Eva Mendes Bomis Ring

Like some of our favorite actresses (Liv Tyler, Alicia Silverstone), Eva Mendes kicked off her acting career in an Aerosmith video. If that is any indication, Eva is about to rock. The 25-year-old resident of Los Angeles hadnšt considered acting as a career until two and a half years ago, and has never taken an acting class. As the classic Hollywood story goes, she was discovered because her neighbor, a photographer, had her photo in his portfolio and it caught the eye of an agent.

Eva's latest credit is a role in the feature film URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT, the follow-up to the teen screamer URBAN LEGEND (Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart). She is thrilled about the opportunity to play a lesbian Latina, but she is still seeking the role that will challenge her as well as her viewers. She believes that modern audiences are, "more sophisticated than we give them credit." In the meantime, she is challenging and educating a different audience.

She is writing a childrenšs book, "Crazy Leggs Beshee." Inspired by her nieces and nephews, she wants to introduce vocabulary, art, history and values through a medium kids understand.