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Jennifer Beals Biography
Birth Name:
Jennifer Beals
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Made her film debut as an unbilled extra in 1980's My Bodyguard
- Did not perform much of the actual dancing in her 1983 hit, Flashdance
- But the baggy, off-the-shoulder sweatshirt look she affected became a fashion rage
- Considered for the role of Dana Scully in The X-Files, which starred fellow Yale classmate David Duchovny
- Is an avid photographer
- Starred as art curator Bette Porter in the groundbreaking lesbian drama The L Word Gave birth to a girl in October 2005 with husband Ken Dixon
- Authored the behind-the-scenes photographic journal The L Word Book, which benefits several charities
Awards
- 1984Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: nominated
Relationships
- Bobby Beals -- Brother
- Gregory Beals -- Brother
- Alfred Beals -- Father
- Ken Dixon -- Husband
- Jeanne Cohen -- Mother
- Edward Cohen -- Stepfather