Biography
An ambitious triple threat who went from dancer to top shelf actress to best-selling recording artist, Jennifer Lopez was able to maintain a high level of publicity throughout a majority of her career, even when negative press managed to enter her orbit. After getting her start as a "Fly Girl" on the hit variety series "In Living Color" (Fox, 1990-94), Lopez broke through with a strong leading performance in the biopic "Selena" (1997), playing …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Voiced the character Shira, a saber-toothed cat in "Ice Age: Continental Drift" | |
2012 | Cast as one of the leads in ensemble romantic comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting" | |
2011 | Reignited music career with hit dance single "On the Floor" from the album Love? | |
2010 | Joined the judges' panel for the 10th season of "American Idol" (Fox); a deal reported worth $12 million; contract was renewed for season 11; announced exit from "American Idol" as a judge after two seasons | |
2010 | Returned to features with the romantic comedy "The Back-Up Plan" | |
2010 | Guest starred on an episode of CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" playing Anita Appleby, a no-nonsense author of self-help books that teach women how to mold men into "relationship machines" | |
2007 | Cast opposite Antonio Banderas in "Bordertown," playing a reporter investigating a series of murders on the border of Juarez and El Paso, TX | |
2007 | Cast in "El Cantante" alongside her husband Marc Anthony as Hector Lavoe, the man behind the salsa movement of 1975 | |
2006 | Executive produced the MTV reality series "Moves," revolving around the lives of dancers working to make it in the business | |
2005 | Cast opposite Robert Redford as an abused woman who moves in with her father-in-law in Lasse Hallström's "An Unfinished Life" | |
2005 | Co-starred with Jane Fonda and Michael Vartan in "Monster-in-Law" | |
2004 | Starred as a dance instructor opposite Richard Gere in "Shall We Dance?" | |
2004 | Guest starred as herself on the two part season finale of NBC's "Will & Grace" | |
2004 | Featured oppositie Affleck in writer-director Kevin Smith's "Jersey Girl" | |
2003 | Contracted to appear in magazine and billboard ads for Louis Vuitton luggage | |
2003 | Cast opposite Ben Affleck in the box office flop "Gigli" | |
2002 | Plays a hotel worker in the Cinderella-like "Maid in Manhattan" | |
2002 | Starred as an abused wife who sees murder as her only out in the thriller "Enough" | |
2002 | Opened a Cuban eatry in Pasadena, CA called Madre's | |
2002 | Released signature fragrance Glow via perfume-maker Lancaster | |
2001 | Headlined an NBC special marking her first ever concert performance "Jennifer Lopez in Concert" | |
2001 | Starred as a policewoman who finds love with recently widowed James Caviezel in the romantic drama "Angel Eyes" | |
2001 | Launched her clothing line J-Lo by Jennifer Lopez | |
2001 | Released sophomore album J.Lo | |
2001 | Starred in the romantic comedy "The Wedding Planner"; film hit No. 1 on the box-office charts | |
2000 | Played a devoted child psychologist capable of navigating the human subconscious in the bizarre sci-fi murder flick "The Cell" | |
1999 | Released her debut album On the 6, featuring the hit dance single "Waiting for Tonight" | |
1998 | Lent her voice to the animated feature "Antz" | |
1998 | Co-starred as a female U.S. Marshall taken hostage by an escaped convict (George Clooney) in "Out of Sight" | |
1997 | Co-starred in Oliver Stone's "U-Turn" as a beautiful young woman whose husband (Nick Nolte) pays a two-bit criminal (Sean Penn) to kill her | |
1997 | Played a woman simultaneously involved with a wine merchant (Jack Nicholson) and his stepson (Stephen Dorff) in the thriller "Blood & Wine" | |
1996 | Played the title role of slain Tejano singer in "Selena"; reportedly received a $1 million salary making her the highest-paid Latina actress | |
1996 | Played the fifth grade teacher of a rapidly aging ten-year-old (Robin Williams) who looks 40 in Francis Ford Coppola's "Jack" | |
1995 | First leading role in a film, as transit cop Grace Santiago in "Money Train" | |
1995 | First supporting role in features, played young Maria the family matriarch in Gregory Nava's "My Family/Mi Familia" | |
1994 | Reprised the role of Melinda Lopez on the equally short-lived "Hotel Malibu" (CBS) | |
1994 | Co-starred on the acclaimed but short-lived Fox sitcom "South Central" | |
1993 | Originated role of Melinda Lopez on the short-lived CBS series "Second Chances" | |
1993 | First TV-movie, "Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7" (CBS) | |
1991 | Won a dance competition and was hired as a 'fly girl' on the Fox variety series "In Living Color" | |
1988 | Danced in the chorus of "Synchronicity" a musical performed in Japan | |
1988 | First big break in traveling theater review "Golden Musicals of Broadway" | |
1986 | First feature, small role in "My Little Girl" | |
| Began career as a dancer in stage musicals | ||
Awards
1999 | MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance in Out of Sight |
1999 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Out of Sight |
1998 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in Selena |
1997 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Selena |
1996 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in My Family, Mi Familia |