Eva Mendes is an American actress. She began acting in the late 1990s, and became known after a series of roles in several major Hollywood films, including 2 Fast 2 Furious, Hitch, Training Day, Ghost Rider and We Own the Night. Maxim ranked her #7 in its 2007 Hot 100 issue. Mendes also made her second Maxim cover in the November 2007 issue. In 2008, Eva starred in The Women, a comedy ensemble film featuring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening and Debra Messing. Mendes was voted as No. 4 in the 2008 edition of AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women.

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Name: Eva Mendes
Date of birth: March 5, 1978
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 110 lbs
Nationality: American
Profession: actress
Education: Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California
California State University in Northridge (majored in Marketing; dropped out to pursue a career as an actress)
Ethnicity: Cuban-American