
Jennifer Beals
Biography
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) 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.…
Filmography

Nothing Sacred
1997 · 9.5

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · 8.1

E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · 8.1

Castle
2009 · 8.0

Out of Line
2001 · 8.0

Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021 · 7.9

Lie to Me
2009 · 7.9

Frasier
1993 · 7.7

The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7

The L Word
2004 · 7.7

The L Word: Generation Q
2019 · 7.6

The Night Shift
2014 · 7.5

The Chicago Code
2011 · 7.5

The Book of Boba Fett
2021 · 7.4

Swamp Thing
2019 · 7.4

Caro diario
1993 · 7.3

Law & Order
1990 · 7.3

NCIS: New York
2026 · 7.2

The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · 7.2

Full Out
2015 · 7.2

After
2019 · 7.1

Before I Fall
2017 · 7.0

Runaway Jury
2003 · 7.0

2000 Malibu Road
1992 · 6.9

The Book of Eli
2010 · 6.8

That's Dancing!
1985 · 6.8

In the Soup
1992 · 6.8

Cinderella
1985 · 6.7

The Madonna and the Dragon
1990 · 6.7

Queen to Play
2009 · 6.6

Motive
2013 · 6.5

Flashdance
1983 · 6.5

Proof
2015 · 6.5

Devil in a Blue Dress
1995 · 6.5

A House Divided
2000 · 6.5

Luckiest Girl Alive
2022 · 6.5

Taken
2017 · 6.5

My Bodyguard
1980 · 6.4

A Wife's Nightmare
2014 · 6.3

The Last Days of Disco
1998 · 6.3

The Hunger
1997 · 6.2

Roger Dodger
2002 · 6.1

The Word
1990 · 6.0

Vampire's Kiss
1989 · 6.0

The Prophecy II
1998 · 6.0

Four Rooms
1995 · 5.9

Best Week Ever
2004 · 5.9

Manhattan Night
2016 · 5.9

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 · 5.9

The Big Pardon 2
1992 · 5.9

The White Orchid
2018 · 5.8

Catch That Kid
2004 · 5.6

Blood and Concrete
1991 · 5.6

The Anniversary Party
2001 · 5.6

The Twilight of the Golds
1996 · 5.6

The Search for One-eye Jimmy
1994 · 5.6

Without Malice
2000 · 5.6

The Grudge 2
2006 · 5.6

Indecency
1992 · 5.5

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018 · 5.5

13 Moons
2002 · 5.5

Let It Be Me
1995 · 5.4

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
2010 · 5.4

The Spree
1998 · 5.4

A Night for Dying Tigers
2010 · 5.4

The Bride
1985 · 5.4

Sons
1990 · 5.2

Split Decisions
1988 · 5.1

Wishful Thinking
1999 · 5.0

Feast of All Saints
2001 · 4.8

Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
1992 · 4.8

Something More
2000 · 4.8

Dr. M
1990 · 4.7

Desolation Sound
2005 · 4.7

Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
1999 · 4.5

Cinemanovels
2013 · 4.5

Militia
2000 · 4.4

Dead on Sight
1994 · 4.3

Troubled Waters
2006 · 3.8

Break a Leg
2005 · 3.6

The Gamble
1988 · 3.4

Night Owl
1993 · 3.2

Body and Soul
2000 · 2.8

Joy Will Prevail
2026 · 0.0

Hello Out There
2025 · 0.0
Murder in Cold Country
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