Eva Mendes: Fashion Celebrity Guide

Actress, model, singer and fashion designer — photos, news, blogs and videos

Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974) is an American actress, model, singer and homeware and fashion designer. She began acting in the late 1990s, and after roles in B movies such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), she broke into the Hollywood mainstream with an appearance in Training Day (2001). She has since starred in All About the Benjamins (2002); 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Out of Time and Stuck on You (all 2003); Hitch (2005); Ghost Rider and We Own the Night (both 2007); The Spirit (2008); The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009); The Other Guys and Last Night (both 2010); and Holy Motors, Girl in Progress (both 2012) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2013). Mendes has worked as a spokesmodel for brands including Revlon make-up, Calvin Klein underwear and perfume, Cartier jewellery, Thierry Mugler perfume, Reebok trainers and Campari apéritif.

Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974) is an American actress, model, singer, and homeware and fashion designer. She began acting in the late 1990s, and after a series of roles in B movies such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), she broke into the Hollywood mainstream with an appearance in Training Day (2001). She has since starred in many films, including All About The Benjamins (2002); 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Out of Time and Stuck on You (all 2003); Hitch (2005); Ghost Rider and We Own the Night (both 2007); The Spirit (2008); The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009); The Other Guys and Last Night (both 2010); Holy Motors and Girl in Progress (both 2012) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2013). Mendes has worked as a spokesmodel for Cocio chocolate milk, Magnum ice cream, Revlon make-up, Calvin Klein underwear and perfume, Cartier jewellery, Thierry Mugler perfume, Reebok trainers, Campari apéritif, Pantene shampoo, Morgan clothes and Peek & Cloppenburg clothes. Mendes is the creator of a home decor line, Vida, sold exclusively at Macy's. She launched a bedding collection in 2008 and a dinnerware collection in 2010. Mendes is a singer: she has recorded a version of The Windmills of Your Mind and has collaborated with Cee Lo Green on a song entitled Pimps Don't Cry. She lives in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The Campaign Face

Mendes's spokesmodel list is one of the longest in this section — Revlon make-up, Calvin Klein underwear and perfume, Cartier jewellery, Thierry Mugler perfume, Reebok trainers, Campari, Magnum ice cream, Cocio chocolate milk and Pantene shampoo — which means brands across beauty, jewellery, fragrance, sportswear and food all rented the same face. That breadth is why she is a fashion celebrity in the commercial sense: the campaigns are the fashion work, running parallel to a film career that broke through with Training Day (2001) and continued through Hitch, Ghost Rider, We Own the Night and The Place Beyond the Pines (2013).

From Spokesmodel to Designer

The design credit completes the profile: Mendes is listed as a homeware and fashion designer as well as an actress, model and singer — one of the few people in these directories who has worked on every side of the celebrity-fashion transaction, wearing the clothes, fronting the campaigns and designing products. This page gathers Eva Mendes fashion photos, news, blogs and videos. The E group pairs her with Eva Longoria, and the full group — Ellen Page, Ellen Pompeo, Emma Watson and Evangeline Lilly alongside the two Evas — is linked from the Fashion Celebrity Guide.

Common Questions

How did Eva Mendes break into the Hollywood mainstream?

After a series of roles in B movies such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), Mendes broke into the Hollywood mainstream with an appearance in Training Day (2001).

What brands has Eva Mendes worked with as a spokesmodel?

Mendes has worked as a spokesmodel for Cocio chocolate milk, Magnum ice cream, Revlon make-up, Calvin Klein underwear and perfume, Cartier jewellery, Thierry Mugler perfume, Reebok trainers, Campari apéritif and Pantene shampoo, among others.

Is Eva Mendes a designer as well as an actress?

Yes — Mendes is an American actress, model, singer, and homeware and fashion designer, so her fashion profile covers both wearing brands in campaigns and designing under her own name.

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