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Eva LaRue
Eva LaRue, 2009
Born	Eva Maria LaRuy December 27, 1966 (1966-12-27) (age 43) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Other name(s)	Eva LaRue Callahan Eva LaRue Eva Larue
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987 – present
Spouse(s)	John O'Hurley (1992-1994) John Callahan (1996-2004)

Eva Maria LaRue (born Eva Maria LaRuy; December 27, 1966) is an American model and actress. She rose to prominence as a regular on All My Children and is now a cast regular on CSI: Miami.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Early life

LaRue was born in Long Beach, California, and is a blend of Puerto Rican, French, Dutch, and Scottish ancestries. She is a member of the Bahá'í Faith.¹

LaRue began acting at the age of six and was later a teenage beauty queen. She won Danfranc Productions Miss California Empire 1984 title at the state pageant held in Irvine, CA. She was a Frederick's of Hollywood model.

Career

From 1993 to 1997 and again from 2002 to 2005, LaRue portrayed Dr. Maria Santos Grey on All My Children.² There, she was half of All My Children supercouple Edmund and Maria. She received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" for All My Children. 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 a backdrop to the lovemaking scene after the third marriage of the characters Edmund and Maria June of 2003.

In 2010, LaRue reprised her role as Maria temporarily on January 5 for All My Children's 40th anniversary.³

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.

Personal life

From 1992-1994, LaRue was married to John O'Hurley. She began a romance with John Callahan, an All My Children co-star who portrayed her on-screen husband Edmund Grey. Together, they 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 divorced in 2005. LaRue and Callahan have one daughter, Kaya McKenna Callahan (born December 6, 2001).

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.⁴

In 2008, she was spotted attending a Portuguese SuperLiga game in Lisbon between Sporting Portugal and FC Porto with her co-star Jonathan Togo. They were both given a Sporting jersey prior to the game.⁵ She later announced her engagement to businessman Joe Cappuccio, owner of a seafood exporting company, who she met in the Fall of 2008 through a friend. "We hit it off, and we've been inseparable ever since," she stated. And after two failed marriages to actors, she is happy her fiance is not in show business. Cappuccio proposed to her while they were on vacation in Africa. "I was driven to tears and totally speechless as he placed the four-carat ring on my finger," conveyed LaRue.⁶ LaRue and Cappuccio were supposed to get married in Mexico in June 2009,⁷ but due to commitment issues on the part of her fiancé, the wedding was called off.⁸LaRue is reported to be engaged again,to Joe Cappuccio.She was proposed to on a vacation in Bora Bora."It was a table for two on the beach by the water, we had a private dinner...I knew he was going to do it, I just didn't know when he was going to do it," LaRue said.

LaRue is a third cousin to Jane Fonda.⁹ She is the godmother of Michael Joseph, the son of Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. Sarah Michelle Gellar is the godmother of her daughter Kaya.

Filmography

• CSI: Miami (2005–) as Natalia Boa Vista
• "Armed" by Devon Gundry (2008) as mother
• Lakeview Terrace (2008) as Lieutenant Morgada
• All My Children (1993–1997, 2002-2005, 2010) as Dr. Maria Santos Grey
• Cries in the Dark (2006) as Carrie
• Modern Girl's Guide to Life (2005) as Talent
• George Lopez (two episodes 2005) as Linda Lorenzo #2
• Soul Food (2000–2001 five episodes) as Josefina Alicante
• Third Watch (2000–2001, nine episodes) as Brooke
• Little Pieces
• For Your Love (1999) as Farbia
• Grown Ups (1999) as Claire
• Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1999 one episode) as Dr. Newman
• Diagnosis Murder (1998 one episode) as Kathryn Wately
• Head Over Heels (1997) as Carmen
• Out Of Nowhere (1997) as Denise Johnson
• Remembrance (1996) as Serena Principessa di San Tibaldo Fullerton
• A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1996) as Annette Funicello
• RoboCop 3 (1993) as Debbie Dix
• Nurses (1993 one episode) as Cindy
• Dark Justice (1992 one episode)
• Ghoulies III as Erin Riddle
• Dallas (1991 one episode) as DeeDee
• They Came from Outer Space (1991 one episode) as Juanita Gillespie
• Candid Camera as host
• Crash and Burn (1990) as Parice
• Married... with Children (1990 one episode) as Carrie
• Heart Condition (1990) as Peisha
• Freddy's Nightmares (1989 one episode) as Gina
• Perfect Strangers (1989 one episode) as "A" Student
• Charles in Charge (1989) as Daphne Prentiss
• Dangerous Curves (1988) as Leslie Cruz
• The Barbarians (1987) as Cara

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• French immigration to Puerto Rico
• List of French Americans

References

External links

• Official website
• Eva LaRue at the Internet Movie Database
• Eva LaRue at TV.com
• 2007 Eva LaRue Interview on Sidewalks Entertainment

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Preceded by Regis Philbin (solo host)	Miss America Pageant host 1997 (co-host with John Callahan)	Succeeded by Boomer Esiason and Meredith Vieira