Eva La Rue Biography

Birth Name : Eva Maria LaRuy 

Date of Birth : 27 December 1966, Long Beach, California, USA 

Height : 5' 7½" (1.71 m) 

Profession: Actress, singer

Born just two days after Christmas in 1966, Eva Maria LaRuy (later LaRue) was born and raised in Southern California. The oldest of three children, LaRue’s exotic beauty and vaguely indeterminate ethnicity were the result of a potpourri mixture of Puerto Rican, Dutch, Scottish, and French ancestry. LaRue began her acting career at the tender age of six, appearing in commercials. After graduating from Norco Senior High School in 1985, LaRue began modeling. Appearing in a number of print ads and catalogs, LaRue’s sultry good looks and curvaceous figure – to say nothing of her effervescent smile – eventually landed her a contract with the famed lingerie label, Frederick’s of Hollywood.

During her tenure on “All My Children,” LaRue formed close relationships with a number of her castmates. Among the more notable was one with a novice actress named Sarah Michelle Gellar, who would later go on to stardom as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (WB/UPN, 1997-2003). Cast in the role of ingénue, Kendall Kane, Gellar was reportedly tempted to quit “All My Children” after her first year – rumored in part to off-screen tensions with the show’s star, legendary soap diva, Susan Lucci. Years later, at the height of her “Buffy” fame, Gellar credited LaRue’s early friendship and support as a key factor in ultimately deciding to stick it out on the soap. Ironically, it was LaRue’s close relationship with another fellow cast member, John Callahan, that drew her the most publicity – and not all of it good, either.

In 2010, LaRue reprised her role as Maria temporarily on January 5 for All My Children's 40th anniversary. LaRue also performed in television movies over the years, appearing as Annette Funicello in a biographical movie of the former Mouseketeer and also in the adaptation of Danielle Steel's Remembrance as Princess Serena.

While on All My Children, LaRue developed a notable friendship with Sarah Michelle Gellar, who portrayed the role of Kendall Hart on the soap opera. LaRue also was the second Linda Lorenzo, George Lopez's sister, on the TV sitcom George Lopez. In the fall 2005, LaRue began the role of Natalia Boa Vista on CSI: Miami. It was revealed in the end of Season 4 that Eva's character, Natalia Boa Vista, was the mole in the lab reporting back to the FBI. Beginning with Season 5, LaRue became a fulltime cast member. LaRue and her daughter recently starred in a music video for the song "Armed" by Bahá'í recording artist, Devon Gundry.

In July 2011 and September 2011, LaRue reprised her role as Dr. Maria Santos Grey on All My Children as a guest star as the show wrapped up it's network run on ABC. LaRue's appearance in September reunited her with her co-star and good friend Sarah Michelle Gellar.