Jennifer Beals

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Born: 12/19/1963

Biography: A thin, naturally attractive brunette with a personable smile and the brains to match her beauty, actress Jennifer Beals was virtually propelled to overnight stardom and fashion icon status with her energetic performance in director Adrian Lyne's 1983 dance drama Flashdance. …

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Queen to Play [Movie]

2009

The L Word: Season 05 [TV Series] as Bette

2008

The L Word: Season 04 [TV Series] as Bette Porter

2007

The L Word: Season 03 [TV Series] as Bette Porter

2006

Troubled Waters [Movie] as Special Agent Jennifer Beckett

2006

The Grudge 2 [Movie] as Trish

2006

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Mega Buzz on Bones, CSI: NY, Housewives, NCIS and More!

07/08/09 Well, it's possible, but Julie/ Andrea Bowen is a little older than the hypothetical 19-year-old the part calls for, and plot-wise, it still makes more sense that Gaby's naughty niece ( new series regular Maiara Walsh ) is going to break herself off a piece of that first. | Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA
Lie to Me picks up steam - anyone else watching?

07/06/09 I had just gotten into watching The L Word when it got the ax, but at least now we can see more of Jennifer Beals. | TV Squad
Lie to Me picks up steam - anyone else watching?

07/06/09 ON AOL TELEVISION I had just gotten into watching The L Word when it got the ax, but at least now we can see more of Jennifer Beals. | TV Squad
'Lie' detects Phifer and Beals

07/05/09 Fox's "Lie to Me" is bringing back two guest stars for expanded duties next season. | The Hollywood Reporter
Lifetime movie marathon reveals men to be perverts, psychopaths

06/27/09 And by investigating, I mean I spent a week watching nothing but the Lifetime Movie Network (unofficial motto: Mistreating women every two hours since 1998). | Las Vegas Review Journal - Las Vegas NV
'Bride of Frankenstein' rising from the dead again

06/18/09 Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are planning a remake of the movie, according to the Hollywood Reporter. | New York Daily News - New York NY
Always a 'Bride'

06/17/09 Universal has reportedly signed Neil Burger , who did such a wonderful job with "The Ilusionist," to develop a remake of James Whale's "The Bride of Frankenstein," which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2012. | Lou Lumenick On Film
Once stolen Civil War diary sheds light on time period

06/09/09 The University of Tennessee's Special Collections Library has used some modern technology to help shed light on a key time in Tennessee's past. | News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
Television movies for the week of May 17

05/16/09 Ja Rule. A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
Jennifer Hudfug

05/15/09 Not even if Jennifer Hudson IS secretly knocked up, as is the tasty rumor making the rounds. | Go Fug Yourself
'Lie to Me' to add executive producer Shawn Ryan in second season

05/13/09 Fox has renewed " Lie to Me " for a second season. | TV Guy
TV picks for May 13: 'Lost'

05/12/09 Mekhi Phifer and Jennifer Beals are guests in the first-season finale, in which Lightman Group is called in to help identify those responsible for a terrorist bombing outside Washington ? and prevent more attacks. | St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO
Ask Mick LaSalle

05/09/09 The thing about "State of Play," though, is that the ending is so unbelievably awful and discordant that the damage is almost contained, in a weird way. | San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA
This Just In: Who Wants a Benson-Stabler Hookup on SVU?

05/06/09 We caught up with the show's main man, Tim Roth , today, and he says that a season two pickup is not only "looking good," but there's also a chance that his real-life pal Jennifer Beals might just stick around to continue playing his ex-wife, Zoe. "I think there's probably every chance. I hope so. I think she's fantastic, and I think there's room to really expand on that character and expand on their relationship, so I hope that's the case," he says. | E! Online
French Cinema Showcased At Tribeca

05/03/09 (CBS) A wide array of filmmakers recently gathered in downtown Manhattan for the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. | CBS News
French Cinema Showcased At Tribeca

05/03/09 (CBS) A wide array of filmmakers recently gathered in downtown Manhattan for the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. | TheShowBuzz
The Times hosts Jennifer Beals love-in

04/21/09 We were none the wiser after The New York Times 's "Life After The L Word " talk in midtown last night, but no matter. | Time Out NY
Celebrities Arriving To The GLAAD Media Awards

04/19/09 Quite a few celebrities came out last night to attend the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles held at the famed Nokia Theater. | I'm Not Obsessed
American Idol: Who goes home?

04/15/09 I love the movie Flashdance , so I got all excited when the Idols started singing "Maniac" for their group number. | TV Squad
American Idol: Who goes home?

04/15/09 ON AOL TELEVISION I love the movie Flashdance , so I got all excited when the Idols started singing "Maniac" for their group number. | TV Squad
'Lie to Me' recruits Mekhi Phifer

04/03/09 Mekhi Phifer will trade his "ER" scrubs for an FBI badge when he does a guest-starring arc on "Lie to Me" in May. Phifer, who starred on NBC's medical drama for six seasons, will play an FBI agent in two episodes of "Lie to Me" starting Wednesday, May 6. | Zap2it
Jennifer Beals seals 'Lie to Me' deal

03/24/09 FOX will fill in a sizable piece of Cal Lightman's history on "Lie to Me" when Jennifer Beals joins the show for multiple episodes. | Zap2it

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Movie

1983
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Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C
Flashdance

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