In 2011, Mendes appeared in an uncredited cameo in "Fast Five", reprising her role from "2 Fast 2 Furious". In 2012, she starred in the dramedy "Girl in Progress", as a single mom raising her fourteen-year-old daughter, and in the art fantasy drama "Holy Motors", as Kay M, a role originally written for Kate Moss. While "Girl in Progress" earned Mendes an ALMA Award nomination for Favorite Movie Actress, she described "Holy Motors" as "the coolest, most creative thing I've ever done". In "The Place Beyond the Pines" (also 2012), a drama directed by Derek Cianfrance and alongside Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, Mendes portrayed the former lover of a motorcycle stuntman. The film was a moderate commercial success, and "Entertainment Weekly", in its review, described her performance as "quietly heartbreaking". She also visited Sierra Leone and was featured in the PBS documentary "", which aired in October 2012.