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Jennifer Beals is an American actress and a former teen model. She made her film debut in My Bodyguard (1980), before receiving critical acclaim for her role in Flashdance (1983), for which she won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
Birth Name
Jennifer Sue Beals
Born
Thursday, 19 December 1963
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Luckiest Girl Alive | Lolo Vincent | 2022 |
| Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett | Self | 2022 |
| The 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards | Self - Presenter | 2022 |
| The Book of Boba Fett | Garsa Fwip | 2021 |
| Law & Order: Organized Crime | Cassandra Webb | 2021 |
| Visible: Out on Television | Self (actor - The L Word) | 2020 |
| The L Word: Generation Q | Bette Porter | 2019 |
| The Movies | Alex Owens | 2019 |
| You Don't Nomi | Self / Segment 'Flashdance' | 2019 |
| Swamp Thing | Lucilia Cable, (2019) | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Luckiest Girl Alive | Lolo Vincent | 2022 |
| Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett | Self | 2022 |
| The 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards | Self - Presenter | 2022 |
| The Book of Boba Fett | Garsa Fwip | 2021 |
| Law & Order: Organized Crime | Cassandra Webb | 2021 |
| Visible: Out on Television | Self (actor - The L Word) | 2020 |
| The L Word: Generation Q | Bette Porter | 2019 |
| The Movies | Alex Owens | 2019 |
| You Don't Nomi | Self / Segment 'Flashdance' | 2019 |
| Swamp Thing | Lucilia Cable, (2019) | 2019 |
| After | Karen Gibson / Karen | 2019 |
| White Orchid | Vivian | 2018 |
| Before I Fall | Julie Kingston / Mrs. Kingston | 2017 |
| Taken | Christina Hart | 2017 |
| The Last Tycoon | Margo Taft | 2016 |
| Manhattan Night | Lisa Wren | 2016 |
| The Laws of the Universe Part 0 | Inkar | 2015 |
| Full Out | Valorie Kondos-Field / Coach Valorie Kondos-Field | 2015 |
| Proof | Dr. Carolyn Tyler | 2015 |
| A Wife's Nightmare | Liz / Liz Michaels | 2014 |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Night Shift | Dr. Syd Jennings | 2014 |
| Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Cinemanovels | Clementine | 2013 |
| A Fuller Life | Self - Reader (segment "Crime Reporter") | 2013 |
| Motive | Sophia Balfour | 2013 |
| The Mob Doctor | Celeste LaPree | 2012 |
| Katie | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Lauren | Major Stone | 2012 |
| The Chew | Herself - Guest | 2011 |
| The Chicago Code | Teresa Colvin | 2011 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| A Night for Dying Tigers | Melanie | 2010 |
| The Night Before the Night Before Christmas | Angela Fox | 2010 |
| The Book of Eli | Claudia | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Self | 2009 |
| Queen to Play | L'Américaine / L’Américaine | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| Castle | Sophia Turner | 2009 |
| Lie to Me | Zoe Landau | 2009 |
| Chelsea Lately | Herself - Guest | 2007 |
| My Name Is Sarah | Sarah Winston | 2007 |
| Troubled Waters | FBI Agent Beck / Special Agent Jennifer Beck | 2007 |
| The Grudge 2 | Trish / Trish Kimble | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Desolation Sound | Elizabeth Storey | 2005 |
| Break a Leg | Juliet | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Herself - Guest | 2005 |
| Catch That Kid | Molly / Molly Phillips | 2004 |
| The L Word | Bette Porter | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003 |
| VH1 Goes Inside | Alex Owens | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| Runaway Jury | Vanessa Lembeck | 2003 |
| They Shoot Divas, Don't They? | Sloan McBride | 2002 |
| Roger Dodger | Sophie | 2002 |
| 13 Moons | Suzi | 2002 |
| The Feast of All Saints | Dolly Rose | 2001 |
| Out of Line | Jenny Capitanas / Parole Officer Jenny Capitanas | 2001 |
| After the Storm | Mrs. Gavotte | 2001 |
| Dinner for Five | Self - Special Guest | 2001 |
| The Anniversary Party | Gina Taylor | 2001 |
| A House Divided | Amanda Dickson | 2000 |
| Militia | Julie Sanders | 2000 |
| Body and Soul | Gina | 1999 |
| Something More | Lisa | 1999 |
| Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying | Jessica | 1999 |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Herself | 1999 |
| The Last Days of Disco | Nina | 1998 |
| The Spree | Xinia Kelly | 1998 |
| The Prophecy II | Valerie Rosales | 1998 |
| Nothing Sacred | Justine Madsen Judd | 1997 |
| The View | Herself - Guest, Herself | 1997 |
| The Hunger | Jane | 1997 |
| The Twilight of the Golds | Suzanne Stein | 1997 |
| Wishful Thinking | Elizabeth | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Four Rooms | Angela (segments "The Wrong Man", "The Man from Hollywood") / Angela | 1995 |
| Let It Be Me | Emily Taylor | 1995 |
| Devil in a Blue Dress | Daphne Monet | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Robin Dysart | 1995 |
| The Search for One-eye Jimmy | Ellen | 1994 |
| Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Gertrude Benchley | 1994 |
| Extra with Billy Bush | Self (archive footage), Self | 1994 |
| Dead on Sight | Rebecca Darcy | 1994 |
| Dear Diary | Self / Jennifer Beals | 1993 |
| The Thief and the Cobbler | Princess YumYum (Miramax version) / Princess YumYum (voice) | 1993 |
| Frasier | Dr. Anne Ranberg | 1993 |
| Night Owl | Julia | 1993 |
| Le Grand Pardon II | Joyce Ferranti | 1992 |
| Indecency | Ellie Shaw | 1992 |
| 2000 Malibu Road | Perry Quinn | 1992 |
| In the Soup | Angelica Pena | 1992 |
| Terror Stalks the Class Reunion | Virginia | 1992 |
| Blood and Concrete | Mona | 1991 |
| Sons | Transvestite | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Sofia Archer | 1990 |
| Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' | Patty Meredith | 1990 |
| The Word | Self - Guest | 1990 |
| Dr. M | Sonja Vogler | 1990 |
| Split Decisions | Barbara Uribe | 1988 |
| The Gamble | Lady Olivia Candioni | 1988 |
| Vampire's Kiss | Rachel | 1988 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation | Self | 1988 |
| The Bride | Eva | 1985 |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1985 |
| That's Dancing! | 1985 | |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1984 |
| Flashdance | Alex Owens | 1983 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Cinderella | 1982 |
| My Bodyguard | Clifford's Friend | 1980 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Sweet Thing | 2020 |
| The L Word: Generation Q | 2019 |
| Manhattan Night | 2016 |
| Cinemanovels | 2013 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
