Birth Name: Eva Maria LaRuy
Born: 27-12-1966
Birthplace: Long Beach (California)
Country: USA
Height 5' 7" (1,7 m)
She married American Actor John O'Hurley in 1992 and their marriage lasts until they divorce in 1994. She started an relation in 1995 with American Actor John Callahan. The couple married on 30 november 1996 and their marriage lasts until they divorce in 2004. Their daughter Kaya McKenna was born on 6 december 2001. She started an relation with businessman Joe Cappuccio in 2006, who she marries on 26 june 2010. Their marriage lasts until they divorce in january 2014.
She began her show-business career at age 6, while starring in television commercials and sang many "jingles" for them. She still often sings at sports events and any other opportunities that arise. She competed at teenage beauty queen contests, and won the Danfranc Productions Miss California Empire 1984 title at the state pageant held in Irvine (California). She was first working as model for the Judith Fontaine Agency and and later for Frederick's of Hollywood.
There are several covershoots and articles about her in magazines as TV Guide, Gloria, Watch, Inland, Other, Soap Opera Update, Soap Opera digest, ABC Soaps, Latina and many more.
She likes to ride horses and has shown horses for over a decade. She is also trained in taekwondo which she uses in her action movies.
Action Movie Career
She made her action movie debut as newscaster in this story about woman attempts to save the family business which result into murder. in ''Legal Tender'' (1991).
She plays Debbie Dix in this story where the mega corporation Omni Consumer Products is still bent on creating their pet project ''Delta City'' to replace the rotting city of Detroit in ''RoboCop 3'' (1993). Unfortunately, the inhabitants of the area have no intention of abandoning their homes simply for desires of the company. To this end, OCP have decided to force them to leave by employing a ruthless mercenary army to attack and harass them. An underground resistance begins and in this fight, Robocop must decide where his loyalties lie.
She plays Dr. Newman in a world where there are no obvious "bad guys", where governments engage in secret wars and illegal activities that threaten the security of every individual and nation on the planet in ''Soldier of Fortune, Inc.'' (1997 - 1999). An group of highly trained covert military operatives have just joined forces to become the elite crime fighting unit ''SOLDIER OF FORTUNE''. The unit is led by retired Major Matthew Quentin Shepherd (played by Brad Johnson). They go where our government cannot and will not venture, to protect national and international interests and to maintain the balance of power.
She plays Brooke in this story about the exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct in ''Third Watch'' (1999 - 2005).
She plays Natalia Boa Vista in this story where former homicide detective Horatio Caine (played by David Caruso) is head of a group of investigators who work crimes amid the steamy tropical surroundings of Miami in CSI: Miami (2002–2012). His team includes Calleigh Duquesne (played by Emily Procter) who's a bilingual Southern beauty with a specialty in ballistics, Tim Speedle (played by Rory Cochrane, a cocky yet disarming investigator who is well connected on the street and Eric Delko (played by Adam Rodriguez) an underwater recovery expert who knows all the twists and turns of the Florida waterways. Former Patrolman Ryan Wolfe (played by ) and Alexx Woods (played by ) completed the team. They collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and to vindicate those who often cannot speak for themselves.
Awards
- She won the Gracie for ''Individual Achievement for Best Female Lead - Daytime Drama at the Gracie Allen Awards in 2004.
- She won the ALMA Award for ''Outstanding Performance in a Daytime Drama'' at the ALMA Awards in 2006.
- She won the Imagen Award for ''Best Supporting Actress- Television at the Imagen Foundation Awards in 2011.
Action Movie Filmography
- CSI: Miami (2002 - 2012) ''TVSeries''
- Third Watch (1999 - 2005) ''TVSeries''
- Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1997 - 1999) ''TVSeries''
- RoboCop 3 (1993)
- Legal Tender (1991)
