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Jennifer Beals

Attore, Produttore

19 dicembre 1963 (62 anni)
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 by two events: doing a high school production of Fiddler on the Roof and seeing Balm in Gilead with Joan Allen while volunteer-ushering at the Steppenwolf Theatre.

Beals graduated from the progressive Francis W. Parker School. She also was chosen to attend the elite Goodman Theatre Young People's Drama Workshop. Beals attended Yale University, receiving a B.A. in American literature in 1987; she deferred a term so she could film Flashdance. While at Yale, Beals was a resident of Morse College.

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Film e Serie su Plex

  • La giuria
    La giuria2003
  • The Grudge 2
    The Grudge 22006
  • Stress da Vampiro
    Stress da Vampiro1988
  • Manhattan Nocturne
    Manhattan Nocturne2016
  • Taken
    Taken2 stagioni
  • A Wife's Nightmare - L'incubo di una moglie
    A Wife's Nightmare - L'incubo di una moglie2014
  • The White Orchid
    The White Orchid2018
  • Boxe
    Boxe1988
  • After the Storm
    After the Storm2001
  • La vita di Sara
    La vita di Sara2007
  • They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
    They Shoot Divas, Don't They?2002

Famoso per

  • Flashdance
    Flashdance1983
  • Codice Genesi
    Codice Genesi2010
  • Four Rooms
    Four Rooms1995
  • The L Word
    The L Word6 stagioni
  • The Book of Boba Fett
    The Book of Boba Fett7 episodi
  • Lie to Me
    Lie to Me3 stagioni
  • Prima di domani
    Prima di domani2017
  • Il diavolo in blu
    Il diavolo in blu1995
  • The L Word: Generation Q
    The L Word: Generation Q3 stagioni
  • The Chicago Code
    The Chicago Code1 stagione
  • Stress da Vampiro
    Stress da Vampiro1988
  • Taken
    Taken2 stagioni
  • La ragazza più fortunata del mondo
    La ragazza più fortunata del mondo2022
  • Roger Dodger
    Roger Dodger2002
  • Manhattan Nocturne
    Manhattan Nocturne2016
  • Proof
    Proof1 stagione
  • Swamp Thing
    Swamp Thing1 stagione
  • L'angelo del male
    L'angelo del male1998
  • Tre ragazzi per un bottino
    Tre ragazzi per un bottino2004
  • The Last Days of Disco
    The Last Days of Disco1998

Filmografia

2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians · as Demeter
2022
Luckiest Girl Alive · as Lolo Vincent
2021
The Book of Boba Fett · as Garsa Fwip
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime · as Cassandra Webb
2019
The L Word: Generation Q · as Bette Porter
2019
Swamp Thing (2019) · as Lucilia Cable
2019
After · as Karen Gibson
2018
Hollywood, No Sex Please!
2018
The White Orchid · as VivianSu Plex
2017
Before I Fall · as Mrs. Kingston
2017
Taken (2017) · as Christina HartSu Plex
2016
The Last Tycoon · as Margo Taft
2016
Manhattan Night · as Lisa WrenSu Plex
2015
The Laws of the Universe Part 0 · as Inkar
2015
Full Out · as Coach Valorie Kondos-Field
2015
Proof (2015) · as Dr. Carolyn Tyler
2014
A Wife's Nightmare · as LizSu Plex
2014
The Night Shift (2014) · as Dr. Syd Jennings
2013
Cinemanovels · as Clementine
2013
Motive · as Sophia Balfour
2012
The Mob Doctor · as Celeste Lapree
2012
Lauren · as Major Stone
2011
The Chicago Code · as Teresa Colvin
2010
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas · as Angela Fox
2010
A Night for Dying Tigers · as Melanie
2010
The Book of Eli · as Claudia
2009
Queen to Play · as L’américaine
2009
Castle (2009) · as Sophia Turner
2009
Lie to Me · as Zoe Landau
2007
My Name Is Sarah · as Sarah WinstonSu Plex
2006
Troubled Waters · as Fbi Agent Beck
2006
The Grudge 2 · as Trish KimbleSu Plex
2005
Desolation Sound · as Elizabeth Storey
2005
Break a Leg · as Juliet
2004
Retrosexual: The '80s · as Cast
2004
Catch That Kid · as Molly Phillips
2004
Best Week Ever
2004
The L Word · as Bette Porter
2003
Runaway Jury · as Vanessa LembeckSu Plex
2002
Roger Dodger · as Sophie
2002
They Shoot Divas, Don't They? · as Sloan McbrideSu Plex
2002
13 Moons · as Suzi
2001
Out of Line · as Officer Jenny Capitanas
2001
The Feast of All Saints · as Dolly Rose
2001
The Anniversary Party · as Gina Taylor
2001
After the Storm · as Mrs. GavotteSu Plex
2000
Militia · as Julie Sanders
2000
A House Divided · as Amanda Dickson
2000
Without Malice · as Samantha Wilkes
1999
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying · as Jessica
1999
Body and Soul · as Gina
1999
Something More · as Lisa
1998
The Last Days of Disco · as Nina
1998
The Spree · as Xinia Kelly
1998
The Prophecy II · as Valerie Rosales
1997
Wishful Thinking · as Elizabeth
1997
Nothing Sacred · as Justine Madsen Judd
1997
The Hunger · as Jane
1996
The Twilight of the Golds · as Suzanne Stein
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1995
Four Rooms · as Angela
1995
Let It Be Me · as Emily Taylor
1995
Devil in a Blue Dress · as Daphne Monet
1995
The Outer Limits (1995) · as Robin Dysart
1994
The Search for One-eye Jimmy · as Ellen
1994
Dead on Sight · as Rebecca Darcy
1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle · as Gertrude Benchley
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler · as Princess Yumyum (voice)
1993
Frasier · as Dr. Anne Ranberg
1993
Night Owl · as Julia
1992
Le grand pardon II · as Joyce Ferranti
1992
Indecency · as Ellie Shaw
1992
2000 Malibu Road · as Perry Quinn
1992
In the Soup · as Angelica Pena
1992
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion · as Virginia
1991
Blood and Concrete · as Mona
1990
Dr. M · as Sonja Vogler
1990
Law & Order · as Sofia Archer
1990
Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' · as Patty Meredith
1989
Sons · as Transvestite
1988
Split Decisions · as Barbara UribeSu Plex
1988
The Gamble · as Lady Olivia Candioni
1988
Vampire's Kiss · as RachelSu Plex
1985
The Bride · as Eva
1985
Cinderella · as Cinderella
1985
That's Dancing!
1983
Flashdance · as Alex Owens
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre · as Cinderella
1980
My Bodyguard · as Clifford's Friend (uncredited)