"Eva Longoria Parker to Dazzle The Strip" Template:Webarchive. Vegas News. December 1, 2009.</ref> The Hollywood Beso was scheduled to be the focus of a pilot episode for a tentative reality series called Beso: Waiting on Fame, to air on VH1 in late 2010.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2009, Longoria and various investor-partners opened a Beso restaurant, with a nightclub called Eve above it, in the Crystals retail and entertainment district of CityCenter in Las Vegas.<ref name="vegasnews" />
In 2011, the corporation Beso LLC, owner of the Vegas restaurant-and-nightclub venture, with listed assets of about $2.5 million and Longoria as a 32 percent shareholder, filed for Chapter 11 protection, entering bankruptcy proceedings, in order to restructure nearly $5.7 million in debt and other liabilities.<ref>"Eva Longoria's Beso files bankruptcy to restructure debt" Template:Webarchive Las Vegas Sun. January 6, 2011.</ref> On July 28, 2011, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Nevada ordered Longoria to appear in Las Vegas on August 20 in order to be examined about the bankrupt restaurant's finances.<ref>"Longoria to be quizzed by Las Vegas restaurant investors" Template:Webarchive Vegas Inc. July 28, 2011.</ref>
In terms of food-related promotions, in 2012 and 2013, Longoria paired with Iron Chef Michael Symon for a promotion for PepsiCo's Lay's potato chips contest called "Do Us A Flavor". The promotion encourages consumers to submit new flavor ideas and fans to vote for their favorite on Facebook. The person who creates the winning flavor is awarded $1 million or one percent of chip flavor's net sales.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
After some of the funding failed to arrive a week before production of the 2014 film John Wick was due to commence Longoria stepped in and provided $6 million.<ref name= Guerrasio>Template:Cite web</ref> She doubled her investment in 10 years and continues to receive financial returns from the success of the film though she has no financial interest in any of its sequels.<ref name=Guerrasio/>
In 2015, Longoria announced that she had teamed up with sportswear manufacturer Sunrise Brands to create a women's apparel collection, set to launch Fall 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In March 2017, Longoria launched her clothing line website on her official site.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2023, she was a guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
After being approached by Natalie Portman, Longoria in 2020 joined the ownership group of Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.<ref name=Guerrasio/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2021, Mexican football club Necaxa welcomed a high-profile investment from NX Football USA, LLC, which acquired a 50% ownership stake in the club. Among the star-studded ownership group was Longoria, who became one of the most visible and influential figures in Necaxa’s new era. Longoria was joined by a diverse mix of investors, including former D.C. United MLS owners, executives from Swansea City A.F.C. (a Welsh club that competes in the English football league system), and fellow celebrities such as former German international footballer Mesut Özil, retired NBA star Shawn Marion, MLB pitcher Justin Verlander, and Verlander’s wife, model and actress Kate Upton.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In April 2024, Necaxa’s investment team—including Longoria—expanded their international presence by acquiring a 5% stake in Wrexham AFC, the Welsh club famously revived by actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. As part of the reciprocal partnership, McElhenney and Reynolds also became minority stakeholders in Necaxa, marking a rare and high-profile transatlantic collaboration in global football.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Philanthropy
In 2006, Longoria founded Eva's Heroes, a charity which helps young adults with developmental disabilities. Based in San Antonio, Texas, it was inspired by her sister, who has intellectual disabilities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Longoria is the national spokesperson for PADRES Contra El Cancer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She signed shoes for the Spirit of Women Red Shoe Celebrity Auction.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> She also supports the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, OmniPeace, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the National Stroke Association, Project HOME and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She is an executive producer of Shine Global Inc.'s documentary The Harvest, which focuses on the 500,000 child migrant farm workers in the U.S. and promotes awareness and support to enact the Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act).<ref name="Shine Global Inc.">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="LRA">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Her other charity, the Eva Longoria Foundation, aims to close the education gap plaguing Latinas<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and to confront Latino poverty.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She started: "The Eva Longoria Foundation supports programs which help Latinas excel in school and attend college. Additionally, we work to provide Latina entrepreneurs with career training, mentorship, capital and opportunity."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The foundation offers nine-week "parent engagement" courses to help Latino parents; has a mentorship program and other activities for Latinas;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and provides loans to Latina-owned businesses.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It is co-funded by philanthropist Howard Buffett,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> son of investor Warren Buffett.
Longoria was named Philanthropist of the Year in 2009 by The Hollywood Reporter for her commitment to Latino causes and giving back to the community.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She appeared on Fort Boyard in 2009, helping attract more than €20,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>
In 2009, Longoria enrolled in a Master's program in Chicano studies and political science at Cal State University, Northridge. She said, "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 [could] help create change."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She graduated with a master's degree in Chicano studies in May 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In September 2009, Longoria was appointed to a bipartisan commission to establish a National Museum of the American Latino.<ref>110th Congress (2007–2008) H.R.512 Template:Webarchive. Thomas.gov. Retrieved on September 18, 2011.</ref> In October 2012, she spoke at the McAfee Focus 2012 event, where the "theme of safety—beyond computers—emerged. Safety involving financial security, emotional security, and the other results from Longoria's philanthropic efforts."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In March 2017, UK-based company Richtopia included Longoria at No. 42 on its list of 200 Most Influential Philanthropists and Social Entrepreneurs Worldwide.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In July 2019, Longoria supported the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games hosted by Toyota Field and Morgan's Wonderland in San Antonio, Texas.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2020 she assisted the San Antonio Food Bank with their COVID-relief efforts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Combining her education advocacy with business in collaboration with Mott's Fruit Flavored Snacks, Longoria began promoting Mott's Snacks and Stories program which gives away bilingual children's books. "When you look at the statistics, 45% of children in the U.S. are living in book deserts with limited access to books," she stated on the subject.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In March 2024, Longoria was granted $50-million Courage and Civility Award by Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez in recognition of her charity work through the Eva Longoria Foundation supports programs for Latinas.<ref name="trr-20240315">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Deadline-20240315">Template:Cite news</ref>
Politics
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Longoria has a keen interest in immigration. She accompanied a border patrol in Arizona and has immersed herself in the issues to understand the Mexican and the U.S. points of view.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She has described Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law as unconstitutional.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2012, Longoria was one of seven Californians named to the post of co-chair of Barack Obama's reelection campaign.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On September 6, she spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention where she endorsed President Obama's reelection.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2014, she initiated the Latino Victory Project to raise funds for candidates and efforts to get out the vote.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> An executive producer of the documentaries The Harvest and Food Chains, she is a supporter of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2014, Longoria endorsed Marianne Williamson for California's 33rd congressional district.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2018, Longoria endorsed Beto O'Rourke for Senate against Senator Ted Cruz,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> as well as Colin Allred for Texas's 32nd congressional district against then-incumbent Rep. Pete Sessions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Longoria spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 26, 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In August 2020, she hosted the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which was held remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Longoria spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 22, 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In preparation of Georgia's runoff elections, on January 2, 2021, Longoria participated in a VoteRiders textbanking event with America Ferrera to help educate Latina voters regarding the state's voter ID laws.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Longoria was touted by Texas Monthly as a potential top Democratic contender in the 2024 United States Senate election in Texas, citing her past refusal to rule out a run for office in the future.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2023, following the October 7 attacks, Longoria condemned Hamas and expressed support for Israel.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Amid her continued support for Israel's military actions in Gaza, she had a falling out with close friend Huda Kattan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Writing
Longoria's first book, Eva's Kitchen: Cooking with Love for Family and Friends, was published in April 2011.<ref name="my" />
Personal life
Marriages and children
Longoria was married to actor Tyler Christopher, star of General Hospital, from 2002 to 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Longoria met Tony Parker, then the point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, in November 2004. On November 30, 2006, they became engaged,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and married in a civil service on July 6, 2007, at a Paris city hall. They had a Catholic wedding ceremony at the Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois Church in Paris on July 7, 2007.<ref>Eva Longoria, Tony Parker Make It Official, Again Template:Webarchive. USA Today. July 7, 2007.</ref>
In 2010, Longoria told her friend Mario Lopez that she had discovered hundreds of text messages from another woman on her husband's phone.<ref name="extra">"Eva Longoria's First Words on Her Divorce" Template:Webarchive. Extra. November 17, 2010.</ref> Extra identified the other woman as Erin Barry, then-wife of Brent Barry, Parker's former teammate, and revealed that the Barrys were also divorcing.<ref name="extra2">Woman Allegedly Involved in Longoria-Parker Split is Also Divorcing Template:Webarchive. Extra. November 17, 2010.</ref> On November 17, 2010, Longoria filed for divorce from Parker in Los Angeles, citing "irreconcilable differences".<ref name="abcnews">Marikar, Sheila."Eva Longoria Files for Divorce From Tony Parker". ABCNews.com. November 17, 2010. WebCitation archive</ref> In light of her divorce, she canceled her scheduled appearance at the 2010 American Music Awards.Template:R In her divorce petition, Longoria requested that her family name be restored, and sought spousal support from Parker.<ref name="peopledivorce">"Eva Longoria Files for Divorce from Tony Parker" Template:Webarchive. People. November 17, 2010.</ref> The couple had a prenuptial agreement signed in June 2007, a month before their wedding, and amended two years later in June 2009.<ref name="edivorce">"Eva Longoria Parker Files for Divorce—for Real This Time" Template:Webarchive. EOnline. November 17, 2010.</ref>
Two days later on November 19, Parker filed for divorce from Longoria in Bexar County, Texas,<ref name="tmz">"Tony Parker Files for Divorce In Texas" Template:Webarchive. TMZ. November 19, 2010.</ref> on the grounds of "discord or conflict of personalities", establishing a legal battle over where the case would be heard. Unlike Longoria's divorce petition, Parker's did not mention a prenuptial agreement and claimed that the parties would "enter into an agreement for the division of their estate".<ref name="extra3">"Tony Parker Texas Two-Steps to Divorce Court" Template:Webarchive. Extra. November 19, 2010.</ref> The divorce was finalized in Texas on January 28, 2011, the same day Longoria's lawyer filed papers to dismiss her Los Angeles petition. Longoria later said, "I didn't realize it at the time with Tony, but I had become my own version of a desperate housewife."<ref>Eva Longoria, Tony Parker Divorced in TX Template:Webarchive. TMZ. December 31, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.</ref>
On December 13, 2015, Longoria reported her engagement to Mexican businessman José Antonio "Pepe" Bastón Patiño,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> then the president of Televisa, the largest media company in Latin America.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They met on a blind date arranged by a mutual friend in Mexico City; at the time, Bastón did not know who Longoria was, and initially declined the invitation to meet her because of his busy schedule.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They were married in Mexico on May 21, 2016.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On December 19, 2017, it was reported that Longoria was pregnant with her first child.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She gave birth to a son in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In November 2024, she revealed that she moved out of the United States with her family and they split their time between Mexico and Spain.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ancestry
According to research done in 2010 by Harvard professor and Faces of America host Henry Louis Gates Jr., Longoria's oldest identifiable Spanish immigrant ancestor is her ninth great-grandfather, Lorenzo Suárez de Longoria (b. Oviedo, 1592), who was a colonist of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (modern-day Mexico) in 1603. His family was based in a small village called Llongoria, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain. Longoria is the Castillanized form of this Asturian-language surname.
In 1767, her seventh great-grandfather received almost Template:Convert of land along the Rio Grande in a land grant from King Charles III of Spain. The family retained this land for more than a century. After the US-Mexican border was moved southwards in the aftermath of the Mexican–American War, the land ended up on the American side of the border. Her family had to deal with the influx of United States settlers following the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.<ref>"Faces of America: Eva Longoria" Template:Webarchive, PBS, Faces of America series (2010), with Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.</ref>
According to DNA testing, Longoria's overall genetic ancestry is 70% European, 27% Indigenous American, and 3% African.<ref name="LM">Template:Cite web</ref> A computer analysis of the DNA results of Gates's dozen guests showed that Longoria has the same genetic haplogroup as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who is of Chinese heritage.<ref name="LM"/> As women have two X chromosomes and no Y chromosome, Longoria did not inherit her father's Y-DNA, but she did inherit her mother's mitochondrial DNA (genetic information passed from mother to child). Longoria's mtDNA belongs to the Haplogroup A2, making her a direct descendant of a Native American woman, a Mayan from the territory of Mexico long before it was Mexico. Her ancestors include many other Maya on both sides of her family.<ref name="Gate's book">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Longoria identifies as a "Texican"—a Mexican-American Texan.<ref name="Gate's book"/>
In 2010, Longoria appeared on an episode of Dr. Henry Louis Gates genealogy series “Faces of America” where she discovered she’s related to famous actress Meryl Streep.Template:Cn
Filmography
Template:Main Longoria has over 60 credits to her name within film and television.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| ALMA Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama | The Young and the Restless | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2006 | Person of the Year | Herself | Template:Won | ||
| 2009 | Outstanding Actress in Television - Comedy | Desperate Housewives | Template:Nom | ||
| 2012 | Outstanding Movie Actress - Drama/Adventure | Cristiada | Template:Nom | ||
| 2018 | Special Achievement in Film | Herself | Template:Won | ||
| Bambi Awards | 2005 | TV Series International Award | Desperate Housewives | Template:Won | |
| Celebration of Cinema and Television | 2023 | Breakthrough Director – Film | Flamin' Hot | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Daytime Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Fiction Program | Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love | Template:Nom | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2006 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Desperate Housewives | Template:Nom | <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
| Imagen Awards | 2005 | Best Actress - Television | Desperate Housewives | Template:Nom | |
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| 2012 | Best Actress - Film | Without Men | Template:Nom | ||
| 2016 | Best Actress - Television | Telenovela | Template:Nom | ||
| 2017 | Best Actress - Television | Lowriders | Template:Nom | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress - Film | Overboard | Template:Won | ||
| 2023 | Best Feature Film | Flamin' Hot | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
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| Iris Awards | 2025 | Best Actress | Land of Women | Template:Nom | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
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| Miami Film Festival | 2022 | Best Documentary | La Guerra Civil | Template:Nom | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
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| 2025 | Only Murders in the Building | Template:Won | |||
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2023 | Directors to Watch Award | Flamin' Hot | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| People's Choice Awards | 2005 | Favorite New TV Drama | Desperate Housewives | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2007 | Favorite Female TV Star | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2011 | Favorite TV Comedy Actress | Template:Nom | |||
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| Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Choice Breakout Performance – Female | Desperate Housewives | Template:Won | |
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