Kamala Lopez

Kamala Lopez is an American actress and filmmaker who has appeared in more than thirty feature films and more than seventy television shows. Born in New York City, she lived in Caracas until age 14, when her family returned to the United States, and she later studied philosophy and theater at Yale University. Her movie credits include Born in East L.A. (1987), Lightning Jack (1994), Deep Cover, and The Burning Season, and she had starring roles on 21 Jump Street, NYPD Blue, Alias, and Medium. She directed A Single Woman (2008), about congresswoman Jeannette Rankin, and the National Women's Political Caucus gave it an exceptional merit in media award in 2009. Her short Ese Beso took Jury and Audience awards in 2013, and her documentary Equal Means Equal won the audience award for best U.S. documentary at the Traverse City Film Festival in 2016 and was a New York Times Critics' Pick.