United Kingdom, March 24 -- Eva Longoria was the "ugly duckling" in her family during her younger years.

The 50-year-old actress has revealed that she didn't look anything like her sisters as a child and she was never considered to be "the pretty one" in her family.

Eva - who was the youngest of four daughters - said on 'TODAY': "I was performative in my family because I was the ugly duckling. Documentation is available if you need it.

"My three sisters look alike. They are all blonde. I knew I wasn't the pretty one and I was like, 'OK, I'm not the pretty one so I'm going to be the funny one. I'm going to be the smart one.'"

Eva studied kinesiology at a university in Texas, but she eventually found her way to Hollywood.

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