Eva Tamargo is an American actress, best known for her roles as Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (1999—2008), and as Celine Gonzales in the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots (2013–2021).
Life and career Tamargo was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Cuban immigrants. She was married to Michael Lemus from 1985 to 2003 and is sometimes credited as "Eva Tamargo Lemus". She is the daughter of the Cuban journalist Agustin Tamargo and Rosalba Nápoles. She has two children, Matthew and Gabriella.
From 1999 to 2008, Tamargo played Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald in NBC soap opera Passions. Tamargo is also known in the international Latino community for her work on the daytime telenovela El Magnate as well as the reality dating show La Cenicienta. She has appeared in television, radio and print commercials as well as stage work with the Repertorio Español in New York City. She also starred in Marielena and Más Sabe el Diablo, and a guest appearance on NCIS.
In 2013, Tamargo was cast as Celine Gonzales, the spiteful domestic of John Schneider and Reneé Lawless in Oprah Winfrey Network primetime soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots. As of June 2020, Tamargo signed an exclusive management deal with Chris Giovanni at CGEM Talent in Los Angeles.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1994El silencio de Neto Elena Yepes 1994Marielena Cecilia Series regular 1999Any Given Sunday Tunnel Reporter 2007Saints & Sinners Helen 3 episodes 1999–2008PassionsPilar Lopez-Fitzgerald Series regularNominated - ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama (2002, 2008) 2009NCISAdrianna LopezEpisode: "Love & War" 2009–2010 Más Sabe el Diablo Arianna de Dávila 180 episodes 2010 El fantasma de Elena Mariela Lafé 3 episodes 2011 No Me Hallo Leonor 15 episodes 2012 El Talismán María Rivera 2 episodes 2012Our Boys Angelica 2013–2015, 2020–2021 The Haves and the Have Nots Celine Gonzales Series regular (seasons 1–3, season 7–8) 2014 The First Madre 2014 The Lookout Sandra Allen 2014 Cosita linda Telma Lujan Recurring role2016American Bred Catalina Adamo2021Rebel Sharon CruzEpisodes: "Race" and "36 Hours"2022Cut, Color, Murder Carol BowdenTelevision film2023NCIS: Los Angeles Carmen PerezEpisode: "Maybe Today"
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