Jennifer Beals
Acting
Born: 1963-12-19 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 gr
🎬 Movies (20)
Hello Out There
2025
Judith
Luckiest Girl Alive
2022
Lolo Vincent
After
2019
Karen Gibson
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
The White Orchid
2018
Vivian
Before I Fall
2017
Mrs. Kingston
Manhattan Night
2016
Lisa Wren
Full Out
2015
Coach Valorie Kondos-Field
A Wife's Nightmare
2014
Liz
Cinemanovels
2013
Clementine
A Fuller Life
2013
Self - Reader (segment "Crime Reporter")
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
2010
Angela Fox
A Night for Dying Tigers
2010
Melanie
The Book of Eli
2010
Claudia
Queen to Play
2009
L’Américaine
Starz Inside: Fashion in Film
2008
Self
My Name Is Sarah
2007
Sarah Winston
Troubled Waters
2006
FBI Agent Beck
The Grudge 2
2006
Trish Kimble
Desolation Sound
2005
Elizabeth Storey
📺 TV Shows (20)
The Book of Boba Fett
2021
Garsa Fwip
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
Cassandra Webb
The L Word: Generation Q
2019
Bette Porter
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self
Swamp Thing
2019
Lucilia Cable
Taken
2017
Christina Hart
Proof
2015
Dr. Carolyn Tyler
The Night Shift
2014
Dr. Syd Jennings
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Self
Motive
2013
Sophia Balfour
The Chicago Code
2011
Teresa Colvin
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
Castle
2009
Sophia Turner
Lie to Me
2009
Zoe Landau
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Self
Best Week Ever
2004
The L Word
2004
Bette Porter
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
Where Are They Now?
1999
Self