Sabkush Lifestyle News: Eva Longoria Parker.

Sabkush Lifestyle News: Eva Longoria Parker.Eva Longoria Parker





Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker (née Eva Jacqueline Longoria; March 15, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She became a nationally recognized model in the 2000s after appearing in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous mens magazines, reaching #14 in the FHM "Sexiest Women 2008" poll, and having appeared on the cover of various international womens magazines including Vogue, Marie Claire and Harpers Bazaar.[2] Longoria married NBA guard Tony Parker in 2007 Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, the daughter of Tejano parents, Enrique Longoria, Jr. and Ella Eva Mireles.[3][4] She was raised Roman Catholic.[5] Longoria is the youngest of four daughters, her sisters being Elizabeth Judina, Emily Jeannette and Esmeralda Josephina.[6] The Longoria family have resided in Texas since before the creation of the United States, predating the English-speaking settlers.[7] Despite working on a farmland that had been handed down to them from past generations, the family often had very little money; Enrique and Ella struggled for many years to give their children a decent upbringing. On The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006, Longoria shared with viewers an introspective look into the hardships she faced in her formative years while growing up poor; she took cameras on location to the family farm and showed how spartan their life had been. Longoria admitted that only when she had made it in show business, did things begin to look better for her family financially. In another interview with Datelines Stone Phillips, she also revealed the snubbing she had received from her siblings. "I grew up as the ugly duckling. They used to call me la prieta fea, which means the ugly dark one," Longoria said.[8] Longoria originally wanted to be a fashion model and sent in photos to a modeling agency but was declined because of her height. Longoria attended Marvin P. Baker Middle School and later Roy Miller High School; she subsequently received her Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology at nearby Texas A&M University-Kingsville. During this time, she won the title of Miss Corpus Christi, USA in 1998. After completing college, Longoria entered a talent contest that led her to Los Angeles, California; shortly after, she was spotted and signed by a theatrical agen Longoria landed her first television role in 2000, guest-starring in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. Another guest appearance in General Hospital the same year brought her big break on the popular American soap opera The Young and the Restless, in which she played psychotic Isabella Braña Williams from 2001 to 2003. After leaving The Young and the Restless, she was seen on the now-cancelled Dick Wolf revival of Dragnet. Although it lasted only two seasons, the show gave Longoria another leading star credit to her name. Following Dragnet, she starred in two ill-fated productions - Señorita Justice, a poorly received direct-to-video film, and a television film titled The Dead Will Tell. In 2004, Longoria landed a role that elevated her to the A-List. She starred as adulteress Gabrielle Solis in the worldwide break-out ABC hit Desperate Housewives. As the show became an overnight sensation, Longorias career was well and truly launched. But she has never considered her career to have jumped off so suddenly: "I think it’s funny when people say I’m an overnight sensation, because I’ve been working at it for 10 years. Shortly after her debut on Desperate Housewives, Longoria starred in a poorly received direct-to-video film titled Carlitas Secret, for which she was also co-producer. In 2006, she was rewarded for her performance as Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives when she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy along with her co-stars. Even though neither Longoria nor any of the rest of the cast won, she was awarded the ALMA Award and named entertainer of the year. She also starred opposite Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in the 2006 thriller The Sentinel, which was her first major role in a theatrical movie. In 2006 she played the character Sylvia in Harsh Times starring Freddy Rodriguez and Christian Bale. People en Español listed her among its "Most Beautiful People" for 2003. Longoria continues to be included in lists of Hollywoods Most Beautiful and was listed #1 in Maxims Hottest Female Stars of 2005 and 2006, becoming the first woman to top the list in two consecutive years. She was ranked #9 in the magazines Hot 100 of 2007 list.[10] In honor of Maxims 100th issue in 2006, Longoria was featured on a 75-by-110-foot (23 by 34 m) vinyl mesh replica of its January 2005 cover located in a Las Vegas metropolitan area desert.[11] Longoria is being considered to portray Mariah Carey in an upcoming Broadway show which is about the American pop singer. Leona Lewis is Careys first choice. Vanessa Hudgens and Longoria Parker are also being considered if Lewis does not take the job.[12] In April 2009, Longoria topped People en Español Los 50 Más Bellos list. She was featured on the cover alongside Maite Perroni and Ana Bárbara. It has been rumored that she will play Janet Van Dyne aka The Wasp in the upcoming Avengers film due to the fact that she has been spotted reading core Avengers titles such as The New Avengers annual and Marvel Adventures: Avengers.[13][14][15][16] Longoria is also attached to appear, and executive-produce, a film currently titled "1954". This film is inspired by the life of Puerto Rican who originated from Brazil. Lolita Lebrón.[17] [edit] Endorsements In January 2007, Longoria was chosen to be the first face of Bebe Sport. She appeared in the Spring/Summer 2007 campaign, photographed by Greg Kadel. The actress also holds model contracts with LOréal and Hanes, New York & Co.[18] Longoria also has a contract with Magnum Ice-Cream,[19] Heineken,[20] and with LOréal.[21] She is a part of Microsofts "Im A PC" ad campaign,[22] and she and Tony Parker are currently appearing together in campaigns for London Fog.[23] In April 2010, Longoria released her first fragrence "Eva by Eva Longoria". Longoria is of predominantly European and Amerindian descent. Her Spanish ancestry can be traced back to her ninth great-grandfather, Lorenzo Suarez de Longoria (b. Oviedo, 1592), who emigrated to the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which became now modern-day Mexico, in 1603, and whose family originated from a small village called Llongoria, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain. Longoria is the Castilian spelling of the surname.[24][25] According to research done by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of Harvard University, in 2010 for the PBS series Faces of America, Longorias ancestry is 70% European (Spaniard), 27% Asian/Amerindian, and 3% African.[26][27] Through the generations, Longorias ancestors moved north to the modern US-Mexico border. In 1767, her 7th great-grandfather received almost 4000 acres of land along the Rio Grande in a land grant from the King of Spain. This land stayed in the family for over a century, enduring through the influx of Anglo settlers in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War and Civil War. The most surprising revelation came when Evas Asian lineage showed she is related to cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who is of Chinese heritage.[28][29] Longoria was married to General Hospital star Tyler Christopher from 2002 to 2004.[30] On November 30, 2006, Longoria became engaged to Spurs point guard Tony Parker.[31] The couple was officially married in a civil service on Friday, July 6, 2007, at a Paris city hall. This is a requirement of French law. It was followed by a full Roman Catholic wedding ceremony at the Saint-Germain lAuxerrois Church in Paris, France on Saturday July 7, 2007.[32] Their marriage had its first ordeal when French model Alexandra Paressant claimed to have had an affair with Parker.[33] Both Parker and Longoria vehemently denied these allegations through their spokespeople, saying "All high profile couples fall victim to these sorts of things in the course of their relationships. It appears that this is not the first time this woman has used an athlete to gain public notoriety."[34] Parker initiated a $20 million lawsuit against the website that first reported the story, which later issued a full retraction and an apology, stating "X17online.com and X7 [sic], Inc. regret having been misled by Ms. Paressant and her representatives and apologize to Mr. Parker for any damage or inconvenience this may have caused him or his wife."[35] In 2008, Longoria opened a restaurant in West Hollywood called Beso, which means "kiss" in Spanish.[36] She and business partner Todd English opened a second Beso steakhouse in Las Vegas in December 2009.[37] The Hollywood Beso will be the focus of a pilot episode for a reality series called Beso: Waiting on Fame to air on VH1 in late 2010.[38] In 2009, Longoria enrolled in a Masters program in Chicano Studies and Political Science at Cal State University, Northridge. According to Eva, "because of my involvement with the NCLR and my charity work, I really wanted a better, more authentic understanding of what my community has gone through so I can help create change."[39] In September 2009, Longoria was appointed to a bi-partisan commission issued with the task of determining the feasibility of the creation of a National Museum of the American Latino.[40] When Desperate Housewives comes to an end, she plans to move to France with her husband.[41] She has expressed confusion over fellow Housewives actress Nicolette Sheridans lawsuit against series creator Marc Cherry.[42]