Jennifer Beals
Acting
Born: Dec 19, 1963
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Book of Eli | Claudia | 2010 | 6.795 |
| The Night Before the Night Before Christmas | Angela Fox | 2010 | 5.4 |
| A Night for Dying Tigers | Melanie | 2010 | 5.4 |
| Queen to Play | L’Américaine | 2009 | 6.6 |
| The Grudge 2 | Trish Kimble | 2006 | 5.577 |
| Troubled Waters | FBI Agent Beck | 2006 | 3.7 |
| Desolation Sound | Elizabeth Storey | 2005 | 4.727 |
| Catch That Kid | Molly Phillips | 2004 | 5.605 |
| Roger Dodger | Sophie | 2002 | 6.122 |
| 13 Moons | Suzi | 2002 | 5.519 |
| The Anniversary Party | Gina Taylor | 2001 | 5.658 |
| Feast of All Saints | Dolly Rose | 2001 | 4.792 |
| Militia | Julie Sanders | 2000 | 4.357 |
| Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying | Jessica | 1999 | 4.5 |
| Wishful Thinking | Elizabeth | 1999 | 5.087 |
| The Prophecy II | Valerie Rosales | 1998 | 6.006 |
| The Last Days of Disco | Nina | 1998 | 6.273 |
| Four Rooms | Angela | 1995 | 5.897 |
| Devil in a Blue Dress | Daphne Monet | 1995 | 6.468 |
| Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Gertrude Benchley | 1994 | 5.851 |
| Dear Diary | Self | 1993 | 7.333 |
| The Thief and the Cobbler | Princess YumYum (voice) | 1993 | 7.118 |
| The Big Pardon 2 | Joyce Ferranti | 1992 | 5.92 |
| In the Soup | Angelica Pena | 1992 | 6.709 |
| Blood and Concrete | Mona | 1991 | 5.661 |
| Dr. M | Sonja Vogler | 1990 | 4.818 |
| Vampire's Kiss | Rachel | 1989 | 5.943 |
| Split Decisions | Barbara Uribe | 1988 | 5.14 |
| The Bride | Eva | 1985 | 5.302 |
| Flashdance | Alex Owens | 1983 | 6.486 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1963 |
| From | Chicago, Illinois, USA |