Constance Marie

About Constance Marie

Constance Marie (born Constance Marie Lopez on September 9, 1965) is the actress who plays the role of Angie Lopez, George's wife, on the ABC-TV sitcom series "George Lopez". She portrayed Regina Vasquez on the ABC family drama series "Switched at Birth" from 2011 to 2017. Constance was born and raised in East Los Angeles, CA.

At the age of 19 Constancee appeared as a dancer in the musical "Cosmopolis" by composer Ryuichi Sakamoto in Japan. When she returned to Los Angeles she was spotted in a club by a dance choreographer for David Bowie. She was chosen out of 500 dancers to tour with David Bowie on his 1987 worldwide Glass Spider Tour.

Constance's acting career also began when she was in her teens. She landed a spot in the movie Salsa. Other credits include the CBS-TV drama series "Early Edition", the blockbuster film "Dirty Dancing" in 1988, the 1997 ABC-TV drama bio film "Selena", ABC-TV sitcom series "Spin City", "The Underworld", and the FOX TV series "Ally McBeal".

Marie was chosen for the role of Angie Lopez on the ABC-TV sitcom series "George Lopez". Marie then took on the part of Yolanda in the 2001 film "Tortilla Soup". She also appeared in the syndicated TV series "American Family".

In October 2007, she launched her own clothing line, "The Constance Marie Collection". The same year, she appeared in an ad for PETA, encouraging people to spay and neuter their pets.

In the summer of 2011, Marie had a starring role on ABC Family's drama series "Switched at Birth", playing the birth mother one of the girls and de facto mother of the other.