Gabrielle Solís (née Marquez, formerly Lang) is one of four main characters on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She is portrayed by Eva Longoria. Longoria was Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards.

Gabrielle Solis (née Marquez, formally Lang) was born in the fictional town of Las Colinas, Texas. Her family is originally from Guadalajara, Mexico. She has a brother and a sister. Her father died of cancer when she was five years old. From that point on, her mother, Lucia (María Conchita Alonso), married Alejandro Perez (Tony Plana) who sexually abused Gabrielle throughout her teenage years. According to Gabrielle, her mother overlooked the matter, and a nun at her school refused to believe her claims of having been raped. When she was fifteen, Gabrielle ran away to New York City to pursue a career in modeling. Gabrielle not only achieved significant success, but also earned a reputation for being difficult. As her career began to fade, she married wealthy businessman Carlos Solis (Ricardo Antonio Chavira), who proposed after only three dates. They then relocated to Wisteria Lane in the fictional suburb of Fairview, Eagle State, where Gabrielle befriended Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), and Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross). Three years into their marriage, Carlos has an affair with the house made, Xiao-Mei and Gaby divorces him. She later marries Mayor Victor Lang but starts an affair with Carlos on her wedding day. After Victor dies in a tornado, Gabrielle remarries Carlos and they have two daughters named Juanita and Celia Solis.