Eva Mendes

Eva de la Caridad Méndez (, ; born March 5, 1974), known professionally as Eva Mendes, is an American actress. Her acting career began in the late 1990s, with a series of roles in films such as ''Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror'' (1998) and ''Urban Legends: Final Cut'' (2000).

Mendes's performance in ''Training Day'' (2001) marked a turning point in her career and led to parts in the commercially successful films ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003) and ''Hitch'' (2005). She starred in ''Ghost Rider'' (2007) and ''The Spirit'' (2008), both film adaptations of comics, and ventured into more dramatic territory with ''We Own the Night'' (2007), ''Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'' (2009), ''Last Night'' (2010), and ''The Place Beyond the Pines'' (2012). Her other films include ''Out of Time'' (2003), ''The Women'' (2008), ''The Other Guys'' (2010), and ''Girl in Progress'' (2012).

Mendes has appeared in several music videos for artists like Will Smith, and has also been an ambassador for brands, including Calvin Klein, Cartier, Reebok, Pantene shampoo, Morgan and Peek & Cloppenburg. She has designed for New York & Company and is the creative director of CIRCA Beauty, a makeup line sold at Walgreens. She has been in a relationship with Canadian actor Ryan Gosling since 2011, and they have two daughters. Provided by Wikipedia