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Jennifer Lopez
BORN: July 24, 1970
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 major hit with the infectious single "If
You Had My Love." ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
