Jennifer Beals went from wide-eyed acting newcomer to movie star and 1980s fashion icon in "Flashdance" 40 years ago. Audiences were swept up in Beals' performance as Pittsburgh steel mill welder Alex ...

Jennifer Beals knows a thing or two about the Zeitgeist. The actress, 61, became a pop culture icon in 1983 as Alex, the striving, legwarmer-clad protagonist of Flashdance. In 2004, she struck gold ...

Jerry Bruckheimer, Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri discuss memories from Adrian Lyne's 1983 film, including Kevin Costner almost landing the male lead. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter ...

Jennifer Beals became a global star in Flashdance, one of the most iconic movies of the 1980s. More than 40 years later, the actress is still active in Hollywood and continuing to impress fans. From ...

In 1983, a 19-year-old Yale student took a semester off and made a movie that would define an entire decade. She played Alex Owens — a steelworker by day, dancer by night, dreaming of something bigger ...

Jennifer Beals is as beautiful as ever. The actress, 61, who rose to superstardom as an aspiring dancer who spends her days working in a steel mill in the iconic '80s movie Flashdance, doesn't look ...

Flashdance legend Jennifer Beals is 62 and more beautiful than ever. The actress, who rose to superstardom as an aspiring dancer who spends her days working in a steel mill in the iconic ’80s movie ...

When Jennifer Beals landed the role of a lifetime as a 19-year-old, cast as the protagonist in the 1983 box office smash "Flashdance," she did not necessarily view her portrayal of dancer Alexandra ...