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Ultimately, Beals hopes the show will satisfy critics by its sheer presence on a major network. "It's so valuable," she says. "Especially now when one feels like the administration has sucked the life out of the issue of validating gay relationships. I hope The L Word gives people an idea of a group of people they know nothing about. And for that group of people, some representation in a world in which they are largely invisible."
Despite the relative invisibility of her own work, the actress is unperturbed by the public's perception that her career has been less than flashy. In fact, Beals was only 19 when she wowed the world with her portrayal of willowy welder Alex Owens and has worked steadily since then averaging about one film or TV project a year.
"I didn't have a set idea of what my life would or wouldn't be [in 1983]," says Beals. "All I thought was that I wanted to go to college." After completing Flashdance, Beals returned to Yale University. "Right now I have no vision of what my life will be. I have no idea what's going to happen in the next five minutes."