Jennifer Beals

Biography: The daughter of an African-American father and Irish mother, Beals was studying American literature at Yale when picked to star in the 1983 romantic blockbuster Flashdance. Playing a welder by day and sexy dancer by night, she became an instant pinup girl with her signature sweatshirt-off-the-shoulder style. But while Beals worked consistently in mostly low-level projects for the next two decades — notably as a femme fatale in Devil in a Blue Dress and a slew of independent films, many directed by her ex-husband, Alexandre Rockwell — she remained indelibly linked to her seminal role. In 2004 she shattered that 20-year-old image when she signed on to The L Word as a workaholic lesbian, a part that revitalized her career and landed her on People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People list. An accomplished photographer, Beals' camerawork is on display in The L Work Book, a behind-the-scenes photo journal of the show, which benefits several non-profit organizations.

Jennifer Beals' Scores

Average career score: 56
Highest Metascore: 75 The Chicago Code: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 39 The Talk: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
9 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
60 The L Word: Generation Q: Season 1 Dec 8, 2019 Bette Porter 3.5
tbd Taken (2017): Season 2 Jan 12, 2018 Christina Hart / Jennifer Beals tbd
tbd The Night Shift: Season 4 Jun 22, 2017 Syd tbd
tbd Taken (2017): Season 1 Feb 27, 2017 Christina Hart / Jennifer Beals tbd
46 Taken (2017): Season 1 Feb 27, 2017 Christina Hart 4.9
tbd The View: Season 20 Sep 6, 2016 Guest tbd
tbd The Chew: Season 6 Sep 6, 2016 Guest tbd
tbd The Night Shift: Season 3 Jun 1, 2016 Dr. Syd Jennings / Syd / Syd Jennings 8.3
59 Proof: Season 1 Jun 16, 2015 Dr. Carolyn Tyler / Carolyn Tyler 6.4
60 The View: Season 18 Sep 15, 2014 Guest 2.5
tbd The Talk: Season 5 Sep 8, 2014 Guest tbd
tbd Motive: Season 2 Mar 6, 2014 Jennifer Beals tbd
tbd Katie: Season 2 Sep 9, 2013 Guest tbd
42 The Mob Doctor: Season 1 Sep 17, 2012 Celeste 4.8
tbd Castle: Season 4 Sep 19, 2011 Sophia Conrad 8.2
75 The Chicago Code: Season 1 Feb 7, 2011 Superintendent Of Police Teresa Colvin / Teresa Colvin 7.1
tbd Chelsea Lately: Season 5 Jan 3, 2011 Guest tbd
39 The Talk: Season 1 Oct 18, 2010 Guest 5.4
tbd Lie to Me: Season 3 Oct 4, 2010 Zoe Landau 7.9
tbd Lie to Me: Season 2 Sep 28, 2009 Zoe Landau / Actor / Zoe Landau 8.2
64 Lie to Me: Season 1 Jan 21, 2009 Zoe Landau / Zoe Landau 8.8
tbd The L Word: Season 6 Jan 18, 2009 Bette Porter / Bette Porter / Jennifer Beals 5.5
tbd The Bonnie Hunt Show: Season 1 Sep 8, 2008 Guest tbd
tbd The L Word: Season 5 Jan 6, 2008 Bette Porter / Bette Porter 3.5
tbd The View: Season 11 Sep 10, 2007 Jennifer Beals tbd
tbd The L Word: Season 4 Jan 7, 2007 Bette Porter / Bette Porter 4.5
tbd Law & Order: Season 17 Sep 22, 2006 Sofia Archer 9.8
tbd The L Word: Season 3 Jan 8, 2006 Bette Porter / Bette Porter 6.0
tbd The L Word: Season 2 Feb 20, 2005 Bette Porter / Bette Porter 6.8
63 The L Word: Season 1 Jan 18, 2004 Bette Porter / Bette Porter 6.5