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词条 Kamala Lopez
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Political activism

  4. Awards and recognition

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox person
| name = Kamala Lopez
| image = 21 Leaders 2012 Honoree Kamala Lopez (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kamala Lopez, honoree at Women's eNews 21 Leaders 2012
| birth_place = New York, New York, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1980–present
| spouse = Joel Marshall (m. 2007)
}}Kamala Lopez is an American actress, director and political activist who has appeared in such films as Any Day Now (2012), I Heart Huckabees (2004) and Born in East L.A. (1987).[1]

Early life

Lopez was born in New York City and raised in Caracas, Venezuela.[2]

Career

Lopez has worked as an actor in more than thirty feature films, including I Heart Huckabees (2004), Born in East L.A. (1987), Deep Cover (1992), and The Burning Season (1994)[1] and more than seventy television shows, including Lie To Me, Alias, Star Trek Voyager, NYPD Blue and It's Garry Shandling's Show.

In 2007 Lopez hosted Wired Science on PBS, a production of KCET Los Angeles in association with Wired, along with comedian Chris Hardwick.[3][4][5]

Lopez directed the Spanish-language short film [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1202354 Ese Beso] in Madrid, Spain, starring Daniel Freire and Lia Chapman. She directed A Single Woman (2008), about the life of the first US congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin.[6] The film was adapted from the play of the same name, written by Jeanmarie Simpson, a relative of Lopez.[7]

Lopez produced the new media series Speechless Without Writers with director George Hickenlooper during the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007.[8]

Political activism

In 2009 Lopez created the ERA Education Project, a national media campaign to raise awareness about the Equal Rights Amendment in the United States.[6] Lopez began interviewing women nationwide about how civil rights issues such as equal pay and domestic violence affect their daily lives.[9]

In October 2013, she launched a Kickstarter campaign for "Equal Means Equal" to revive public support for the ERA.[10]

MovieMaker Magazine said: "indie director Kamala Lopez fought, wheedled and meme'd her way to 158 percent Kickstarter funding with her campaign for women's rights doc 'Equal Means Equal'."[11] Equal Means Equal is Lopez's documentary about the status of women in America.[12] Gloria Steinem appears in the film, along with more than 100 interviewees.[13]

Lopez blogs for The Huffington Post.[14]

Awards and recognition

  • May 2009, she was given a retrospective of her work, both as an actor and director, at the Museum of Latin American Art.[15]
  • July 14, 2009, Lopez and Heroica Films received the Exceptional Merit Media Award for A Single Woman.[16]
  • July 2011, she received the Woman of Courage Award from the National Women's Political Caucus.[6]
  • January 2012, she was named one of the 21 Leaders for the 21st Century by Women's eNews.[17]
  • July 2013, Lopez won the Jury Award at the Senorita Cinema Festival.[18]
  • December 2013, Lopez Spanish language short film, Ese Beso won the Audience Award at the Boyle Heights Latina Film Festival.[19]
  • April 2015, Lopez was named Woman of the Year from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Women's Commission.[20]
  • April 2016, the State of California awarded her the Latino Spirit Award for Achievement in Advocacy and Entertainment.[21]
  • June 2016, the national civil rights group "Equal Rights Advocates" named her Champion of Justice.[22][23]
  • July 2016, Lopez was the winner of the Best U.S documentary-Audience award at the Traverse City Film Festival.[24]

References

1. ^1 Gonzalez, Luis Manuel (January 29, 1995). "Kamala Lopez-Dawson", La Opinión 69 (136): 1D.
2. ^[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520234/bio Kamala Lopez | Biography], imdb.com; accessed April 18, 2015.
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/page/klopez.html|title=Wired Science|publisher=PBS|accessdate=March 13, 2012}}
4. ^Torres, Vicglamar (October 4, 2007). "La Ciencia al Alcance de Todos", Hoy Nueva York.
5. ^(October, 2007). "Latina Plugs In For Wired Science" Latino Perspectives Magazine "LP Journal".
6. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/-Kamala-Lopez-defends-womens-rights/articleshow/9368696.cms |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120722030950/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/-Kamala-Lopez-defends-womens-rights/articleshow/9368696.cms |dead-url=yes |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |title=Kamala Lopez defends women's rights |newspaper=The Times of India |date=July 26, 2011| accessdate=March 13, 2012 }}
7. ^{{cite web|author=Cynthia Schwartz - Advancing Women Peace Artists|url=http://www.prlog.org/11512132-civilization-needs-peace-as-bread-needs-yeast-jeannette-rankin-back-in-the-kitchen.html|title=Civilization Needs Peace as Bread Needs Yeast-Jeannette Rankin, Back in the Kitchen|publisher=PRLog|date=May 26, 2011|accessdate=March 13, 2012}}
8. ^{{cite news|title=The Striking Writers Speak!|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1687289,00.html|accessdate=November 24, 2007|work=Time|date=November 24, 2007}}
9. ^Profile {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095739/http://www.more.com/news/womens-issues/focusing-public-awareness-womens-rights |date=April 2, 2015 }}, more.com; accessed April 18, 2015.
10. ^[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520234/awards "Kamala Lopez |Awards"], IMDb; accessed March 9, 2017.
11. ^Lopez, Kamala,"How They Did It: Documentary Equal Means Equal Made 158 Percent of its Goal on Kickstarter", moviemaker.com, Februart 4, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
12. ^[https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50304#.VQHmdcYrfdk Equal Means Equal (film)], un.org. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
13. ^[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3250590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 "Equal Means Equal (2016)"], IMDb
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kamala-lopez|title=Kamala Lopez |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com|accessdate=March 13, 2012}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.molaa.com/index.aspx|title=Museum of Latin American Art homepage|publisher=MOLAA|accessdate=March 18, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315114848/http://www.molaa.com/index.aspx|archivedate=March 15, 2012|df=}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nwpc.org/civicrm/event/info?id=10&reset=1|title=2011 Exceptional Merit in Media Awards (EMMAs) | National Women's Political Caucus|date=November 6, 2011|publisher=Nwpc.org|author=Staff|accessdate=March 13, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214020615/http://www.nwpc.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=10|archivedate=February 14, 2014|df=}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.womensenews.org/story/21-leaders-the-21st-century/111229/womens-enews-announces-21-leaders-the-21st-century-2012?page=0%2C0|title=Women's eNews Announces 21 Leaders for the 21st Century 2012|date=January 1, 2012|publisher=Women's eNews|author=WeNews Staff|accessdate=March 13, 2012}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://globalcompact.ca/genderequality2017/kamala-lopez/|title=Kamala Lopez-Global Compact Network Canada|last=|first=|date=|website=Global Compact|access-date=March 9, 2017}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bhlife.org/winners.htm|title=Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza|publisher=BHLIFE|accessdate=March 18, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030230359/http://www.bhlife.org/winners.htm|archivedate=October 30, 2012|df=}}
20. ^{{cite web |url=http://laccw.lacounty.gov/Events/AnnualEvents/WomenoftheYear.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=March 16, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308080830/http://laccw.lacounty.gov/Events/AnnualEvents/WomenoftheYear.aspx |archivedate=March 8, 2015 |df= }}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vidaenelvalle.com/news/state/california/sacramento/article75366802.html|title=2016 Latino Spirit Awards: Kamala Lopez|last=|first=|date=|website=Vida En El Valle|access-date=March 9, 2017}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://latinocaucus.legislature.ca.gov/latino-spirit-awards |title=Latino Spirit Awards | California Latino Legislative Caucus |publisher=Latinocaucus.legislature.ca.gov |date= |accessdate=2017-10-26}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.equalrights.org/kamala-lopez-2016-champion-justice/|title=Kamala Lopez, 2016 Champion of Justice|last=|first=|date=|website=Equal Rights Advocate|access-date=March 9, 2017}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.traversecityfilmfest.org/tcff-xii-award-winners/|title=TCFF XII|last=|first=|date=|website=TCFF XII|access-date=March 9, 2017}}

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