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Constance Marie Biography

Birth Name:Constance Marie Lopez

Birth Place:East Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Spokesperson for the East Los Angeles Women's Center
  • Volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Foundation, which develops literacy through the art of storytelling
  • Supporter of Padres Contra el Cancer, which assists in improving the quality of life for Latino children with cancer
  • Won the Imagen Award Best Actress in a Comedy Series for "The George Lopez Show․"
  • Selected out of a group of 500 hopefuls to dance in David Bowie's Glass Spider Tour
  • Quote: "(On her long-term engagement to Kent Katich) "We'll never get divorced if we never get married․""
  • Less than four years older than her on-screen daughter, played by Jennifer Lopez, in "Selena," she underwent four hours of make-up to look older
  • As a child, she idolized actress Lynda Carter because she was part-Latina, which drove her to want to become an actress

Awards

  • 1991Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Female Newcomer: Daytime: nominated
  • 1998ALMA Award-Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2004Imagen Award-Best Actress in a Television Drama: nominated
  • 2004Imagen Award-Best Actress in a Television Comedy: winner
  • 2004Young Artist Award-Most Popular Mom & Pop in a Television Series: nominated
  • 2005Imagen Award-Best Actress - Television: nominated
  • 2006Imagen Award-Best Actress - Television: nominated
  • 2007ALMA Award-Outstanding Actress - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie: nominated
  • 2007Imagen Award-Best Actress - Television: nominated
  • 2011ALMA Award-Favorite TV Actress - Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2012ALMA Award-Favorite TV Actress - Supporting Role: winner
  • 2012Gracie-Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series or Special: winner
  • 2012Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actress/Television: nominated
  • 2013Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actress/Television: winner
  • 2014Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actress/Television: nominated
  • 2015Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actress - Television: nominated