Eva Mendes Trivia

Is Cuban-American.

Sometimes credited as: Eva Mendez

Her favorite horror movie is THE SHINING.

Growing up, Eva's role model was Cindy Crawford.

Eva is right-handed.

Eva owns a Range Rover.

Eva is a smoker.

Was a marketing major at California State University Northridge where she dropped out to pursue acting.

Eva enjoys the movies Anchorman and Scarface so much that she admits to watching them over and over again.

As of 2007, Eva is dating filmmaker George Gargurevich.

In February 2007, Eva was named Cosmopolitan's 'Fun Fearless Female of the Year.'

As of 2007, Eva resides in Los Angeles, California.

Eva has said that she would like to work with these directors such as Steven Soderbergh, Pedro Almodovar, Mike Lee, and Luc Besson.

In 2003, Eva appeared in a TV Commercial for Revlon.

Eva was born in Houston but raised in Los Angeles and Miami.

Appeared in an American Express credit card commercial which featured the Sheryl Crow song "Soak Up The Sun". [April 2002]

Is writing a book titled "Crazy Leggs Beshee", inspired by her nieces and nephews, that introduces vocabulary, art, history and values through a medium kids understand.

Loves interior designing and would undertake this profession if not acting.

Her hobbies are music, sports (hiking, biking, skiing, and mountain climbing) and interior design.

Graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California. John Cho and Alex Kalognomos were also students there.

Has a sister named Janet living in Los Angeles.

Has played Denzel Washington's wife/girlfriend twice, first in Training Day (2001) and again in Out of Time (2003/I).

Favourite films are The Shining (1980) and Blowup (1966)

Named #12 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Was among the guests at Jessica Simpson's 25th birthday party.

Ranked as #53 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)

Was featured as #54 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)

Ranked as #80 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004" special supplement. (2004)

Named #44 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).

Was the speaking voice....Welcome to Miami, Bienvenido a Miami....in Will Smith's song, "Miami".

Ranked #7 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Was so scared of doing nude scenes that she had to have a drink to get through a love scene with actor Joaquin Phoenix in the movie WE OWN THE NIGHT. (May 2007)

Denied that she is having an affair with her WE OWN THE NIGHT co-star Joaquin Phoenix. (March 6, 2007)

Has signed to star in CLEANER, a thriller from Millennium Films and Anonymous Content being directed by Renny Harlin. (January 31, 2007)

Endured countless sleepless nights while making comic book movie GHOST RIDER, because the creepy film kept giving her nightmares.

Has been spotted looking cozy with actor Joaquin Phoenix - fuelling rumors the pair are an item. (March 16, 2006)

Was cast as Will Smith's love interest in HITCH to avoid upsetting race groups. Movie bosses feared handing a Smith a black leading lady would alienate white audiences and a white actress would upset African American film-goers - so they settled on a Latina. (2005)

Matt Damon and Eva Mendes have made a public demonstration of their love, following months of media speculation -- They celebrated the New Year with pals Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in Las Vegas, Nevada. (January 7, 2004)

Mendes says she enjoyed filming her action scenes in ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO but at times felt really challenged by them -- I'm really klutzy so getting it right felt really good. Coordinating all that stuff is really tough. It's like dance, she says. (September 17, 2003)