Scene from Last Night (2010)

Alternate Names: Eva Mendez, Eva de la Caridad Méndez, اوا مندس

Physical Characteristics:

• Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
• Eye Color: dark brown
• Hair Color: dark brown hair

First Appearances:

• Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) as Kir

Most Important Roles:

• Ghost Rider (2007) as Roxanne Simpson
• Training Day (2001) as Sara
• 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) as Monica Fuentes
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) as CIA Agent Ajedrez
• Out of Time (2003) as Alex Diaz Whitlock
• Stuck on You (2003) as April
• We Own the Night (2007) as Amada Juarez
• Knocked Up (2007) as Self (uncredited)
• Last Night (2010) as Laura
• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009) as Frankie Donnenfield

Career Highlights:

• Ghost Rider (2007)
• Training Day (2001)
• 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
• Out of Time (2003)
• Stuck on You (2003)
• We Own the Night (2007)
• Knocked Up (2007)
• Last Night (2010)
• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)

Awards:

• Giffoni Film Festival (2009)

Eva Mendes, born Eva de la Caridad Méndez on March 5, 1974, is an American actress and model who retired from acting. She began her career in the late 1990s with roles in 'Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror' (1998) and 'Urban Legends: Final Cut' (2000). Her performance in 'Training Day' (2001) led to prominent roles in films like '2 Fast 2 Furious' (2003), 'Hitch' (2005), 'Ghost Rider' (2007), and 'The Spirit' (2008). Mendes has also ventured into dramatic roles in films such as 'We Own the Night' (2007) and 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' (2009). Apart from acting, she has been an ambassador for several brands and designed for New York & Company. Mendes is the creative director of CIRCA Beauty, a makeup line sold at Walgreens.

Alternate Names: Kiera Knightley, Keira Christina Knightley, کایرا نایتلی, เคียรา ไนต์ลีย์, 凯拉 奈特莉, 綺拉奈特莉

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Royal Celebration (1993) as Angela

Most Important Roles:

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) as Elizabeth Swann
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) as Elizabeth Swann
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) as Elizabeth Swann
• Bend It Like Beckham (2002) as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
• The Hole (2001) as Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith
• Love Actually (2003) as Juliet
• Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates (2003) as
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) as Sabé
• An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) as Self
• Atonement (2007) as Cecilia Tallis

Career Highlights:

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
• Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
• The Hole (2001)
• Love Actually (2003)
• Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates (2003)
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
• An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
• Atonement (2007)

Keira Christina Knightley, born March 26, 1985 in London to actors Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald, began her acting career at age six with commercials and television films. She gained prominence as Sabé, Padmé Amidala's handmaiden, in 'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace' (1999). Her breakthrough role was as a tomboy footballer in 'Bend It Like Beckham' (2002), followed by global stardom playing Elizabeth Swann in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' series. Knightley has since starred in numerous films, including 'Love Actually' (2003), 'Pride & Prejudice' (2005), and 'The Imitation Game' (2014). She's known for her roles in period dramas and has received critical acclaim, earning nominations for Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and an Olivier Award. On stage, she's appeared in productions like 'The Misanthrope', 'The Children's Hour', and 'Thérèse Raquin'. Knightley is married to musician James Righton with whom she has two daughters.