Actress/singer Jennifer Lopez was born in the Bronx, NY on July 24, 1970.
After starting out in musical theatre 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 (the product 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 hit with the infectious single "If You Had My Love".
Jason Ankeny, All-Music Guide.
Family
Father: David, a computer operations specialist
Mother: Guadalupe, a kindergarten teacher in The Bronx, New York
Older sisters: Lynda (a DJ for WKTU in New York) and Leslie (a music teacher).
Ex-Husband: Ojani Noa.
Filmography
Out of Sight (1998) as Karen Sisco
Antz (1998) (voice) as Azteca
U Turn (1997) as Grace McKenna
Anaconda (1997) as Terri Flores
Selena (1997) as Selena Quintanilla
Blood and Wine (1997) as Gabriela
Fan Mail
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