Mendes has risen to near A-list status thanks to bit parts in music videos, like Will Smith's "Miami," and supporting roles in blockbuster movies, like Exit Wounds (2001), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and Training Day (2001) with Denzel Washington. In 2005, she achieved her most high-profile work to date as the romantic lead in Hitch opposite Will Smith, again. She has also been one of the many gorgeous faces of Revlon, along with other big-name celebrities like Halle Berry and Julianne Moore.