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Eva La Rue
Galloping Past Allergies
and into Motherhood
and into Motherhood
By Donna Smith
Long-time fans of All My Children know her best as Maria Santos. If you're a fan of CSI: Miami, you know her as Natalia Boa Vista, a lab specialist with a knack for grant writing. Or maybe you've seen her on The George Lopez Show, as co-host for E! Style Network's Modern Girls Guide to Life or weekend anchor for TV's Extra! But for Eva La Rue, her favorite job is being mom to her daughter, Kaya. Unfortunately, she also has a permanent role as an allergy suffer – and has since childhood.
"I've suffered from allergies for 12 years," says La Rue, who is also a supporter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Learn The Signs. Act Early" campaign and recent recipient of a Gracie Allen Award by the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television. "My allergies became noticeably worse when I moved back to California after living in New York off and on while filming All My Children."
La Rue is allergic to horse hair, pollen spores and the grasses in California. "My doctor said I'm insanely allergic to this state," she says. "When I moved to New York City to do All My Children, I had my first bout with 
seasonal allergies. I'd walk through Central Park during the spring and would find myself sneezing and my face would get itchy."