Jennifer Lopez was born on July 24, 1969 in Castle Hill, an upper-class neighborhood in the Bronx, New York City, New York. Her popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress, a Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, a dancer, and a fashion designer. She is the richest Hispanic in Hollywood according to Forbes magazine and also the most influential Hispanic entertainer in America according to People en Español's list of 100 Most Influential Hispanics which pays tribute to Hispanics who have had an impact on their communities.

Jennifer Lopez was a dancer on TV's comedy sketch show In Living Color before landing the title role in a 1997 biopic of the singer Selena. Appearances in the films Blood and Wine (1997) starred alongside Jack Nicholson and Out of Sight (1998) with George Clooney.

In 2000 she appeared in a famously skimpy peacock-colored dress at the music industry's Grammy Awards, and began a much-discussed romance with rapper P. Diddy. Lopez also launched a music career with the albums On the Six (1999) and J.Lo (2001), but she has generally had more success in the movies and as a regular in the gossip sheets.

Her engagement to actor Ben Affleck in 2002 resulted in the of-the-moment combined moniker "Bennifer." The pair never married, and ended their relationship in January 2004. A few months later, on 5 June 2004, Lopez married singer Marc Anthony. Her movies include Anaconda (1997); the animated feature Antz (1998); The Wedding Planner (2001); Angel Eyes (2001), co-starring with Jim Caviezel; Maid in Manhattan (2002); and Gigli (2003) starred alongside Ben Affleck.

Other projects included Jersey Girl, also with Affleck and An Unfinished Life (2005), in which she played a single mom taken in by her father-in-law played by Robert Redford. She also starred opposite Richard Gere in Shall We Dance, a remake of the top-grossing Japanese flick.

Her marriage to Marc Anthony is her third. Jennifer was married to waiter Ojani Noa from 1997-98 and to dancer Cris Judd from 2001-02.

Filmography

• The Governess (2008)
• Cantante, El (2007)
• Bordertown (2007)
• An Unfinished Life (2005)
• Monster-in-Law (2005)
• Shall We Dance (2004)
• Jersey Girl (2004)
• Selena: Greatest Hits (2003)
• Gigli (2003)
• Maid in Manhattan (2002)
• Enough (2002)
• Angel Eyes (2001)
• The Wedding Planner (2001)
• The Cell (2000)
• Antz (1998)
• Out of Sight (1998)
• U Turn (1997)
• Anaconda (1997)
• Selena (1997)
• Blood and Wine (1996)
• Jack (1996)
• Money Train (1995)
• My Family (1995)
• "Second Chances" (6 episodes, 1993-1994)
• "Hotel Malibu" (1 episode, 1994)
• "South Central" (1 episode, 1994)
• Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (1993)
• "In Living Color" (2 episodes, 1993)
• My Little Girl (1987)

Awards

• Kids' Choice Award Blimp Award for Favorite Female Movie Star 2002
• ShoWest Female Star of the Year 2002
• ALMA Award Special Achievement Award - Female Entertainer of the Year 2001
• ALMA Award Entertainer of the Year 2001
• Blockbuster Entertainment Award Best Actress - Science Fiction "The Cell" 2001
• MTV Movie Award Best Dressed "The Cell" 2001
• MTV Music Video Award Best Dance Video "Waiting For Tonight" 2000
• ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role "Out of Sight" 1999
• ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film "Selena" 1998
• Imagen Foundation Awards Lasting Image Award "Selena" 1998
• Lone Star Film & Television Award Best Actress "Selena" 1998