Jennifer Lopez Biography (1970?-)

Full name, Jennifer Lynn Lopez; born July 24, 1970 (some sources cite 1969),in the Bronx, New York, NY; daughter of David (a computer specialist) and Guadalupe (a kindergarten teacher; maiden name, Rodriguez) Lopez; married OjaniNoa (an actor, model, and club manager), February 22, 1997 (divorced, 1998);married Cris Judd (a choreographer, dancer, and actor), September 29, 2001 (divorced, January 26, 2003); married Marc Anthony (a singer and actor), June 5, 2004; stepchildren: Arianna, Cristan, Ryan. Addresses: Office: Nuyorican Productions, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 920, Westwood, CA 90024.; Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor West,Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer, dancer, producer
Birth Details: July 24, 1970?; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Myra, My Little Girl, Hemdale, 1986
Booker, Lambada, Warner Bros., 1990
Grace Santiago, Money Train, Columbia, 1995
The young Maria Sanchez, My Family (also known as East L.A., My Family, Mi Familia, and Caf� con leche), New Line Cinema,1995
Miss Marquez, Jack, Buena Vista, 1996
Gabriela (Gabby), Blood and Wine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Grace McKenna, U Turn (also known as U Turn--Ici commence l'enfer), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Selena Quintanilla-Perez (title role), Selena, Warner Bros., 1997
Terri Flores, Anaconda, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Karen Sisco, Out of Sight, Universal, 1998
Voice of Azteca, Antz (animated), DreamWorks, 1998
Catherine Deane, The Cell, New Line Cinema, 2000
Sharon Pogue, Angel Eyes, Warner Bros., 2000
Mary Fiore, The Wedding Planner (also known as Wedding Planner--verliebt, verlobt, verplant), Columbia, 2001
Marisa Ventura, Maid in Manhattan (also known as Made in New York), Columbia, 2002
Slim Hiller, Enough, Columbia, 2002
Ricki, Gigli (also known as Tough Love), Columbia/TriStar,2003
Gertrude Steiney, Jersey Girl, Miramax, 2004
Paulina, Shall We Dance, Miramax, 2004
Charlie, Monster-in-Law, New Line Cinema, 2005
Jean Gilkyson, An Unfinished Life, Miramax, 2005
Lauren, Bordertown, Capitol Films, 2006
Puchi, El cantante (also known as The Singer and Who Killed Hector Lavoe?), Nuyorican Productions, 2006
Bridge and Tunnel, New Line Cinema, 2006
Some sources cite appearances in America's Darlings, New Regency Pictures/Storyline Entertainment, c. 2006; and as Sue Ellen Ewing, Dallas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2007.
Film Producer
Bordertown, Capitol Films, 2006
El cantante (also known as The Singer and Who Killed Hector Lavoe?), Nuyorican Productions, 2006
Reggaeton, 2007
Film Work
Other
Performer of songs that have appeared in films, television productions, and videos.
Television Appearances
Series
Member of the Fly Girls dancers, In Living Color, Fox, beginning c. 1990
Melinda Lopez, Second Chances, CBS, 1993-94
Lucille, South Central, Fox, 1994
Melinda Lopez, Hotel Malibu, CBS, 1994
Miniseries
(In archive footage) Herself, 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons, VH1,2003
(In archive footage) Herself, And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop, VH1, 2004
Movies
Rosie Romero, Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (also known as Race against the Dark: The Crash of Flight 7), CBS, 1993
Specials
Host, Coming Up Roses, CBS, 1994
Herself, The Secret World of Antz, 1998
Herself, Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration, 1999
Herself, The Latin Beat, ABC, 1999
Herself, Mi gente! My People, 1999
Host, 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll, VH1, 1999
MTV Uncensored, MTV, 1999
Herself, Greatest Rock & Roll Moments, VH1, 2000
Herself, TRL Uncensored, MTV, 2000
Host, 100 Greatest Pop Songs, MTV, 2000
Herself, Jennifer Lopez in Concert, NBC, 2001
Herself, MTV Icon: Janet Jackson, MTV, 2001
Herself, MTV Snowed in 2001, MTV, 2001
Herself, The Royal Variety Performance 2001, Independent Television (England), 2001
Herself, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Herself, Tito Puente: The King of Latin Music, PBS, 2001
Herself, TRL Super Bowl, CBS, 2001
Puffy on Trial: Victory or No Way Out?, MTV, 2001
Herself, American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2002
Herself, Boogie: Jennifer Lopez (also known as Boogie Special:Jennifer Lopez), 2002
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Herself, Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches, American Movie Classics, 2002
Herself, Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Herself, Primetime Special Edition: Jennifer Lopez, ABC, 2002
Herself, USO Special for the Troops (also known as For the Troops: An MTV/USO Special), MTV, 2002
Herself, Ben & Jen: A Dateline Special, NBC, 2003
Herself, 50 Sexiest Video Moments, VH1, 2003
Herself, Fromage 2003, MuchMusic, 2003
Herself, Jingle Ball (also known as Jingle Ball Rock), Fox,2003
Herself, The Stars' First Time ... on Entertainment Tonight with MaryHart, CBS, 2003
Herself, VH1 All Access: Behind the Red Carpet, VH1, 2003
Michael Jackson Number Ones, CBS, 2003
(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan, NBC, 2003
Herself, En nochebuena con los Lunnis y sus amigos, Television Espanola (Spain), 2004
(In archive footage) Herself, 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs ... Ever, VH1, 2004
(In archive footage) Herself, Last Laugh '04, Comedy Central, 2004
Herself, Maxim Hot 100, VH1, 2004
Herself, Michael Jackson: The One, CBS, 2004
(In archive footage) Herself, The N-Word, Trio, 2004
The Record of the Year 2004, Independent Television, 2004
Herself, Borrow My Crew, MTV, 2005
Herself, Jennifer Lopez: Beyond the Runway, MTV, 2005
(In archive footage) Herself, Showbiz Hissy Fits, Channel 4 (England), 2005
Herself, Wendy Williams Is on Fire on the Red Carpet, VH1, 2005
MTV's Iced Out New Year's Eve 2005, MTV, 2005
Red Carpet Confidential, CBS, 2005
Awards Presentations
Host, The 1995 NCLR Bravo Awards, Fox, 1995
Presenter, The VIDA Awards, NBC, 1995
Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
Presenter, 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998
Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
Presenter, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
ALMA Awards, ABC, 1998
1998 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1998
Host and presenter, The 1999 ALMA Awards, ABC, 1999
Presenter, The 41st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1999
Presenter, 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1999
Presenter, The 1999 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 1999
Presenter, The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1999
The Fifth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 1999
The 1999 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1999
The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 1999, 2000
Host, The First Annual Latin Grammy Awards, CBS, 2000
Presenter, Fifth Annual ALMA Awards, ABC, 2000
Presenter, The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2000
Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 2000, MTV, 2000
Presenter, My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000
Presenter, The 27th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2000
MTV Europe Music Awards 2000, MTV, 2000
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Presenter, The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2001
Presenter, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
48 degres edicion de los premios Ondas, 2001
MTV Video Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001
Second Annual Latin Grammy Awards, 2001
The Teen Choice Awards 2001, Fox, 2001
The 28th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2001
The 2001 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2001
2001 Top of the Pops Awards, BBC, 2001
Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 (also known as MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 Barcelona), MTV, 2002
MTV Video Music Awards 2002 (also known as VMAs 2002), MTV,2002
Presenter, 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, The WB, 2003
Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
(In archive footage) MTV Europe Music Awards 2003, MTV, 2003
2003 Radio Music Awards, NBC, 2003

Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 2004, MTV, 2004
Presenter, The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2004
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '04 (also known as Nickelodeon's 17th Annual Kids' Choice Awards), Nickelodeon, 2004
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2005
Presenter, The 78th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2006
Television Guest Appearances
Episodic
One of the Fly Girls, Inside Edition, syndicated, 1990
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
"Jennifer Lopez: Waiting for Tonight," Making the Video, MTV, 1999
TFI Friday (also known as Thank Four It's Friday), Channel4 (England), 1999
Guest host, Rock across America, VH1, 2000
"Jennifer Lopez: Love Don't Cost a Thing," Making the Video, MTV,2000
Diary, MTV, 2000
Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 2000, 2001
"Show n degres 244," Mundo VIP, 2001
Parkinson, BBC, 2001
Rove Live, Ten Network (Australia), 2001
Verstehen Sie Spass?, 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2006
"Cannes Festival 2002," Leute heute, 2002
"Jennifer Lopez," Rank, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
"Jennifer Lopez," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
"The 25 Most Powerful People in Entertainment," Rank, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Intimate Portrait: Jennifer Lopez, Lifetime, 2002
The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2002, 2004
Total Request Live (also known as TRL and Total Requestwith Carson Daly), MTV, 2002, 2005
(In archive footage) "It's Good to be Ben Affleck," It's Good to Be, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
"Suuri Hollywood-elokuvaspesiaali," 4Pop, 2003
"Wetten, dass ... ? aus Berlin," Wetten, dass ... ?, 2003
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Independent Television (England), 2003
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
(In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, multiple episodes, beginning 2003
Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2003
(Uncredited) Mad TV, Fox, 2003
(In archive footage) 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (also known as E's "101"), E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Project Greenlight 2, HBO, 2003
Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2003
Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2003
"Jennifer Lopez," Famous, Arts and Entertainment, c. 2003
(Archive footage) Love Chain, E! Entertainment Television, c. 2003
Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2003, 2006
(In archive footage) "Bodas recientes," Que bodas!, 2004
"FYI: I Hurt, Too," Will & Grace, NBC, 2004
"I Do," Will & Grace, NBC, 2004
"Oh, No, You Di-in't," Will & Grace, NBC, 2004
(In archive footage) El show de Cristina, multiple episodes in 2004
Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2004
(In archive footage) 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (also known as E's "101"), E! Entertainment Television, 2004
The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2004, 2005
Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004, 2005
Top of the Pops (also known as All New Top of the Pops andTOTP), BBC, 2004, 2005, 2006
(In archive footage) "Lo latino," La tierra de las 1000 musicas, 2005
"Monster-in-Law," HBO First Look, HBO, 2005
"The Newest Designer for Tommy Hilfiger Is ... ," The Cut, CBS, 2005
"Wetten, dass ... ? aus Erfurt," Wetten, dass ... ?, 2005
(In archive footage) CD:UK, Independent Television, 2005
(In archive footage) Cinema mil, TV3 (Television de Catalunya, Spain), 2005
Corazon de ... , Television Espanola (Spain), 2005
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2005
Fashion Week Diaries, 2005
(In archive footage) Getaway (also known as United Travel Getaway), Nine Network (Australia), 2005
GMTV, Independent Television, 2005
Magacine, 2005
Matthew's Best Hit TV+, 2005
(In archive footage) Silenci?, 2005
Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2005
The View, ABC, 2005
(As Jennifer "J-Lo" Lopez) The Film Programme (also known as Film 2006), BBC, 2006
Television Appearances
Pilots
Melinda Lopez, Second Chances, CBS, 1993
Lucille, South Central, Fox, 1994
Melinda Lopez, "The Bed, the Bride, and the Body," Hotel Malibu, CBS, 1994
Television Executive Producer
Series
South Beach, UPN, 2006
Specials
Jennifer Lopez in Concert, NBC, 2001
Jennifer Lopez: Beyond the Runway, MTV, 2005
Stage Appearances
A Christmas Carol, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, between 1991 and 1993
Major Tours
Golden Musicals of Broadway (revue), c. 1988
Synchronicity (musical), Japanese cities, c. 1988
RECORDINGS
Videos
Herself in music video "That's the Way Love Goes," Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996, A&M Video, 1996
Herself, Inside "Out of Sight," Universal Studios Home Video, 1998
(And executive producer) Herself, Jennifer Lopez: Feelin' So Good,Sony Music Entertainment, 2000
Herself, Style as Substance: Reflections on Tarsem, New Line HomeVideo, 2000
Herself, Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me, Sony Music Entertainment, 2003
Herself, More Than Enough, Columbia/TriStar, 2003
"Siempre hace frio," Selena: Greatest Hits, EMI Latin, 2003
Herself in music video "That's the Way Love Goes," From Janet, to Damita Jo: The Videos, EMI Distribution/Ventura Distribution, 2004
Albums
On the 6, The Work Group/Sony, 1999, other versions also released
Official Interview CD, Megaworld, 2000
Star Profile, Master Tone Records, 2000
J.Lo, Epic, 2001, other versions also released
J to tha L-O! The Remixes, Epic, 2002, other versions also released
This Is Me ... Then, Epic, 2002
The Reel Me, Sony, 2003
Rebirth, Sony, 2005
Singles
"Baila," 1998
"Feelin' So Good," featuring Fat Joe and Big Pun, 1999
"If You Had My Love," Sony Records, 1999
"Waiting for Tonight," Work Group/ERG, 1999
(With Marc Anthony) "No me ames," 1999
"Let's Get Loud," 2000
"Love Don't Cost a Thing," 2000
(With Big Punisher) "It's So Hard," 2000
"Ain't It Funny" (version one), 2001
"Ain't It Funny" (version two remix), featuring Ja Rule, 2001
"I'm Real" (version one), 2001
"I'm Real" (version two remix), featuring Ja Rule, 2001
"Play," 2001
(With MTV Allstars/Artists against AIDS) "What's Going On?," c. 2001
"Alive," 2002
"It's Going to Be Alright," featuring Nas, 2002
"Jenny from the Block," 2002
"All I Have," featuring LL Cool J, 2003
"Baby, I Love U," 2003
"I'm Glad," 2003
(With Ja Rule) "New York," c. 2004
"Get Right" (version one), 2005
"Get Right" (version two), featuring Fabolous, 2005
"Hold You Down," featuring Fat Joe, 2005
(With LL Cool J) "Control Myself," 2006
Music Videos
Janet Jackson, "That's the Way Love Goes," 1993
Puff Daddy and the Family, "Been around the World," c. 1997
"Baila," 1998
"Feelin' So Good," featuring Fat Joe and Big Pun, 1999
"If You Had My Love," 1999
"Waiting for Tonight," 1999
(With Marc Anthony) "No me ames," 1999
"Let's Get Loud," 2000
"Love Don't Cost a Thing," 2000
(With Big Punisher) "It's So Hard," 2000
Black Rob, "Dame espacio/Spanish Fly," 2000
"Ain't It Funny" (version one), 2001
"Ain't It Funny" (version two remix), featuring Ja Rule, 2001
"I'm Real" (version one), 2001
"I'm Real" (version two remix), featuring Ja Rule, 2001
"Play," 2001
(With MTV Allstars/Artists against AIDS) "What's Going On?" (version 2, concept video), c. 2001
"Alive," 2002
"It's Going to Be Alright," featuring Nas, 2002
"Jenny from the Block," 2002
"All I Have," featuring LL Cool J, 2003
"Baby, I Love U," 2003
"I'm Glad," 2003
(With Ja Rule) "New York," c. 2004
"Get Right" (version one), 2005
"Get Right" (version two), featuring Fabolous, 2005
"Hold You Down," featuring Fat Joe, 2005
(With LL Cool J) "Control Myself," 2006
WRITINGS
Albums
On the 6, The Work Group/Sony, 1999, other versions also released
J.Lo, Epic, 2001, other versions also released
J to tha L-O! The Remixes, Epic, 2002, other versions also released
This Is Me ... Then, Epic, 2002
The Reel Me, Sony, 2003
Rebirth, Sony, 2005
Singles
"Baila," 1998
"Feelin' So Good," featuring Fat Joe and Big Pun, 1999
"If You Had My Love," Sony Records, 1999
"Waiting for Tonight," Work Group/ERG, 1999
(With Marc Anthony) "No me ames," 1999
"Let's Get Loud," 2000
"Love Don't Cost a Thing," 2000
(With Big Punisher) "It's So Hard," 2000
"Ain't It Funny" (version one), 2001
"Ain't It Funny" (version two remix), featuring Ja Rule, 2001
"I'm Real" (version one), 2001
"I'm Real" (version two remix), featuring Ja Rule, 2001
"Play," 2001
"Alive," 2002
"It's Going to Be Alright," featuring Nas, 2002
"Jenny from the Block," 2002
"All I Have," featuring LL Cool J, 2003
"Baby, I Love U," 2003
"I'm Glad," 2003
(With Ja Rule) "New York," c. 2004
"Get Right" (version one), 2005
"Get Right" (version two), featuring Fabolous, 2005
"Hold You Down," featuring Fat Joe, 2005
(With LL Cool J) "Control Myself," 2006
Wrote songs that have appeared in films, television productions, and videos.
Video Music
Jennifer Lopez: Feelin' So Good, Sony Music Entertainment, 2000
Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me, Sony Music Entertainment, 2003
Nonfiction
Appeared in other books.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Volume 1, Gale, 2002
Contemporary Musicians, Volume 55, Thomson Gale, 2006
Duncan, Patricia J., Jennifer Lopez, St. Martin's Press, 1999
Furman, Leah, Jennifer Lopez, Chelsea House, 2001
Johns, Michael-Anne, Jennifer Lopez, Andrews & McMeel, 1999
Tracy, Kathleen, Jennifer Lopez, ECW Books, 2000

Periodicals

Billboard, November 27, 1999, p. 93; December 4, 1999, p. 22
Blender, April, 2005, pp. 74-84, 86
Cosmopolitan, March, 1999, pp. 202-205; June, 2002, pp. 54-55, 57-58
Entertainment Weekly, October 9, 1998, pp. 28-31; January 7, 2000,pp. 8-9
Femme Fatales, September 1, 2000, pp. 8-11
Glamour, September, 2002, pp. 263-64
GQ, September, 1996
Harper's Bazaar, December, 2002, pp. 190-99
Hello!, August 20, 2002, pp. 38-42
Hollywood Latino, December 12, 2003, p. 61
IFQ: Independent Film Quarterly, May, 2003, pp. 22-25
InStyle, June 1, 1999, p. 276; August 1, 2004
Interview, April, 1997, p. 50
Ladies' Home Journal, January, 2003
Movieline, October, 1996; February, 1998; February, 1999, p. 59
New York Post, June 1, 1999
Parade, December 8, 2002, pp. 4-7
People Weekly, May 10, 1999, p. 187; September 13, 1999, pp. 71-74; January 1, 2000, pp. 84-85; March 13, 2000, p. 146; May 14, 2001, p. 88; June 24, 2002, p. 136; December 30, 2002, p. 106; July 26, 2004, p. 58; August9, 2004, p. 54; January 17, 2005, p. 70; March 7, 2005, p. 66; September 26,2005, p. 68
Premiere, August, 1998, pp. 72-75, 99; February, 1999; August, 2000
Reader's Digest, August, 2003
Redbook, January, 2002, pp. 58-62
Rolling Stone, February 15, 2001, pp. 44-50, 86, 88
Talk, March, 2000
Teen People, May, 2000, pp. 68-92; summer, 2000, p. 42
Time, August 22, 2005, p. 45
TV Guide, December 21, 2002, p. 13; February 21, 2004, p. 33
UMM, fall, 2002, pp. 56-62
Us, April, 1997
US Weekly, October 15, 2001, pp. 40-41
V, issue 38, 2005, p. 81
Vanity Fair, June, 2001, p. 166
Variety, August 2, 1999, p. 4
W, October, 2001, pp. 238-40

Electronic

Jennifer Lopez, http://www.jenniferlopez.com, March 6, 2006

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