Over the past few weeks, I’ve been breaking down the nine ’90s fashion icons you need to know about if you want to truly understand the decade’s look.

Last week we took a look at acclaimed actress Winona Ryder. This week I’m breaking down the triple threat that is Jennifer Lopez.

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Jennifer Lopez Biography

Jennifer started her career as a dancer. She starred as a supporting dancer on the TV show In Living Color. She was also a backup dancer for names like New Kids on the Block and Janet Jackson.

Jennifer starred in her first movie in 1995, but her role was uncredited (still, she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award so that’s pretty impressive).

It wasn’t until 1997 that Jennifer got her big break and the role that would come to define her career. She starred as Selena Quintanilla, the Queen of Tejano music, in the biopic Selena.

When Selena hit theaters, it was a massive hit, and critics and audiences fell in love with Jennifer. Her portrayal of the music legend was spot-on and shot her to stardom. She was soon the highest paid Latina actress in Hollywood.

Just two years later, Jennifer released her first album On the 6. Her debut single “If You Had My Love” went to #1 on the Billboard charts.

From there, Jennifer secured her spot as one of the Hollywood greats and would soon go on to release hits like “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” (2000), “Jenny from the Block” (2002), “On the Floor” (2011) and hopefully many, many more!

Today, Jennifer is still a mega-popular star. She’s sold over 80 million records, has a Golden Globe nomination, and her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame among a long list of achievements.