Jennifer Beals
Born 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…
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Hello Out There(2025)
as Judith
Luckiest Girl Alive(2022)
as Lolo Vincent
After(2019)
as Karen Gibson
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!(2018)
The White Orchid(2018)
as Vivian
Before I Fall(2017)
as Mrs. Kingston
Manhattan Night(2016)
as Lisa Wren
Full Out(2015)
as Coach Valorie Kondos-Field
A Wife's Nightmare(2014)
as Liz
Cinemanovels(2013)
as Clementine
A Fuller Life(2013)
as Self - Reader (segment "Crime Reporter")
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas(2010)
as Angela Fox
A Night for Dying Tigers(2010)
as Melanie
The Book of Eli(2010)
as Claudia
Queen to Play(2009)
as L’Américaine
- Film
Starz Inside: Fashion in Film(2008)
as Self
My Name Is Sarah(2007)
as Sarah Winston
Troubled Waters(2006)
as FBI Agent Beck
The Grudge 2(2006)
as Trish Kimble
Desolation Sound(2005)
as Elizabeth Storey
Break a Leg(2005)
as Juliet
Catch That Kid(2004)
as Molly Phillips
Runaway Jury(2003)
as Vanessa Lembeck
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?(2002)
as Sloan McBride
13 Moons(2002)
as Suzi
Roger Dodger(2002)
as Sophie
Out of Line(2001)
as Officer Jenny Capitanas
Feast of All Saints(2001)
as Dolly Rose
The Anniversary Party(2001)
as Gina Taylor
Something More(2000)
as Lisa
Militia(2000)
as Julie Sanders
Body and Soul(2000)
as Gina
A House Divided(2000)
as Amanda Dickson
Without Malice(2000)
as Samantha Wilkes
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying(1999)
as Jessica
Wishful Thinking(1999)
as Elizabeth
The Last Days of Disco(1998)
as Nina
The Spree(1998)
as Xinia Kelly
The Prophecy II(1998)
as Valerie Rosales
The Twilight of the Golds(1996)
as Suzanne Stein
Four Rooms(1995)
as Angela
Let It Be Me(1995)
as Emily Taylor
Devil in a Blue Dress(1995)
as Daphne Monet
The Search for One-eye Jimmy(1994)
as Ellen
Dead on Sight(1994)
as Rebecca Darcy
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle(1994)
as Gertrude Benchley
Dear Diary(1993)
as Self
The Thief and the Cobbler(1993)
as Princess YumYum (voice)
Night Owl(1993)
as Julia
The Big Pardon 2(1992)
as Joyce Ferranti
In the Soup(1992)
as Angelica Pena
Indecency(1992)
as Ellie Shaw
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion(1992)
as Virginia
Blood and Concrete(1991)
as Mona
The Madonna and the Dragon(1990)
as Patty Meredith
Dr. M(1990)
as Sonja Vogler
Sons(1990)
as Transvestite
Vampire's Kiss(1989)
as Rachel
The Gamble(1988)
as Lady Olivia Candioni
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute(1988)
as Self
Split Decisions(1988)
as Barbara Uribe
The Bride(1985)
as Eva
Cinderella(1985)
as Cinderella
That's Dancing!(1985)
That's Dancing!(1985)
as Self (archive footage)
Flashdance(1983)
as Alex Owens
My Bodyguard(1980)
as Clifford's Friend (uncredited)
- Film
Joy Will Prevail
as Esther Kahn
