Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974) is an
American actress, model, singer and 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 made a career changing appearance in
Training Day (2001). Since then she has co-starred in movies including
All About The Benjamins,
2 Fast 2 Furious,
Ghost Rider,
We Own the Night,
Stuck on You,
Hitch and
The Other Guys.