Eva Maria LaRue (; born December 27, 1966)
is an American actress and model. She is known for her roles as
Maria Santos on ''
All My Children'' and Det.
Natalia Boa Vista on ''
CSI: Miami
''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...
''.
Early life
LaRue was born in
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
to Marcie and Luis LaRue. She has three siblings, sisters Nika and Lara and a brother, Luis Jr.
She is a member of the
Baháʼí Faith
The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people. Established by Baháʼu'lláh in the 19th century, it initially developed in Iran and parts of the ...
.
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, California
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. In 1985, she graduated from
Norco High School
Norco High School is California Distinguished School comprehensive public high school serving over 2,000 students from grades 9-12 in Norco, California, United States. It is part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District. The current principal ...
.
Career
Modeling
LaRue started modeling after graduating from high school, first working with the Judith Fontaine Agency and eventually with
Frederick's of Hollywood
Frederick's of Hollywood is an American lingerie brand formerly with stores in shopping malls across the United States. In 2015, all 111 retail stores were closed in advance of a bankruptcy filing. The brand was acquired by Authentic Brands Gro ...
.
She appeared in infomercials for Zumba fitness workout and Sheer Cover Studio mineral makeup. She has graced the cover of numerous magazines, including ''LA Direct'', ''
Vivmag ''VIVmag'' is one of the earliest exclusively digital, interactive women's lifestyle magazines. Launched in 2006 and backed by Canadian industrialist David Harrison Gilmour (the founder of FIJI Water LLC), the bimonthly magazine is distributed by Z ...
'', ''
Orange Coast'', ''
InStyle Weddings'', ''
Woman's World
''Woman's World'' is an American supermarket weekly magazine with a circulation of 1.6 million readers. Printed on paper generally associated with tabloid publications and priced accordingly, it concentrates on short articles about subjects such a ...
'' and ''
Latina
Latina or Latinas most often refers to:
* Latinas, a demographic group in the United States
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America.
*Latin Americans
Latina and Latinas may also refer ...
''.
Acting
LaRue was the co-host and announcer on ''
Candid Camera'' from 1991 to 1992. From 1993 to 1997, and again from 2002 to 2005, LaRue portrayed Dr. Maria Santos Grey on ''
All My Children''. There, she was half of ''All My Children''
supercouple Edmund and Maria. She received a
Daytime Emmy Award
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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 in June 2003.
In 2010, LaRue reprised her role as Maria temporarily on January 5 for ''All My Childrens 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.
In 2005 LaRue portrayed Linda Lorenzo,
George Lopez
George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture. Lopez has rece ...
's "Long Lost" sister, on the TV sitcom ''
George Lopez
George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture. Lopez has rece ...
''. In the fall 2005, LaRue began the role of
Natalia Boa Vista on ''
CSI: Miami
''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...
''. It was revealed in the end of season four that Eva's character, Natalia Boa Vista, was the mole in the lab reporting back to the
FBI
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. Beginning with season five, LaRue became a full-time cast member.
In July 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 its network run on ABC. In 2013 she played Agent Tanya Mays in the episode "Final Shot" on ''
Criminal Minds
''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was revived in 2022. It ...
''.
In July 2015, it was announced that LaRue had been cast on ''
Fuller House'', the revival series of the sitcom ''
Full House
''Full House'' is an American television Situation comedy, sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best ...
''. She portrayed the character of Teri Tanner, the vivacious and busty wife of Danny Tanner. The series premiered on
Netflix
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in 2016. She also played the role of the
Admirable in three episodes of ''
Mack & Moxy
''Mack & Moxy'' is a computer-animated children's television series. Each episode teaches children lifelong lessons of charity and compassion, while celebrating the joy of helping others. Created by Brahm Wenger and Alan Green, the show combines ...
''. In May 2019, she was cast on ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...
'' in the role of Celeste Rosales.
Personal life
LaRue's sister Nika was one of the women photographed by convicted killer
Bill Bradford for his collection. She was No. 3 (out of 54 photos) on the poster released by the
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), officially the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, is a law enforcement agency serving Los Angeles County, California. LASD is the largest sheriff's department in the United States ...
to find living victims. Bradford would photograph women he met in bars and photo shoots under the guise that he would assist their modeling careers. The incident was used in ''CSI: Miami'' in the season five episode "Darkroom" soon after the revelation. Nika guest-starred in the episode as a reporter. She was initially offered the role of Eva's on-screen sister and a surviving victim, but declined that role, describing it as being "too surreal".
LaRue was married to actor
John O'Hurley
John George O'Hurley Jr. (born October 9, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, singer, author, game show host and television personality. He is known for his portrayal of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld'', and was the sixth host of the ...
for two years until 1994. She married fellow ''All My Children'' co-star
John Callahan in November 1996. The couple served as co-hosts of the 1997 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The couple's daughter Kaya McKenna Callahan was born in December 2001. The couple divorced in 2005.
LaRue married Joe Cappucio in June 2010 but Cappucio filed for divorce in 2014.
LaRue and her daughter were stalked by James David Rogers from 2012 to 2022, when Rogers was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his actions.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards
References
External links
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2007 Eva LaRue Interviewon ''
Sidewalks Entertainment
''Sidewalks Entertainment'' (1988–present) is a weekly American television series that is a combination of a talk show, magazine show and variety show featuring celebrity interviews, music, artistic and novelty acts, and rising performers. The ...
''
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1966 births
20th-century Bahá'ís
21st-century Bahá'ís
Actresses from Long Beach, California
American Bahá'ís
American film actresses
American soap opera actresses
Living people
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
American female models
American people of Puerto Rican descent
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series winners