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Beals in Sweden during promotion for Flashdance, July 1983. Beals had a minor role in the 1980 film My Bodyguard , [13] then came to fame with her starring part in Flashdance . The third-highest grossing U.S. film of 1983, Flashdance is the story of 18-year-old Alex, a welder by day and sensual dancer by night, whose dream is to be accepted ...
Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic drama dance film directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Jennifer Beals as a passionate young dancer Alex who aspires to become a professional ballerina, alongside Michael Nouri playing her boyfriend and the owner of the steel mill where she works by day in Pittsburgh.
- $7 million
- Giorgio Moroder
- April 15, 1983 (United States)
Apr 14, 2023 · Jennifer Beals starred as Alex Owens, a steel mill welder and exotic dancer, in the 1983 hit "Flashdance". But most of the movie's iconic dance scenes were performed by uncredited French dancer Marine Jahan, whose feet and body were used to create the illusion of Beals' moves.
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- Bryan Alexander
Apr 2, 2014 · Jennifer Beals is an American actress who starred as Alex Owens in the 1983 hit 'Flashdance' and as Bette Porter on 'The L Word'. Learn about her early life, career, personal life and activism.
Jennifer Beals is an internationally renowned actress who has over 90 credits to her name, including FLASHDANCE, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. She is also a producer, a climate ambassador, and a star of the revival of THE L WORD: GENERATION Q.
- December 19, 1963
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Feb 7, 2022 · Interview. ‘I’ve had letters from klansmen’: Jennifer Beals on Flashdance, The L Word and fighting to get diverse stories told. Zoe Williams. The actor, who broke through in 1983 playing a...
Apr 14, 2023 · Jennifer Beals and director Adrian Lyne on the Flashdance set Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection. Flashdance launched fashion trends, with women mimicking Beals’ off-the-shoulder...
