Flashdance

Jennifer Beals (43): The young Yalie who made waves in "Flashdance" in the early '80s has lately made Showtime's "The L Word" among the finest ensemble-cast TV shows anywhere on the airwaves. She projects intelligence (that Yale thing) and stability, even as her quiet loveliness... more captivates the camera. Married to her second husband, Ken Dixon, she's the mother of a young daughter. Beautiful. (Sara De Boer/Retna Ltd.)