Jennifer Lopez filmography

A middle aged, brown-haired woman, wearing brownish glasses, white T-shirt and blue jeans, waves the flag of Puerto Rico.
Lopez holding up the Puerto Rican flag during the Puerto Rican Day Parade in September 2009

American actress Jennifer Lopez has appeared in many motion pictures and television programs. She is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood and is the highest paid actor of Latin descent, making up to US$15 million per film role.[1][2] In addition, she is also the richest actress in Hollywood, with an estimated net worth of $250 million (2013).[3] Lopez made her acting debut at age 16 with a small role in the 1986 film My Little Girl. From there, she received her first high-profile job in 1991 as a Fly Girl dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Following her departure from the show in 1993, Lopez made several guest appearances in the television series South Central, appeared in the made-for-television movie Lost in the Wild (1993) and starred as Melinda Lopez in the television series Second Chances (1993) and its spin-off Hotel Malibu (1994). Second Chances and Hotel Malibu ran for only a brief period, receiving negative reviews.[4] Lopez's first major film role came in the 1995 motion picture Money Train, alongside Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. The film faced negative reviews and is considered to be a box office bomb.[5] Her next two film roles in Jack (1996) and Blood and Wine (1997) were received similarly; however, critics were divided by the latter.[6][7] Lopez received her first leading role in the Selena biopic of the same name in 1997. The film was a commercial and critical success[8] and is often cited by critics as her breakout role.[9][10] Later that year, Lopez starred as Terri Flores in the film Anaconda, which garnered negative reviews by critics despite being a box office success.[11] In 1998, Lopez starred alongside George Clooney in the crime film Out of Sight (1998). The film met with positive reviews and was a box office success.[12] In the same year, she also lent her voice to the animated film Antz.

Following the launch of her music career in 1999, Lopez returned to the big screen as the star of the 2000 psychological thriller The Cell. In 2001, Lopez starred in the films The Wedding Planner and Angel Eyes, which were received unfavorably.[13] The simultaneous release of The Wedding Planner and her second album J.Lo made Lopez the first person in history to have a number one album and film in the same week.[1] Lopez starred alongside Ralph Fiennes in the romantic comedy Maid in Manhattan in 2002. The film received mixed reviews, despite its box office success.[14] In 2003 and 2004 she starred alongside then-boyfriend Ben Affleck in the films Gigli and Jersey Girl. Critics wrote negatively for both films,[15] and Gigli is considered one of the worst films of all time.[16] Lopez retained box office success co-starring in the 2004 film Shall We Dance? alongside Richard Gere. She then co-starred opposite Jane Fonda in the romantic comedy Monster-in-Law (2005). Following the role, Lopez starred in the independent films An Unfinished Life (2005), Bordertown (2006) and El Cantante (2006); she also acted as the executive producer of the latter. In 2006 and 2007 Lopez worked further behind the scenes as an executive producer of the television series South Beach and DanceLife, the film Feel the Noise and the mini-series Jennifer Lopez Presents: Como Ama una Mujer.

Following the birth of her twins in 2008, Lopez took a break from her career. She made her return to the small screen and the big screen in 2010, making a guest appearance in an episode of How I Met Your Mother and starring in the film The Back-up Plan. In 2011 and 2012, during their tenth and eleventh seasons, Lopez was a judge on the reality television singing competition American Idol. She earned a reported $12 million for her first and $20 million for her second season on the show.[17] In 2012, she launched ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen, a talent show created by Simon Fuller, that followed Lopez, Marc Anthony and director-choeographer Jamie King as they travelled across 21 Latin American countries to find talent for a Las Vegas show. Lopez co-starred alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Banks, Matthew Morrison and Dennis Quaid in the film What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012).[18] The film, which is based on the book of the same name, was a moderate commercial success and received generally negative reviews from film critics.[19] Later that same year, she lent her voice to the animated film, Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth in the Ice Age franchise. The film gave Lopez her highest opening weekend figure.[20]

Films

As an actress

Title Year Role Director(s) Budget Box office Ref.
USD$ (millions)
My Little Girl 1986 Myra Kaiserman, ConnieConnie Kaiserman & Saperstein, DavidDavid Saperstein N/A N/A [21]
Lost in the Wild 1993 Romero, RosieRosie Romero Shaw, LarryLarry Shaw N/A N/A [22]
My Family 1995 Young Maria Nava, GregoryGregory Nava N/A N/A [23]
Money Train 1995 Santiago, GraceGrace Santiago Ruben, JosephJoseph Ruben N/A N/A [24]
Jack 1996 Miss Marquez Coppola, Francis FordFrancis Ford Coppola 45 N/A [25]
Blood and Wine 1996 Gabriella Rafelson, BobBob Rafelson N/A N/A [26]
Selena 1997 Quintanilla, SelenaSelena Quintanilla Nava, GregoryGregory Nava N/A N/A [27]
Anaconda 1997 Flores, TerriTerri Flores Llosa, LuisLuis Llosa N/A 136.9 [28]
U Turn 1997 McKenna, GraceGrace McKenna Stone, OliverOliver Stone N/A N/A [29]
Out of Sight 1998 Sisco, KarenKaren Sisco Soderbergh, StevenSteven Soderbergh N/A 77.7 [30]
Antz 1998 Azteca (voice) Darnell, EricEric Darnell & Johnson, TimTim Johnson 105 171.8 [31]
Cell, TheThe Cell 2000 Deane, CatherineCatherine Deane Singh, TarsemTarsem Singh 33 104.2 [32]
Wedding Planner, TheThe Wedding Planner 2001 Fiore, MaryMary Fiore Shankman, AdamAdam Shankman 35 94.7 [33]
Angel Eyes 2001 Pogue, SharonSharon Pogue Mandoki, LuisLuis Mandoki 53 29.7 [34]
Enough 2002 Hiller, SlimSlim Hiller Apted, MichaelMichael Apted 38 51.8 [35]
Maid in Manhattan 2002 Ventura, MarisaMarisa Ventura Wang, WayneWayne Wang 55 154.9 [36]
Gigli 2003 Ricki Brest, MartinMartin Brest 54 7.3 [37]
Jersey Girl 2004 Steiney, GertrudeGertrude Steiney Smith, KevinKevin Smith 35 36.1 [38]
Shall We Dance? 2004 Paulina Chelsom, PeterPeter Chelsom 50 170.1 [39]
Monster-in-Law 2005 Cantilini, CharlotteCharlotte Cantilini Luketic, RobertRobert Luketic 43 154.7 [40]
Unfinished Life, AnAn Unfinished Life 2005 Gilkyson, JeanJean Gilkyson Hallström, LasseLasse Hallström 30 18.6 [41]
Bordertown 2006 Adrian, LaurenLauren Adrian Nava, GregoryGregory Nava N/A 8.3 [42]
El Cantante 2006 Puchi Ichaso, LeonLeon Ichaso N/A 7.9 [43]
Back-up Plan, TheThe Back-up Plan 2010 Zoe Poul, AlanAlan Poul 35 77.5 [44]
What to Expect When You're Expecting 2012 Holly Jones, KirkKirk Jones 40 84.4 [45]
Ice Age: Continental Drift 2012 Shira (voice) Martino, SteveSteve Martino & Thurmeier, MichaelMichael Thurmeier 95 877.2 [46]
Parker 2013 Rodgers, LeslieLeslie Rodgers Hackford, TaylorTaylor Hackford 35 46.2 [47]
Boy Next Door, TheThe Boy Next Door 2015 Peterson, ClaireClaire Peterson Cohen, RobRob Cohen 4 49.3 [48]
Lila & Eve 2015 Rafael, EveEve Rafael Stone III, CharlesCharles Stone III 4.9 N/A [49]
Home 2015 Lucy Tucci (voice) Johnson, TimTim Johnson 135 298.8 [50]

As a personality

Title Year Role Director(s) Budget Box office Ref.
USD$ (millions)
Manufacturing Dissent 2007 Herself (cameo) Caine, RickRick Caine & Melnyk, DebbieDebbie Melnyk N/A N/A [51]
Feel the Noise 2007 Herself (cameo) Chomski, AlejandroAlejandro Chomski N/A 6.5 [52]
Sellebrity 2013 Herself Run Rampant N/A N/A [53]

As a crew member

Title Year Role Director(s) Budget Box office Ref.
USD$ (millions)
El Cantante 2007 Producer Ichaso, LeonLeon Ichaso N/A 7.9 [43]
Feel the Noise 2007 Producer Chomski, AlejandroAlejandro Chomski N/A 6.5 [52]
Boy Next Door, TheThe Boy Next Door 2015 Producer Cohen, RobRob Cohen 4 49.3 [48]

Television

As an actress

Title Year Role Creator(s) Episode(s) Ref
In Living Color 1991–93 Fly Girl Wayans, Keenen IvoryKeenen Ivory Wayans Unknown [54]
Second Chances 1993 Lopez, MelindaMelinda Lopez Latham, Lynn MarieLynn Marie Latham & Lechowick, BernardBernard Lechowick 6 episodes [4]
[55]
South Central 1994 Lucille Farquhar, RalphRalph Farquhar & Weithorn, MichaelMichael Weithorn "Pilot" (Season 1, episode 1)
"Money" (Season 1, episode 2)
"Co-op" (Season 1, episode 4)		 [56]
Hotel Malibu 1994 Lopez, MelindaMelinda Lopez Latham, Lynn MarieLynn Marie Latham & Lechowick, BernardBernard Lechowick 6 episodes [57]
[58]
Will & Grace 2004 Herself Kohan, DavidDavid Kohan & Mutchnick, MaxMax Mutchnick "I Do, Oh, No, You Di-in't" (Season 6, episode 23)
"FYI: I Hurt, Too" (Season 7, episode 1)		 [59]
[60]
[61]
How I Met Your Mother 2010 Appleby, AnitaAnita Appleby Bays, CarterCarter Bays & Thomas, CraigCraig Thomas "Of Course" (Season 5, episode 17) [62]
Shades of Blue 2015 McCord , HarleeHarlee McCord Unknown 13 episodes [63]

As a personality

Title Year Creator(s) Episode(s) Ref
American Idol 2011–15 Fuller, SimonSimon Fuller Season 10, Season 11, Season 13, Season 14 [64]
Q'Viva! The Chosen 2012 Fuller, SimonSimon Fuller All episodes [65]

As a crew member

Title Year Role Ref.
South Beach 2006 Executive producer [66]
DanceLife 2007 Executive producer & creator [67]
Como Ama una Mujer 2007 Executive producer & creator [68]
South Beach Tow 2011–14 Executive producer [69]
Q'Viva! The Chosen 2012 Executive producer [65]
The Fosters 2013–15 Executive producer [70]
A Step Away 2013 Executive producer
Los Jets 2014 Executive producer
Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again 2014 Executive producer
Shades of Blue 2015 Executive producer [63]

Shorts

Title Year Role Director(s) Ref
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 2011 Shira (voice) Thurmeier, MichaelMichael Thurmeier & Martino, SteveSteve Martino [71]

Video games

Title Year Role Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref
Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games 2012 Shira (voice) Behaviour Interactive Activision [72]

References

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scott, Tony (December 5, 1993). "Variety Reviews – Second Chances – Film Reviews". Variety (Reed Business Information). Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Money Train". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Jack". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Blood and Wine". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Selena". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia". Greenwood Publishing Group. December 30, 2007. p. 387. ISBN 978-0-313-08444-7. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
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  26. ↑ Blood and Wine:
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  29. ↑ U Turn:
  30. ↑ Out of Sight:
  31. ↑ Antz:
  32. ↑ The Cell:
  33. ↑ The Wedding Planner:
  34. ↑ Angel Eyes:
  35. ↑ Enough:
  36. ↑ Maid in Manhattan:
  37. ↑ Gigli:
  38. ↑ Jersey Girl:
  39. ↑ Shall We Dance?:
  40. ↑ Monster-in-Law:
  41. ↑ An Unfinished Life
  42. ↑ Bordertown:
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 El Cantante:
  44. ↑ The Back-up Plan:
  45. ↑ What to Expect When You're Expecting:
  46. ↑ Ice Age: Continental Drift:
  47. ↑ Parker:
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 The Boy Next Door:
  49. ↑ Lila & Eve:
  50. ↑ Home:
  51. ↑ Manufacturing Dissent:
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Feel the Noise:
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  63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 http://tvline.com/2014/02/21/shades-of-blue-jennifer-lopez-nbc-series
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  66. ↑ [South Beach:
  67. ↑ "DanceLife". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
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