Eva Longoria (Eva Jacqueline Longoria ) was born on March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. This 5'3" girl is an actor by profession. Her claim of fame is the popular TV series "Desperate Housewives". She attended Texas' A & M University before breaking into T.V. series which includes The Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital and Beverly Hills. Eva started her career with modeling and beauty pageants in her home state of Texas. Eventually, she came to Los Angeles and her main career path began. Apart from her achievements in acting, she also won an Alma award and Variety labeled her as one of the Ten New Faces To Watch.