Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lynn Lopez born July 24 1969 also known as JLo 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 highestpaid 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 numberone album and film in the United States with her second album JLo 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 MonsterinLaw 2005 Lopez released two albums in 2002 J to tha LO 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 firstweek sales records for a debut Spanish album Lopez returned to prominence as a judge on American Idol 20112016 With the album Love 2011 she has remained musically active since then Throughout the 2010s she voiced Shira in the animated Ice Age franchise 20122016 starred in the police drama series Shades of Blue 20162018 and served as a judge on World of Dance 20172020 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 numberone singles and two Billboard 200 numberone 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 Worlds 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes 2012 Lopez has a large social media following and is among the mostfollowed 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia