Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria Parker is an American film and television actress. Longoria's big break as an actress came 2001 when she was cast as Isabella Brana Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804763686/bio She can currently be seen in the role of Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television show Desperate Housewives.http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0015604/

Longoria-Parker auctioned off a catered in-home dinner for 12 from her restaurant, Beso, in March 2009 to raise money for the New York Rescue Workers Detox Project. Longoria-Parker made an appearance at the dinner and even made tableside guacamole. The dinner package, which also included a Tony Parker jersey and tickets to a Spurs/Lakers playoff game, sold for $37,500.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20263665,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines

In addition to her acting roles, Longoria-Parker acted as a judge for Lifetime's Project Runway. She judged the show's "Unconventional Material" challenger, where all contestants had to create garments out of newspapers.http://www.ptinews.com/news/278205_India-s-Poojashree-Venkatesh-wins-ITF-Women-s-singles

Eva Longoria filed for divorce from husband Tony Parker on November 17, 2010. Two days later, Parker filed his own divorce petition.http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/11/tony-parker-files-divorce-petition-in-texas/1 Reports have stated that the divorce is due in part to Parker sending inappropriate text messages to a female friend. However, no official reason for divorce has been provided by Longoria. The couple purchased their third home together just a short time before the divorce filings.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvAtcyXBLxw&feature=player_embedded

Longoria was born on March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is of Mexican decent. Longoria has three older sisters named Elizabeth Judina, Emily Jeannette, and Esmeralda Josephina. While growing up, her family lived and worked on a farm and struggled to make ends meet. Longoria attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville and received a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology. Longoria married actor Tyler Christopher on January 20, 2002 but the couple divorced just two years later. On July 6, 2007, Longoria married San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker. News of their divorce was first reported in November 2010.http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/11/tony-parker-files-divorce-petition-in-texas/1

Gossip blogger Perez Hilton revealed on February 26, 2009 that Longoria and co-star Teri Hatcher would share a steamy kiss on an episode of their primetime drama/comedy television show, Desperate Housewives. Longoria told Us Magazine that because Hatcher was not supposed to kiss back, she "had to do all the work".http://www.usmagazine.com/news/teri-hatcher-had-fun-kissing-eva-longoria-parker+-2009262

• 2000 - Beverly Hills 90210
• 2000 - The Young and the Restless
• 2004-2011 - Desperate Housewives
• 2004 - The Dead Will Tell
• 2006 - The Sentinel
• 2007 - The Heartbreak Kid
• 2008 - Over Her Dead Bodyhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0519456/

Longoria's television debut was with an episode of Beverly Hills 90210 in 2000.http://seriouslyomg.com/?p=11519 From there she played the role of Isabella Brana Williams from the years 2001 to 2003 on the soap opera The Young and the Restless.http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_250/277_eva_longoria.html In 2004, Longoria landed a role in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives where she still plays the character Gabrielle Solis.http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20145936,00.html Her first major movie roll came with the film The Sentinel in 2005. Her most recently released film is titled Over Her Dead Body. It was released in the U.S. on February 1, 2008.http://madeinatlantis.com/movies_central/2008/over_her_dead_body.htm

Eva Longoria opened a restaurant on March 6, 2008 called Beso. It features Mexican cuisine. It is located in Hollywood, California and seats 150 people. She partnered with the famous chef Todd English to open the restaurant, ye many of her Longoria family recipes are featured including her own guacamole.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/showbiz/2008-03/10/content_6523044.htm

Various video clips are shown of Eva Longoria at awards shows while a narrator talks about the news of her divorce from husband Tony Parker. Initially reported by People Magazine, the split is reportedly taking place because Parker has admitted to sending inappropriate text messages to a mutual female friend of the couple.