Actress/singer Jennifer Lopez was born in the Bronx, NY, on July 24, 1969; after starting out in musical theater as a child, at age 16 she made her film debut in the little-seen My Little Girl, but her career then stalled until she was tapped to become one of the dancing "Fly Girls" on the television sketch comedy series In Living Color. A recurring role on the TV drama Second Chances followed before Lopez was thrust into the limelight co-starring with Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in the 1995 feature film Money Train; smaller roles in pictures including My Family/Mi Familia, Jack, and Blood and Wine followed before she landed the title role in 1997's Selena, portraying the slain tejano singer. Co-starring opposite George Clooney in 1998's acclaimed Out of Sight, Lopez (part of a Puerto Rican family) became the highest-paid Latina actress in Hollywood history; the following summer, she returned to her musical roots with her debut pop album, On the 6, scoring a major hit with the infectious single "If You Had My Love."
Lopez didn't waste time perfecting a sophomore effort, the appropriately titled J.Lo, which was issued in early 2001. The following year Lopez released J to tha L-O!: The Remixes and This Is Me...Then, which spawned another hit single, "Jenny from the Block." Although her high-profile romance with Ben Affleck created more headlines than her recording career, her follow-up, 2005's Rebirth -- released just after she married singer Marc Anthony -- was anticipated enough to debut at number two on the Billboard 200 album chart. The Spanish-language album Como Ama una Mujer followed in 2007, peaking at number ten on the Billboard 200 chart while remaining at the top of the Latin chart for seven consecutive weeks. In October of that same year, Lopez put out a more "traditional" pop album, Brave, followed by an accompanying tour. Love?, another pop album, was released in April 2011, a few months after Lopez debuted alongside Randy Jackson and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler as one of the judges on American Idol. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
Jennifer Lopez Filmography
| | The Back-up Plan MPAA Rating: PG13 Director: Alan Poul Rating: |
| | Bordertown MPAA Rating: R Director: Gregory Nava More Details >> |
| | El Cantante MPAA Rating: R Director: Leon Ichaso Rating: |
| | An Unfinished Life MPAA Rating: PG13 Director: Lasse Hallström Rating: |
| | Monster-in-Law MPAA Rating: PG13 Director: Robert Luketic Rating: |
| | Jersey Girl MPAA Rating: PG13 Director: Kevin Smith Rating: |
| | Shall We Dance? MPAA Rating: PG13 Director: Peter Chelsom Rating: |
| | Gigli MPAA Rating: R Director: Martin Brest Rating: |
| | Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud Director: Hamish Hamilton More Details >> |
| | Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me Director: Jim Gable More Details >> |
| | Maid in Manhattan MPAA Rating: PG13 Director: Wayne Wang Rating: |
| | Intimate Portrait: Jennifer Lopez Director: Wayne Wang Rating: |
| | Enough MPAA Rating: PG13 Director: Michael Apted Rating: |
| | Saturday Night Live: Jennifer Lopez Director: Michael Apted More Details >> |
| | The Wedding Planner MPAA Rating: PG13 Director: Adam Shankman Rating: |
| | Angel Eyes MPAA Rating: R Director: Luis Mandoki Rating: |
| | Saturday Night Live: Alan Cumming Director: Luis Mandoki More Details >> |
| | The Cell MPAA Rating: R Director: Tarsem Singh Rating: |
| | Jennifer Lopez: Feelin' So Good Director: Paul Hunter More Details >> |
| | Hispanic Hollywood Director: Paul Hunter Rating: |
| | Antz MPAA Rating: PG Director: Eric Darnell Rating: |
| | Out of Sight MPAA Rating: R Director: Steven Soderbergh Rating: |
| | Anaconda MPAA Rating: PG13 Director: Luis Llosa Rating: |
| | Selena MPAA Rating: PG Director: Gregory Nava Rating: |
| | U-Turn MPAA Rating: R Director: Oliver Stone Rating: |
| | Blood and Wine MPAA Rating: R Director: Bob Rafelson Rating: |
| | Jack MPAA Rating: PG13 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Rating: |
| | Money Train MPAA Rating: R Director: Joseph Ruben Rating: |
| | My Family MPAA Rating: R Director: Gregory Nava Rating: |
| | Lost in the Wild Director: Larry Shaw Rating: |
| | Second Chances [TV Series] Director: Larry Shaw More Details >> |
| | My Little Girl MPAA Rating: R Director: Connie Kaiserman Rating: |
| | Jennifer Lopez Presents: Como Ama una Mujer Director: Antonio Serrano More Details >> |
Executive Producer
2006 South Beach [TV Series]
2003 Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud
Jennifer Lopez Presents: Como Ama una Mujer
Producer
2007 Feel the Noise
2007 Bordertown
2006 El Cantante