Eva de la Caridad Méndez is a well-known actress and businesswoman. She started her acting career in the 1990s. Also, she acted in commercially successful films like 2 Fast 2 Furious and Hitch. Moreover, she is the ambassador of many brands. Now she is on a hiatus from acting because of her relationship with the actor Ryan Gosling. But she is active in Instagram and many people follow her. Eva Mendes age is forty-six.
Know all the details about Eva Mendes Biography here.
Background information
The birthdate of Mendes is March 5, 1974, and her birthplace is Miami, Florida. The names of her parents are Eva Pérez Suárez and Juan Carlos Méndez. Her family is Cuban. After the divorce of her parents, Mendes grew up with her mother in Los Angeles. Mendes has an elder sister named Janet and younger brother Carlos Alberto “Carlo” Méndez. She went to Hoover High School in Glendale and then went to study marketing at California State University, Northridge. After that, she left college to get a career in acting under Ivana Chubbuck.
Profession
– Early career
Mendes started her acting career when a talent manager saw her photo. Her first film was Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror. She was not happy with her performance in the film so she hired an acting coach. Then she acted in films like A Night at the Roxbury, Urban Legends: Final Cut and My Brother the Pig. In 2001 she also appeared with Steven Seagal in the thriller titled Exit Wounds.
– Recognition and limelight
Mendes acted in the film titled Training Lights so she became a famous Hollywood actress. On 2002 she played a role in All About the Benjamins. Then she played as a con artist in the film. After that, she became part of the big project 2 Fast 2 Furious. This gave her a wide exposure in the film industry. She acted in the 2005 titled Hitch which is also one of the popular films of her career. Some of the other films are Ghost Rider, We Own the Night, The Other Guys, Last Night and The Place Beyond the Pines. After 2014 she went on a hiatus.
Personal life
From 2002 to 2010 Mendes had a relationship with George Augusto. In 2011 she started to date Ryan Gosling whom she met on the sets of The Place Beyond the Pines. The couple privately got married in 2016 and have two daughters. Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are very private about their lives. The names of Eva Mendes kids are Esmeralda Amada Gosling and Amada Lee Gosling.
The net worth of Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes 2020 is busy raising her daughters and also working on her clothing line called New York and Company. Although she is not acting at the moment she is a dedicated businesswoman. Eva Mendes net worth is $20 Million. Her husband’s net worth is $60 million. He is also a great actor and is going to appear in many films in the future.
Eva Mendes is a beautiful actress. She is a great wife and a mother.