Jennifer Lopez
Actor /
Singer
Jennifer Lopez was a dancer (or "fly girl") 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 (with
Jack Nicholson, 1997) and
Out of Sight (with
George Clooney, 1998) made her a bona fide movie star and the highestpaid Latin actress in Hollywood. In 2000 she appeared in a famously skimpy peacockcolored dress at the music industry's Grammy Awards, and began a muchdiscussed romance with rapper
P. Diddy (aka "Puffy" Combs). 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 ofthemoment 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, with Ice Cube); the animated feature
Antz (1998, with the voice of
Woody Allen); The Wedding Planner (2001, with
Matthew McConaughey);
Angel Eyes (2001, costarring
Jim Caviezel); Maid in Manhattan (2002); and
Gigli (2003, costarring Affleck).
Extra credit: Lopez's popular nickname is "J. Lo"... Her marriage to Marc Anthony is her third: she was married to waiter Ojani Noa from 199798 and to dancer Cris Judd from 200102.
Other singer/actresses include
Thalia,
Britney Spears,
Kylie Minogue and
Barbra Streisand.
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