Biography: Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

General Facts

Birth Name: Lisa Nicole Lopes

Aliases: Left Eye, Supernova-3.16, QT, Lisa Luv, Nikki Martinez, and N.I.N.A.

Birthdate: May 27, 1971

Deathdate: April 25, 2002

Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Parents: Ronald Lopes, Sr. & Wanda Lopes-Coleman

Siblings: Ronald Lopes, Jr. & Raina Lopes

Offspring: Jakia "Snow" Smith (adopted), 22 year old son (adopted)

Accomplishments: Supernova, Left Eye Productions/Eyesite Entertainment, Hosting MTV's The Cut, Lisa Lopes AIDS Scholarship, volunteer work in Honduras/Lupus Foundation/more, and developing acts such as Blaque, Nandi, Jena-Si-Qua, and more.

Upcoming Projects: Lisa Lopes Foundation

Website: Eyenetics, Lisa Lopes Foundation

Notes

- Rapper of TLC

- She was in the habit of replacing one lens of her glasses with a condom during performances.

- Was considered for one of the main roles in Josie and the Pussycats

- Pleaded guilty to burning down the mansion of her boyfriend Andre Rison

- Adopted a little girl

- Appeared on 'Who Wants to a Millionaire?' celebrity edition

- Father was in the Army. Grew up in Kansas, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Panama.

- Lived primarily in Jersey City, New Jersey

- Went to healing village in Honduras to heal and meditate occasionally

- Founder of singing-group Blaque

- Her pseudonym, "N.I.N.A." stood for "New Identity Not Applicable"

- Lopes' white casket was engraved with a rap she recited on TLC's No. 1 song "Waterfalls".

- Died in car crash in Honduras April 25, 2002. She was the only fatality in a vehicle that had seven passengers.

Acting Appearances

Guest Starring Roles:

Living Single - Herself - TLC - The Following Is a Sponsored Program (1995)

All That - Herself

Movie/Mini-Series/Special Roles:

2Pac Forever (2003) - Herself

Bamboozled (2000) - Herself

The Cut (1998) - Host

House Party 3 (1994) - Sex As A Weapon

Favorites

Foods: Maryland crabs boiled with beer

Vacation Spots: My bedroom

Recording Artist(s): 2Pac, Naughty By Nature, Ice Cube, Jodeci, Boyz II Men

Movies: E.T.

Clothes: Kyle Young