Eva Longoria Parker: Snapshot
- Name
- Eva Longoria Parker
- Date of Birth
- March 15, 1975
- Birth Place
- Corpus Christi, Texas
Soon after, Longoria appeared on the cover of nearly every women's magazine and lad publication, including Maxim's 100th issue. But it's her tendency to gab that has drawn headlines. Example: When she claimed to be "the experienced one" in her relationship with NBA player Tony Parker. The pair, who married in a low-key civil ceremony in a Paris City Hall, wed again in a historic French church on July 7, 2007.
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Eva Longoria Parker: Video
Red Carpet Look Book
Check out this TV bombshell's transformation from soap star to A-list glamour queen
Eva Longoria Parker: Five Fun Facts
- Eva Longoria learned to shoot at age 4, hunting deer, turkey, quail and wild pigs on her family's Texas ranch.
- Eva Longoria's grandmother disapproves of her Desperate Housewives sex scenes, yelling at her after watching her lusty rendezvous with the teenage gardener played by Jesse Metcalfe.
- The youngest of four sisters, Eva Longoria says she was called "la prieta faya" or "the ugly dark one" as a child.
- In 2006, Eva Longoria stirred up controversy when she told Allure that she's "the experienced one" in her relationship with Tony Parker: "I'm the teacher, especially about love. He's always telling me he's never met anyone who loves the way I do – wholly and freely and unconditionally."
- A longtime pal of Dancing with the Stars' Mario Lopez, Eva Longoria broke the rules against endorsing a contestant when she showed up as an audience member wearing a homemade bedazzled "Vote for Mario" T-shirt.
Eva Longoria Parker: Biography 
- 1998
Little Miss Sunshine
Longoria wins her hometown's Miss Corpus Christi beauty pageant and a chance to compete in a L.A. talent show, which she wins. She stays in L.A., works a job as a corporate headhunter and continues to audition.
- 2001
Will Act for Minimum Wage
After guest spots on Beverly Hills, 90210 and General Hospital, Longoria gets her first recurring role as Isabella on The Young and the Restless. The character, which she plays for two years, is eventually sent to an insane asylum. "It was, like, almost minimum wage," Longoria tells L.A.'s Daily News of the daytime soap's pay scale. "But I had a great time on it, and it obviously led me to better things." In 2003, she leaves Y&R to join the second season of ABC's short-lived series, L.A. Dragnet.
- 2004
Saucy Road to Stardom
With her role as Gabrielle Solis on the instantly successful Desperate Housewives, Longoria becomes a household name. She tells PEOPLE, "Yesterday I went to the grocery store. I'd come from the set, so I was in full hair and makeup, and I just wanted to go home. Four women stopped me in the poultry aisle, and they were like, 'Aren't you on that show?' Because I'm so interested right now in what everybody thinks about the show, I probably kept them 20 minutes. They were like, 'Oh my God, that happened to me!'"
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Top Left: ANDREW ECCLES/ABC
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Splash News; CBS/Reuters/Landov; Moshe Brakha/ABC
