Jennifer Beals

Beals in 2011, photo by DFree / Shutterstock.com

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 19, 1963

Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Irish (mother)

Jennifer Beals is an American actress and model. She is known for her roles in the movies Flashdance and Devil in a Blue Dress. Her father, Alfred Leroy Beals, was African-American. Her mother, Jeanne Anderson, was white, and had Irish ancestry. Jennifer is married to Canadian entrepreneur Ken Dixon, with whom she has a daughter.

A picture of Jennifer’s parents can be seen here.

Jennifer’s paternal grandfather was named Leroy or Henry Beals.

Jennifer’s paternal grandmother was Susan “Susie” Ford (the daughter of Joseph “Joe” Ford and Francis/Frances Shipp). Francis was the daughter of Milam Shipp and Mary Brooks.

Source: Information on Jennifer’s father – http://www.findagrave.com

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Curious about ethnicity

119 Responses

  1. stubaby4u says:

    The only authentic surnames of Jews are names such as Solomon or Levi, Cohen has european with irish and germanic connections.
    You can not be PART BLACK in America.

  2. BettePorterFan says:

    Ok, a little Jennifer trivia:

    1. Mother’s maiden name: Jeanne Anderson
    2. Mother’s married name: Jeanne Cohen
    3. Mother married Edward Cohen
    3. Biological father: African-American named Alfred Beals
    4. Older brother who looks “hispanic” as JB said in an early interview
    5. Younger brother who looks “typically biracial” as JB said in an early interview
    6. JB considers herself BIRACIAL, that is what is identifies as THEREFORE

    All you individuals calling her white or black are incorrect, in her opinion, she is both and you all should simply state her ethnic makeup or identify her as she identifies herself!

    However, I will admit that the world DOES see her as “white”, well, unless she has a tan. (lol) I can bet, though, as soon as all those claiming her to be “white” find out her father was African-American, they’re quick to refute her.

    Btw, she only looks “white” today because of a couple nose jobs and the fact that she straightens her naturally “ethnic” hair. (For those claiming her as “white”)

  3. Kate says:

    cohen is a jewish surname I was wondering why she had such a long nose ,she looks fairly white nowadays and since all african americans already have around 20% euro admixture i’d say she is more of a quadroon.

    • fuzzybear says:

      To Kate

      We really can’t assume that,because I know African American on the East coast who have as little as 3% euro mixture.Also facial features are just that,features.I cousins whose nose are just like her,and yet are very dark.I’ve also seen pure blood unmixed Africans with those same facial features.What I’m saying is you just can’t assume,I do know it was just your opinion

      • total23 says:

        U Can’t Really Say Pure Blood Unmixed Africans….They Probably Don’t Know About It!

        • ethnic says:

          total23s back in here. where have you been?

          • total23 says:

            Didn’t I Tell U Guys……I Went To New York For A Week, Then Stay’d In JAMAICA For Three Weeks! I Came Back Monday….Uh It Was So Fun!

            And No Fuzzybear, I Don’t Think U Have Shown Me… And I Know They Can Look Like That With Out Having White Lineage, I Just Wanted To Make An Entrance!

          • fuzzybear says:

            You wanted to make and entrance and you pick me,I’m touch you little hoodlum,lol.Anyhow man brother keeps trying to get me to go to New York,but I keep telling him I stick to the fools I know.York has a whole bunch of different fools.Well good to have back to doubt me,later man

          • ethnic says:

            Man, Jamaica? youre lucky. Id love to go there.

        • Fuzzybear says:

          to total:First off where you been,you and Kira both pulled a ghost on me.Next actually I can say that,they’ve already been tested.Now according to the experts,they have no outside influence at all.They are pure homegrown stock with those features.You have to remember ,you don’t need white lineage to have those features;it’s simply enviroment.I thought I shows to you before,but I do remember my harddrive crash and took everything.However you can trust me,I wouldn’t steer you wrong

    • OMG says:

      yea thats quite possible. these new booty/generation (lol) mixed people in american now with a parent thats either white or black look much different than the 1st mulattos in america cuz they’re mostly something else. so technically they’r enot 1/2 black or 1/2 white

  4. Bruthas from da 305 says:

    adrina You are probaly the dumbest person on Earth and as far as anthropolgy, dumb ass I teach it. You must be a Sarah Palin fan

  5. Bruthas from da 305 says:

    african blood is a very dominate gene. One drop is all thats needed for that person to be link to that particular race. It does not matter if you are from the moon, if you have african blood you are more likely to be african.

    • Adriana says:

      Wtf are you from the 1800’s You’re very close minded and clearly don’t know much regarding race and anthropology.

      • OMG says:

        i agree adriana. that sounds like some regurgitated “one drop rule” bull crap. I beleive on this earth you can’t get any darker than an african person so it makes it extremeley easy to tell if you’re mixed with that particular group, especially when you consider how unique the facial features and hair texture are for that gorup. it’s actually partly the reason why africans were chosen as slaves, because when the first settlers attempted to enslave AmerIndians, they easily escaped, hwoever a Black person was more traceable and marked by their phenotype (observable facial characteristics and such). It’s what amrked the beginning of slavery being race based in this country

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