Learn more about Jennifer Beals in the role of Bette Porter on the SHOWTIME Original Series The L Word.
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and a former teen model.. Beals starred in Showtime Network's The L Word, wherein she played Bette Porter, an Ivy League-educated lesbian. At Beals' request, Bette was
Tuesday was a massive one for fans of the Showtime series The L Word. News broke that the network is working on a sequel to the original series with co-creator Ilene Chaiken and original stars Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moenig, and Leisha Hailey all involved.