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Constance Marie - Wikipedia

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Constance Marie
Marie at the 2022 WonderCon
Born	Constance Marie Lopez East Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Partner	Kent Katich (2000–2015)
Children	1

Constance Marie Lopez is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Angelina "Angie" Lopez in George Lopez (2002–2007), and Marcela Quintanilla (mother of Selena) in the film Selena (1997). She portrayed Regina Vasquez in the ABC Family/Freeform drama series Switched at Birth (2011–2017). She also portrayed Camila Diaz in the Amazon Prime Video drama series Undone (2019–2022).

Early life

Constance Marie was born and raised in East Los Angeles. At age 19, Marie appeared as a dancer in the musical Cosmopolis by composer Ryuichi Sakamoto in Japan.^{[citation needed]} When she returned to Los Angeles, she was spotted at a club by Toni Basil, the dance choreographer for David Bowie, and she was hired for the Glass Spider Tour in 1987.^[1] She appeared on the 1988 concert video Glass Spider, which captured performances from that tour.^[1]

Career

Marie began her acting career when she was in her teenage years. She landed a spot in the 1988 film Salsa. Other television and film credits include Early Edition, Dirty Dancing, Selena, Spin City, and Ally McBeal. Marie was chosen for the role of Angie Lopez in the ABC comedy series George Lopez. In 2001, Marie starred in the comedy-drama film Tortilla Soup alongside Héctor Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, and Elizabeth Peña. She also appeared in the PBS drama series American Family.

In October 2007, she launched her own clothing line, "The Constance Marie Collection".^{[citation needed]} In the same year, she appeared in an ad for PETA, encouraging people to spay and neuter their pets.^[2]

From 2011 to 2017, Marie had a starring role in the ABC Family/Freeform drama series Switched at Birth, portraying Regina Vasquez, the birth mother of one of the girls and legal mother of the other.

Personal life

Marie was in a 15-year relationship with yoga instructor Kent Katich, which ended in September 2015. They have a daughter born in 2009. Marie is a longtime vegetarian and raised her child as a vegetarian.^[3]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Glass Spider	Featured Dancer
1988	Salsa	Featured Dancer
1995	My Family	Toni
1997	Selena	Marcella Quintanilla
1999	The Last Marshal	Rosa
2000	Dancing in September	Teresa Lopez	Television film (HBO)
2001	See Spot Run	The Neighbor	Uncredited
2001	Tortilla Soup	Yolanda
2006	Puff, Puff, Pass	Montana
2011	Puss in Boots	Imelda	Voice role
2014	Sweet Surrender	Sandra

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988–1989	Dirty Dancing	Penny Rivera	11 episodes
1989–1990	Santa Barbara	Nikki Alvarez	Daytime soap opera for NBC Daytime
1991	The Man in the Family	Jenny	Episode: "None for Sal"
	Jake and the Fatman	Bianca Alamán	Episode: "Where or When" (Parts 1 & 2)
	Sibs		Episode: "Warren: The Final Days"
1992	Reasonable Doubts	Officer Petra Delgado	Episode: "Fish out of Water"
1992	The Hat Squad		Episode: "The Widow Marker"
1993	12:01	Joan Zevo	Television film
1994	Island City	Connie Sealle
1995	Fast Company	Liz Shelby
1996	The Sentinel	Beverley Sanchez	Episode: "Killers"
1997	The Underworld		Television film
1997	Spin City	Gabby Sanchez	Episode: "Gabby's Song"
1997–1998	Union Square	Gabriella Diaz	13 episodes
1998–2000	Early Edition	Toni Brigatti	6 episodes
1999	Two Guys and a Girl	Venita	Episodes: "Two Guys, a Girl and the Storm of the Century" and "Two Guys, a Girl and Ashley's Return"
2000–2001	For Your Love	Samantha	6 episodes
2001	Ally McBeal	Inez Cortez	Episode: "Hats Off to Larry"
2001	That '70s Show	Little Drummer Boy	Episode: "An Eric Forman Christmas"
2002	American Family	Nina Gonzalez	13 episodes
2002–2007	George Lopez	Angelina "Angie" Lopez	Main role; 120 episodes
2008	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Det. Carolina Flores	Episode: "Two and a Half Deaths"
2009	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Virginia Molina	Episode: "Whoomp! (There It Is)"
2009	According to Jim	Victoria	Episode: "The Ego Boost"
2010	Class	Victoria Corrales	Television film
2011–2017	Switched at Birth	Regina Vasquez	Main role; 103 episodes
2015	The Right Girl	Dee Walker	TV movie
2016	Angel from Hell	Linda	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2016–2020	Elena of Avalor	Doña Paloma	Recurring voice role; 13 episodes
2017	Lopez	Herself	Episode: "George Dates His Daughter"
2017	Law & Order True Crime	Anthology series; Marta Cano	8 episodes
2019-2022	Undone	Camila Diaz	Main role; 16 episodes
2019–2020	Alexa & Katie	Dr. Corts	Recurring role; 4 episodes
2020	Connecting...	Maria	Episode: Day 135
2020	Winter in Vail	Trish Simmons	TV movie
2021–2023	With Love	Beatriz Diaz^[4]	Main role season 1; recurring season 2
2022	Lopez vs. Lopez	Connie	Episode: "Lopez vs. Christmas"
2023	How I Met Your Father	Raquel	Episode: "Ride or Die"
2024	Doctor Odyssey	Caroline	Episode: “Plastic Surgery Week”

Awards and nominations

Soap Opera Digest Awards
- 1991: Outstanding Female Newcomer (Daytime) – Santa Barbara (Nominated)
ALMA Awards
- 1998: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – Union Square (Nominated)
- 2007: Outstanding Actress (Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie) – George Lopez (Nominated)
- 2011: Favorite TV Actress - Supporting Role – Switched at Birth (Nominated)
- 2012: Favorite TV Actress - Supporting Role – Switched at Birth (Won)
Young Artist Awards
- 2004: Most Popular Mom & Pop in a Television Series – George Lopez (Nominated) with George Lopez
Imagen Awards
- 2004: Best Actress in Television Drama – American Family (Nominated)
- 2004: Best Actress in Television Comedy – George Lopez (Won)
- 2005: Best Actress (Television) – George Lopez (Nominated)
- 2006: Best Actress (Television) – George Lopez (Nominated)
- 2007: Best Actress (Television) – George Lopez (Nominated)

References

^ ^a ^b Pegg, Nicholas (October 2016). The Complete David Bowie New Edition: Expanded and Updated. Titan Books.
^ "Constance Marie". CBS News. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
^ Marie, Constance (August 11, 2010). "No "MOO" for Me and Luna Marie". ConstanceMarie.net. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
^ Petski, Denise (June 11, 2021). "'With Love': Constance Marie, Benito Martinez, Vincent Rodriguez III Join Gloria Calderón Kellett's Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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