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Jennifer Beals

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Birth Name: Jennifer Beals

Age: 62, born 19 December 1963

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Height: 5' 8"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Ken Dixon


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Description: Jennifer Beals was born on December 19, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in the city. With a life-long desire for acting, Beals first appeared in small high school plays and even got an uncredited bit part in My Bodyguard (1980). After graduation, she enrolled in college at Yale University, studying American literature. She appeared in her first starring role in the movie Flashdance (1983) while still a freshman at Yale. While at Yale, she also starred in Franc Roddam's The Bride (1985). After graduation from Yale, Beals married independent filmmaker Alexandre Rockwell, and appeared in several of his films. Most notably, sh Jennifer Beals was born on December 19, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in the city. With a life-long desire for acting, Beals first appeared in small high school plays and even got an uncredited bit part in My Bodyguard (1980). After graduation, she enrolled in college at Yale University, studying American literature. She appeared in her first starring role in the movie Flashdance (1983) while still a freshman at Yale. While at Yale, she also starred in Franc Roddam's The Bride (1985). After graduation from Yale, Beals married independent filmmaker Alexandre Rockwell, and appeared in several of his films. Most notably, she starred in his In the Soup (1992), which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Deauville Film Festival.

Beals has continued to find acting work with lead roles in obscure independent films and various made-for-television productions, as well as occasional supporting roles mainstream features such as Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Catch That Kid (2004), The Grudge 2 (2006), and The Book of Eli (2010). One of her most notable roles came in 2004 when she was cast on the Showtime cable TV series "The L Word" (2004), playing a lesbian art gallery manager named "Bette Porter" throughout its entire run until 2009. Her latest role is playing Police Superintendant Teresa Colvin on the Fox Network crime series "The Chicago Code" (2011).

In her personal life, Beals divorced Rockwell in 1996 and married Canadian entrepreneur Ken Dixon two years later. On October 18, 2005, she gave birth to a daughter.

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Her Smile

Long Black Hair

Off-the-shoulder sweatshirt that she accidentally created in her movie Flashdance (1983).

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In Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), she plays a woman passing for white who is actually the daughter of an interracial couple. In real life, this is Beals's racial background, too.

Turned down the opportunity to play herself in "It's Like, You Know..." (1999).

She put her career on hold to attend Yale.

While at Yale, she was classmates with David Duchovny, who suggested her for a part on "The X-Files" (1993) (which went to Gillian Anderson).

In the film The Anniversary Party (2001), Beals plays a character who takes photographs of performers which she then gives away, usually to the subjects of the photos. Beals actually does this.

Has an African-American father and an Irish mother.

In Flashdance (1983), the birth date that she fills out on the application form is her actual birth date in real life.

While still a teenager, before she went into show business, she worked as a babysitter for one of her neighbors - Steve Edwards.

Good friends with Elizabeth Berkley. They each appeared in a Joe Eszterhas-written film (Berkley: Showgirls (1995); Beals: Flashdance (1983)), and they appeared together in Roger Dodger (2002). and the last season of "The L Word" (2004).

Has two stepchildren from her husband's previous marriage.

18 October 2005: Gave birth to her first child, a girl. Father is Beals' husband of seven years, Canadian entrepreneur Ken Dixon.

She and her character on "The L Word" (2004), "Bette Porter", are both Yale graduates with an African-American father and a Caucasian mother.

Was offered the part of "Apollonia" for Purple Rain (1984). She turned it down because she wanted to concentrate on college.

Worked at Baskin-Robbins as a teenager.

She was the original choice for the lead role in Pretty in Pink (1986), but the part went to Molly Ringwald.

Close friend of Quentin Tarantino. He often stayed at her home while struggling as a director before making Pulp Fiction (1994).

Daughter of Alfred Beals (an African-American grocery store owner) and Jeanne Cohen (an Irish elementary school teacher).

Thieves took nearly $1,000 from her hotel room while she was on location in Manila, Philippines, shooting the movie Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (1990) (TV) (aka "Madonna and the Dragon"), in 1989.

Close Friends with Jon Stewart and Marlee Matlin.

Is a huge fan of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) and wanted the cast to guest star on "The L Word" (2004).

Good friends with Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Introduced ex-husband Alexandre Rockwell to Sam Rockwell whom he cast in four films.

Very good friends with Steve Buscemi.

She is a triathlete.
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