Her role would see her picking up her first ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress and a Golden Globe Award nomination. That same year she went on to star in two major movie hits, Anaconda and U Turn. Her second ALMA Award was to come along a year later for her performance in the movie Out of Sight. This movie would be a major milestone in her career as she became the first ever Latino actress to earn over $1 million for her role. This was just the start of a long line of Jennifer Lopez Movies that would continue as we moved into the 21st century.
Lopez went on to star opposite Vincent D'Onofrio in 2000 when she took on the role of Catherine Deane, a child psychologist, in the movie Cell. The movie was a huge success, opening at the number one position. Jennifer Lopez took a short break from her acting to concentrate more on her music career. A very smart decision, as she became the first actress and singer to have both an album and a movie both at number one at the same time. The album was J.Lo and the movie was the rom-com The Wedding Planner, where she starred alongside Matthew McConaughey.
She has several parts to play in quick succession when she went on to have a role in the supernatural romance Angel Eyes in 2001 and the psychological thriller Enough in 2002. While both these movies pretty much failed, she was back at the top very fast with her spectacular role, as a struggling single mother, Marisa Ventura in the huge romatic comedy hit Maid in Manhattan. This Jennifer Lopez movie was a huge box office hit.
Two independant Jennifer Lopez Movies that were received well at film festivals were El Cantante at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Bordertown at the Brussels film festival. She has also had great reviews for other movies such as An Unfinished Life and Shall we Dance. In 2005 she had only a small degree of success with her role in the movie Monster in Law. Although she did much better in her role in the comedy The Back-up Plan.
The Jennifer Lopez Movies list continues soon, when she will be starring next to Cameron Diaz in What To Expect When You're Expecting, which is due for release on Mothers Day 2012. For more in depth information on all Jennifer Lopez Movies and the roles she has played in them, don't for get to visit our Jennifer Lopez Movies List website at JenniferLopezMovieList.com
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