Jennifer Beals
Known for: Acting
Born: December 19, 1963
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) 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 gr…
Known for
Flashdance
1983
Troubled Waters
2006
13 Moons
2002
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
2010
A Night for Dying Tigers
2010
The Spree
1998
Dead on Sight
1994
My Name Is Sarah
2007
Indecency
1992
The Madonna and the Dragon
1990
A Wife's Nightmare
2014
Out of Line
2001
Night Owl
1993
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
2002
Cinderella
1985
Without Malice
2000
Four Rooms
1995
Militia
2000
Dr. M
1990
The Bride
1985
Desolation Sound
2005
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
1999
Blood and Concrete
1991
Wishful Thinking
1999
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
1992
Cinemanovels
2013
Full Out
2015
Let It Be Me
1995
A House Divided
2000
The White Orchid
2018
Vampire's Kiss
1989
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
The Prophecy II
1998
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
The Big Pardon 2
1992
In the Soup
1992
Body and Soul
2000
Break a Leg
2005
The Gamble
1988
A Fuller Life
2013
Hello Out There
2025
Joy Will Prevail
Catch That Kid
2004
Feast of All Saints
2001
Split Decisions
1988
The Twilight of the Golds
1996
Manhattan Night
2016
The Book of Eli
2010
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
Roger Dodger
2002
Before I Fall
2017
Something More
2000
Starz Inside: Fashion in Film
2008
The Last Days of Disco
1998
Queen to Play
2009
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
1994
That's Dancing!
1985
Caro diario
1993
Luckiest Girl Alive
2022
The Grudge 2
2006
The Anniversary Party
2001
After
2019
Runaway Jury
2003
Sons
1990
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
My Bodyguard
1980
Law & Order
1990
Castle
2009
Best Week Ever
2004
The Daily Show
1996
The View
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The L Word
2004
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Lie to Me
2009
2000 Malibu Road
1992
Where Are They Now?
1999
The Outer Limits
1995
The Chicago Code
2011
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Motive
2013
Proof
2015
The Book of Boba Fett
2021
Taken
2017
Frasier
1993
The Hunger
1997
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
Nothing Sacred
1997
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Night Shift
2014
The L Word: Generation Q
2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Swamp Thing
2019
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Seitenblicke
1987
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003