Eva Mendes

 Eva Mendes, a former American actress, model and singer who now has a net worth in excess of $20 million. She's also a homeware designer, singer, model and actor. Her most famous role is "Training Day", "2 Fast 2 Fast" as well as "Hitch." "Eva de la Caridad Mendes was born to Eva Perez Suarez and Juan Carlos Mendez in Miami, Florida on March 5, 1974. The parents of her were Cuban and she had to be divorced from her mother when she was a young girl. Eva was raised by her mother in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Eva's family are Roman Catholic. At one period in her early years, Eva was contemplating becoming a nun. After graduating from Hoover High School, Glendale, California, she studied marketing at California State University Northridge. In 2001 she was cast along with Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke as "Training Day". She was tired of the cheesier, lighter movies she was in. The film inspired her to continue acting. She was in "All About the Benjamins" in the year following. She appeared in "2 Fast 2 Furious,"" "Once Upon A Time in Mexico," "Out of Time" and "Stuck on You" in 2003. Then, in 2005, she starred alongside Will Smith in the romantic comedy "Hitch." She also appeared as Will Smith in "Hitch," 2006's romantic comedy "Trust the Man" and 2007's Ghost Rider, and 2008's The Women.