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Jennifer Connelly
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Connelly at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival
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Jennifer Lynn Connelly
December 12, 1970 |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University Stanford University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Paul Bettany (m. 2003)
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| Children | 3 |
Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress who began her career as a child model. She appeared in magazine, newspaper and television advertising, before she made her movie acting debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America. Connelly continued modeling and acting, starring in films such as the 1985 horror film Phenomena (her first leading role), and the 1986 musical fantasy film Labyrinth (opposite David Bowie).
On November 14, 2005, Connelly was named Amnesty International Ambassador for Human Rights Education. She appeared in an advertisement highlighting the global need for clean water, and sought donations for African, Indian, and Central American drilling projects for the non-profit organization Charity: Water. On May 2, 2009, she participated in Revlon's annual 5k Run/Walk for Women. In May 2012, Connelly was named ambassador for Save the Children fund, to advocate for children's rights in the United States and worldwide.
She has been the face of Balenciaga 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. In the 1992 animated Disney movie Aladdin, Princess Jasmine was modeled after Connelly.
Personal life
While filming The Rocketeer, she began a romance with co-star Billy Campbell. They were involved for five years before they broke up in 1996. Connelly then had a relationship with photographer David Dugan, with whom she had a son, Kai, born in 1997.
On January 1, 2003, in a private family ceremony in Scotland she married actor Paul Bettany, whom she had met while working on A Beautiful Mind. The couple's first child was born in August the same year. She gave birth to her third child in May 2011, in New York City.
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Young Deborah Gelly | Debut film role |
| 1985 | Phenomena | Jennifer Corvino | First starring role |
| 1985 | Seven Minutes in Heaven | Natalie Becker | |
| 1986 | Labyrinth | Sarah Williams | |
| 1988 | Some Girls | Gabriella d'Arc | |
| 1989 | Étoile (Ballet) | Claire Hamilton / Natalie Horvath | |
| 1990 | The Hot Spot | Gloria Harper | |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities | Josie McClellan | |
| 1991 | The Rocketeer | Jenny Blake | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1994 | Of Love and Shadows | Irene | |
| 1995 | Higher Learning | Taryn | |
| 1996 | Mulholland Falls | Allison Pond | |
| 1996 | Far Harbor | Ellie | |
| 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts | Eleanor Abbott | |
| 1998 | Dark City | Emma Murdoch / Anna | |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead | Sarah Williams | |
| 2000 | Pollock | Ruth Kligman | |
| 2000 | Requiem for a Dream | Marion Silver | Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Alicia Nash | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress American Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Empire Award for Best Actress Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2003 | Hulk | Betty Ross | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress |
| 2003 | House of Sand and Fog | Kathy Nicolo | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress |
| 2005 | Dark Water | Dahlia Williams | |
| 2006 | Little Children | Kathy Adamson | |
| 2006 | Blood Diamond | Maddy Bowen | |
| 2007 | Reservation Road | Grace Learner | |
| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Helen Benson | |
| 2008 | Inkheart | Roxane | |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Janine Gunders | |
| 2009 | 9 | 7 | Voice role |
| 2009 | Creation | Emma Darwin | |
| 2010 | Virginia | Virginia | |
| 2011 | The Dilemma | Beth | |
| 2011 | Salvation Boulevard | Gwen Vanderveer | |
| 2012 | Stuck in Love | Erica | |
| 2013 | The Trials of Muhammad Ali | Herself | Documentary |
| 2014 | Winter's Tale | Virginia Gamely | |
| 2014 | Aloft | Nana Kunning | |
| 2014 | Noah | Naameh | |
| 2014 | Shelter | Hannah | |
| 2016 | American Pastoral | Dawn Dwyer Levov | |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Karen | Voice role |
| 2017 | Only the Brave | Amanda Marsh | |
| 2018 | Alita: Battle Angel | Chiren | Post-production |
Images for kids
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Connelly in Central Park, New York City, June 2005
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Connelly and her husband, Paul Bettany, at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
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Jennifer Connelly Promotes 'Aloft' in Berlin 2014
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Jennifer Connelly at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival 2009