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Jennifer Lopez - Awards and nominations, Selected filmography

Actress and pop singer, born in the Bronx, New York City, USA. She trained as a dancer and gained a part in the television comedy sketch series In Living Color (1990–3). She went on to co-star in the feature film Money Train (1995) and took the title role in Selena (1997). Later films include Out of Sight (1998), The Wedding Planner (2001), Shall We Dance? (2004), and Monster-in-Law (2005). Also a successful recording artist, her hit albums include J-Lo (2001) and This is Me... Then (2002). She topped the UK singles charts in 2005 with ‘Get Right’ from the album Rebirth.

For the meteorologist of The Weather Channel, see Jennifer Lopez (meteorologist).
Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez at the 2006 Time 100 gala event at the Time Warner Center, New York City, New York, on May 8, 2006
Background information
Birth name Jennifer Lynn Lopez
Also known as J.Lo, Jenny
Born July 24, 1969 (age 37)
Origin The Bronx, New York, United States
Genre(s) Pop, Latin pop, R&B, dance
Occupation(s) Actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, fashion designer
Years active 1987–present (acting)
1998–present (singing)
2001–present (fashion design)
Label(s) Epic Records
Work Records
Website JenniferLopez.com

Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American Golden Globe nominated actress, Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, dancer, and fashion designer. Then

November 19, 2002

#2 U.S., #5 U.S. R&B, #7 UK, #14 AUS, #5 CAN
2x Platinum
Rebirth

March 1, 2005

#2 U.S., #2 U.S. R&B, #8 UK, #10 AUS, #12 CAN
Platinum
Como Ama Una Mujer

Early 2007

TBR

Number-one singles

Year Single Chart positions
U.S. U.S. dance U.S. Latin UK AUS CAN MEX GER
1999 "If You Had My Love" 1 5 27 4 1 1 1 5
"No Me Ames"
(with Marc Anthony)
1
"Waiting For Tonight" 8 1 5 7 13 1 8
2000 "Feelin' So Good"
(featuring Big Pun and Fat Joe)
51 1 15 11 17 5 39
2001 "Love Don't Cost A Thing" 3 9 1 4 1 1 6
"Play" 18 2 3 14 5 4 19
"Ain't It Funny" 3 4 12 13
"I'm Real" 1 4 3 6 1 11
"I'm Real" (Murder Remix)
(featuring Ja Rule)
1 4 3 11
2002 "Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix)
(featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah)
1 8 4 12 1 18
"Jenny From The Block"
(featuring Styles P and Jadakiss)
6 3 5 1 2 8
2003 "All I Have"
(featuring LL Cool J)
1 2 2 1 1 19
2005 "Get Right" 12 1 1 3 3 1 5

Awards and nominations

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1986 My Little Girl Myra
1990 Lambada Booker
1995 My Family/Mi Familia María Sánchez, in the '20s
1995 Money Train Grace Santiago
1996 Jack Miss Márquez
1997 Blood and Wine Gabriela "Gabby"
1997 Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
1997 Anaconda Terri Flores
1997 U Turn Grace McKenna
1998 Out of Sight Karen Sisco
1998 Antz Azteca
2000 The Cell Catherine Deane
2001 The Wedding Planner Mary Fiore
2001 Angel Eyes Sharon Pogue
2002 Enough Slim Hiller
2002 Maid in Manhattan Marisa Ventura
2003 Gigli Ricki
2004 Jersey Girl Gertrude Steiney
2004 Shall We Dance? Paulina
2005 Monster-in-Law Charlotte "Charlie" Cantilini
2005 An Unfinished Life Jean Gilkyson
2006 Bordertown Lauren Fredericks
2006 El Cantante Puchi

Upcoming films:

Bridge & Tunnel (2006) playing Sidney Farris [pre-production] America's Darlings (2006) [in production] The Governess (2008) [announced]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 In Living Color "Fly Girl" Episode 15, season 4 Episode 3, Season 5
1993 Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 Rosie Romero Made-for-television film
1993 Second Chances Melinda Lopez Episodes "Pilot," "Save the Last Dance for Me,"
"Coincidence or Conspiracy," and "I Can't Get
No Satisfaxion"
1994 Second Chances Melinda Lopez Episodes "Swimming Through Mud"
and "Living in Between"
1994 South Central Lucille "Co-op" (episode 4)
1994 Hotel Malibu Melinda Lopez "The Bed, the Bribe and the Body" (episode 1)

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