Jennifer Beals was born on December 19, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois.

While Jennifer Beals was a student at Yale studying American Literature she appeared in two hit movies. Beal was in the 1983 hit movie FLASHDANCE her freshman year, and 2 years later in 1985 she starred in Franc Roddam's movie THE BRIDE.

THE L WORD is a controversial series Jennifer Beals stars in, playing Bette Porter. The show is about a close group of lesbians living in Los Angeles.

A fashion statement is what Jennifer Beals made in the 1983 movie FLASHDANCE, wearing an off the shoulder shirt and torn up jeans.

In the movie FLASHDANCE there was a scene when Jennifer Beals was filling in her birth date on an application, Beals wrote down her actual birthday.

Jennifer Beals loved to suck blood Playing a sexy vampire in VAMPIRE'S KISS.

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS was a real life role for Jennifer Beals, in the film she played a woman from an interracial couple passing for white. In real life, Jennifer Beals is from a interracial background.

In 1986 Jennifer Beals married filmmaker Alexandre Rockwell, Beals appeared in several of his films, starring IN THE SOUP in 1992 and winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Deauville Film Festival. Rockwell and Beal divorced in 1996.

Jennifer Beals made several notable TV guest appearances including FRASIER, THE OUTER LIMITS, THE SHARON OSBOURNE SHOW, LIVE WITH REGIS AND KATHIE LEE and DINNER FOR FIVE.

While trying to start her acting career Jennifer Beals took an uncredited role in MY BODYGUARD in 1980 playing Clifford's Friend. Beals' first real role was as Alex Owens in 1983's hit movie FLASHDANCE.

Jennifer Beals' other notable credits include...

TROUBLED WATERS (2006)
THE GRUDGE 2 (2006)
DESOLATION SOUND (2005)
BREAK A LEG (2005)
CATCH THAT KID (2004)
RUNAWAY JURY (2003)
OUT OF LINE (2001)
THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (1998)
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995)
VAMPIRE'S KISS (1989)
FLASHDANCE (1983)