Jennifer Beals

Premiere: Jennifer Beals at the Century City premiere of Warner Brothers' Practical Magic - 10/13/1998 Photo: Steve Granitz/Wireimage.com

Biography

Born 12/19/1963

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...
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Highlights

  • In 2009, Cast as the ex-wife of Tim Roth's fib detector on the FOX series, "Lie to Me"
  • In 2006, Co-starred in "The Grudge 2," a sequel to the 2004 remake directed by Takashi Shimizu
  • In 2004, Played Bette Porter, an Ivy League educated lesbian in the Showtime drama, "The L Word"

Family & Companions

  • Ken L. Dixon: husband (Canadian; married in 1999)
  • daughter: Born in October 2005; father, Ken L. Dixon
  • Jeanne Beals: mother (Irish American; re-married to Edward Cohen )

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