Jennifer Beals

Wed 26 Nov 2008 1980s, 2000s, America, Jennifer Beals, actresses, biracial   Jennifer Beals (1963- ) is an American actress, best known for playing the lead in “Flashdance” (1983). Since 2004, she has played Bette Porter in  “The L Word” on the cable television channel Showtime. People magazine once named her one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. She was cast for “Flashdance” while still at Yale University. It was her second film - in 1980 she had a small part in “My Bodyguard”