Constance Marie: Movie and TV Show Notable Roles

Actress Constance Marie is an American actress of Mexican descent. Her most notable roles are as Angie Lopez on "George Lopez" (2002-2007) and Marcela Quintanilla (Selena's mother) in the historical musical drama "Selena" (1997). In the ABC family drama "Switched at Birth," she played the role of Regina Vasquez (2011-2017).

Constance Marie made her debut as a dancer in the Tokyo production of Ryuichi Sakamoto's musical Cosmopolis at 19. After moving back to Los Angeles, she was discovered by David Bowie's dance choreographer at a bar, who hired her for his "Glass Spider" tour that same year.

According to Super Stars Bio, Marie started her acting career as a teen. She got cast in "Salsa," directed by Boaz Davidson, in 1988. She has also appeared in "Early Edition" (1996), "Dirty Dancing" (1987), "Spin City" (1996), and "Ally McBeal" (1996), among other well-known TV shows and movies (1997).

She co-starred with Héctor Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, and Elizabeth Pea as Yolanda in the comedy-drama film "Tortilla Soup" (2001). She also starred in the drama series "American Family" (2002).

Below are three notable Constance Marie roles.

'George Lopez'

George Lopez is an American comedy that aired on ABC on March 27, 2002, and May 8, 2007. "George Lopez" stars the comedic actor George Lopez, who portrays a fictitious version of himself. The show focuses on Lopez's professional and familial lives. Together with Warner Bros. Television, Fortis Films and Mohawk Productions produced the series. George Lopez Wiki said Sandra Bullock, George Lopez, Bruce Helford, and Deborah Oppenheimer served as executive producers.

During a 2003 interview on "The Sharon Osbourne Show," George Lopez said that his wife nominated Constance Marie to become his TV show wife, Angie, per IMDb.

'Selena'

Selena Quintanilla-Perez was just 23 years old when she was murdered in 1995, but she had such an effect as the Queen of Tejano music that a movie was published two years later, confirming her legacy as an icon. Gregory Nava directed the film Selena, which features Jennifer Lopez as the adored singer and Edward James Olmos and Constance Marie as her parents, Abraham and Marcella.

Hip Latina noted that during filming, Lopez was just 27 years old, and Constance Marie, who played Selena's mother, was only four years older than Lopez. Marie disclosed that she would spend four hours doing makeup to seem older than her movie daughter.

'Switched at Birth'

In this TV show, Constance Marie portrays Regina Vasquez, a hairdresser, and Alcoholics Anonymous member. Her best friend, Melody, and the daughter she raised, Daphne, are both deaf.

The TV show started revealing that Regina and Kathryn's daughters were switched at birth, with each parent bringing up the other's kid until the teen years when Bay learns the truth via a blood test. As the season progresses, viewers learn that Regina discovered the mistake when the girls were three, but she did nothing about it out of fear of losing custody of both women.

The Talking Box said that before seeing this program, Constance Marie had no idea what the deaf community was like. She has a strict teacher and has seen a lot of documentaries to learn about the deaf community.

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Written by: Bert Hoover

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