Jennifer Beals

Biografie

Jennifer Beals (nascuta pe 19 decembrie 1963) este o actrita americana de film, fost model.

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Jennifer Beals (nascuta pe 19 decembrie 1963) este o actrita americana de film, fost model.
Este cunoscuta pentru rolurile ca Alexandra "Alex" Owens in filmul din 1983 Flashdance si ca Bette Porter in serialul The L Word.

Beals s-a nascut in Chicago, Illinois, fiind fiica lui Jeanne si Alfred Beals. Tatal sau era afro-american, iar mama sa avea origine irlandeza. Jennifer are doi frati, Bobby si Gregory. Tatal sau a murit cand Jennifer avea 10 ani iara mama ei s-a recasatorit cu Edward Cohen. Beals recunoaste ca mostenirea ei bi-rasiala a influentat-o pe parcursul vietii, facand-o sa se simta exclusa din societate.

Jennifer a absolvit Francis W. Parker School, apoi Universitatea Yale in 1986, cu o diploma in Literatura.

Filmografie - Actrita

Cartea lui Eli (2010, Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes)
The Book of Eli

Queen to Play (2009, Caroline Bottaro)

Fashion in Film (2008)

The L Word: Season 04 (2007)

The Grudge 2: Capcana (2006, Takashi Shimizu)
The Grudge 2

The L Word: Season 03 (2006)

Nimeni nu e perfect (2006, John Stead)
Troubled Waters

Adevar mortal (2005)
Desolation Sound

The L Word: Season 02 (2005)

The L Word: Season 01 (2004)

The L Word (2004, Rose Troche, Ilene Chaiken, Angela Robinson, Tricia Brock)

Micutii infractori (2003, Bart Freundlich)
Catch That Kid

Juriul (2003, Gary Fleder)
Runaway Jury

Rupe-le picioarele! (2003, Monika Mitchell)
Break a Leg

Trecutul se razbuna (2002, Jonathan Craven)
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?

13 Moons (2002, Alexandre Rockwell)

Roger Dodger (2002, Dylan Kidd)

Sarbatoarea tuturor sfintilor (2001, Peter Medak)
The Feast of All Saints

Iubire periculoasa (2001)
Out of Line

Petrecerea (2001, Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh)
The Anniversary Party

The Directors: Adrian Lyne (2000)

A House Divided (2000, John Kent Harrison)

Greseala fatala (2000)
Without Malice

Amenintare mortala (2000, Jim Wynorski)
Militia

Dupa furtuna (2000, Guy Ferland)
After the Storm

Something More (1999, Rob King)

Turbulente 2 : Frica de inaltimi (1999, David MacKay)
Turbulence II: Fear of Flying

Ultimele zile disco (1998, Whit Stillman)
The Last Days of Disco

Profetia (1998, Greg Spence)
The Prophecy II

Trup si suflet (1998, Sam Henry Kass)
Body and Soul

The Twilight of the Golds (1997, Ross Kagan Marks)

Dorinte desarte (1997, Adam Park)
Wishful Thinking

The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1996, Sam Henry Kass)
The Search for One-Eyed Jimmy

Diavolul in rochie albastra (1995, Carl Franklin)
Devil in a Blue Dress

Let It Be Me (1995, Eleanor Bergstein)

Patru camere (1995, Alexandre Rockwell, Allison Anders, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez)
Four Rooms

The Thief and the Cobbler (1995, Richard Williams)

Caro Diario (1994, Nanni Moretti)

Cercul vicios al doamnei Parker (1994, Alan Rudolph)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Viziuni criminale (1994, Ruben Preuss)
Dead on Sight

Night Owl (1993, Matthew Patrick)

For Better and for Worse (1993, Clive Donner)
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion

Indecency (1992, Marisa Silver)

In the Soup (1992, Alexandre Rockwell)

Day of Atonement (1992, Alexandre Arcady)
Le Grand Pardon II

Dragoste si afrodisiace (1990, Jeffrey Reiner)
Blood and Concrete / Blood and Concrete, A Love Story

Club Extinction (1989, Claude Chabrol)
Docteur M.

Sons (1989, Alexandre Rockwell)

Sarutul vampirului (1989, Robert Bierman)
Vampire's Kiss

The Spree (1988, Tommy Lee Wallace)

The Gamble (1988, Carlo Vanzina)
La Partita

Split Decisions (1988, David Drury)

Mireasa (1985, Franc Roddam)
The Bride

In pasi de dans (1985, Jack Haley, Jr.)
That's Dancing!

Flashdance - Stralucirea dansului (1983, Adrian Lyne)
Flashdance

Un prieten de nadejde (1980, Tony Bill)
My Bodyguard