Jennifer Beals was born on 19th of December, 1963 in Chicago, U.S. Her father’s name was Alfred Beals, and her mother’s name was Jeanne Cohen. She has a sibling named Gregory who is five years older than her and a younger brother who is one year younger to her. Jennifer’s father passed away at the age of 61 due to the attack of stroke. She is extremely gorgeous with a height of 5 feet and 8 inch which adds glory to her charismatic looks. Her cutest smile can even melt the heart of the most adamant personality. Her black curly hairs with her mysterious brown eyes can leave any person spellbound. Jennifer completed her high school from Francis W . Parker. School. She was deeply inspired by the works of John Allen and had a strong determination to be a part of the showbiz world. She completed her academics by being a proud graduate of B.A in Literature from Yale University. She made numerous sacrifices to attend Yale University; she even turned down the opportunity to work in some of the well-renowned projects and assignments to attend Yale University. She did various odd jobs like selling ice creams, babysitting to fulfil her dreams and to earn some extra money.
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She got her first break in the film “My Bodyguard”. Then came the turning point of her life when she grabbed the attention of famous director Adrian Lyne and was offered to play the lead role of Alexandra Owens in one of the highest grossing films of U.S in 1983 “ The FlashDance”. She became the household name for the people of America for her extraordinary performance in the American romantic drama“ The Flash Dance” The film revolves around the dream of a low-class cabaret dancer to become a reputed professional dancer, her dedication and passion , and her hunger for unlimited success. She had to manage a tough hectic schedule as she was still studying at Yale University while shooting for The Flashcards. She maintained an equilibrium between her professional and personal life and did never ever let her acting affect her studies. She did few other projects during her summer vacations namely “ Bride of Frankenstein”, “Fairy Tale Theatre”. After successful completion of her academics at the Yale University, she signed few other projects like “ Vampire kiss” “Devil in a blue Dress” and much more. She was also featured in many television series like Malibu Road, Lie to Me etc. ”. In the meantime, she fall a prey to the attack of Epstein-Barr Virus and was on complete bed rest for a couple of days. Her biography is yet to be published. She earned a huge salary from her works in movies and she rightly justifies her net worth of $6,000,000.
Moving on to her personal life, She was married to renowned filmmaker Alexandre Rockwell in 1986 who supported her a lot in her career and gave her a break to work in many of his films like the award-winning film “ In the soup. However, their marriage could not last long and the couple filed a divorce in 1996. She married Ken Dixon in 1998 and is blessed with a girl child. She now lives happily with her husband and daughter at Texas.
Last Modified: Apr 6, 2020
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