Jennifer Beals
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963, height 5' 8½" (1,74 m)) is an American actress and a former teen model. She is known for her roles as Alexandra "Alex" Owens in the 1983 film Flashdance, and as Bette Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word. She earned an NAACP Image Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for the former. She has appeared in more than 50 films. Beals was born on the South Side of Chicago, the daughter of Jeanne (née Anderson), an elementary school teacher, and Alfred Beals, who owned grocery stores. She is multiracial; her father was African American, and her mother is Irish American. She has two brothers, Bobby and Gregory.Her father died when Beals was nine years old, and her mother married Edward Cohen in 1981. Beals has said her biracial heritage had some effect on her, as she "always lived sort of on the outside", with an idea "of being the other in society". She got her first job at age 13 at an ice cream store, using her height at the time (she is now nearly 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)), to convince her boss she was 16. Beals was inspired to become an actress by two events: doing a high school production of Fiddler on the Roof and seeing Balm in Gilead with Joan Allen while volunteer-ushering at the Steppenwolf Theatre. Beals graduated from the progressive Francis W. Parker School. She also was chosen to attend the elite Goodman Theatre Young People's Drama Workshop. Beals attended Yale University, receiving a B.A. in American literature in 1987; she deferred a term so she could film Flashdance. While at Yale, Beals was a resident of Morse College. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Beals, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Four Rooms
(Angela)
Flashdance
(Alex Owens)
The Grudge 2
(Trish Kimble)
Catch That Kid
(Molly Phillips)
The Book of Eli
(Claudia)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
(Gertrude Benchley)
Militia
(Julie Sanders)
Vampire's Kiss
(Rachel)
Devil in a Blue Dress
(Daphne Monet)
Caro diario
(Self)
The Prophecy II
(Valerie Rosales)
The Anniversary Party
(Gina Taylor)
The Thief and the Cobbler
(Princess YumYum (voice))
Roger Dodger
(Sophie)
The Big Pardon 2
(Joyce Ferranti)
Dr. M
(Sonja Vogler)
The Bride
(Eva)
Troubled Waters
(FBI Agent Beck)
Queen to Play
(L’Américaine)
13 Moons
(Suzi)
Desolation Sound
(Elizabeth Storey)
The Last Days of Disco
(Nina)
In the Soup
(Angelica Pena)
Feast of All Saints
(Dolly Rose)
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
(Angela Fox)
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
(Jessica)
Split Decisions
(Barbara Uribe)
Blood and Concrete
(Mona)
Wishful Thinking
(Elizabeth)
A Night for Dying Tigers
(Melanie)
The Spree
(Xinia Kelly)
Body and Soul
(Gina)
Dead on Sight
(Rebecca Darcy)
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
(Virginia)
My Name Is Sarah
(Sarah Winston)
Cinemanovels
(Clementine)
Break a Leg
(Juliet)
Indecency
(Ellie Shaw)
The Madonna and the Dragon
(Patty Meredith)
Runaway Jury
(Vanessa Lembeck)
The Gamble
(Lady Olivia Candioni)
The Twilight of the Golds
(Suzanne Stein)
Manhattan Night
(Lisa Wren)
Full Out
(Valorie Kondos-Field)
A Wife's Nightmare
(Liz)
Out of Line
(Officer Jenny Capitanas)
Let It Be Me
(Emily Taylor)
Night Owl
(Julia)
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
(Sloan McBride)
A House Divided
(Amanda Dickson)
Before I Fall
(Mrs. Kingston)
A Fuller Life
(Self - Reader (segment "Crime Reporter"))
Cinderella
(Cinderella)
Without Malice
(Samantha Wilkes)
The White Orchid
(Vivian)
After
(Karen Gibson)
Sons
(Transvestite)
Something More
(Lisa)
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
(Ellen)
That's Dancing!
Luckiest Girl Alive
(Lolo Vincent)
My Bodyguard
(Clifford's Friend (uncredited))
Hello Out There
(Judith)
Law & Order
(Sofia Archer)
Castle
(Sophia Turner)
Best Week Ever
The Daily Show
(Self)
The View
(Self)
E! True Hollywood Story
The L Word
(Bette Porter)
Faerie Tale Theatre
(Cinderella)
Lie to Me
(Zoe Landau)
2000 Malibu Road
(Perry Quinn)
Where Are They Now?
(Self)
The Outer Limits
(Robin Dysart)
The L Word: New York
(Bette Porter)
The Chicago Code
(Teresa Colvin)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
Motive
(Sophia Balfour)
Proof
(Dr. Carolyn Tyler)
The Book of Boba Fett
(Garsa Fwip)
Taken
(Christina Hart)
Frasier
(Dr. Anne Ranberg)
The Hunger
(Jane)
Law & Order: Organized Crime
(Cassandra Webb)
Nothing Sacred
(Justine Madsen Judd)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
The Night Shift
(Dr. Syd Jennings)
The L Word: Generation Q
(Bette Porter)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self - Guest)
Swamp Thing
(Lucilia Cable)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
(Self)
Seitenblicke
(self)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self)
