Eva La Rue

Eva LaRue (born Eva Maria LaRuy on December 27, 1966 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress. Eva LaRue was a teenage beauty queen. She won Danfranc Productions Miss California Empire 1984 title at the state pageant held in Irvine, CA.

From 1993 to 1997 and again from 2002 to 2005, Eva 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.

Eva 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, Eva 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. As of Season 5, La Rue is a full time cast member and her character is now a trainee CSI under the reluctant tutelage of Ryan Wolfe.