Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. After several guest roles on television, she became recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera
The Young and the Restless (2001–2003). Her breakthrough role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series
Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) netted her two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe nomination. She has appeared in the films
The Sentinel (2006),
Over Her Dead Body (2008),
For Greater Glory (2012),
Frontera (2014),
Lowriders (2016), and
Overboard (2018), winning an Imagen Award for the latter. She guest-starred on the Hulu mystery comedy-drama series
Only Murders in the Building (2024), earning her a third Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.