Date of birth (location) 12 December 1970 Catskill Mountains, New York, USA
Mini biography Jennifer Connelly grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across the Brooklyn... (show more)
Actress - filmography (In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)
1. The Berkeley Connection (2006) (announced) 2. The Blood Diamond (2006) (filming) .... Maddy Bowen 3. Little Children (2006) (post-production) .... Kathy Adamson
4. Dark Water (2005) .... Dahlia 5. House of Sand and Fog (2003) .... Kathy 6. Hulk (2003) .... Betty Ross 7. A Beautiful Mind (2001) .... Alicia Nash 8. "The $treet" (2000) TV Series .... Catherine Miller 9. Pollock (2000) .... Ruth Kligman 10. Requiem for a Dream (2000) .... Marion Silver ... aka Delusion Over Addiction 11. Waking the Dead (2000/I) .... Sarah Williams
12. Dark City (1998) .... Emma Murdoch/Anna 13. Inventing the Abbotts (1997) .... Eleanor Abbott 14. Far Harbor (1996) .... Ellie 15. Mulholland Falls (1996) .... Allison Pond 16. Higher Learning (1995) .... Taryn 17. Of Love and Shadows (1994) .... Irene ... aka De amor y de sombras (Argentina) 18. The Heart of Justice (1993) (TV) .... Emma Burgess 19. The Rocketeer (1991) .... Jenny Blake 20. Career Opportunities (1991) .... Josie McClellan ... aka One Wild Night 21. The Hot Spot (1990/I) .... Gloria Harper
22. Some Girls (1988) .... Gabriella D'Arc ... aka Sisters 23. Étoile (1988) .... Claire Hamilton/Natalie Horvath ... aka Ballet 24. Labyrinth (1986) .... Sarah 25. Seven Minutes in Heaven (1985) .... Natalie Becker ... aka Deslices de joventud (USA: Spanish title: dubbed version) 26. Phenomena (1985) .... Jennifer Corvino ... aka Creepers (USA) 27. The Valley (1985) (V) .... Jennifer Corvino/Herself 28. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) .... Young Deborah ... aka C'era una volta in America (Italy) 29. "Tales of the Unexpected" ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected - Stranger in Town (1982) TV Episode .... Young Girl
1. Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' (2005) (V) .... Herself 2. Dark Water: Extraordinary Ensemble (2005) (V) .... Herself 3. "Corazón de..." - Episode dated 26 July 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself 4. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" - Episode dated 14 July 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself - Episode dated 13 March 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Herself - Episode dated 6 December 2001 (2001) TV Episode .... Herself 5. "The View" - Episode dated 8 July 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself 6. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" - Episode dated 6 July 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself 7. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" ... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title) ... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title) - Episode dated 5 July 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself 8. Live 8 (2005) (TV) .... Herself 9. "Late Show with David Letterman" ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts) ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title) - Episode dated 30 June 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself 10. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" - Episode #8.14 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself 11. MTV Movie Awards 2005 Pre-Show (2005) (TV) .... Herself 12. 2005 MTV Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter 13. "Last Call with Carson Daly" - Episode dated 21 December 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself 14. "Inside the Actors Studio" - Episode #11.5 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself 15. Premiere Women in Hollywood Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself (Presenter) 16. Behind the Scenes of 'House of Sand and Fog' (2004) (V) .... Herself 17. "The Charlie Rose Show" - Episode dated 17 December 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself 18. "Tinseltown TV" ... aka Tinseltown.TV (USA: promotional title) - Episode dated 11 October 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself 19. The Hulk: An MTV Movie Special (2003) (TV) .... Herself 20. The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role/Past winner 21. The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Co-presenter: Best Motion Picture [Musical or Comedy] 22. The Making of 'Hulk' (2003) (V) .... Herself 23. 2002 MTV Movie Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself 24. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself (Winner, Best Supporting Actress) 25. 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter 26. Inside a Beautiful Mind (2002) (TV) .... Herself 27. The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself 28. The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself - Winner 29. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" - Episode dated 8 January 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Herself - Episode dated 20 October 2000 (2000) TV Episode .... Herself - Episode dated 22 March 2000 (2000) TV Episode .... Herself - Episode dated 2 April 1997 (1997) TV Episode .... Herself 30. The Making of 'Requiem for a Dream' (2001) (V) .... Herself 31. The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself (Presenter) 32. VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself
33. Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air (1991) (TV) .... Herself
34. "Good Morning Britain" ... aka TV-am (UK) - Episode dated 2 December 1986 (1986) TV Episode .... Herself 35. Inside the Labyrinth (1986) (TV) .... Herself 36. Mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento, Il (1985) .... Herself ... aka Dario Argento's World of Horror
1. Best of Bowie (2002) (V) .... Sarah 2. The World of Jim Henson (1994) (TV) .... Sarah
Biography for Jennifer Connelly
Birth name Jennifer Lynn Connelly Height 5' 7½" (1.71 m) Mini biography
Jennifer Connelly grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, except for the four years her family spent in Woodstock, New York. Back in Brooklyn Heights she attended St. Ann's school. Her father was in the garment industry, and a close friend of the family was an advertising executive. When Jennifer was 10, the friend suggested that her parents take her to a modeling audition. She began appearing in newspaper and magazine ads (among them,"Seventeen" magazine) and soon moved on to TV commercials. A casting director saw the girl and introduced her to Sergio Leone, who was seeking a young girl to dance in his gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America (1984). After graduation she enrolled at Yale, then transferred two years later to Stanford. Her first film appearance after that was a British TV series "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979) in 1984. Her first movie appearance was in Dario Argento's Phenomena (1985). Has appeared in a rock video "I Drove All Night", a Roy Orbison song, co-starring Jason Priestley. Is appearing in an upcoming Miller Beer commercial. Released a single called "Monologue of Love" in Japan in the mid-'80s, in which she sings in Japanese a charming little song with semi-classical instruments arrangement. B-side is "Message Of Love", which is an interview with music in background. Trained in classical theater and improvisation, studying with the late drama coach Roy London, Howard Fine and Harold Guskin. She did TV commercials in Japan. Was "engaged" in an unconventional sense, i.e. no real plans to marry, to Bill Campbell, her co-star in The Rocketeer (1991). They were together on and off for about five years. Lives in New York. She's 5'7", speaks fluent Italian and French. Was a member of Gold's Gym in Venice for a year or two, but is no longer active. Enjoys physical activities such as swimming, gymnastics, bike riding. Is an outdoors person -- camping, hiking and walking. Is interested in Quantum Physics and philosophy. Is fairly level-headed and grounded as a person, and is not overly seduced by the Hollywood fantasy. Likes horses, Pearl Jam, SoundGarden, Jesus Jones. Occasionally wears a small picture of the Dalai Lama on a necklace. Favorite colors: cobalt blue, forest green, and "very pale green/gray - sort of like the color of the sea". Likes to draw.
Jennifer Connelly was born December 12th 1970, at Catskill Mountains, New York. The daughter of Gerard, a clothing retailer, and Eileen Connelly, an antiques dealer, she spent four years in Woodstock, New York, but grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan. She attended Saint Ann school in Brooklyn Heights, and when she was ten, family friends suggested to her parents that they should take her to a modeling audition. This led Jennifer to a modeling career and she soon began appearing in magazine ads, and then later in commercials. Her acting debut came in an episode of the British horror-anthology series "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979). Her first movie experience came when a casting director introduced her to legendary filmmaker Sergio Leone, who was seeking an actress who could fill the role of a young girl to dance in his dramatic epic, Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Although having little screen time, the few minutes she was on-screen were enough to reveal her talent. After Leone's movie, horror master Dario Argento signed her to play her first starring role in his thriller Phenomena (1985). The film made a lot of money in Europe, but unfortunately was heavily cut for American distribution. The late eighties saw her appearing in a smash hit and three lesser seen films. Amongst the latter was her roles in Étoile (1988), as a ballerina, and in Some Girls (1988), where she played a self absorbed college freshman. The smash hit was Labyrinth (1986), released in 1986. Jennifer got the job after a nation-wide talent search for the lead in this fantasy directed by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas. Her career entered in a terribly calm phase after those films, until Dennis Hopper, who was impressed after having seen her in 'Some Girls', cast Jennifer as an ingénue small-town girl in The Hot Spot (1990/I), based on the fifties crime novel "Hell Hath No Fury". It received mixed critical reviews, but it was not a box office success. The Rocketeer (1991), an ambitious Touchstone super-production, came to the rescue. The film was an old-fashioned adventure flick about a man capable of flying with rockets on his back. Critics saw in "Rocketeer" a top-quality movie, a homage to those old films of the 30s in which the likes of Errol Flynn starred. After Rocketeer, Jennifer made Career Opportunities (1991), The Heart of Justice (1993) (TV), Mulholland Falls (1996) and Inventing the Abbotts (1997). In 1998 she was invited by director Alex Proyas to make Dark City (1998), a strange, visually stunning science fiction extravaganza. In this movie, Jennifer played the main character's wife, and she delivered an acclaimed performance. The film itself didn't break any box-office record but received positive reviews. This led Jennifer to a contract with Fox for the TV series "The $treet" (2000) , a main part in the memorable and dramatic love-story Waking the Dead (2000/I), and more important, a breakthrough part in the polemic and applauded independent Requiem for a Dream (2000), a tale about the haunting lives of drug addicts and the subsequent process of decadence and destruction. In Requiem, Jennifer had her career's most courageous, difficult part, a performance that earned her a Spirit Award Nomination. She followed this role with Pollock (2000), in which she played Pollock's mistress, Ruth Klingman. Most recently, Ron Howard chose her to co-star with Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001), the film that tells the true story of John Forbes Nash Jr., a man who suffered from mental illness but eventually beats this and wins the Nobel Prize in 1994. Jennifer plays Forbes' wife and won a Golden Globe, BAFTA, AFI and Oscar as Best Supporting Actress.
Spouse Paul Bettany (1 January 2003 - present) 1 child
Trade mark
Often plays intelligent, thoughtful characters.
Trivia
Son, Kai Dugan, born. Father is photographer David Dugan. [July 1997]
Cut a single in Japan, which she sang in phonetic Japanese. She says her agent made up the idea that she is semi-fluent in the language.
Speaks fluent Italian and French.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
The character "Veronica" in Heathers (1989) was originally written with her in mind, but she turned the role down.
Daughter-in-law of actor Thane Bettany.
1st child with husband Paul Bettany, a son named Stellan, born 5 August 2003.
He father is of Irish and Norwegian heritage and her mother is of Russian and Polish descent.
Two sons: Kai Dugan and Stellan Bettany
Named her son Stellan after Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård.
In three of her movies - Dark City (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), and House of Sand and Fog (2003) - she appears standing at the end of a pier in a striking image. All three directors created the shots for different reasons, and they are not an homage or reference to each other, just an unlikely coincidence.
She was nearly cast as Diane Court in Cameron Crowe's Say Anything... (1989). Ione Skye got the part instead.
Enrolled at Yale as an English major, then transferred two years later to Stanford
Has said she used to use the online username "ecksor", which is a phonetic spelling of XOR (Exclusive OR) - a tribute to her cousin Jerry who is a computer security expert.
Ranked #14 in Celebrity Sleuth's "25 Sexiest Women of 1993".
Ranked #53 in Stuff's "103 Sexiest Women"(2003)
Ranked #74 in FHM-USA's "100 Sexiest Women"(2002)
Ranked #85 in Askmen's "Most Desirable Woman"(2002)
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"Acting is great. When it works it is so fulfilling. You do the research and work with other talented people who are creative and compassionate and use all your faculties. The ability to express yourself completely is the most wonderful feeling in the world. Each film is a chapter in my life wherein I learn so much more about myself."
"I so much enjoy being able to completely allow myself to be consumed by a role, and really grow in the process,once you've done that, it's hard to go back working on things you don't care about."
[talking about the films she did in the beginning of her career]: "You don't want to get rid of your experiences, because they're your experiences - good or bad - and you need them, but it would be great if they weren't on the video shelf!"
[Talking about her character in A Beautiful Mind (2001)]: "Alicia is the person who's trying to ground John Nash in reality and bring him home, literally, and back to what he was. In A Beautiful Mind (2001), there are scenes that were painful and scary and sad. I didn't have to go through degradation as I did in Requiem for a Dream (2000), but there is a lot of emotional terrain in this movie. There's a tragedy in the family, and it takes a toll on each of them as they try to live with each other".
[talking about her son Kai]: "We've already done plays together. Very short plays. He dictates them to me. Sometimes he casts me, sometimes he doesn't. And when I'm in the play, he'll sometimes say to me, 'No Mom, you didn't say that right!'"
"I wore a beautiful silver ball gown, which was a refreshing change from the blue jeans I wore in almost every other scene. It was really a gorgeous set, with masses of huge chandeliers and thousands of flickering candles, hundreds of silken cushions and curtains, and masses of people in strange masks and ornate dresses. There was the thrill of dancing with David Bowie to one of the songs he composed especially for the film. There wasn't enough room, for technical reasons, to really dance around properly, but we just drifted slowly and gracefully (I hope!) to David's music, and he looked fabulous! It's all a sort of magical fantasy sequence inside a huge bubble." -- Jennifer on "The Ball Room Dance" scene, her favorite from Labyrinth (1986).
[about her son]: "I don't think I would be doing this quality of work if it hadn't been for my son. He's changed me. He's helped me to understand myself and find my place in the world." Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
Who'd ever have dreamed that the spindly little girl who danced so enchantingly in Once Upon a Time in America (1984) would grow up to become a pneumatic dream girl of the 1990s? After other juvenile roles in the Italian shocker Creepers (1985), the fantasy Labyrinth and the ro mantic comedy Seven Nights in Heaven (both 1986), the pretty, blue-eyed Connelly took some time off from film work, reappearing as a gorgeous teenager in the offbeat comedy Some Girls (1989). Still angelic-looking, but having matured into a voluptuous young woman, Connelly stunned audiences as a small-town "nice girl" (who appeared in an eye-popping nude scene) in The Hot Spot (1990), and as a spoiled heiress in the teen comedy Career Opportunities (1991), though neither clicked at the box office. She then played the wholesome girlfriend/aspiring actress in The Rocketeer (also 1991), and went on to appear in The Heart of Justice (1993 telefilm), and John Singleton's Higher Learning (1995).