Eva Mendes At 50: Why She Never Quit Hollywood
Eva Mendes is ringing in a major birthday with a major announcement. The Place Beyond the Pines star celebrates her 50th birthday on Tuesday (March 5). The mother of two…
Eva Mendes attends the “Little White Lies” premiere during The 5th International Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 29, 2010 in Rome, Italy.
Ernesto Ruscio/Getty ImagesEva Mendes is ringing in a major birthday with a major announcement. The Place Beyond the Pines star celebrates her 50th birthday on Tuesday (March 5). The mother of two hasn't been in any movies in a decade. Instead, she's stepping back into the fashion world, releasing a new children's book, and supporting her partner Ryan Gosling's Barbie award season run.
The Miami native, who shares daughters Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 7, with Gosling, 43, recently announced her new picture book, titled Desi, Mami & the Never-Ending Worries. The book, which will be available in English and Spanish, releases later this fall. Taking to Instagram to make the announcement, Mendes said that this latest project of hers is a "true labor of love." She adds: "Being the Mami to my two little girls has inspired me to write my first picture book." In this book, "Desi & Mami try to deal with those scary thoughts that can take over (especially at night) and dominate our mind. Whether it’s the monster under their bed or the monster in their head, together they try to navigate another night of never-ending worries."
Following her book announcement, Mendes also made another rare appearance. She made an appearance at Fashion Week for the first time in over 10 years. Since she became a "mama," she reveals, adding, "Time flies when you’re mommying." Despite her long hiatus from fashion week, Mendes was done up in Dolce & Gabbana wearing a leopard, leather, and corseted number with a retro beehive hair moment. In another IG post, she revealed her outfit inspiration came from "My Ken & Sofía Loren."
Her last film role was in 2014's thriller/fantasy Lost River, directed by Gosling, which flopped. In 2021, she provided her voice for the Bluey animated series as a yoga instructor in the episode "Born Yesterday." In October 2022, Mendes clarified on Instagram that she wanted to shift the narrative. "I never quit acting." She added at the time, "I wanted to be home with my babies and fortunately my other business ventures allowed me to do that more than acting would."
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She also pointed out that the roles being offered to her at the time weren't exciting and stereotypical. Hyping up her partner's Lost River being a "dream project," Mendes lamented that "that’s a tough act to follow." Though the couple keeps very private about their personal life, Gosling gave a shoutout to Mendes in January when he was honored at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. "Most importantly, I got to meet the girl of my dreams, Eva Mendes, and have two dream children."
Ahead of her birthday, Mendes posted a playful "Pisces Mood(s)" photo of her wearing stacked glasses of different styles and colors.
These Celebrities Have March Birthdays
March signifies the month of rebirth, as we exit winter and enter spring with a fresh start. There are so many celebrities who are born in March, being either a Pisces (March 1 to March 20) or an Aries (March 21 to March 31). March Pisces' energy is usually associated with being empathetic, competitive and ethereal. This sign makes incredible artists and creatives. Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac, making it the most wise and psychic of all the other signs. There is much to be learned by Pisces, who tend to live half in a dream state. Represented by two fish swimming in opposite directions, the constant division of Pisces's attention between fantasy and reality is seen as this yin yang symbol.
Meanwhile, Aries are the first sign of the zodiac, so they tend to be raw with their needs, wants and emotions. Fiery Aries are bold and ambitious, and when it comes to some of our favorite stars and directors, it is thrilling to watch.
See below which of your favorite stars have a March birthday!
Lupita Nyong'o
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for GreenSlateNEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: Lupita Nyong'o poses in the GreenSlate Greenroom At The 2022 Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 28, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for GreenSlate)
Justin Bieber
Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Justin Bieber attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Javier Bardem
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty ImagesCANNES, FRANCE - MAY 28: Javier Bardem attends the closing ceremony red carpet for the 75th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 28, 2022 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
Daniel Craig
Kate Green/Getty ImagesLONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Daniel Craig attends "60 Years of James Bond" on November 23, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)
Rebel Wilson
James Gourley/Getty Images for AFISYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 07: Rebel Wilson attends the 2022 AACTA Awards Presented By Foxtel Group at the Hordern on December 07, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by James Gourley/Getty Images for AFI)
Bryce Dallas Howard
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesUNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 11: Bryce Dallas Howard attends the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project 2022 Summer Block Party at Universal Studios Backlot on June 11, 2022 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Chris Martin
Buda Mendes/Getty ImagesRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 10: Chris Martin of the band Coldplay performs at the Mundo Stage during the Rock in Rio Festival at Cidade do Rock on September 10, 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The famous festival Rock in Rio returns after two years of cancellation due to COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Jon Bon Jovi
Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesLONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 28: Jon Bon Jovi arrives to meet Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and members of the Invictus Games Choir at Abbey Road Studios on February 28, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Jessica Biel
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Children's Hospital Los AngelesSANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 08: Jessica Biel attends the 2022 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala at the Barker Hangar on October 08, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Children's Hospital Los Angeles)
Catherine O'Hara
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesPASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 13: Catherine O'Hara of "Schitt's Creek" speaks during the Pop TV segment of the 2020 Winter TCA Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 13, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Eva Mendes
Phillip Faraone/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 22: Eva Mendes speaks at Create & Cultivate Los Angeles at Rolling Greens Los Angeles on February 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Connie Britton
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 31: Connie Britton attends the Red Carpet Premiere for Apple's Original Drama Series "Dear Edward" at Directors Guild Of America on January 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Bryan Cranston
Robin L Marshall/Getty ImagesWEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Bryan Cranston attend "Confess, Fletch" screening at The West Hollywood EDITION on September 07, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)
Rachel Weisz
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesBEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 05: Rachel Weisz attends the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Oscar Isaac
Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 23: Oscar Isaac attends "The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window" Opening Night at BAM Harvey Theater on February 23, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Brittany Snow
Momodu Mansaray/Getty ImagesBEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Brittany Snow attends the Hollywood Critics Association's 2023 HCA Film Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on February 24, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images)
Olivia Wilde
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 15: Olivia Wilde attends the Global Premiere Screening of "Babylon" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Sharon Stone
Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film FestivalJEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 02: Sharon Stone attends the "Women in Cinema" red carpet during the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 02, 2022 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)
Jon Hamm
Robin L Marshall/Getty ImagesWEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Actor Jon Hamm attends the "Confess, Fletch" screening at The West Hollywood EDITION on September 07, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)
Liza Minnelli
Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 02: Actress Liza Minnelli attends the Oscars held at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
William H. Macy
Leon Bennett/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 03: William H. Macy attends A New Way Of Life 2022 Gala at Skirball Cultural Center on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
Ansel Elgort
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesPARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 26: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Ansel Elgort attends the Kenzo Menswear Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 26, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Michael Caine
John Phillips/Getty Images for BFILONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 08: Michael Caine attends a screening "My Generation" during the 61st BFI London Film Festival on October 8, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI)
Eva Longoria
Kristy Sparow/Getty ImagesPARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 19: Eva Longoria attends the Global Gift Gala Red Carpet at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris on November 19, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
Alexandria Daddario
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesPASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 10: Alexandria Daddario attends the CTAM 2023 TCA Winter Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 10, 2023 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Kurt Russell
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for TCMHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 13: Special Guest Kurt Russell attends the screening of 'Escape from New York' at the 2019 TCM 10th Annual Classic Film Festival on April 13, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for TCM)
Rob Lowe
David Livingston/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 08: Rob Lowe attends Clayton Kershaw's 8th Annual Ping Pong 4 Purpose at Dodger Stadium on August 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
Lily Collins
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for NetflixNEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 15: Lily Collins attends the Emily In Paris French Consulate Red Carpet at French Consulate on December 15, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Netflix)
Dane Cook
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesWEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 06: Dane Cook performs onstage during The Laugh Factory Hosts Grand Reopening Night at The Laugh Factory on May 06, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Bruce Willis
Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 04: Bruce Willis attends the 17th Annual A Great Night In Harlem at The Apollo Theater on April 04, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Glenn Close
Jon Kopaloff/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 15: Glenn Close attends the 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Matthew Broderick
Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Matthew Broderick attends the "Ain't No Mo'" Broadway Opening Night at Belasco Theatre on December 01, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Rosie O'Donnell
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 16: Rosie O'Donnell performs onstage during FRIENDLY HOUSE LA Comedy Benefit, hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, at The Fonda Theatre on July 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Reese Witherspoon
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 23: Reese Witherspoon attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Prime Video's "Daisy Jones & The Six" at TCL Chinese Theatre on February 23, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
William Shatner
David Livingston/Getty ImagesBEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 02: William Shatner attends the 18th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on June 02, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
Keri Russell
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 21: Keri Russell attends the Los Angeles premiere of Universal Pictures' "Cocaine Bear" at Regal LA Live on February 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Randall Park
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesPARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 22: Randall Park attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival "Shortcomings" Premiere at Eccles Center Theatre on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Jessica Chastain
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: Jessica Chastain attends the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Lake Bell
Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for CannHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Lake Bell attends the Cann-Do Holiday Campaign Premiere Event at NeueHouse Hollywood on November 30, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Cann)
Katharine McPhee
Paul Archuleta/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: Singer / Actress Katharine McPhee attends The Grove's annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and CBS's "A Home For The Holidays" special taping at AMC The Grove 14 on November 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
Elton John
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: Musician Sir Elton John performs onstage during the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour at Dodger Stadium on November 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for DisneyNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 27: Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Hocus Pocus 2 World Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square on September 27, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Disney)
Keira Knightley
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesPARIS, FRANCE - MAY 03: Keira Knightley attends the Chanel Cruise 2020 Collection : Photocall In Le Grand Palais on May 03, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Jennifer Grey
David Livingston/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Jennifer Grey attends the Center Theatre Group's "A Play Is a Poem" opening night performance at Mark Taper Forum on September 21, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
Leslie Mann
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesBEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Leslie Mann attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Amy Smart
Amanda Edwards/Getty ImagesBEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 09: Amy Smart arrives at the 2019 WildAid Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on November 09, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
Alan Arkin
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesWESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: Alan Arkin attends the Premiere of Netflix's "Spenser Confidential" at Regency Village Theatre on February 27, 2020 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Quentin Tarantino
Stefania M. D'Alessandro/Getty Images for RFFROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 19: Quentin Tarantino attends the close encounter red carpet during the 16th Rome Film Fest 2021 on October 19, 2021 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Stefania M. D'Alessandro/Getty Images for RFF)
Mariah Carey
Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 13: Mariah Carey attends the premiere of Tyler Perry's "A Fall From Grace" at Metrograph on January 13, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Fergie
Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 30: Fergie attends the 36th Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards at Cipriani South Street on November 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Lady Gaga
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyLAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: Lady Gaga attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Vince Vaughn
Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Actor Vince Vaughn looks on prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship game between the Clemson Tigers and the LSU Tigers at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Julia Stiles
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesTORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 09: Julia Stiles attends the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of 'Butcher's Crossing' at Roy Thomson Hall on September 09, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
Celine Dion
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesPARIS, FRANCE - JULY 01: Celine Dion attends the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2019 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Christopher Walken
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for NetflixNEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 08: Christopher Walken attends the Special Screening of the Netflix Film "Irreplaceable You" at The Metrograph on February 8, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Netflix)
