"Flashdance" is celebrating its 40th anniversary ... when she starred as Penny Johnson in "Dirty Dancing," starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. Her character was the main catalyst for ...

before finally getting the chance to live out all her ballerina dreams — “Flashdance” was the underdog that had the whole world believing in 1983. Starring newcomer Jennifer Beals and direct ...

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 ...

Michael Nouri and Jennifer Beals in Flashdance Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection Regarding the audition process, Nouri — who has appeared with Costner on Yellowstone — says, “Kevin is a ...