Biography
Hailing from the world of dance, Constance Marie emerged from the global concert stage - which included a stint on David Bowie's 1987 Glass Spider Tour - and forged a successful acting career. Though she struggled for a few years to find her footing, Marie landed her first break on the television remake of the hit film, "Dirty Dancing" (CBS, 1988-89) and had a recurring role as Nikki Alvarez on the daytime soap "Santa Barbara" (NBC, …
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Career Milestones
| Spotted in a club by a dance choreographer for David Bowie | ||
| Starred dancing while in her teens | ||
| Traveled to Japan to perform in the musical by famed composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, "Cosmopolis" | ||
1987 | Performed as a dancer on David Bowie's Glass Spider Tour | |
1988 | Cast as a dancer in her first film appearance, "Salsa" | |
1988 | First acting role was playing Penny Rivera on the CBS series "Dirty Dancing" | |
1989 | Cast as Nikki Alvarez on the NBC soap opera "Santa Barbara" | |
1995 | Feature film debut, the Gregory Nava directed "My Family" | |
1997 | Cast in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Union Square" | |
1997 | Played the late Tejano singer's mother in the biographical film "Selena" | |
2001 | Appeared in the film "Tortilla Soup" | |
2002 | Cast as Nina Gonzales in the critically acclaimed PBS miniseries "American Family" | |
2002 | Co-starred as the title character's wife Angie Lopez on the ABC sitcom "George Lopez" | |
2011 | Co-starred on the ABC Family drama series "Switched at Birth" | |
2011 | Voiced the animated character Imelda in the "Shrek" spin-off "Puss in Boots" | |