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". In the same year, she appeared in an ad for
PETA, encouraging people to spay and neuter their pets. 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==