Jennifer Beals Bio | Wiki
Jennifer Beals is an American actress and a former teen model. She commenced her filming career in My Bodyguard in 1980. Beals received critical acclaim for her role in Flashdance for which she earned 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.
Moreover, she has appeared in several notable films such as Devil in a Blue Dress, Roger Dodger, The Last Days of Disco, The Book of Eli, and Before I Fall. On TV, she starred as Bette Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word from 2004–2009 and later went on to star in the series The Chicago Code in 2011. Belas reprised her role as Bette Porter in The L Word: Generation Q beginning in December 2019.
Jennifer Beals Age
Beals was born on December 19, 1963, in South Side, Chicago, Illinois, United States. She is 58 years old.
Jennifer Beals Height
She is a woman of above-average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.73 m).
Jennifer Beals Family
She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois’ South Side by her parents Jeanne and Alfred Beals. Beals’ mother served as an elementary school teacher while her father owned grocery stores. She has two brothers, Bobby and Gregory. Sadly, her father died when she was 9 years old, after which her mother married Edward Cohen in 1981. Beals’ father was African-American, her mother is Irish-American and she holds an American nationality.
Jennifer Beals Husband
Beals has been married twice in her life. She was first married to her ex-husband Alexandre Rockwell in 1986 and divorced in 1996. Later, she married Ken Dixon, a Canadian entrepreneur in 1998. The couple welcomed their daughter on October 18, 2005. Dixon also has two children from a previous marriage.
Jennifer Beals Education
She graduated from Francis W. Parker School, then participated in Goodman Theatre Young People’s Drama Workshop. Later, Beals graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in American Literature in 1987. Additionally, she deferred a term so she could film Flashdance. While at Yale, Beals was a resident of Morse College.
Jennifer Beals The L Word
Beals was cast as a star in Showtime Network’s The L Word, wherein she played Bette Porter, an Ivy League-educated lesbian. At Beals’ request, her character was made biracial, enabling Pam Grier’s Kit Porter character to become her half-sister. The series ran for six seasons and concluded in March 2009.
In December 2019, she reprised her role as Bette Porter in The L Word: Generation Q and also executive-produces the show. Other cast members include Katherine Moennig, Arienne Mandi, and Leisha Hailey.
Jennifer Beals My Bodyguard
Beals made her film debut in My Bodyguard in 1980, an American family comedy-drama film directed by Tony Bill and written by Alan Ormsby. The film stars Adam Baldwin, Chris Makepeace, Matt Dillon, Martin Mull, and Ruth Gordon.
The film follows Clifford Peache who lives in an upscale Chicago luxury hotel with his father, the hotel manager, and his grandmother. He is a new student at Lake View High School, where he arrives each day in a hotel limousine.
Jennifer Beals After
In 2019, Beals played the role of Karen in the romance movie After. The film was directed by Jenny Gage and based on the 2014 new adult fiction novel of the same name by Anna Todd. The film stars Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.
It follows an inexperienced teenage girl who starts to romance a mysterious student during her first months of college. The cast members include Selma Blair, Shane Paul McGhie, Inanna Sarkis, Pia Mia, Khadijah Red Thunder, Inanna Sarkis, Samuel Larsen, Jennifer Beals, and Peter Gallagher in supporting roles.
Jennifer Beals Star Wars
Beals is set to appear as Twi’lek in the upcoming Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett, the first spin-off of The Mandalorian. She will play opposite Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen, set to air in December 2021. The series will feature the bounty hunter Boba Fett from that series and other Star Wars media. Moreover, it takes place alongside the other The Mandalorian spin-off Ahsoka.
Jennifer Beals Net Worth
She earns her wealth through her career. Therefore, Beals has amassed a fortune over the years. Beals’ estimated net worth is $8 million.
What Nationality Is Jennifer Beals
Beals was born and raised in South Side, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Therefore, she holds an American nationality.
Does Jennifer Beals Have Children
Yes. Beals has a daughter with her husband Ken Dixon. She is also a stepmother of Dixon’s two children from his previous relationship.