Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria
Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón is an American actress, producer, director, activist and businesswoman. After a series of guest roles on several television series, Longoria was first recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, on which she starred from 2001 to 2003. She is perhaps best known for her role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives from 2004 to 2012, for which she was well received...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth15 March 1975
CityCorpus Christi, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I grew up as the ugly duckling, they called me 'la prieta fea', which means ugly dark one - that was my nickname.
I am so secure in who I am. I really am! And I'm not conceited. I just think, 'Wow, okay, that's the life you want to live.' It wasn't about who he chose. I mean, I had moments, 'Am I not sexy enough? Am I not pretty enough? Am I not smart enough?' But in so many of those questions, I immediately stopped and said, 'No, don't start doing that.' Because you can get stuck in that cycle and you can carry on to other things.
I've always been business-minded. I worked in corporate America before becoming an actress and knew that acting wasn't the end but a means to an end. It gave me the platform and the exposure I needed to do my philanthropic work. It also gave me the financial security to focus on my other businesses, start new businesses, and even help other people start businesses.
I think what I love most about Oprah's brand that I would love to do with the Eva Longoria brand is she has purpose with her brand. Everything she does means something.
I find it irresponsible to go, 'She's an actress, what does she know?' That means if you're a dentist, what do you know? If you're a lawyer, what do you know? It's our profession, it's what we do. It's not who we are.
When people think of diversity, they think people of color, but it also means women, who are severely underrepresented as directors, writers and producers.
powerful, independent, modern woman. They say you usually don't make deals with a company. You make deals with people.
Ive always said I want a farmer, not a hunter. Hunters go for the kill and they move on. A farmer nurtures; he watches things grow.
Teri lives there, ... We just passed Teri's.
If they'd done that last time, we never would have had a problem.
I find it a turnoff whenever men arent into some kind of sport. And, no, video games dont count. I dated a guy who was into video games, and I wanted to shoot myself.
Its overwhelming, ... Its funny. You never put a price tag on yourself, so I didn't think it would go that high!
It's a shame that one officer conducted himself in such an inappropriate and disorderly manner. I never made any sort of racial slurs, let alone made any comments about the officer being Mexican, as a Mexican myself.
It's incredibly healthy for our industry to put out real images, ... Often what they put out is re-arranged and touched up, and when that happens you give a false image. There's nothing wrong with being who you are.