Jennifer Lopez
Biography
Jennifer Lopez is an American singer, actress and dancer from the Bronx who worked as a professional dancer, including a stint as a Fly Girl on In Living Color, before moving into acting. Her film breakthrough came with Selena (1997) and Anaconda (1997), as well as The Cell (2000) and Out of Sight (1998). She moved into music with On the 6 (1999), her first album, whose single If You Had My Love topped the Billboard Hot 100. In 2001 her second album, J.Lo, and her romantic comedy The Wedding Planner both reached number one in the United States, making her the first woman to achieve that at the same time. Later films include Hustlers (2019), Marry Me (2022), The Mother (2023), Atlas (2024) and Unstoppable (2024). She also judged American Idol and World of Dance, and her honors include the Billboard Icon Award, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, three American Music Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards.
57years old
Turns 58 on July 24in 255 days
- Born The Bronx
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Jennifer Lynn Lopez (birth name)Also credited as J.LO
Movie Career
- Films
- 45
- Career span
- 31 years1995 to 2026
Genres
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A first
J to tha L-O! The Remixes, a remix album by Lopez, was the first of its kind to reach number one on the Billboard 200 in its debut week.
First role
Lopez's first professional job was touring Europe for five months with the musical revue Golden Musicals of Broadway in 1989, where she was the only chorus member without a solo.
Behind the camera
In 2001, Lopez started Nuyorican Productions, her own production company, together with her manager Benny Medina. That same year, she also appeared opposite Jim Caviezel in the romantic drama Angel Eyes.
About the name
Lopez adopted the stage name J.Lo, which was also the title of her second album, after fans gave her the nickname.
Jennifer Lopez movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Gregory Nava directed three of these films, Tim Johnson two and Galen T. Chu two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ben Affleck's page
Keke Palmer's page
John Leguizamo's page
Bobby Cannavale's page
Edward James Olmos's page
Ray Romano's page
All films by Gregory Nava
Tim JohnsonDirector, 2 films, 1998 to 2015
Galen T. ChuDirector, 2 films, 2016
All films by Galen T. Chu
Also three films together2 more actors
- Sonia BragaShotgun Wedding (2022), Bordertown (2007) and Angel Eyes (2001)
- Neil deGrasse TysonThis Is Me…Now (2024), Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) and Scrat: Spaced Out (2016)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jennifer Lopez's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.7 billion
31 of the 45 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 45 films: 31 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 31Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 63% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$409M14.9% of the total
- 2$369M13.4% of the total
- 3$172M6.3% of the total
- 4$170M6.2% of the total
- 5$158M5.7% of the total
- 6$155M5.6% of the total
- 7$155M5.6% of the total
- 8$137M5.0% of the total
$1.0 billionfrom the other 23 films with a worldwide figure, 37% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 2006 to 2018.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2018 | Time 100 | Honored | |
| 2014 | Billboard Music Award for Icon | First Love | Won |
| 2014 | GLAAD Vanguard Award | Won | |
| 2013 | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | |
| 2006 | Crystal Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.