---
name: "Jennifer Beals"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jennifer-beals"
fi1m_id: "jennifer-beals"
imdb_id: "nm0000884"
tmdb_id: 3130
wikidata_id: "Q181229"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 December 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T02:27:49.771056+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jennifer Beals

## Identity

Jennifer Beals

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jennifer-beals
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jennifer-beals
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000884
- **TMDB ID:** 3130
- **Wikidata ID:** Q181229
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Beals, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181229, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000884/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3130

Actor. Born 19 December 1963 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 December 1963, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1993–2009
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (2), 2000s 73 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Beals, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181229, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000884/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3130

## Coming up

- *NCIS: New York* (2026-10-06), as Robyn Wells

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Caro diario*](https://film.one/film/caro-diario.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jennifer Beals is an American actress. She made her film debut in *My Bodyguard* (1980) and rose to prominence with the lead role of Alexandra Owens in *Flashdance* (1983), for which she received an NAACP Image Award and a Golden Globe nomination. She later played Bette Porter in the series *The L Word* (2004–2009) and its revival *The L Word: Generation Q*.

Beals graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in American literature in 1987. Her other film credits include *Four Rooms* (1995), *Devil in a Blue Dress* (1995) and *The Book of Eli* (2010). She appeared as herself in *Caro diario* (1993).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, as Sophia Turner — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Caro diario* (1993), Fi1m 77, as Jennifer Beals — [page](https://film.one/film/caro-diario.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Pulp Fiction* (1994), Fi1m 82, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/pulp-fiction.md)

## Complete filmography (87)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *NCIS: New York* (2026), series, as Robyn Wells
- *Hello Out There* (2025), as Judith
- *Luckiest Girl Alive* (2022), as Lolo Vincent
- *The Book of Boba Fett* (2021), series, as Garsa Fwip
- *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), series, as Cassandra Webb
- *Sweet Thing* (2020), Producer
- *The L Word: Generation Q* (2019), series, as Bette Porter · Executive Producer
- *Swamp Thing* (2019), series, as Lucilia Cable
- *After* (2019), as Karen Gibson
- *Hollywood: No Sex, Please!* (2018), Actor
- *The White Orchid* (2018), as Vivian
- *Before I Fall* (2017), as Mrs. Kingston
- *Taken* (2017), series, as Christina Hart
- *Manhattan Night* (2016), as Lisa Wren · Co-Producer
- *Full Out* (2015), as Coach Valorie Kondos-Field
- *Proof* (2015), series, as Dr. Carolyn Tyler
- *A Wife's Nightmare* (2014), as Liz
- *The Night Shift* (2014), series, as Dr. Syd Jennings
- *Cinemanovels* (2013), as Clementine
- *Motive* (2013), series, as Sophia Balfour
- *The Chicago Code* (2011), series, as Teresa Colvin
- *The Night Before the Night Before Christmas* (2010), as Angela Fox
- *A Night for Dying Tigers* (2010), as Melanie
- *The Book of Eli* (2010), as Claudia
- *Queen to Play* (2009), as L’Américaine
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Sophia Turner — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Zoe Landau
- *My Name Is Sarah* (2007), as Sarah Winston
- *Troubled Waters* (2006), as FBI Agent Beck
- *The Grudge 2* (2006), as Trish Kimble
- *Desolation Sound* (2005), as Elizabeth Storey
- *Break a Leg* (2005), as Juliet
- *Catch That Kid* (2004), as Molly Phillips
- *The L Word* (2004), series, as Bette Porter
- *Runaway Jury* (2003), as Vanessa Lembeck
- *They Shoot Divas, Don't They?* (2002), as Sloan McBride
- *13 Moons* (2002), as Suzi
- *Roger Dodger* (2002), as Sophie
- *Out of Line* (2001), as Officer Jenny Capitanas
- *Feast of All Saints* (2001), as Dolly Rose
- *The Anniversary Party* (2001), as Gina Taylor
- *Something More* (2000), as Lisa
- *Militia* (2000), as Julie Sanders
- *Body and Soul* (2000), as Gina
- *A House Divided* (2000), as Amanda Dickson
- *Without Malice* (2000), as Samantha Wilkes
- *Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying* (1999), as Jessica
- *Wishful Thinking* (1999), as Elizabeth
- *The Last Days of Disco* (1998), as Nina
- *The Spree* (1998), as Xinia Kelly
- *The Prophecy II* (1998), as Valerie Rosales
- *Nothing Sacred* (1997), series, as Justine Madsen Judd
- *The Hunger* (1997), series, as Jane
- *The Twilight of the Golds* (1996), as Suzanne Stein
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor
- *Four Rooms* (1995), as Angela
- *Let It Be Me* (1995), as Emily Taylor
- *Devil in a Blue Dress* (1995), as Daphne Monet
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Robin Dysart
- *The Search for One-eye Jimmy* (1994), as Ellen
- *Dead on Sight* (1994), as Rebecca Darcy
- *Pulp Fiction* (1994), Thanks — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/pulp-fiction.md)
- *Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle* (1994), as Gertrude Benchley
- *Caro diario* (1993), as Jennifer Beals — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/caro-diario.md)
- *The Thief and the Cobbler* (1993), as Princess YumYum (voice)
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Dr. Anne Ranberg — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Night Owl* (1993), as Julia
- *The Big Pardon 2* (1992), as Joyce Ferranti
- *In the Soup* (1992), as Angelica Pena
- *Indecency* (1992), as Ellie Shaw
- *2000 Malibu Road* (1992), series, as Perry Quinn
- *Terror Stalks the Class Reunion* (1992), as Virginia
- *Blood and Concrete* (1991), as Mona
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Sofia Archer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *The Madonna and the Dragon* (1990), as Patty Meredith
- *Dr. M* (1990), as Sonja Vogler
- *Sons* (1990), as Transvestite
- *Vampire's Kiss* (1989), as Rachel
- *The Gamble* (1988), as Lady Olivia Candioni
- *Split Decisions* (1988), as Barbara Uribe
- *The Bride* (1985), as Eva
- *Cinderella* (1985), as Cinderella
- *That's Dancing!* (1985), Actor
- *Flashdance* (1983), as Alex Owens
- *Faerie Tale Theatre* (1982), series, as Cinderella
- *My Bodyguard* (1980), as Clifford's Friend (uncredited)
- *Joy Will Prevail*, as Esther Kahn

## Gallery

- ![Jennifer Beals during the In the Soup (1992) panel at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/324376/gallery-f2b5637c73f2.jpg) Jennifer Beals during the In the Soup (1992) panel at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jennifer_Beals_%2841430%29.jpg/1280px-Jennifer_Beals_%2841430%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jennifer Beals during the In the Soup (1992) panel at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/324376/gallery-be087759591e.jpg) Jennifer Beals during the In the Soup (1992) panel at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Jennifer_Beals_%2841417%29.jpg/1280px-Jennifer_Beals_%2841417%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jennifer Beals in Sweden (1983)](https://film.one/media/person/324376/gallery-1ae8efaf38af.jpg) Jennifer Beals in Sweden (1983) — Towpilot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Jennifer_Beals.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jennifer Beals](https://film.one/media/person/324376/gallery-0e5f2875c8e0.jpg) Jennifer Beals — Eliška Vyhnánková, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Jennifer_Beals_at_L5.jpg/1280px-Jennifer_Beals_at_L5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jennifer Beals](https://film.one/media/person/324376/gallery-8be271277955.jpg) Jennifer Beals — Image via TMDB
- ![Jennifer Beals](https://film.one/media/person/324376/gallery-e14c7f1b1847.jpg) Jennifer Beals — Image via TMDB
- ![Jennifer Beals](https://film.one/media/person/324376/gallery-961fc132edc2.jpg) Jennifer Beals — Image via TMDB
- ![Jennifer Beals](https://film.one/media/person/324376/gallery-f45e05b17b62.jpg) Jennifer Beals — Image via TMDB
- ![Jennifer Beals](https://film.one/media/person/324376/gallery-ce0509270e06.jpg) Jennifer Beals — Image via TMDB
- ![Jennifer Beals](https://film.one/media/person/324376/gallery-68d031735a12.jpg) Jennifer Beals — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1986: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (nominated), for *The Bride*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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