Eva Longoria first appeared in the Episode: "I Will Be Your Father Figure" of the American teen drama television series ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ in 2000. The following year, she became a part of the American television soap opera ‘The Young and the Restless’ where she grabbed the role of ‘Isabella Braña.’ She starred in 148 episodes and remained a part of the show until 2003. Longoria went on to make her big-screen debut in the 2003 action thriller film ‘Snitch'd’ directed by James Cahill. In 2004, she joined the main cast of the American comedy-drama/mystery television series ‘Desperate Housewives’ created by Marc Cherry. She portrayed Gabrielle Solis in the series which earned her several awards including the ‘Teen Choice Award’ and ‘People's Choice Award’ along with a Golden Globe Award nomination. The series spawned 8 seasons and aired its final episode in 2012. She played the role of ‘Sylvia’ in the 2005 American action crime film ‘Harsh Times’ directed by David Ayer. The film received an approval rating of 48% on Rotten Tomatoes. In 2006, she appeared in the Clark Johnson-directed American political action thriller film ‘The Sentinel.’ The film saw mostly negative reviews upon release and received a 35% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes.
She next starred in films like ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ (2007), ‘Over Her Dead Body’ (2008), ‘Without Men’ (2010), ‘Arthur Christmas’ (2011), ‘For Greater Glory’ (2012), ‘Foodfight!’ (2012), ‘The Baytown Outlaws’ (2012), ‘A Dark Truth’ (2013), and ‘In a World…’ (2013). In 2013, she joined the voice cast of the adult animated television series ‘Mother Up!’ created by Marnie Nir and Katherine Torpey. She voiced ‘Rudi Wilson’ and remained a part of the series until it went off-air in 2014. After playing the role of ‘Sophia Perez’ in the American police procedural comedy television series ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ (2014-2015), she joined the lead cast of the American single-camera sitcom television series ‘Telenovela’ as ‘Ana Sofia Calderon.’ The series was canceled after one season in 2016. She continued to star in television series and shows like ‘Lip Sync Battle’ (2016), ‘Devious Maids’ (2016), ‘Decline and Fall’ (2017), ‘Empire’ (2017), ‘Jane the Virgin’ (2018), ‘BoJack Horseman’ (2018), ‘Grand Hotel’ (2019), ‘Flipped’ (2020), and ‘Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event’ (2020). She was last seen in the 2022 American comedy film ‘Unplugging’ directed by Debra Neil-Fisher. The film received an 18% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She will be next seen in the upcoming American sports comedy-drama film ‘All-Star Weekend.’