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Constance Marie (born Constance Marie Lopez on September 9, 1969[1] in East Los Angeles, California) is a Mexican American actress. She is best known for her role as Angie Lopez on the sitcom, The George Lopez Show.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Filmography
- 5 Awards and nominations
- 6 References
- 7 External links
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Early life
Marie grew up in Los Angeles, California to a third-generation Mexican American family that moved from apartment to apartment but was raised by her mother and grandmother. While in her teens she had a passion for dancing that she carried out for years that by age 19 she was tapped to dance in a musical called "Cosmopolis" by famed composer Ryuichi Sakamoto in Japan. When she returned back to Los Angeles, her dancing career took a huge step when she was spotted in a club by a dance choreographer for pop icon David Bowie.
Career
Marie, a third-generation
Mexican American,
[1] started her career as a dancer on
David Bowie's
Glass Spider Tour. After arriving back from the tour, Marie was cast as a dancer in the movie
Salsa. Afterthat, the film's
choreographer introduced her to
Steve Tisch, who gave her first acting job, when she got to play the role of Penny Rivera on the
CBS television series version of
Dirty Dancing. She later won the role of Nikki Alvarez on the now defunct, 1989
NBC soap opera,
Santa Barbara. Marie later made her feature film debut in the
Gregory Nava film,
My Family. She was featured in the 1997 biographical film,
Selena alongside
Jennifer Lopez. In this film, Constance played the pivotal role of Selena's mother, under heavy make-up, even though Constance is the same age as
Jennifer Lopez they made her look four years older than Lopez. Her other film credits include
Tortilla Soup in which she played a divorced mother. In 1997 she was cast in the NBC sitcom
Union Square. She has guest starred on many television shows such as
FOX's
Ally McBeal. She played Angie Lopez on the
ABC sitcom,
The George Lopez Show, until its cancellation in 2007. From 2002 until 2004, Marie played Nina Gonzales on the critically-acclaimed
PBS mini-series,
American Family: Journey of Dreams. She made a guest appearance, as herself, in the 8th episode of
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony.
Personal life
She's been in a relationship with yoga instructor Kent Katich since the mid-90s.
She has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program.
In
October 2007 She launched her own clothing line called The Constance Marie Collection, a line that allows women to feel confident, stylish and comfortable in when wearing and is sold in women and petite sizes. The line is stated to be "affordable for women with real budgets and flattering to women with real bodies".
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
