All All. Sign In. This list shows some seriously good talent. We all should be thankful for being able to enjoy them on our screens and in our entertainment. What a collection! List activity. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to focus her energies on dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of prominent dancers.
At 15, however, she heeded her true calling when she bested more than other girls at a talent agency audition. The resulting contract landed her several roles in Spanish TV shows and music videos, which in turn paved the way for a career on the big screen.
Cruz made her movie debut in El laberinto griego The Greek Labyrinth , then appeared briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed Her third film was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque , in which she played one of four sisters vying for the love of a handsome army deserter. The film also garnered several Goyas, the Spanish equivalent of the Academy Awards. Her resume continued to grow by three or four films each year, and soon Cruz was a leading lady of Spanish cinema.
As the film was showered with awards and accolades, Cruz suddenly found herself in demand on both sides of the Atlantic. Her next big project was Woman on Top , an American comedy about a chef with bewitching culinary skills and a severe case of motion sickness. Cruz says she's wary of being typecast as a beautiful young damsel, but it's hard to imagine disguising her wide-eyed charms and generous nature.
Eva Mendes. Actress Director Writer Hitch Eva Mendes is an American actress, model and businesswoman. She began acting in the late s. She has appeared in several music videos for artists like Will Smith. Mendes grew up a Roman Catholic and at one time even considered becoming a Catholic nun. Her mother worked at Mann's Chinese Theatre and later for an aerospace company, and her father ran a meat distribution business.
