Jennifer Lopez was a dancer (or "fly girl") on TV's comedy sketch show
In Living Color before landing the title role in a 1997 biopic of the singer
Selena. Appearances in the films
Blood and Wine (with
Jack Nicholson, 1997) and
Out of Sight (with
George Clooney, 1998) made her a bona fide movie star and the highest-paid Latin actress in Hollywood. In 2000 she appeared in a famously skimpy peacock-colored dress at the music industry's Grammy Awards, and began a much-discussed romance with rapper
P. Diddy (aka "Puffy" Combs). Lopez also launched a music career with the albums
On the Six (1999) and
J.Lo (2001), but she has generally had more success in the movies and as a regular in the gossip sheets. Her engagement to actor
Ben Affleck in 2002 resulted in the of-the-moment combined moniker "Bennifer." The pair never married, and ended their relationship in January 2004. A few months later, on 5 June 2004, Lopez married singer Marc Anthony. Her movies include
Anaconda (1997, with
Ice Cube); the animated feature
Antz (1998, with the voice of
Woody Allen);
The Wedding Planner (2001, with
Matthew McConaughey);
Angel Eyes (2001, co-starring
Jim Caviezel);
Maid in Manhattan (2002); and
Gigli (2003, co-starring Affleck).
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