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Eva LaRue (born Eva Maria LaRuy on December 27, 1966 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress. Having gained serial immortality on the small screen as the long-suffering Dr. Maria Santos Grey on the popular daytime soap, “All My Children” (AMC, 1970- ) charming actress Eva LaRue made the rare, successful leap to primetime, starring as Natalia Boa Vista on “CSI: Miami” (2002- ).
Eva LaRue is of Puerto Rican, French, Dutch and Scottish ancestry, and is a member of the Bahai Faith. LaRue began acting at the age of 6 and was later a teenage beauty queen. She won Danfranc Productions Miss California Empire 1984 title at the state pageant held in Irvine, CA. 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. Wishing to branch out into acting like all good actors, LaRue began auditioning for soap operas in the early 1990’s. Her big break came in 1993 when she was cast in the role of resident good girl, Dr. Maria Santos Grey, on the long-running daytime soap “All My Children.” Though LaRue’s character was originally not intended for a long stay in Pine Valley, her performance won over scores of fans and quickly made her one of the most popular regulars on the show. From 1993 to 1997 and again from 2002 to 2005, LaRue portrayed Dr. Maria Santos Grey on All My Children. She received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" for AMC. She also received a nomination in 2004 in the category of "Outstanding Original Song" for composing the song Dance Again with You, which was used as her character's theme song during a storyline in which her character's husband became paralyzed from the waist down. 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. In the fall of 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. Despite the lack of success in her dramatic personal life, LaRue’s professional career was luckily not negatively affected. Ringing in the new millennium, LaRue began making the gradual transition out of daytime, guest hosting awards shows and appearing in small made-for-TV movies and on numerous TV series, including recurring roles on “Third Watch” (1999-2005), “Soul Food” (2000-04) and “George Lopez” (2002- ). Her strategy of hard working guest actor with charisma to spare, ended up paying off, when in the fall of 2005, LaRue was asked to join the cast of “CSI: Miami” ( 2002- ) as sexy DNA analyst, Natalia Boa Vista. Only a recurring character up to that point, Boa Vista was officially promoted to series regular status in the opening of the fifth season of the successful franchise spin-off, starring David Caruso. Previously married to John O'Hurley, she began romancing John Callahan, an All My Children co-star who portrayed her on-screen husband Edmund Grey on All My Children. Together, they co-hosted both the Miss America pageant and Lifetime's Television Weddings of a Lifetime before marrying on November 30, 1996 on the Hawaiian island of Lanai. For many years, she went by the name Eva LaRue Callahan. They have since divorced. LaRue and Callahan have one daughter, Kaya McKenna. In August 2006, it was revealed that LaRue's sister, Nika, was one of the women photographed by convicted serial killer William Richard Bradford for his collection. She was no. 3 (out of 54 women) on the poster released by the LAPD to find living victims. Bradford would photograph women he met in bars under the guise that he would assist their modeling careers. The incident was used in a CSI: Miami episode soon after the revelation. LaRue is also third cousin to Jane Fonda. In addition, she is the godmother of Michael Joseph, the son of Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. She was spotted recently with co-star Jonathan Togo at a Portuguese SuperLiga game between Sporting Portugal and FC Porto, which took place on January 27, 2008 at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. They were both given a Sporting jersey prior to the game. |
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