Jennifer Beals

Actor, Film actor

1963 –

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Who is Jennifer Beals?

Jennifer Beals is an American actress and a former teen model. She played the role of Alexandra "Alex" Owens in the 1983 film Flashdance, and appeared 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.

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Born
Dec 19, 1963
South Side, Chicago
Also known as
  • Jennifer Dixon
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Irish American
  • Jewish people
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Yale University
  • Francis W. Parker School
Lived in
  • Chicago

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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