제니퍼 로페즈 음미

Born July 24 in the Bronx, N.Y. 1969 First appeared on TV's "In Living Color" as one of the "Fly Girl" dancers. 1991 Big-screen acting career kicked off playing the Latin-music superstar role in the film 'Selena.' 1996 Married model Ojani Noa. 1997 Starred with George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed 'Out of Sight.' Marriage with Ojani Noa ends. 1998 Released her debut LP, "On the 6." The single "If You Had my Love" soon hit No. 1 and "On the 6" went platinum. Dated Sean "P.Diddy" Combs. 1999 Attended the Grammy Awards in the now-famous, green Versace dress. Was nominated for Best Dance Recording ("Waiting for Tonight"). Starred in the sci-fi thriller 'The Cell.' 2000 Starred in the film 'The Wedding Planner' (which topped the box office for 2 weeks). Nickname "J.Lo" was born and she became the first person to ever open at No. 1 with a movie and an LP ("J.Lo" debuted with first week sales topping 270,000 in the U.S.). Broke up with "P.Diddy," and married dancer Cris Judd. 2001 'Maid in Manhattan' topped the box-office its opening weekend with a gross of $18.7 million -- her highest movie opening to date. Separated from Judd, became engaged to actor Ben Affleck with the 6.1-carat, pink-diamond ring. 2002 Won an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. Judd divorce became final. Starred in 'Gigli' with Affleck, which was deemed a turkey by critics. 2003 Called off engagement to Affleck. Married singer Marc Anthony four months later in a surprise ceremony at her Beverly Hills mansion. 2004 Starred in 'Monster-in-Law' opposite Jane Fonda. 2005

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