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Eva Longoria has an estimated net worth of $35 Million. Like  the rest of the Desperate Housewives cast, Longoria raked in an estimated $375,000 per episode as of 2010. The opinionated and outspoken Desperate Housewives Latina starlet Eva Longoria  is almost as well known for her risqué sense of style as she is for her role as the oversexed nymph on the aforementioned ABC hit series "Desperate Housewives”, on which she stars opposite television veterans Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross and  Felicity Huffman. Crediting her remarkable success in Hollywood to an unwavering determination to succeed and a strong sense of personal discipline, Longoria has enjoyed a steady rise to fame that shows no signs of slowing anytime soon.

Eva Longoria

When not filming on Wisteria Lane, the actress lends her famous face to L'Oreal Paris, LG Fashion Touch and most recently became the face of the new sparkling liquor NuVo. Her restaurant empire, Beso, hit a bump when Longoria and partners filed Chapter 11 in January, 2011, the same month she finalized her divorce from husband of three years, the San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker. Though divorced from Parker and considered in her youth as the "ugly duckling" among her three siblings due to her dark complexion, the future sexpot nevertheless had a happy childhood growing up on her family's Corpus Christie ranch, and by the time she earned the title of Miss Corpus Christie in 1998, any insecurities that might have resulted from her unfortunate family title had long faded. Though Longoria had numerous career options after earning her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Texas A&M-Kingsville, a new and empowering sense of self-confidence found the aspiring starlet opting instead to try her luck among the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. In 2006, Longoria founded Eva's Heroes, a charity which helps developmentally disabled children.

Big Break: Desperate Housewives, 2004

Salary per Desperate Housewives episode: $390,000

Annual earnings according to Forbes:

2010 - 2011 Earnings: $13 Million

2009 - 2010 Earnings: $12 Million

2008 - 2009 Earnings: $9 Million

2007 - 2008 Earnings: $9 Million

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2011

Salary

Per episode salary from Desperate Housewives (season 8)

$375,000

2010

Salary

Per episode salary from Desperate Housewives (season 8)

$350,000

2009

Salary

Per episode salary from Desperate Housewives (season 7)

$400,000

2008

Salary

Per episode salary from Desperate Housewives (season 6)

$400,000

2007

Asset

Value of her San Antonio Estate along with Tony Parker

$7,000,000

2006

Salary

Per episode salary from Desperate Housewives (season 4)

$200,000

2006

Asset

Value of her San Antonio home with Tony Parker

$1,040,000

2004

Salary

Per episode salary from Desperate Housewives (season 2)

$250,000

2003

Salary

Per episode salary from Desperate Housewives (season 1)

$30,000