Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lynn Affleck née Lopez born July 24 1969 known professionally as Jennifer Lopez and also by her nickname JLo is an American actress singer record producer dancer television personality fashion designer and television producer Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color Subsequently venturing into acting she gained recognition in the 1995 actionthriller Money Train Her first leading role was in the biographical film Selena 1997 in which she earned an ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress She earned her second ALMA Award for her performance in Out of Sight 1998 She has since starred in various films including The Wedding Planner 2001 Maid in Manhattan 2002 Shall We Dance 2004 MonsterinLaw 2005 and The Backup Plan 2010 Lopez came to prominence within the music industry following the release of her debut studio album On the 6 1999 which spawned the number one hit single If You Had My Love Her second studio album JLo 2001 was a commercial success selling eight million copies worldwide J to tha LO The Remixes 2002 became her second consecutive album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 while her third and fourth studio albums This Is Me Then 2002 and Rebirth 2005 peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 In 2007 she released two albums including her first full Spanishlanguage album Como Ama una Mujer and her fifth English studio album Brave With a new record label Lopez released Love on April 19 2011 In 2012 she released her greatest hits album Dance Again the Hits AKA followed in 2014 Lopezs contributions to the music industry have garnered her numerous achievements including two Grammy Award nominations two Latin Grammy Award nominations three American Music Awards amongst six nominations and the estimated sale of over 55 million records worldwide Billboard ranked her as the 27th Artist of the 2000s decade Lending her musical knowledge to others Lopez was a member of the judging panel of American reality television competition American Idol She led People en Españols list of 100 Most Influential Hispanics in February 2007 She has parlayed her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsement Outside of her work in the entertainment industry Lopez advocates human rights vaccinations and is a supporter of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles She currently executive produces the TV show Shades of Blue in which she stars as Harlee Santos a dirty cop who provides for her daughter with money from bribes and protection payments