In my family, there was one cardinal priority - education. College was not an option; it was mandatory. So even though we didn't have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could.

The same day as the divorce filing Longoria confirmed to her friend Mario Lopez that Eva Longoria had discovered hundreds of text messages from another woman on her husband's phone. and promote awareness and support to enact the Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act). Longoria is best known for her roles as Isabella Braña on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2001 to 2003 and as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives.

For her work on the Desperate Housewives Eva Longoria received a Golden Globe Award nomination. Longoria is best known for her roles as Isabella Braña on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2001 to 2003 and as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives.