Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

1963-12-19 Chicago, Illinois, USA 68 Credits

Biography

Jennifer Beals (height 5' 8½" (1.74 m)) 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...

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Luckiest Girl Alive

Luckiest Girl Alive

2022

as Lolo Vincent

6.5
Acting

A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously craf...

Sweet Thing

Sweet Thing

2020

Producer

6.7
Producing

For Billie and Nico, life with their father is a roller-coaster ride of playfulness and unease. When he is in the grip of alcohol, tears flow and thei...

After

After

2019

as Karen Gibson

7.1
Acting

Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa...

The White Orchid

The White Orchid

2018

as Vivian

5.6
Acting

A social services investigator helps a local sheriff solve the brutal murder of a beautiful blonde known only as The White Orchid.

Before I Fall

Before I Fall

2017

as Mrs. Kingston

7.0
Acting

Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the sam...

Manhattan Night

Manhattan Night

2016

as Lisa Wren

5.9
Acting

Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. ...

Manhattan Night

Manhattan Night

2016

Co-Producer

5.9
Producing

Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. ...

Full Out

Full Out

2015

as Valorie Kondos-Field

7.2
Acting

Based on the true life story of California gymnast Ariana Berlin. As she zoned in on her Olympic goals, 14 year old Ariana Berlin's life took a sharp ...

A Wife's Nightmare

A Wife's Nightmare

2014

as Liz

6.5
Acting

Liz, just returned home after a mental breakdown, has to welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a young, vivacious woman, claims to b...

Cinemanovels

Cinemanovels

2013

as Clementine

4.7
Acting

The estranged daughter (Lauren Lee Smith) of a recently deceased filmmaker gains a new understanding of her father when she offers to create a retrosp...

A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life

2013

as Self - Reader (segment "Crime Reporter")

6.6
Acting

Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only child...

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas

2010

as Angela Fox

5.4
Acting

When Santa sets off on his Christmas duties a day early, crashes into the Fox family's house, ends up with amnesia and loses his magic sack of present...

A Night for Dying Tigers

A Night for Dying Tigers

2010

as Melanie

5.4
Acting

The night before Jack (Gil Bellows) is slated to begin a five-year prison sentence for murder, his wife, Melanie (Jennifer Beals), and assorted siblin...

The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

2010

as Claudia

6.8
Acting

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankin...

Queen to Play

Queen to Play

2009

as L’Américaine

6.6
Acting

Hélène, a housekeeper at a ritzy hotel in Corsica, is devoted to her family but lacks any passion in her own life. When she sees a handsome couple pla...

Starz Inside: Fashion in Film

2008

as Self

Acting

From the supermodels of Paris to the superstars of Hollywood, this special explores the connecting thread between fashion and film.

My Name Is Sarah

My Name Is Sarah

2007

as Sarah Winston

7.6
Acting

Sarah is depressed and lonely after her best friend dies. She follows a handsome man, Charlie, into a church where he attends AA meetings. Sarah lets ...

Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

2006

as FBI Agent Beck

3.8
Acting

Intrepid FBI agent Beck, assigned to solve the case of a multimillionaire couple's missing daughter. As clues begin to reveal themselves, Beck draws a...

The Grudge 2

The Grudge 2

2006

as Trish Kimble

5.5
Acting

A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong...

Desolation Sound

Desolation Sound

2005

as Elizabeth Storey

4.4
Acting

Noir thriller from Vancouver plays out a destructive friendship between a depressed housewife and her childhood friend to an ugly conclusion.

Break a Leg

Break a Leg

2005

as Juliet

3.4
Acting

A talented but struggling actor is willing to go to any length to get a job - including "breaking a leg" - especially those of other actors!

Catch That Kid

Catch That Kid

2004

as Molly Phillips

5.6
Acting

A determined twelve-year-old mountain climber takes drastic action to save her injured father by planning a high-stakes bank heist, using her skills a...

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003

as Vanessa Lembeck

6.9
Acting

After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, w...

They Shoot Divas, Don't They?

They Shoot Divas, Don't They?

2002

as Sloan McBride

4.2
Acting

Sloan McBride is an 1980s music star who is trying to hold on to her career. She hires Jenny as her assistant and Jenny seems to be the perfect employ...

13 Moons

13 Moons

2002

as Suzi

5.3
Acting

Things aren't looking so good for television clown Banana's career, and the fact that his estranged wife, Suzi, has just been arrested for assaulting ...

Roger Dodger

Roger Dodger

2002

as Sophie

6.1
Acting

A smooth-talking ad executive attributes his remarkable success with women to his ability to manipulate their emotions from the moment he first meets ...

Out of Line

Out of Line

2001

as Officer Jenny Capitanas

7.0
Acting

Henry, a hitman hired to take out a socialite, finds himself falling for Jenny, a parole officer, instead.

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

2001

as Dolly Rose

4.7
Acting

Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught b...

The Anniversary Party

The Anniversary Party

2001

as Gina Taylor

5.7
Acting

While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, American actress Sally Nash and British novelist Joe Therrian receive their close fr...

Something More

Something More

2000

as Lisa

4.7
Acting

When Sam and his friend fall for the same woman, their friendship is put at risk.

Militia

Militia

2000

as Julie Sanders

4.0
Acting

When deadly anthrax missiles are stolen by a militia, ATF agent Ethan Carter must go undercover and join the group to save the country from disaster.

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

2000

as Gina

1.3
Acting

Charlie Davis, an ambitious small-town boxer with dreams of making it as a professional, travels to Reno with his unwavering friend Tiny. On his climb...

A House Divided

A House Divided

2000

as Amanda Dickson

5.0
Acting

In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a...

Without Malice

Without Malice

2000

as Samantha Wilkes

4.2
Acting

Paul Venters is a self-centered plastic surgeon who is soon to be married to beautiful Susan, but doesn't get along very well with his fiancée's famil...

Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying

Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying

1999

as Jessica

4.3
Acting

A passenger of a hijacked airliner who happens to be an airplane engineer works to deactivate a chemical weapons bomb after the hijackers kill the pil...

Wishful Thinking

Wishful Thinking

1999

as Elizabeth

5.0
Acting

A story told from three angles. Max meets Elizabeth; they live together, but when she talks of marriage, he balks. He becomes extremely jealous, proba...

The Last Days of Disco

The Last Days of Disco

1998

as Nina

6.2
Acting

Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

The Spree

1998

as Xinia Kelly

5.0
Acting

A policeman becomes obsessed with a female cat burglar, who convinces him to join her in crime.

The Prophecy II

The Prophecy II

1998

as Valerie Rosales

6.0
Acting

In this direct-to-video sequel, Gabriel returns to try to destroy the human race he despises so much, with the help of a suicidal teen and the opposit...

The Twilight of the Golds

The Twilight of the Golds

1996

as Suzanne Stein

5.6
Acting

A woman discovers her unborn baby has a genetic predisposition to homosexuality, unwittingly exposing deep-seated prejudices within her family.

Four Rooms

Four Rooms

1995

as Angela

5.9
Acting

It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems t...

Let It Be Me

Let It Be Me

1995

as Emily Taylor

5.0
Acting

Right after getting engaged, a man starts taking dance lessons.

Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

as Daphne Monet

6.5
Acting

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a my...

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1994

as Ellen

5.6
Acting

While working on a documentary on his old neighborhood, a young film school graduate shifts the focus of his production onto the disappearance of a lo...

Dead on Sight

Dead on Sight

1994

as Rebecca Darcy

3.9
Acting

A graduate student discovers her nightmares are actually visions of real-life murders committed by a man known as the Clock Killer. Joined by an unbel...

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994

Thanks

8.5

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime cape...

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994

as Gertrude Benchley

5.8
Acting

Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted w...

Dear Diary

Dear Diary

1993

as Self

7.4
Acting

Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted ...

The Thief and the Cobbler

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993

as Princess YumYum (voice)

7.1
Acting

It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in the...

Night Owl

Night Owl

1993

as Julia

2.3
Acting

New York: Every night the mysterious "Night Owl" goes on the air with her moody radio show. She seems to have an inexplicable influence on some men; s...

The Big Pardon 2

The Big Pardon 2

1992

as Joyce Ferranti

5.9
Acting

The mobster Raymond Bettoun gets out of prison and joins his son Maurice in Miami, a drug trafficker who is about to launch a huge operation. But he ...

In the Soup

In the Soup

1992

as Angelica Pena

6.6
Acting

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

Indecency

Indecency

1992

as Ellie Shaw

4.0
Acting

One of three friends who work in an advertising agency has a nervous breakdown. Upon her recovery, she embarks upon an affair with her former employer...

Terror Stalks the Class Reunion

Terror Stalks the Class Reunion

1992

as Virginia

4.2
Acting

A beautiful young detective goes to the rescue of a teacher kidnapped by a former student.

Blood and Concrete

Blood and Concrete

1991

as Mona

5.7
Acting

A dimwitted thug encounters a strung-out, suicidal young woman and an unlikely relationship develops as they work together to make a break for new hor...

The Madonna and the Dragon

The Madonna and the Dragon

1990

as Patty Meredith

6.0
Acting

Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines.

Dr. M

Dr. M

1990

as Sonja Vogler

4.7
Acting

In the not-too-distant future Berlin is shocked by a series of spectacular suicides; a policeman's investigations lead him to a beautiful, enigmatic w...

Sons

Sons

1990

as Transvestite

5.0
Acting

A trio of stepbrothers accompany their paralysed father on a jaunt to Normandy where the old boy saw combat and romantic action during the war.

Vampire's Kiss

Vampire's Kiss

1989

as Rachel

5.9
Acting

A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to c...

The Gamble

The Gamble

1988

as Lady Olivia Candioni

1.7
Acting

When Francesco returns home with the assumption that his father's wealth will be there to keep him content, he discovers that his father has lost ever...

Split Decisions

Split Decisions

1988

as Barbara Uribe

5.1
Acting

When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.

The Bride

The Bride

1985

as Eva

5.3
Acting

Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed w...

Cinderella

Cinderella

1985

as Cinderella

7.1
Acting

An oppressed young woman finds happiness when she secretly attends the royal ball.

Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

1985

as Cinderella

Acting

Faerie Tale Theatre's "Cinderella" more than lives up to the series' stellar legacy of creative fairytale adaptations. Featuring a cast which includes...

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985

7.0
Acting

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30...

Flashdance

Flashdance

1983

as Alex Owens

6.5
Acting

Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and e...

My Bodyguard

My Bodyguard

1980

as Clifford's Friend (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmat...

Hello Out There

N/A

as Judith

Acting

Minnie, a young journalist who embarks on a road trip across New Mexico with her cousin, Rex, a punk rock guitarist fresh out of rehab, is trying to f...