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Eva Mendes
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March 5, 1974
Biography:A fiercely independent actress who refuses to be pressed into a conventional mode or typecast, Eva Mendes was studying marketing in the late '90s when an agent stumbled across her photo while perusing Mendes's neighbor's portfolio. Soon appearing in an "Aerosmith" video and making her film debut in "Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror", Mendes worked her way through the gamut of aspiring actors to appear in such high-profile films as Urban Legends: Final Cut and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico".

Dropping out of school soon after being randomly discovered by an agent, Mendes appeared in a few made-for-television productions and hammed it up with "Will Ferrell" and "Chris Kattan" in "A Night at the Roxbury" before being cast in a prominent role in Urban Legends: Final Cut. Working against typecasting despite her teen horror resumé, Mendes next took roles in "Exit Wounds", "Training Day", and "All... Full Biography

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Eva Mendes attends Spike TV's Scream Awards at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 7,...
Eva Mendes attends Sony Global Marketing Partners Conference Closing Celebration on Rodeo Drive in...
Eva Mendes, photographed in 2004
Eva Mendes attends the grand opening of La Maison Unique Longchamp in New York on May 23, 2006.
Eva Mendes attends the Costume Institute Gala's AngloMania Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of...
Eva Mendes, photographed in 2003
Eva Mendes attends the premiere of "Hitch" at Leicester Square in London on Feb. 22, 2005.
Filmography
The Spirit (2008) The Women (2008) We Own the Night (2007) The Wendell Baker Story (2007) Ghost Rider (2007) Live! (2007) Cleaner (2007) Trust the Man (2006)
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