Eva Jacqueline Longoria BastΓ³nΒ (nΓ©e Longoria; born March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. HerΒ breakthrough roleΒ asΒ Gabrielle SolisΒ on theΒ ABCΒ television seriesΒ Desperate HousewivesΒ (2004β2012) netted her twoΒ Screen Actors Guild AwardsΒ and aΒ Golden GlobeΒ nomination. She received a star on theΒ Hollywood Walk of FameΒ in 2018.
After several guest roles on television, she became recognized for her portrayal ofΒ Isabella BraΓ±aΒ on theΒ CBSΒ daytimeΒ soap operaΒ The Young and the RestlessΒ (2001β2003). She has appeared in the filmsΒ The SentinelΒ (2006),Β Over Her Dead Body (2008), For Greater GloryΒ (2012),Β FronteraΒ (2014),Β LowridersΒ (2016), and Overboard (2018), winning anΒ Imagen AwardΒ for the latter. She guest-starred on the Hulu seriesΒ Only Murders in the BuildingΒ (2024), earning her a thirdΒ Screen Actors Guild AwardΒ forΒ Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
In 2005, she foundedΒ UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, a film and television production company. In 2023, the company was acquired byΒ Hyphenate Media Group, a production company co-founded by Longoria andΒ Cris Abrego. She also executive produced theΒ LifetimeΒ television seriesΒ Devious MaidsΒ (2013β2016), the short-livedΒ NBC sitcomΒ TelenovelaΒ (2015β2016) in which she starred, and the filmsΒ The HarvestΒ (2013) andΒ Food ChainsΒ (2014). Her directorial ventures include the television seriesΒ Ashley Garcia: Genius in LoveΒ (2020), for which she was nominated at theΒ Daytime Creative Arts Emmys, and theΒ Oscar-nominated filmΒ Flamin' HotΒ (2023).
She has appeared in severalΒ advertising campaigns, including withΒ L'OrΓ©al,Β New York & Co,Β Pepsi, and launched her own fashion and perfume brand in 2017. Her other business ventures include opening the restaurantΒ BesoΒ in 2008, investing in businesses and films such asΒ John WickΒ (2014), and publishing a cookbook.
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