Acting
April Jeanette Mendez
April Jeanette Mendez (born March 19, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and author. As of September 2025, she is signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name AJ Lee. Mendez began her professional wrestling career in 2007 in New Jersey's independent circuit. She signed with WWE in 2009 and spent two years in its developmental branch, Florida Championship Wrestling, before her promotion to the main roster. In 2012, she rose to prominence through storylines with her "mentally unstable" character, such as high-profile relationships and a three-month stint as the General Manager of Raw. In subsequent years, she won the Divas Championship a record-tying three times[a] and held the title for an overall record of 406 days. She also won the Slammy Award for Diva of the Year in 2012 and 2014, and readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated voted her Woman of the Year from 2012 to 2014. She initially retired from in-ring competition in April 2015, but returned to WWE over a decade later in September 2025.
Filmography
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
Film · 2026
Elimination Chamber
Film · 2026
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
Film · 2026
It's Complicated
Film · 2026
Sacramento
Film · 2025
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
Film · 2025
Survivor Series: WarGames
Film · 2025
WWE: Unreal
Series · 2025
WWE: Unreal
Series · 2025
Hot Ones Versus
Series · 2024
WWE This Is Awesome
Series · 2022
Rabid
Film · 2019
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Film · 2019
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
Film · 2018
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
Film · 2018
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Film · 2016
The Evolution of Punk
Series · 2016
WWE WrestleMania 31
Film · 2015
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Film · 2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
Film · 2014
WWE Survivor Series 2014
Film · 2014
WWE Night of Champions 2014
Film · 2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Film · 2014
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Film · 2014
WWE SummerSlam 2014
Film · 2014
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Film · 2014
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
Film · 2014
WWE Battleground 2014
Film · 2014
Wrestlemania Rewind
Series · 2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Film · 2013
WWE WrestleMania 29
Film · 2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
Film · 2013
WWE Payback 2013
Film · 2013
WWE Battleground 2013
Film · 2013
WWE Survivor Series 2013
Film · 2013
WWE Night of Champions 2013
Film · 2013
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
Film · 2013
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Film · 2013
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
Film · 2013
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
Film · 2013
WWE SummerSlam 2013
Film · 2013
WWE RAW 1000
Film · 2012
WWE No Way Out 2012
Film · 2012
WWE Survivor Series 2012
Film · 2012
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Film · 2012
WWE SummerSlam 2012
Film · 2012
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Film · 2012
The JBL and Cole Show
Series · 2012
WWE Main Event
Series · 2012
WWE Main Event
Series · 2012
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Film · 2011
WWE NXT
Series · 2010
WWE NXT
Series · 2010
FCW
Series · 2008
WOW - Women of Wrestling
Series · 2000
WOW - Women of Wrestling
Series · 2000
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Series · 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Series · 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Series · 1999
Raw
Series · 1993
Raw
Series · 1993
Raw
Series · 1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988