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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.
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 |