| Film and television |
 Lopez's first television job as an actress, on the Fox series South CentralSecond ChancesHotel Malibu. She then appeared in the made-for-television film Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7. Lopez's first serious screen role was in Gregory Nava's 1995 drama My Family, playing the character of Young Maria in the 1920s. After starring alongside Jimmy Smits and Edward James Olmos in My Family, Lopez starred in the action film Money Train opposite Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. In 1996, she beat out Ashley Judd and Lauren Holly for the supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola's 1996 comedy  JackBlood and Wine.Lopez's first big break came in 1997, when she was chosen to play the title role in Selena, a biopic of the Tejano pop singer Selena. Despite having previously worked with Nava on Mi Familia, Lopez was subjected to an intense auditioning process before landing the lead role of Selena. She earned widespread praise for her performance, including a Golden Globe Award for "Best Actress -  Motion Picture Musical or Comedy". Later that year Lopez appeared in two major films. She starred in the horror film AnacondaU Turn, which is based on the book Stray Dogs, starring alongside Sean Penn and Billy Bob Thornton.In 1998, she had one of her most acclaimed roles, starring opposite George Clooney in Out of Sight, Steven Soderbergh's adaptation the Elmore Leonard novel. Cast as a deputy federal marshal who falls for a  charming criminal, Lopez won raves for her tough performance and in the process she became the highest paid Latina actress in Hollywood history. That same year, she provided the voice for Azteca on the computer-animated film Antz. Lopez then starred opposite Vince Vaughn, in the psychological thriller film The Cell. She portrayed Catherine Deane, a child psychologist who uses a virtual reality to enter into the minds of her patients to coax them from their comas. The film was released on August 18, 2000 and became a box  office success opening at number one. The following year, Lopez took a hiatus from acting in films to work on her music career.Lopez is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and the highest-paid Latin actress in Hollywood history, though she's never had a film grossing over $100 million in the U.S. She was on the The Hollywood Reporter's list of the top ten actress salaries in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Lopez received $15 million for her role in Monster-in-Law. Her top-grossing film domestically is Maid in Manhattan which grossed  $94,011,225, and her most successful international film, Shall We Dance?, grossed $112,238,000, at the international box office. Domestically, Shall We Dance? grossed $57,890,460 and a total of $170,128,460 worldwide. In 2007, Lopez made the Forbes magazine's list of "The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment," ranking ninth. Her wealth is estimated to be $110 million. |
| Movies |
 | Character: Zoe Genre: Comedy / Crime / Romance / Thriller Release: 1998 October Length: 2H., 3 min. Plot: A career bank robber breaks out of jail and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a US Marshall he has kidnapped. |
 | Character: Sharon Pogue Genre: Drama / Romance Release: 2001 May Length: 1H., 42 min. Plot: A mysterious man claims to be the guardian angel of a female police officer. Awards: Nominated - Razzie Award / Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated - ALMA Award / Worst Actress |
 | Character: Selena Quintanilla-Pérez Genre: Biography | Drama | Music Release Date: 21 March 1997 Plot: The true story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, a Texas born tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts Awards: Won - ALMA Award / Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film Nominated - Golden Globe / Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical Won - Lasting Image Award / Best Motion Picture Won - Lone Star Film & Television Award / Best Actress Nominated - MTV Movie Award / Best Breakthrough Performance |
 | Character: Catherine Deane Genre: Fantasy / Crime / Drama / Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi Release: 2000 September Length: 1H., 47 min. Plot: A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim. Awards: Nominated - Saturn Award / Best Actress Won - Blockbuster Entertainment Award / Favorite Actress - Science Fiction Won - MTV Movie Award / Best Dressed Nominated - MTV Movie Award / Best Villain |
 | Character: Terri Flores Genre: Action / Adventure / Horror / Thriller Release: 1997 April Length: 1H., 29 min. Plot: A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake. Awards: Won - ALMA Award/ Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film Nominated - Saturn Award / Best Actress Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Award / Favorite Actress - Action/Adventure |
 | Character: Azteca Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure / Animation / Family Release: 1999 January Length: 1H., 23 min. Plot: A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves. |
 | Character: Grace McKenna Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller Release: 1997 October Length: 2H., 5 min. Plot: A drifter (Penn) becomes entangled with a femme fatale (Lopez) and her husband (Nolte) after his car breaks down in their small Southwest town. |
 | Character: Marisa Ventura Genre: Comedy / Romance Release: 2002 December Length: 1H., 45 min. Plot: A senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress. Awards: Nominated - Image Award / Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated - Blimp Award / Favorite Movie Actress Nominated: Razzie Award / Worst Actress Nominated - Teen Choice Award / Choice Movie Actress - Comedy / Choice Movie Liar / Choice Movie Liplock |
 | Character: Gertrude Steiney Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance Release: 2004 September Length: 1H., 42 min. Plot: After his career is sidelined from an unexpected tragedy and a personal blowup, a single man must take care of his precocious daughter. Awards: Nominated - Razzie Award / (Worst Screen Couple) / (Worst Supporting Actress) |
 | Character: Jean Gilkyson Genre: Drama Release: 2005 December Length: 1H., 47 min. Plot: A down on her luck woman, desperate to provide care for her daughter, moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds. |
 | Character: Lauren Adrian Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller Release: 2007 February Length: 1H., 52 min. Plot: A journalist (Lopez) investigates a series of murders near American-owned factories on the border of Juarez and El Paso. |
 | Character: Puchi Genre: Biography / Drama / Music Release: 2007 August Length: 1H., 56 min. Plot: The life story of Hector Lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United States. |
 | Character: Slim Hiller Genre: Drama / Thriller Release: 2002 November Length: 1H., 55 min. Plot: On the run from an abusive husband, a young mother begins to train herself to fight back. Awards: Nominated - Razzie Award / Worst Actress Nominated - Teen Choice Award / Film - Choice Actress, Drama/Action Adventure |
 | Character: Ricki Genre: Comedy / Crime / Romance Release: 2003 August Length: 2H., 1 min. Plot: The violent story about how a criminal lesbian, a tough-guy hit-man with a heart of gold, and a retard came to be best friends through a hostage. Awards: Won - Razzie Award / Worst Actress / Worst Screen Couple |
 | Character: Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini Genre: Comedy / Romance Release: 2005 August Length: 1H., 41 min. Plot: The love life of Charlotte is reduced to an endless string of disastrous blind dates, until she meets the perfect man, Kevin. Unfortunately, his merciless mother will do anything to destroy their relationship. Awards: Nominated - Razzie Award / Worst Actress Nominated - Teen Choice Award / Choice Movie Actress: Comedy / Choice Movie Chemistry |
 | Character: Paulina Genre: Comedy / Drama / Music / Romance Release: 2004 October Length: 1H., 46 min. Plot: A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons. Awards: Nominated - Teen Choice Award / Choice Movie Dance Scene |
 | Character: Mary Fiore Genre: Comedy / Romance Release: 2001 March Length: 1H., 43 min. Plot: Mary Fiore is the wedding planner. She's ambitious, hard-working, extremely organized, and she knows... Awards: Won - Blimp Award / Favorite Female Movie Star Nominated - Razzie Award / Worst Actress Nominated - Teen Choice Award / Film - Choice Chemistry |
 | Character: Zoe Release Date:22 January 2010 Genre: Comedy | Romance Plot: After years of dating, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has decided waiting for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother, she commits to a plan, makes an appointment and decides to go it alone. On the day of her artificial insemination, Zoe meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin) a man with real possibilities. |
 | Character: Miss Marquez Genre: Comedy / Drama Release: 1996 December Length: 1H., 53 min. Plot: Because of an unusual aging disorder that has aged him four times faster than a normal human being, a boy enters the fifth grade for the first time with the appearance of a 40 year old man. Awards; Nominated - NCLR Bravo Award / Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film |
 | Character: Gabriela 'Gabby' Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller Release: 1997 February Length: 1H., 41 min. Plot: Bob Rafelson has stated that this is the final part of an informal trilogy he started with "Five Easy... |
 | Character: Grace Santiago Genre: Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller Release: 1996 January Length: 1H., 43 min. Plot: A vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares; his foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him. Awards: Nominated - NCLR Bravo Award / Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film |
 | Character: Young Maria Genre: Drama Release: 1995 May Length: 2H., 8 min. Plot: Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose... Awards: Nominated - Independent Spirit Award / Best Supporting Female |
 | Character: Myra Release Date: May 1987 Genre: Drama Tagline: She wanted in, they wanted out. Plot: A young girl agrees to work in a center for girls who can't stay with their parents. She gets wrapped up in the plights of several of the girls |
| Producer |
Since marrying Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez has still stayed in the public eye. She appeared in and produced a number of films in 2006 and 2007, including The Singer and Bordertown. Jennifer's status as a powerful celebrity hit its peak in 2007 as she ranked at No. 9 on Forbes magazine's list of The Richest 20 Women In Entertainment with an estimated wealth of $110 million. She was also listed by the 2007 Guinness World Records as the most powerful actress. Maid in Manhattan" (2009) TV series (announced) (executive producer) "Como ama una mujer" (2007) TV mini-series (executive producer) Feel the Noise (2007) (producer) "Dancelife" (2007) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes) ... aka "Dance Life" (USA) El cantante (2006) (producer) "South Beach" (executive producer) (1 episode, 2006) - Every Day Above Ground Is a Good Day (2006) TV episode (executive producer) Jennifer Lopez in Concert (2001) (TV) (executive producer) Jennifer Lopez: Feelin' So Good (2000) (V) (executive producer) |
episode (performer: "Waiting for Tonight")
(performer: "Get Right") 
