Jennifer Beals

Personal context

Summary

Jennifer Beals is an actor and producer known for Flashdance, The L Word, and The L Word: Generation Q. Her screen work includes stories about ambition and queer relationships, and she has said she feels a responsibility to tell stories that give people representation. She has repeatedly supported LGBTQ causes, including serving as grand marshal of the 2006 San Francisco Pride Parade, receiving the Human Rights Campaign’s Ally for Equality Award, and fundraising for LGBTQ organizations. No public partisan campaigning is on record.