Eva Longoria (born Eva Jacqueline Longoria; March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, activist and businesswoman. Longoria was first recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, on which she starred from 2001 to 2003. She is perhaps best known for her role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, which ran from 2004 to 2012 and for which she received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. She has also served as an executive producer for the Lifetime television series Devious Maids.<br><br>
Longoria been named one of Hollywood's most beautiful women by several publications, including People en Español and People magazines. She currently holds contracts with L'Oréal, Hanes, and New York & Co, among others.<br><br>
Of all the starring women on Desperate Housewives, Eva had the most catfighting scenes which she enjoyed. She says she wants to bring this same clawing, biting, scratching rough fighting to the UCC.