Eva Mendes worked her way up through commercials to music videos to guest roles in television soap operas.Her first movie role came in Children of the Corn 5:Fields of Terror in 1998.She has appeared in such films as Training Day, Stuck on You, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and as the female lead in the comedy Hitch opposite Will Smith. Her role in Once Upon a Time in Mexico also gave her a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards.
Mendes has also been in commercials for Gushers, Revlon, and Levis. Mendes costarred in
Ghost Rider with Nicolas Cage, and
In 2008, Mendes starred in
The Women, a comedy ensemble film featuring Meg Ryan, Annette Benning, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Debra Messing.
Eva Is curently working on a film Bad Lieutenant:Port of Call New Orleans.Were she plays prostitute Frankie Donnenfeld alongside Nicolas Cage and Val Kimer
She also has a movie due out next year called Last Night,that stars herself and Keira Knightly.She is also rumored to play Excella Gionne in Resident Evil:AfterLife coming out in 2010.
On Christmas Day her movie "The Spirit was released. Her character name was Sand Saref who is a femme fatale, who perennially seduces and marries wealthy men, has them killed, and uses their money to fund her crime empire The film also stars Gabriel Macht, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Paulsen and Scarlett Johannson.
