Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential Latin entertainers of her time, credited with breaking barriers for Latino Americans in Hollywood and helping propel the Latin pop movement in music. She is also noted for impacting popular culture through fashion, branding, and shifting mainstream beauty standards. Lopez began her career as a dancer, making her television debut as a Fly Girl on the sketch comedy series In Living Color in 1991. She rose to fame as an actress, starring as singer Selena in the film of the same name (1997), and established herself as the highest-paid Latin actress, with leading roles in Anaconda (1997) and Out of Sight (1998). Lopez successfully ventured into the music industry with her debut album, On the 6 (1999). In 2001, she became the first woman to simultaneously have a number-one album and film in the United States, with her second album, J.Lo, and the romantic comedy The Wedding Planner. She has since become known for starring in romantic comedies, including Maid in Manhattan (2002), Shall We Dance? (2004), and Monster-in-Law (2005). Lopez released two albums in 2002: J to tha L–O! The Remixes and This Is Me... Then, the former became the first remix album to top the US Billboard 200. Media scrutiny and the failure of her film Gigli (2003) preceded a career downturn. Her subsequent albums included Rebirth (2005) and Como Ama una Mujer (2007); the latter broke first-week sales records for a debut Spanish album. Lopez returned to prominence as a judge on American Idol (2011–2016). With the album Love? (2011), she has remained musically active since then. Throughout the 2010s, she voiced Shira in the animated Ice Age franchise (2012–2016), starred in the police drama series Shades of Blue (2016–2018), and served as a judge on World of Dance (2017–2020). In 2019, she garnered critical praise for her performance in the crime drama Hustlers. Lopez continued her acting career with leading roles in the films Marry Me (2022), The Mother (2023), This Is Me... Now: A Love Story, Atlas (2024), and Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025). With over 80 million records sold worldwide, Lopez has earned four US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and two Billboard 200 number-one albums. Her accolades include a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, the Billboard Icon Award, three American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards (including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award), and six Guinness World Records. She has been ranked among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time (2016) and the World's 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes (2012). Lopez has a large social media following and is among the most-followed individuals on Instagram. Her other ventures include a lifestyle brand, beauty and fashion lines, fragrances, a production company, and a charitable foundation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Lopez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2027Ice Age: Boiling Point — Shira (voice)
• 2026Office Romance — Jackie Cruz, Producer
• 2025Anaconda — Jennifer Lopez (uncredited)
• 2025Kiss of the Spider Woman — Ingrid Luna / Aurora / The Spider Woman, Executive Producer
• 2024Atlas — Atlas Shepherd, Producer
• 2024This Is Me…Now — The Artist, Writer, Executive Producer, Story
• 2024Unstoppable — Judy Robles
• 2023The Mother — Mother, Producer
• 2022Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits — (archive footage)
• 2022Marry Me — Kat Valdez, Producer
• 2022Shotgun Wedding — Darcy Rivera, Producer
• Thanks a Million — Self, Executive Producer
• Good Trouble — Executive Producer
• 2019Hustlers — Ramona Vega, Producer
• 2018Second Act — Maya, Producer
• 2017Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017
• Will & Grace — Jennifer Lopez
• 2016Ice Age: Collision Course — Shira (voice)
• 2016Scrat: Spaced Out — Shira (voice) (uncredited)
• Shades of Blue — Harlee Santos
• 2015Home — Lucy Tucci (voice), Songs
• 2015Lila & Eve — Eve
• 2015The Boy Next Door — Claire Peterson, Producer
• 2014Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again — Self, Executive Producer
• 2013Parker — Leslie Rodgers
• The Fosters — Executive Producer
• 2012Ice Age: Continental Drift — Shira (voice), Songs
• Q'Viva! The Chosen — Creator
• 2012What to Expect When You're Expecting — Holly
• 2011Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 — Shira (voice)
• South Beach Tow — Executive Producer, Creator
• 2010The Back-Up Plan — Zoe
• 2007Bordertown — Lauren Adrian, Producer
• DanceLife — Executive Producer, Creator
• 2007Feel The Noise — Self (uncredited), Producer
• 2006El Cantante — Puchi, Producer
• 2006The Sound of the Squid — Executive Producer
• 2005An Unfinished Life — Jean Gilkyson
• How I Met Your Mother — Anita
• 2005Monster-in-Law — Charlie
• 2004Jersey Girl — Gertrude Steiney
• 2004Shall We Dance? — Paulina
• 2003Gigli — Ricki
• 2002Enough — Slim Hiller
• 2002Maid in Manhattan — Marisa Ventura
• 2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
• 2002The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
• 2001Angel Eyes — Sharon Pogue
• 2001The Wedding Planner — Mary Fiore
• 2000The Cell — Catherine Deane
• 1998Antz — Azteca (voice)
• 1998Out of Sight — Karen Sisco
• Will & Grace — Jennifer Lopez
• 1997Anaconda — Terri Flores
• 1997Selena — Selena Quintanilla
• 1997U Turn — Grace McKenna
• 1996Blood and Wine — Gabriela
• 1996Jack — Miss Marquez
• TFI Friday
• 1995Money Train — Grace Santiago
• 1995My Family — Young Maria
• Hotel Malibu — Melinda Lopez
• South Central — Lucille
• 1993Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 — Rosie Romero
• Second Chances — Melinda Lopez
• HBO First Look
• She Gets It from Me — Executive Producer
• The Last Mrs. Parrish — Daphne Parrish, Producer
• White — Cameo

Appearances as themselves (91)

• Shut Up Evan — Self - Guest
• 2026The JLO Show — Self
• 2025Diane Warren: Relentless — Self (archive footage)
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Self (archive footage)
• 2024American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special — Self
• 2024Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration — Self
• 2024Apple Music Live: Jennifer Lopez — Self
• 2024TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy — Self (archive footage)
• 2024The Greatest Love Story Never Told — Self
• 2022Halftime — Self
• 2022Jennifer Lopez & Maluma Live: Marry Me Tonight! — Self
• 2022TMZ No BS: Jennifer Lopez — Self
• 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• 2021Kobe Bryant: The Greatest of All — Self
• 2021Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Roll Up Your Sleeves — Self
• This Is Pop — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World — Self - Performer
• 2020Celebrity Escape Room — Self (voice)
• 2020One World: Together at Home — Self
• 2019Elvis All-Star Tribute — Self - Performer
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2019Wonder Boy — Self
• GQ Presents: Iconic Characters — Self
• 2018Jennifer Lopez: Super Bowl Saturday Night — Self
• 2017Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life — Self
• 2017Jennifer Lopez | Tidal X Brooklyn — Self
• World of Dance — Self - Judge
• 2016J. Lo: Let's Get Real — Self
• 2016Jennifer Lopez | All I Have — Self
• 2016The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• 2015Jennifer Lopez | iHeartRadio Music Festival — Self
• Lip Sync Battle — Self
• 2015The Latin Explosion: A New America — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• 2014iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party 2014 — Self
• 2013$ellebrity — Self
• Radio Disney Music Awards — Self
• 2013The Women Concert for Change — Self
• 2012FOX 25th Anniversary Special — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2011Jennifer Lopez | iHeartRadio Music Festival 2011 — Self
• 2010Teenage Paparazzo — Self (uncredited)
• The Talk — Self
• The Jay Leno Show — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• 2005Selena ¡Vive! — Self - Performer
• 2004Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar! — Self
• 2004Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos — Self
• 2004Michael Jackson: The One — Self
• Miley's New Year's Eve Party — Self - Musical Guest
• Parkinson — Self - Guest / Performer
• 2003101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment — Self (archive footage)
• 2003Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud — Self
• 2003Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• 2003Maxim: Hot Clips — Self (archive footage)
• 2003Michael Jackson: Number Ones — Self (archive footage)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self, Self - Guest
• American Idol — Self - Judge, Self - Performer
• 2002The Best of Max — Self
• 2001MTV Icon: Janet Jackson — Self
• Project Greenlight — Self
• 2000Jennifer Lopez | Feelin' So Good — Self
• Latin Grammy Awards — Self
• 2000M6 awards 2000 — Self
• Le Grand Tralala — Self
• Rove — Self
• Teen Choice Awards — Self, Self - Presenter
• 1998Inside 'Out of Sight' — Self
• Parkinson — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• Inside the Actors Studio — Self
• Intimate Portrait — Self
• Billboard Music Awards — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self - Presenter
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• Wetten, dass..? — Self
• Verstehen Sie Spaß? — Self
• 1976Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music — Self
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Winner
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host & Musical Guest, Self - Musical Guest
• American Music Awards — Self - Musical Guest, Self - Host / Musical Guest
• The Grammys — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• Bambi — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter