Name: Jennifer Beals
Date of Birth: 19 December 1963 In Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), she plays a woman passing for white who is actually the daughter of an interracial couple. In real life, this is Beals's racial background, too. Film debut was in the 1980 film, My Bodyguard (1980), in which she is uncredited. Turned down the opportunity to play herself in "It's Like, You Know..." (1999). She put her career on hold to graduate from Yale. While at Yale, she was classmates with David Duchovny, who suggested her for a part on "The X Files" (1993) (which went to Gillian Anderson). ... In the film The Anniversary Party (2001), Beals plays a character who takes photographs of performers which she then gives away, usually to the subjects of the photos. Beals actually does this. Has an African-American father and an Irish mother. In Flashdance (1983), the birth date that she fills out on the application form is her actual birth date in real life. While still a teenager, before she went into show business, she worked as a babysitter for one of her neighbors - Steve Edwards. Good friends with Elizabeth Berkley. The each appeared in a Joe Eszterhas-written film (Berkley: Showgirls (1995); Beals: Flashdance (1983)), and they appeared together in Roger Dodger (2002). Stepmother to her husband, Ken Dixon's, two children. Gave birth to her first child, a girl, in October, 2005. She and her character on "The L Word" (2004), "Bette Porter", are both Yale graduates with an African-American father and a Caucasian mother. Was offered the part of "Apollonia" for Purple Rain (1984). She turned it down because she wanted to concentrate on college. Worked at Baskin-Robbins as a teenager. She was the original choice for the lead role in Pretty in Pink (1986), but the part went to Molly Ringwald. Close friend of Quentin Tarantino. He often stayed at her home while struggling as a director before making Pulp Fiction (1994). Daughter of Alfred Beals (an African-American grocery store owner) and Jeanne Cohen (an Irish elementary school teacher). Thieves took nearly $1,000 from her hotel room while she was on location in Manila, Philippines, shooting the movie Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (1990) (TV) (aka "Madonna and the Dragon"), in 1989. Close Friends with Jon Stewart and Marlee Matlin. Is a huge fan of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) and wanted the cast to guest star on "The L Word" (2004). Read more Jennifer Beals movies (actor)Jennifer Beals tv shows (actor)User Comments |
