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Jennifer Beals
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Jennifer Beals is an American actor and model who began her professional career in 1980. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 19, 1963, she is a citizen of the United States and a member of SAG-AFTRA. Beals received her education at Yale College and speaks English. She has one child and is married to Alexandre Rockwell.
In her acting career, Beals has received a Jupiter Award and was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. Beyond performance, she is credited as an author with two works, including *L Word* and *L - A Photographic Journal*. Her official website is jennifer-beals.com.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- l Word
- L - A Photographic Journal
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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…
Known for
- Hello Out There — Judith2025
- Luckiest Girl Alive — Lolo Vincent2022
- The Book of Boba Fett — Garsa Fwip2021
- Law & Order: Organized Crime — Cassandra Webb2021
- After — Karen Gibson2019
- The L Word: Generation Q — Bette Porter2019
- Swamp Thing — Lucilia Cable2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- The White Orchid — Vivian2018
- Hollywood: No Sex, Please!2018
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 459
- Total plays
- 10,639
Tags
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jennifer+Beals">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 2
- Cited by
- 53
Research areas
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,879x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,724x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 23,419x
- Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities
· 2000 · cited 23,014x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,871x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Love is the most dangerous thing in the world.”
- “Love is the greatest light, the brightest torch, and will always be the greatest instrument of change.”
- “Love is large; love defies limits. People talk about the sanctity of love -- love is by definition sacred. Not some love between some people, but all love between all people.”
- “For some people, they may categorize it as “gay love”. And for me, I simply see it as love. And there’s no corner of the universe where love cannot abide and grow.”
- “It has been said, "History is written by the victors." I take this to mean we can make ourselves victorious by writing, and then rewriting our own stories. In a country and culture so dominated by media, by the manipulation of words and stories, telling the tales of people whose stories historically have not been told is a radical act and I believe an act that can change the world and help rewrite history.”
- “…The L Word reaffirmed that good storytelling has a way of creating community. Fans everywhere have been connecting with each other online, in public and at home-viewing parties.”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1963-12-19 ) December 19, 1963 (age 62) , Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
- Education
- Yale University ( BA )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1980–present
- Known for
- Alexandra Owens: Flashdance , Bette Porter: The L Word
- Spouses
- Alexandre Rockwell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1996 ) Ken Dixon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress. She made her film debut in My Bodyguard (1980), before receiving critical acclaim for her performance as Alexandra Owens in Flashdance (1983), for which she won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
Beals has appeared in several films including Vampire's Kiss (1988), Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), The Last Days of Disco (1998), Roger Dodger (2002), The Book of Eli (2010), Before I Fall (2017), and Luckiest Girl Alive (2022). On television, she starred in shows such as The Chicago Code (2011), Proof (2015), Taken (2017), and The Book of Boba Fett (2021). Her portrayal of Bette Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word (2004–2009) earned her a nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. She reprised her role as Bette Porter and served as an executive producer on the sequel series The L Word: Generation Q (2019–2023).
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