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Jennifer Connelly

Born: 1970

Biography

Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America. After having worked as a model for several years, she began to concentrate on acting, starring in a variety of films including the horror film Phenomena (1985), the musical fantasy film Labyrinth (1986), the romantic comedy Career Opportunities (1991), and the period superhero film The Rocketeer (1991). She received praise for her performance in the science fiction film Dark City (1998) and playing a drug addict in Darren Aronofsky's drama film Requiem for a Dream (2000). Connelly was named Amnesty International Ambassador for Human Rights Education in 2005. She has been the face of Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton fashion advertisements, as well as for Revlon cosmetics. In 2012, she was named the first global face of the Shiseido Company. Magazines, including Time, Vanity Fair, and Esquire, as well as the Los Angeles Times newspaper, have included her on their lists of the world's most beautiful women. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Connelly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth Cairo, New York, USA

Resources

Movies

Once Upon a Time in America

Young Deborah in Once Upon a Time in America

A Beautiful Mind

Alicia Nash in A Beautiful Mind

Blood Diamond

Maddy Bowen in Blood Diamond

Little Children

Kathy Adamson in Little Children

Requiem for a Dream

Marion Silver in Requiem for a Dream

He's Just Not That Into You

Janine Gunders in He's Just Not That Into You

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Rocketeer

Jenny Blake in The Rocketeer

Hulk

Betty Ross in Hulk

Dark City

Emma Murdoch in Dark City

Mulholland Falls

Allison Pond in Mulholland Falls

House of Sand and Fog

Kathy in House of Sand and Fog

Creation

Emma Darwin in Creation

Some Girls

Gabriella in Some Girls

Reservation Road

Grace Learner in Reservation Road

Dark Water

Dahlia Williams in Dark Water

9

#7 (voice) in 9

Pollock

Ruth Kligman in Pollock

Inventing the Abbotts

Eleanor Abbott in Inventing the Abbotts

Labyrinth

Sarah in Labyrinth

Etoile

Claire Hamilton / Natalie Horvath in Etoile

Phenomena

Jennifer Corvino in Phenomena

The Hot Spot

Gloria Harper in The Hot Spot

Waking the Dead

Sarah Williams in Waking the Dead

The Dilemma

Beth in The Dilemma

Career Opportunities

Josie McClellan in Career Opportunities

Higher Learning

Taryn in Higher Learning

Seven Minutes in Heaven

Natalie Becker in Seven Minutes in Heaven

The Heart of Justice

Emma Burgess in The Heart of Justice

Salvation Boulevard

Gwen Vanderveer in Salvation Boulevard

Of Love and Shadows

Irene in Of Love and Shadows

Dario Argento's World of Horror

Self (Archive) in Dario Argento's World of Horror

Noah

Naameh in Noah

Virginia

Virginia in Virginia

Stuck in Love

Erica in Stuck in Love

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

Self in Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

Winter's Tale

Virginia Gamely in Winter's Tale

The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

Self in The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

Aloft

Nana Kunning in Aloft

Inside the Labyrinth

Self in Inside the Labyrinth

Bad Behaviour

Lucy in Bad Behaviour

Shelter

Hannah in Shelter

Far Harbor

Ellie in Far Harbor

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

Self in Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

American Pastoral

Dawn Levov in American Pastoral

Jim Henson Idea Man

Self in Jim Henson Idea Man

Only the Brave

Amanda Marsh in Only the Brave

Alita: Battle Angel

Chiren in Alita: Battle Angel

Inkheart

Roxanne in Inkheart

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Karen / Suit Lady (voice) in Spider-Man: Homecoming

Top Gun: Maverick

Penny Benjamin in Top Gun: Maverick

Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air

Self in Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air

Out There

Woman in Grocery Line (uncredited) in Out There

The World of Jim Henson

Sarah (archive footage) in The World of Jim Henson

Inside a Beautiful Mind

Self in Inside a Beautiful Mind

The Making of Requiem for a Dream

Self in The Making of Requiem for a Dream

TV Shows