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Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American film actress and former teen model. She is known for her roles as Alexandra "Alex" Owens in the 1983 film Flashdance and as Bette Porter on the lesbian-themed drama series The L Word. She has appeared in more than 50 movies.
Beals was born in Chicago, Illinois to Alfred Beals, who owned a grocery store, and Jeanne, an elementary school teacher.[1] Her father was African-American and her mother was Irish.[2][3][4] She has two brothers, Bobby and Gregory.[5] Her father died when Beals was ten years old and her mother re-married to Edward Cohen. She graduated from the Francis W. Parker School and Yale University, receiving a B.A. in American Literature.
Beals had a minor role in the 1980 films My Bodyguard and came to fame with her starring part in Flashdance. After the release of the film, it was revealed that some scenes in the movie where athletics were required were actually performed by double Marine Jahan.
Beals stars in Showtime Network's The L Word, where she plays Bette Porter, an Ivy League educated lesbian. Despite her advanced state, Beals' pregnancy was not adapted into the story-line of The L Word's third season. However, during the first episode of the season her pregnancy is noticeable.
Beals was married to Alexandre Rockwell from 1986 to 1996. In 1998, she married Ken Dixon, a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. She and Dixon had a daughter in October 2005, and Dixon has two children from a previous marriage. Beals has described herself as a "spiritual person".[6]
Beals is a close friend of Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino often stayed at Beals' home while struggling as an aspiring director before Pulp Fiction. They appeared together in Four Rooms. She has been friends with actress Marlee Matlin since they met in an airport in the 1980s.[7]
Beals was a Celebrity Grand Marshal at the 2006 San Francisco Pride Parade.
Filmography

* Flashdance (1983)
* The Bride (1985)
* Cinderella (1985) (TV)
* Vampire's Kiss (1989)
* In the Soup (1992)
* Indecency (1992)
* Caro Diario (1993)
* The Night Owl (1993)
* Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
* Four Rooms (1995)
* Let It Be Me (1995)
* Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
* The Thief and the Cobbler (1995) (Miramax version)
* Wishful Thinking (1997)
* The Twilight of the Golds (1997)
* The Prophecy II (1998)
* The Spree (1998)
* The Last Days of Disco (1998)
* Without Malice (2000) (TV)
* Fear of Flying (2000)
* A House Divided (2000) (TV)
* Militia (2000)
* Out of Line (2001)
* The Anniversary Party (2001)
* After the Storm (2001) (TV)
* The Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV)
* 13 Moons (2002)
* Roger Dodger (2002)
* They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002) (TV)
* Runaway Jury (2003)
* Catch That Kid (2004)
* Desolation Sound (2005)
* The Grudge 2 (2006)
* Troubled Waters (2006)
* My Name Is Sarah (2007) (TV)