Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

American actress
Jennifer Beals is an American actress. She made her film debut in My Bodyguard, before receiving critical acclaim for her performance as Alexandra Owens in Flashdance, for which she won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.Wikipedia
BornDecember 19, 1963
HometownChicago, Illinois, United States of America
Height5'8" (1.73m)
SpouseKen Dixon (m 1998 - present) , Alexandre Rockwell (m 1986 - 1996)
ChildrenElla Dixon
ParentsJeanne Anderson , Alfred Beals
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The L Word cast speaks at White House Press Briefing to mark Lesbian Visibility Week

  • Marking Lesbian Visibility Week, cast members of The L Word and its Generation Q spin-off were invited to speak at the White House Press Briefing on Tuesday, April 25. Actors Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey and Katherine Moenning, along with the show’s Co-Creator, Writer and Executive Producer Ilene Chaiken, were hosted by Karine Jean-Pierre, a trailblazing…

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
1984Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyFlashdanceNominated