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Jennifer Beals
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Jennifer Beals is an American actor and model born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 19, 1963. She began her work period in 1980 and is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Beals was educated at Yale College and speaks English as her native language. She has brown hair and has one child.
Her spouse is Alexandre Rockwell. Beals has received Jupiter Awards and was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. She works as a film and television actor.
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Film & TV
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
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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 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jennifer
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Jupiter Awards
- Hair colour
- brown hair
- Official website
- jennifer-beals.com
- Image
- Jennifer Beals at L5.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Jennifer Beals
- date of birth
- 1963-12-19
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
- social media followers
- 208318
- writing language
- English language
- member of
- SAG-AFTRA
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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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