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Eva Longoria, 51, has come a long way from being a Desperate Housewife on Wisteria Lane over 20 years ago. After becoming a star on the hit show, she says she\u2019s continued to rely on hustle, passion and versatility to be wildly successful in a range of pursuits, from advocacy to entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI always ask myself what defines success for me,\u201d Longoria said to\u00a0AARP<\/em> The Magazine.<\/em> \u201cAs I get older, it\u2019s not some superficial thing. I\u2019m at a point where I don\u2019t want to waste my days.\u201d<\/p>\n These days, she\u2019s busy as a mother of a seven-year-old son, host of CNN\u2019s\u00a0Eva Longoria: Searching For<\/em>, a foodie-travel show, and\u00a0she\u2019s also directing<\/a>\u00a0the anticipated Netflix comedy\u00a0The Fifth Wheel<\/em>, starring Kim Kardashian. Longoria is also a successful entrepreneur: More than 20 years ago, she founded a production company, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, with an emphasis on producing documentaries about farmworkers and food, which has produced such iconic projects as\u00a0John Wick<\/em>.\u00a0She\u2019s launched ventures in philanthropy for Latinas in education and entrepreneurship, fashion, hospitality, restaurants and fragrances, and she\u2019s an investor in four soccer teams.<\/p>\n