Eva with her husband Tony Parker
According to research done by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of Harvard University, in 2010 for the PBS series Faces of America, Longoria's ancestry is 70% European, 27% Asian/Amerindian, and 3% African. Her Spanish ancestry can be traced back to her ninth great-grandfather, Lorenzo Suarez de Longoria (b. Oviedo, 1592), who emigrated to the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which became now modern-day Mexico, in 1603, and whose family originated from a small village called Llongoria, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain. Longoria is the Castilian spelling of the surname. Through the generations, Longoria's ancestors moved north to the modern US-Mexico border. In 1767, her 7th great-grandfather received almost 4,000 acres (16 km2) of land along the Rio Grande in a land grant from the King of Spain. This land stayed in the family for over a century, enduring through the influx of Anglo settlers in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. As part of the television series, genetic testing revealed that through her Amerindian ancestry she is genetically related to cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who is of Chinese heritage. She concluded to want to learn more on her Aztec heritage.
Longoria was married to General Hospital star Tyler Christopher from 2002 to 2004.
On November 30, 2006, Longoria became engaged to Spurs point guard Tony Parker. The couple was officially married in a civil service on Friday, July 6, 2007, at a Paris city hall. This is a requirement of French law. It was followed by a full Roman Catholic wedding ceremony at the Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois Church in Paris, France on Saturday July 7, 2007.
Their marriage had its first ordeal when French model Alexandra Paressant claimed to have had an affair with Parker.[43] Both Parker and Longoria vehemently denied these allegations through their spokespeople, saying "All high profile couples fall victim to these sorts of things in the course of their relationships. It appears that this is not the first time this woman has used an athlete to gain public notoriety." Parker initiated a $20 million lawsuit against the website that first reported the story, which later issued a full retraction and an apology, stating "X17online.com and X7 [sic], Inc. regret having been misled by Ms. Paressant and her representatives and apologize to Mr. Parker for any damage or inconvenience this may have caused him or his wife.
In 2008, Longoria opened a restaurant in West Hollywood called Beso, which means "kiss" in Spanish. She and business partner Todd English opened a second Beso steakhouse in Las Vegas in December 2009. The Hollywood Beso will be the focus of a pilot episode for a reality series called Beso: Waiting on Fame to air on VH1 in late 2010.
In 2009, Longoria enrolled in a Master's program in Chicano Studies and Political Science at Cal State University, Northridge. According to Eva, "because of my involvement with the NCLR and my charity work, I really wanted a better, more authentic understanding of what my community has gone through so I can help create change.
In September 2009, Longoria was appointed to a bi-partisan commission issued with the task of determining the feasibility of the creation of a National Museum of the American Latino.
When Desperate Housewives comes to an end, she plans to move to France with her husband.[She has expressed confusion over fellow Housewives actress Nicolette Sheridan's lawsuit against series creator Marc Cherry.
Filmography
Film
Feature films Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
2005 Harsh Times Sylvia
2006 The Sentinel Jill Marum
2007 The Heartbreak Kid Consuela
2008 Over Her Dead Body Katherine "Kate" Spencer
2008 Lower Learning Rebecca Seabrook
2010 Days of Grace Unknown Post-production
2010 Without Men Rosalba Post-production
2011 Cristiada Unknown Post production
Films made for television or video Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
2003 Snitch'd Gabby
2004 Señorita Justice Det. Roselyn Martinez
2004 The Dead Will Tell Jeanie
2004 Carlita's Secret Carlita/Lexus Main Role
[edit] Television
Television Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
2004–
present Desperate Housewives Gabrielle Solis Main role
Television guest appearances Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Flight Attendant #3 "I Will Be Your Father Figure" (Season 10, episode 19)
2000 General Hospital Brenda Barrett Lookalike "Episode dated 25 September 2000" (uncredited)
2001–
2003 The Young and the Restless Isabella Braña Williams "Episode #1.7136"
"Episode #1.7142"
"Episode #1.7149"
"Episode #1.7261"
2003–
2004 Dragnet Det. Gloria Duran "Daddy's Girl" (Season 2, episode 1)
"Coyote" (Season 2, episode 2)
"17 in 6" (Season 2, episode 3)
"The Magic Bullet" (Season 2, episode 4)
"Slice of Life" (Season 2, episode 5)
"Abduction" (Season 2, episode 6)
"Frame of Mind" (Season 2, episode 7)
"Retribution" (Season 2, episode 8)
"Riddance" (Season 2, episode 9)
"Killing Fields" (Season 2, episode 10)
2006 George Lopez Brooke "George Vows to Make Some Matri-Money" (Season 5, episode 19)
2008 Children's Hospital The New Chief "Episode #1.10" (Season 2, ep
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