Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

December 19, 1963 · 62 years old

Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and a former teen model. She is known for her roles as Alexandra "Alex" Owens in the 1983 film Flashdance, and as Bette Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word. She earned an NAACP Image Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination f…

Known For

37 titles
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The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

2010 · 1h 58m · Movie

A drifter fights his way across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic America while protecting a sacred book that holds the secrets to humanity's salvation.

6.8
2
Before I Fall

Before I Fall

2017 · 1h 38m · Movie

February 12 is just another day in Sam's charmed life, until it turns out to be her last. Stuck reliving her last day over and over, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she's losing.

6.5
3
Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003 · 2h 7m · Movie

A juror, a lawyer and a mysterious woman stand in the way of a man trying to manipulate an explosive trial.

7.1
4
Four Rooms

Four Rooms

1995 · 1h 38m · Movie

Four interlocking tales that take place in a fading hotel on New Year's Eve.

6.7
5
After

After

2019 · 1h 45m · Movie

A young woman falls for a guy with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship. Based on the novel by Anna Todd.

4.0
6
Flashdance

Flashdance

1983 · 1h 35m · Movie

An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.

6.2
7
Luckiest Girl Alive

Luckiest Girl Alive

2022 · 1h 53m · Movie

A woman in New York, who seems to have things under control, is faced with a trauma that makes her life unravel.

6.2
8
The Grudge 2

The Grudge 2

2006 · 1h 42m · Movie

Three interwoven stories about a terrible curse. A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo; a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong; a woman with a deadly secret ...

5.1
9
The L Word

The L Word

2004 · 50m · TV Show

Follows the lives and loves of a small, close-knit group of lesbian women living in Los Angeles as well as the friends and family members that either support or loathe them.

7.7
10
Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995 · 1h 42m · Movie

A Black war hero is hired to find a mysterious woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal in 1948 Los Angeles.

6.8
11
Vampire's Kiss

Vampire's Kiss

1989 · 1h 43m · Movie

After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.

6.1
12
Manhattan Night

Manhattan Night

2016 · 1h 53m · Movie

A reporter becomes involved with a mysterious woman while investigating her late husband's death.

6.1
13
Roger Dodger

Roger Dodger

2002 · 1h 46m · Movie

After breaking up with his lover and boss, a smooth-talking man takes his teenaged nephew out on the town in search of sex.

6.8
14
The Last Days of Disco

The Last Days of Disco

1998 · 1h 53m · Movie

Story of two female Manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco.

6.7
15
Catch That Kid

Catch That Kid

2004 · 1h 31m · Movie

A girl and her two friends raid a bank, looking for the money needed for financing the cure of her dying father.

5.2
16
Dear Diary

Dear Diary

1993 · 1h 40m · Movie

Director Nanni Moretti takes a mordant look at Italian life through three disparate journeys, presented as the chapters of an open diary.

7.2
17
The L Word: Generation Q

The L Word: Generation Q

2019 · 55m · TV Show

Bette Porter, Shane McCutcheon and Alice Pieszecki intermingle with a younger generation of Los Angelenos experiencing love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success.

7.4
18
The Anniversary Party

The Anniversary Party

2001 · 1h 55m · Movie

Love is complex and relationships deteriorate.

6.3
19
The Prophecy II

The Prophecy II

1998 · 1h 27m · Movie

When the powers of good and evil again descend to Earth in a battle over mankind, the only hope for survival is the unborn child of an innocent woman. With the help of a mysterious stranger, she races to protect her child and save mankind.

5.8
20
The Thief and the Cobbler

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 · 1h 39m · Movie

A lonely princess and a poor cobbler fall in love while trying to reclaim three magical orbs stolen by a bumbling thief, all while outwitting an ambitious sorcerer.

7.1
21
In the Soup

In the Soup

1992 · 1h 36m · Movie

New Yorker Adolpho Rollo is your classic head-movie auteur. In his mind, he's creating deathless classics of the screen. Back in the real world, he can't pay the rent on the downtown flophouse he calls home.

7.1
22
The Bride

The Bride

1985 · 1h 58m · Movie

After many years of research, Dr. Frankenstein finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".

5.4
23
Full Out

Full Out

2015 · 1h 30m · Movie

A young gymnast's Olympic aspirations are crushed after a debilitating accident.

6.4
24
Queen to Play

Queen to Play

2009 · 1h 41m · Movie

A chambermaid on Corsica is obsessed with chess after seeing a US expat play it lovingly with l'Américaine. She cleans his house and now also plays with him on Tuesdays.

6.9
25
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying

Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying

1999 · 1h 41m · Movie

A flight carrying a group of people returning home from a course to help with their fear of flying is hijacked by a terrorist. One aviation-wary passenger is forced to land the airliner, while the rest fear that a bomb is on board.

4.3
26
The Search for One-eye Jimmy

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1994 · 1h 24m · Movie

Les is making a film about his old neighborhood in Brooklyn. One-eye Jimmy goes missing and Les switches to making a film about Jimmy and the people searching.

6.0
27
A Wife's Nightmare

A Wife's Nightmare

2014 · 1h 25m · Movie

Liz, newly returned home after a mental breakdown, must welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a vivacious young woman, claims to be her husband's daughter.

5.8
28
White Orchid

White Orchid

2018 · 1h 22m · Movie

A shy investigator assumes the identity of a small town murder victim in order to solve her gruesome death.

5.4
29
Sweet Thing

Sweet Thing

2020 · 1h 31m · Movie

The story revolves around two siblings and their struggle to find solid ground in the homes of their alcoholic father and negligent mother. The children ultimately run away and find a temporary life for themselves.

7.3
30
13 Moons

13 Moons

2002 · 1h 33m · Movie

Things aren't looking so good for television clown Banana's career, and the fact that his estranged wife, Suzi, has just been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, Lily, just serves to compound Banana's despair.

5.6
31
The Twilight of the Golds

The Twilight of the Golds

1996 · 1h 32m · Movie

When Suzanne Stein has a genetic analysis done on her unborn child, she discovers that although she has a healthy baby, the child will most likely be born gay, like her brother, David. She must decide whether to keep the child, or...

6.4
32
Split Decisions

Split Decisions

1988 · 1h 35m · Movie

When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.

5.2
33
Blood and Concrete

Blood and Concrete

1991 · 1h 39m · Movie

A car thief and a punk rocker fall in love as they become embroiled in deaths attributed to an aphrodisiac.

5.8
34
Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

2006 · 1h 28m · Movie

Special Agent Jennifer Beck investigates a millionaire couple's missing daughter. Her clairvoyance reveals the mother's affair with her husband's partner. Beck races to uncover the kidnapper's motive before time runs out.

5.3
35
A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life

2013 · 1h 20m · Movie

Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs.

7.0
36
Night Owl

Night Owl

1993 · 1h 28m · Movie

A pretty female radio DJ and a handsome jazz musician fall in love. Unfortunately, soon both he and his jazz friend start hearing a voice in their heads, an irresistible siren call of a deadly female spirit.

4.0