Famous People with Name Eva

Eva Mendes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eva Mendes: She began acting in the late 1990s, and became known after a series of roles in several major Hollywood films, including 2 Fast 2 Furious, Hitch, Training Day, Ghost Rider and We Own the Night.One day she caught the eye of an agent who convinced her to pursue acting more steadily. Mendes worked her way up through commercials to music videos (including an appearance in Will Smith's video "Miami" and the Pet Shop Boys music video for "Se a vida T (ThatÆs the way life is)" in 1996 and Aerosmith's video "Hole in My Soul" in 1997) to guest roles in soap operas and supporting film roles. Her first film appearance was in the direct-to-video Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror.She received her first big-screen break when she appeared in the award-winning and critically-acclaimed Training Day. That performance led to roles in Stuck on You, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and as the female lead in the comedy Hitch opposite Will Smith. Her role in Once Upon a Time in Mexico also gave her a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards

Eva Marcille Pigford,            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eva Marcille Pigford,: an American fashion model and actress. She was the winner of the third cycle of America's Next Top Model, and was the first African American contestant to win the program.Marcille was the winner of the third cycle of America's Next Top Model,[2] beating fellow contestant Yaya Da Costa and her prizes included a CoverGirl cosmetics contract, a spread in Elle, and a modeling contract with Ford Models. She is the shortest winner of America's Next Top Model, a designation she will always retain; beginning with Cycle 4, a new requirement was included in the America's Next Top Model audition criteria that contestants must be at least a minimum height of 5'6" ½ (168 cm).[3

Eva Fuka-Engle            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eva Fuka-Engle: is an American photographer.In 1942, she attended the State School of Graphic Arts in Prague under Professor Rudolf Skopec, and later studied at the Academy of Visual Arts, from 1945 to 1950. She married fellow-artist Vladimir Fuka in 1950, and gave birth

Eva Avila            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eva Avila: a Canadian singer and songwriter from Gatineau, Quebec, who was the winner of the fourth season of the CTV reality show Canadian Idol in 2006. She was the second female winner in the show's history.Avila's father introduced her to music[1] and she has been singing in public since the age of 2, and at the age of 9 was a winner on Homegrown Cafe, a talent show on CJOH-TV, in Ottawa. Her nickname, given by her family when she was a small child, is still Eva le dragon (English: Eva the dragon). Prior to Idol, she had been working as a postal clerk and a beauty consultant. She had also been a former winner of the Jeune Diva du Québec contest.[2] Avila also participated in another competition for a Quebec TV soap-opera aired on SRC called Virginie.

Éva Gauthier            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Éva Gauthier: was a Canadian mezzo-soprano and voice teacher. She performed and popularised modern songs throughout her career.[1] She was the niece of Lady (Zoé) Laurier and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who also were her patrons. She was praised for the many qualities her singing brought to music. The citation from the Campion Society of San Francisco, which she received in 1949, said: "...her rare open-mindedness and unorthodox enthusiasm having been initially responsible for the recognition of many vital and important modern composers"[2]