Kamala Lopez
Kamala Lopez | |
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Born | New York, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse(s) | Joel Marshall (m. 2007) |
Kamala Lopez is an actress, director, and political activist. She has appeared in such films as Any Day Now, I Heart Huckabees and Born in East L.A..[1]
Early life
Lopez was born in New York City and raised in Caracas, Venezuela.[2]
Career
Lopez has worked as an actor in over thirty feature films including I Heart Huckabees, Born in East L.A., Deep Cover, and The Burning Season[1] and over seventy television shows including Lie To Me, Alias, Star Trek Voyager, NYPD Blue and It's Garry Shandling's Show.
In 2007 Lopez hosted Wired Science on PBS, a production of KCET Los Angeles in association with Wired, along with comedian Chris Hardwick.[3][4][5]
Lopez directed the Spanish language short film Ese Beso in Madrid, Spain, starring Daniel Freire and Lia Chapman. She directed A Single Woman, about the life of first US congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin.[6] The film was adapted from the play of the same name, written by Jeanmarie Simpson, a relative of Lopez.[7] [8]
Lopez produced the new media series Speechless Without Writers with director George Hickenlooper during the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007.[9]
Political activism
In 2009 Lopez created the ERA Education Project, a national media campaign to raise awareness about the Equal Rights Amendment in the United States.[10] Lopez began interviewing women nationwide about how civil rights issues such as equal pay and domestic violence affect their daily lives.[11]
In October 2013, she launched a Kickstarter campaign for "Equal Means Equal" to revive public support for the ERA.[12]
MovieMaker Magazine said "indie director Kamala Lopez fought, wheedled and meme'd her way to 158 percent Kickstarter funding with her campaign for women's rights doc 'Equal Means Equal'.[13] Equal Means Equal is Lopez's documentary about the status of women in America.[14] Gloria Steinem appears in the film, along with more than 100 interviewees.[15]
Lopez blogs for The Huffington Post.[16]
Recognition
May 2009, she was given a retrospective of her work, both as an actor and director, at the Museum of Latin American Art.[17]
July 14, 2009, Lopez and Heroica Films received the Exceptional Merit Media Award for A Single Woman.[18]
July 2011, she received the Woman of Courage Award from the National Women's Political Caucus.[6]
January 2012, she was named one of the 21 Leaders for the 21st Century by Women's eNews.[19]
July 2013, Lopez won the Jury Award at the Senorita Cinema Festival. [20]
December 2013, Lopez Spanish language short film, Ese Beso won the Audience Award at the Boyle Heights Latina Film Festival.[21]
April 2015, Lopez was named Woman of the Year from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Women's Commission.[22]
April 2016, the State of California awarded her the Latino Spirit Award for Achievement in Advocacy and Entertainment. [23]
June 2016, the national civil rights group "Equal Rights Advocates" named her Champion of Justice.[24][25]
July 2016, Lopez was the winner of the Best U.S documentary-Audience award by Michael Moore at the Traverse City Film Festival.[26]
References
- 1 2 Gonzalez, Luis Manuel (January 29, 1995). "Kamala Lopez-Dawson", La Opinión 69 (136): 1D.
- ↑ Profile, imdb.com; accessed April 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Wired Science". PBS. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ↑ Torres, Vicglamar (October 4, 2007). "La Ciencia al Alcance de Todos" Hoy Nueva York,
- ↑ (October, 2007). "Latina Plugs In For Wired Science" Latino Perspectives Magazine "LP Journal"
- 1 2 "Kamala Lopez defends women's rights". The Times of India. July 26, 2011.
- ↑ Cynthia Schwartz - Advancing Women Peace Artists (2011-05-26). "Civilization Needs Peace as Bread Needs Yeast-Jeannette Rankin, Back in the Kitchen". PRLog. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ↑ "A Single Woman - Movie About Historic Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin". Asinglewomanmovie.com. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ "The Striking Writers Speak!". Time. 2007-11-24. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
- ↑ "Kamala Lopez defends women's rights". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ↑ Profile, more.com; accessed April 18, 2015.
- ↑ Kamala Lopez Awards, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520234/awards; accessed March 9, 2017.
- ↑ MovieMaker coverage of film, moviemaker.com; accessed April 18, 2015.
- ↑ Equal Means Equal (film), un.org; accessed April 18, 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ "Kamala Lopez on". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ↑ "Museum of Latin American Art homepage". MOLAA. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ Staff (2011-11-06). "2011 Exceptional Merit in Media Awards (EMMAs) | National Women's Political Caucus". Nwpc.org. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ↑ WeNews Staff (2012-01-01). "Women's eNews Announces 21 Leaders for the 21st Century 2012". Women's eNews. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ↑ "Kamala Lopez-Global Compact Network Canada". Global Compact. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza". BHLIFE. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ http://laccw.lacounty.gov/Events/AnnualEvents/WomenoftheYear.aspx
- ↑ "2016 Latino Spirit Awards: Kamala Lopez". Vida En El Valle. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ↑ http://latinocaucus.legislature.ca.gov/latino-spirit-awards
- ↑ "Kamala Lopez, 2016 Champion of Justice". Equal Rights Advocate. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ↑ "TCFF XII". TCFF XII. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
External links
- Kamala Lopez on IMDb