Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals
Date of Birth: 19 Dec 1963
Country: USA
Biography: Jennifer Beals (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 for the former. She has appeared in more than 50 films. (Wikipedia)
Total Credits at Criticker: 62 (Actor)
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The Anniversary Party
Taking place over the course of one night, The Anniversary Party is a serio-comic, sometimes scathing inspection of a group of friends gathered for a celebration that becomes a scorching dissection of a marriage on the brink. (Fine Line Features)
Catch That Kid
They are specialists in their fields: a rock climber, a computer genius, a mechanical whiz. Their task: to rob one of the world's most impenetrable banks to save an ailing father. Their plan is foolproof; their methods are ingenious. And they're not old enough to drive. (20th Century Fox)
The Last Days of Disco
In the last months of the disco era, a popular dance club becomes the center of nightlife for a group of young people who recently arrived in Manhattan. (Castle Rock)
Roger Dodger
Set against the bright lights of Manhattan, a tale which takes a comic, urbane look at the modern male ego at war in the singles scene trenches. Roger Swanson is a hopelessly cynical advertising copywriter with a razor-sharp wit who believes he has mastered the art of manipulating women. But Roger's seemingly foolproof world of smooth talk and casual sex begins to unravel when he is paid a surprise visit by his teenager nephew, Nick... (imdb)
Runaway Jury
A suspense-thriller about a high-priced and ruthless jury "consultant" (Hackman) who will stop at nothing to secure a verdict on an explosive trial. (Fox)
Vampire\
A frustrated Manhattan literary editor, Peter Loew (Cage), meets a mysterious woman (Beals). During a passionate night of lovemaking, the woman bites him on the neck, drawing blood. When she disappears the next morning, Peter becomes convinced that she was a vampire and that's he's become one too. As he loses himself to pressure of everyday life, he begins to act the role of a creature of the night. (MGM/UA)
Four Rooms
Four interlocking tales that take place in a fading hotel on New Year's Eve.(imdb)
My Bodyguard
When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard. (imdb)
Flashdance
A Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school. (imdb)
In the Soup
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.
The Thief and the Cobbler
The film tells a story which takes place in an oriental city from the tales of thousand and one night... (imdb)
The Bride
Sting is Doctor Frankenstein in this remake of the old classic film (imdb)
Blood and Concrete
Comic whodunit set in Hollywood. A dimwitted car thief becomes involved in a murder not of his making, when he is stabbed by the murder victim-to-be.
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair. (imdb)
Devil in a Blue Dress
It is 1948 in LA and Ezikeal "Easy" Rawlins, an African-American World War II veteran, is looking for work. At his friend's bar, he is introduced to a white man, DeWitt Albright, who is looking for someone to help him find a missing white woman assumed to be hiding somewhere in LA's black community... (imdb)
The Grudge 2
The much-anticipated sequel to the 2004 worldwide hit The Grudge, this terrifying thriller explores the dark secrets of the grudge as the terrifying supernatural curse is unleashed on a group of seemingly unrelated victims. One by one, they are infected by the grudge, which quickly moves from a burned-down house in Tokyo and spreads to everyone who crosses his path. (Columbia Pictures)
13 Moons
Just as his career as a television clown is tanking, Banana (Steve Buscemi) is told that his wife, Suzi (Jennifer Beals), from whom he's separated, is in custody for battering Banana's current girlfriend, Lily (Karyn Parsons). What happens next will send Banana, his buddy Binky (Peter Dinklage) and a whole slew of others on a crazy adventure involving a bail bondsman, a hip-hop magnate and the search for a liver donor.
The Prophecy II
The Prophecy II (1998) - Direct-to-Video
Gabriel returns to Earth to prevent the birth of a child conceived by one of his kind (the Angel Daniel) and one of God's "monkeys" (a human woman - Valerie). The coming of this child has been prophecised by a monk, Thomas. When the Angel Daniel kills members of Gabriel's army of angels, Gabriel instead employs the assistance of a teenage girl (Izzy) who has just committed suicide... (imdb)
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
In this action-packed drama, a group of people who have completed a therapy program to overcome their severe fear of flying celebrate with a group flight to L.A. However, they soon discover that there are perfectly good reasons to be afraid of airliners - a group of terrorists hijack the jet, murdering the pilot and threatening to kill all the passengers with chemical weapons. With the captain's chair empty, one of the passengers is forced to bring the plane safely to the ground. (imdb)
Let It Be Me
After becoming engaged to Emily, Gabe finds himself watching a graceful pair of dancers in a dance studio window. Hoping to learn to dance for his upcoming wedding, Gabe enters the studio to take lessons. While interested in his dance teacher, he finds that he is still looking forward to his wedding, but things change when he has Emily comes in for her lessons. (imdb)
Wishful Thinking
A story told from three angles. Max meets Elizabeth; they live together, but when she talks of marriage, he balks. He becomes extremely jealous, probably without cause, and thinks she's taken up with a friend of his, Jack. Elizabeth, stung by Max's refusal to marry, catches Jack's eye, but the friendship seems innocent. Lena, who works with Max, likes him and realizes she can manipulate his jealousy and maybe engineer his split from Elizabeth... (imdb)
Dr. M
In the not-too-distant future Berlin is shocked by a series of spectacular suicides; a policeman's investigations lead him to a beautiful, enigmatic woman and the revelation of a sinister plot to manipulate the population through mass hypnosis. (imdb)
Militia
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents Ethan Carter (Dean Cain) and Julie Sanders (Jennifer Beals) are on a mission to infiltrate a radical militia group led by a madman (Stacey Keach) who's devised a plot to assassinate the U.S. president. Once that's done, he plans to overthrow the government with the aid of anthrax-loaded missiles. But no one is who or she appears to be -- and the clock is ticking -- in this action-packed thriller.
Out of Line
A hit man is sprung from jail to kill a socialite, but his relationship with his female parole complicates his task.
Break a Leg
A favorite on the festival circuit, this black comedy tells the story of talented character actor Max Matteo (John Cassini), who's constantly losing jobs to nepotism or more marketable "names" in the industry. When his frustration boils over, Max decides to cripple the competition -- literally. He finally gains the success he craves, along with a fantastic new girlfriend (Molly Parker). But now he must come to terms with the choices he's made.
The Book of Eli
A lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
While working on a documentary on his old neighborhood, a young film school graduate shifts the focus of his production onto the disappearance of a local resident and the strange characters who are conducting the search to find him. (imdb)
Split Decisions
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. (imdb)
Dead on Sight
A psychic woman has visions of the Clock Killer's past and future murders. (imdb)
Queen to Play
Hélène is "a simple housemaid", living a very modest life with her husband and daughter, who both take her for granted. One day, after watching a couple play chess in idyllic conditions, she decides to learn how to play (imdb)
Night Owl
Night Owl (1993) - TV Movie
New York: Every night the mysterious "Night Owl" goes on the air with her moody radio show. She seems to have an inexplicable influence on some men; several of Julie's friends commit suicide while listening to her voice. She fears for her husband Harry, who becomes more and more distant from her.
The Night Before The Night Before Christmas
When Santa sets off on his Christmas duties a day early, crashes into the Fox family's house, ends up with amnesia and loses his magic sack of presents, he needs help! But the Fox family are a modern and broken family. Can they help him? The parents are preoccupied with work and the kids aren't very festive. But it's up to them to help Santa find his magical bag of toys and the clock is ticking or Christmas will be ruined. (imdb)
The Spree
The Spree (1998) - TV Movie
A policeman becomes obsessed with a female cat burglar, who convinces him to join her in crime. (imdb)
Indecency
Indecency (1992) - TV Movie
Thriller about three friends who work in an advertising agency, one of whom has a nervous breakdown. Upon her recovery, she embarks upon an affair with her former employer's husband, with deadly consequences. (imdb)
A Night for Dying Tigers
There's no place like home. Thank god. A Night for Dying Tigers is a dark, heartfelt and ultimately revealing portrait of a family on the edge of disintegration. (imdb)
Feast of All Saints
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression. (imdb)
Tinikling
Tinikling (1990) - TV Movie
The story of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines. (imdb)
Cinemanovels
The estranged daughter of a famous, recently deceased Quebecois filmmaker undertakes a mission to mount a retrospective of her father's work, in this slyly funny family drama from director Terry Miles. (tiff.net)
For Better and for Worse
Kay is not happy after ten years of marriage with her husband Michael. When she suddenly disappears, her husband and the rest of the village people are thinking she is fled for this situation. But.. Kay is kidnapped by an old classmate who has an obsession for her. Can Kay rescue herself? And maybe her marriage?
Troubled Waters
Special Agent Jennifer Beck is a intrepid FBI agent who is assigned to solve the case of a multimillionaire couple missing daughter. As the clues begin to reveal themselves, Beck, who has a secret gift of clairvoyance, tries to connect the kidnapper to the girl's mother, who is having an affair with her husband's business partner. Racing against the clock, Beck must discover the real reason for the abduction before it's too late.
Proof
Proof (2015) - TV Series
A doctor who knows more than she lets on about what happens after you die. (imdb)
The Chicago Code
Detective Jarek Wysocki, one of Chicago's toughest cops, struggles to clean up the town's violence and corruption. (imdb)
The L Word
The L Word (2004) - TV Series
Follows a group of close knit lesbians living in LA.
Manhattan Night
Tells the story of Porter Wren, a New York City tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. We follow Porter as he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail - one that threatens his job, his marriage, and his life. (imdb)
Full Out
Based on the true life story of California gymnast Ariana Berlin. As she zoned in on her Olympic goals, 14 year old Ariana Berlin's life took a sharp turn when she was involved in a debilitating car accident. Gaining her confidence and movement back through learning hip hop dance, she unexpectedly found herself called back to the gymnastics world thanks to world renowned UCLA Coach Valorie Kondos Field. With Val's help, Ariana was eventually able to secure a spot on the UCLA gymnastics team and (imdb)
A Fuller Life
Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs (imdb)
Before I Fall
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 one inexplicable week, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she's in danger of losing. (imdb)
My Name Is Sarah
When Sarah, a lonely and deeply troubled woman, inadvertently enters an AA meeting, she is embraced by its members who believe that she too is an alcoholic.
Taken
Taken (2017) - TV Series
As former CIA agent Bryan Mills deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world, he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge. (imdb)
A Wife\
Liz, just returned home after a mental breakdown, has to welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a young, vivacious woman, claims to be her husband's daughter. (imdb)
The Last Tycoon
Centers on Hollywood's first wunderkind studio executive in the 1930s, Monroe Stahr, and the power struggle between him and his mentor and current head of the studio Pat Brady. (imdb)
Without Malice
Two men try to cover up an accident with a lie and find that the lie makes the accident seem that much worse in this tense drama. Paul Venters (Craig Sheffer) is a self-centered plastic surgeon who is soon to be married to beautiful Susan (Gabrielle Anwar), but doesn't get along very well with his fiancée's family, particularly Susan's brother Marty (Corey Haim), an ex-con who is trying to stay clean after beating a nasty drug habit.
White Orchid
A shy investigator assumes the identity of a small town murder victim in order to solve her gruesome death
A House Divided
In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton plantation. But the dreadful secret which has blighted her life threatens to deprive her of the birthright which her beloved father David had struggled for so long to create. Raised by her father and grandmother to be the perfect white Southern Belle, Amanda's true mother was a black slave Julia. Confronted with the forces of greed and
After
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.
Le Grand Pardon II
It's an all-out-war when a government agent tries to regain control of a turf struggle between drug lords. (imdb)
The L Word: Generation Q
Bette Porter, Shane McCutcheon and Alice Pieszecki intermingle with a younger generation of Los Angelenos experiencing love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success. (imdb)
The Book of Boba Fett
The Book of Boba Fett, a thrilling Star Wars adventure, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate (starwars.com).
The Book of Boba Fett - Season 1
Luckiest Girl Alive
A woman in New York, who seems to have things under control, is faced with a trauma that makes her life unravel. (imdb)
The Daily Show - Season 5
Lauren
Lauren (2012) - TV Series
When a soldier reports an assault, she is forced to choose between what she loves, and what is right. (imdb)