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Jennifer Beals
Highest Rated: 92% Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
Birthday: Dec 19, 1963
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Intelligent and beautiful with a disarming smile, Jennifer Beals managed to exude both strength and tenderness in her work, making her one of the most relatable and talented actresses of her time. A pop culture icon after her star-making debut as Alex Owens in "Flashdance" (1983), Beals weathered the backlash storm after it was revealed she had a dance double in the hit film. After disappearing off the radar for some time - perhaps spooked by her overnight "Flashdance" fame - Beals would eventually come back to the Hollywood fold and build an less flashy but impressive film and television career over the next 20 years. Her touching portrayal of lesbian workaholic Bette Porter on the provocative drama "The L Word" (Showtime, 2004-09), instantly revitalized Beal's career. She returned to headline the cast of "The Chicago Code" (Fox, 2010-11), a critically acclaimed police drama, sadly canceled in its first season. Further projects were in the offing, however, and several decades after her early 1980s mega-stardom, Beals proved that her talent and timeless beauty would keep her working steadily for years to come.
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44% | 71% | Luckiest Girl Alive | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
| 90% | 50% | Sweet Thing |
Producer, Executive Producer |
- | 2020 |
| 18% | 65% | After | Karen (Character) | $12.1M | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | 45% | The White Orchid | Vivian (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 64% | 57% | Before I Fall | Mrs. Kingston (Character) | $12.2M | 2017 |
| 35% | 52% | Manhattan Night | Lisa Wren (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 51% | Full Out | Coach Val (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 34% | A Wife's Nightmare | Liz (Character) | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | Cinemanovels |
Clementine (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 47% | A Night for Dying Tigers | Melanie (Character) | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | The Night Before the Night Before Christmas | Angela Fox (Character) | - | 2010 |
| 47% | 64% | The Book of Eli | Claudia (Character) | $94.8M | 2010 |
| 70% | 72% | Queen to Play | L'Américaine (Character) | $478.6K | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fashion in Film | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | My Name Is Sarah | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Troubled Waters | Special Agent Jennifer Beck (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 12% | 40% | The Grudge 2 | Trish (Character) | $39.1M | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Desolation Sound | Elizabeth Storey (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 13% | 47% | Catch That Kid | Molly (Character) | $16.7M | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | Break a Leg | Juliet (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 73% | 75% | Runaway Jury | Vanessa Lembeck (Character) | $49.4M | 2003 |
| 40% | 20% | They Shoot Divas, Don't They? | Sloan McBride (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 45% | 13 Moons | Suzi (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 88% | 76% | Roger Dodger | Sophie (Character) | $1.3M | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | Out of Line | Parole Officer Jenny Capitanas (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 12% | After the Storm | Mrs. Gavotte (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 8% | Militia | Julie Sanders (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Without Malice | Samantha Wilkes (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 57% | A House Divided | Amanda Dickson (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 14% | 22% | Turbulence II: Fear of Flying | Jessica (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 45% | Something More | Lisa (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Spree | Xinia Kelly (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 33% | 44% | The Prophecy II | Valerie Rosales (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Body and Soul | Gina (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 73% | 66% | The Last Days of Disco | Nina (Character) | $3.0M | 1998 |
| 43% | 49% | The Twilight of the Golds | Suzanne Stein (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 69% | The Search for One-Eye Jimmy | Ellen (Character) | $19.4K | 1996 |
| 0% | 25% | Wishful Thinking | Elizabeth (Character) | - | 1996 |
| 13% | 69% | Four Rooms | Angela (Character) | $4.1M | 1995 |
| 92% | 71% | Devil in a Blue Dress | Daphne Monet (Character) | $15.9M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Let It Be Me | Emily Taylor (Character) | - | 1995 |
| 76% | 61% | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Gertrude Benchley (Character) | $2.1M | 1994 |
| 70% | 85% | Dear Diary | Self | $445.2K | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | Dead on Sight | Rebecca Darcy (Character) | - | 1994 |
| 60% | 74% | The Thief and the Cobbler | Princess Yum Yum (Voice) | $635.4K | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Owl | Julia (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Day of Atonement | Joyce Ferranti (Character) | - | 1993 |
| 85% | 75% | In the Soup | Angelica Pena (Character) | $13.9K | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Indecency | Ellie Shaw (Character) | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 2000 Malibu Road | Perry Quinn (Character) | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Better and for Worse | Virginia (Character) | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 48% | Blood & Concrete: A Love Story | Mona (Character) | $2.2K | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Dr. M | Sonja Vogler (Character) | - | 1990 |
| 65% | 54% | Vampire's Kiss | Rachel (Character) | $96.7K | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Sons | Transvestite (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 24% | Split Decisions | Barbara Uribe (Character) | $423.3K | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gamble | Lady Olivia Candioni (Character) | - | 1988 |
| 27% | 34% | The Bride | Eva (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 37% | 61% | Flashdance | Alex Owens (Character) | - | 1983 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 78% | The L Word: Generation Q |
Bette Porter (Character), Executive Producer |
2019-2023 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Cassandra Webb (Guest Star) | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2019 |
| 92% | 73% | Swamp Thing | Sheriff Lucilia Cable (Character) | 2019 |
| 32% | 63% | Taken | Christina Hart (Character) | 2017-2018 |
| No Score Yet | 77% | The Night Shift | Dr. Syd Jennings (Guest Star) | 2016-2017 |
| No Score Yet | 10% | The View | Guest | 2015 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2017 |
| 53% | 82% | Proof | Dr. Carolyn Tyler (Character) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2011 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Motive | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| 21% | 43% | The Mob Doctor | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 82% | 87% | Castle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 100% | 84% | The Chicago Code | Teresa Colvin (Character) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 87% | Lie to Me | Zoe Landau (Guest Star) | 2009-2010 |
| 57% | 75% | The L Word | Bette Porter (Character) | 2004-2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| 95% | 94% | Frasier | Dr. Anne Ranberg (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hunger | Unknown (Character) | 1999 |
| 71% | No Score Yet | Nothing Sacred |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Robin Dysart (Character) | 1997 |
| 29% | No Score Yet | 2000 Malibu Road | Perry Quinn (Character) | 1992 |