Jennifer Lopez
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 24, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential Latin entertainers of her time, credited with breaking barriers for Latino Americans in Hollywood and helping propel the Latin pop movement in music. She is also noted for impacting popular culture through fashion, branding, and shifting mainstream beauty standards. Lopez began her career as a dancer, making her television debut as a Fly Girl on the sketch comedy series In Living Color in 1991. She rose to fame as an actress, starring as singer Selena in the film of the same name (1997), and established herself as the highest-paid Latin actress, with leading roles in Anaconda (1997) and Out of Sight (1998). Lopez successfully ventured into the music industry with her debut album, On the 6 (1999). In 2001, she became the first woman to simultaneously have a number-one album and film in the United States, with her second album, J.Lo, and the romantic comedy The Wedding Planner. She has since become known for starring in romantic comedies, including Maid in Manhattan (2002), Shall We Dance? (2004), and Monster-in-Law (2005). Lopez released two albums in 2002: J to tha L–O! The Remixes and This Is Me... Then, the former became the first remix album to top the US Billboard 200. Media scrutiny and the failure of her film Gigli (2003) preceded a career downturn. Her subsequent albums included Rebirth (2005) and Como Ama una Mujer (2007); the latter broke first-week sales records for a debut Spanish album. Lopez returned to prominence as a judge on American Idol (2011–2016). With the album Love? (2011), she has remained musically active since then. Throughout the 2010s, she voiced Shira in the animated Ice Age franchise (2012–2016), starred in the police drama series Shades of Blue (2016–2018), and served as a judge on World of Dance (2017–2020). In 2019, she garnered critical praise for her performance in the crime drama Hustlers. Lopez continued her acting career with leading roles in the films Marry Me (2022), The Mother (2023), This Is Me... Now: A Love Story, Atlas (2024), and Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025). With over 80 million records sold worldwide, Lopez has earned four US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and two Billboard 200 number-one albums. Her accolades include a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, the Billboard Icon Award, three American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards (including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award), and six Guinness World Records. She has been ranked among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time (2016) and the World's 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes (2012). Lopez has a large social media following and is among the most-followed individuals on Instagram. Her other ventures include a lifestyle brand, beauty and fashion lines, fragrances, a production company, and a charitable foundation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Lopez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
The Last Mrs. Parrish
Movie · as Daphne Parrish
White
Movie · as Cameo
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Movie · as Shira (voice)
Office Romance
Movie · as Jackie Cruz
The JLO Show
Movie · as Self
Shut Up Evan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Movie · as Ingrid Luna / Aurora / The Spider Woman
Anaconda
Movie · as Jennifer Lopez (uncredited)
Diane Warren: Relentless
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Kobe: The Making of a Legend
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Unstoppable
Movie · as Judy Robles
This Is Me…Now
Movie · as The Artist
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
Movie · as Self
Apple Music Live: Jennifer Lopez
Movie · as Self
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Atlas
Movie · as Atlas Shepherd
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Movie · as Self
The Mother
Movie · as Mother
Halftime
Movie · as Self
Jennifer Lopez & Maluma Live: Marry Me Tonight!
Movie · as Self
TMZ No BS: Jennifer Lopez
Movie · as Self
Marry Me
Movie · as Kat
Shotgun Wedding
Movie · as Darcy Rivera
Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
Movie · as (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Movie · as Self
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
Movie · as Self - Performer
Kobe Bryant: The Greatest of All
Movie · as Self
This Is Pop
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Celebrity Escape Room
Movie · as Self (voice)
One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self
Thanks a Million
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wonder Boy
Movie · as Self
Hustlers
Movie · as Ramona Vega
Elvis All-Star Tribute
Movie · as Self - Performer
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jennifer Lopez: Super Bowl Saturday Night
Movie · as Self
Second Act
Movie · as Maya
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jennifer Lopez | Tidal X Brooklyn
Movie · as Self
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life
Movie · as Self
Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017
Movie
World of Dance
TV · as Self - Judge · 50 eps
Will & Grace
TV · as Jennifer Lopez · 1 ep
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special
Movie · as Self
Ice Age: Collision Course
Movie · as Shira (voice)
Jennifer Lopez | All I Have
Movie · as Self
J. Lo: Let's Get Real
Movie · as Self
Scrat: Spaced Out
Movie · as Shira (voice) (uncredited)
Shades of Blue
TV · as Harlee Santos · 36 eps
The Boy Next Door
Movie · as Claire Peterson
Home
Movie · as Lucy Tucci (voice)
Lila & Eve
Movie · as Eve
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Movie · as Self
Jennifer Lopez | iHeartRadio Music Festival
Movie · as Self
Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again
Movie · as Self
iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party 2014
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Parker
Movie · as Leslie Rodgers
The Women Concert for Change
Movie · as Self
$ellebrity
Movie · as Self
Radio Disney Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Movie · as Holly
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Movie · as Shira (voice)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Movie · as Shira (voice)
Jennifer Lopez | iHeartRadio Music Festival 2011
Movie · as Self
Teenage Paparazzo
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Back-Up Plan
Movie · as Zoe
The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bordertown
Movie · as Lauren Adrian
Feel The Noise
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
El Cantante
Movie · as Puchi
The Sound of the Squid
Movie
An Unfinished Life
Movie · as Jean Gilkyson
Monster-in-Law
Movie · as Charlie
Selena ¡Vive!
Movie · as Self - Performer
How I Met Your Mother
TV · as Anita · 1 ep
Shall We Dance?
Movie · as Paulina
Jersey Girl
Movie · as Gertrude Steiney
Michael Jackson: The One
Movie · as Self
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
Movie · as Self
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos
Movie · as Self
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest / Performer · 1 ep
Gigli
Movie · as Ricki
Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud
Movie · as Self
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me
Movie · as Self
Maxim: Hot Clips
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 6 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Enough
Movie · as Slim Hiller
Maid in Manhattan
Movie · as Marisa Ventura
The Best of Max
Movie · as Self
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Movie
The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
Movie
Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches
Movie · as Self
American Idol
TV · as Self - Judge, Self - Performer · 172 eps
The Wedding Planner
Movie · as Mary Fiore
Angel Eyes
Movie · as Sharon Pogue
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
Movie · as Self
Project Greenlight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
M6 awards 2000
Movie · as Self
The Cell
Movie · as Catherine Deane
Jennifer Lopez | Feelin' So Good
Movie · as Self
Latin Grammy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le Grand Tralala
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rove
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Out of Sight
Movie · as Karen Sisco
Antz
Movie · as Azteca (voice)
Inside 'Out of Sight'
Movie · as Self
Will & Grace
TV · as Jennifer Lopez · 3 eps
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
U Turn
Movie · as Grace McKenna
Anaconda
Movie · as Terri Flores
Selena
Movie · as Selena Quintanilla
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Jack
Movie · as Miss Marquez
Blood and Wine
Movie · as Gabriela
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
Money Train
Movie · as Grace Santiago
My Family
Movie · as Young Maria
Hotel Malibu
TV · as Melinda Lopez · 6 eps
South Central
TV · as Lucille · 4 eps
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7
Movie · as Rosie Romero
Second Chances
TV · as Melinda Lopez · 10 eps
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
HBO First Look
TV · 1 ep
Billboard Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host & Musical Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
Good Morning America
TV · as Self - Host “2002’s Year-End Female Albums Artists” · 1 ep
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Host / Musical Guest · 6 eps
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep