Kapanlagi.com - Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. Initially, she started her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the crime film Once Upon a Time in America in 1984.
After several years as a model, she fully transitioned into the world of acting and starred in various types of films, including the horror film Phenomena (1985), the fantasy musical film Labyrinth (1986), the romantic comedy Career Opportunities (1991), and the period superhero film The Rocketeer (1991).
In 2002, Connelly won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Alicia Nash in the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001) directed by Ron Howard. Some of her other notable films include Hulk (2003), Dark Water (2005), Blood Diamond (2006), and He's Just Not That Into You (2009).
In the 2010s, she appeared in supporting roles in the biblical epic film Noah (2014) directed by Aronofsky and the action film Alita: Battle Angel (2019). In 2020, she starred in the dystopian television series Snowpiercer aired on TNT.
1. Mixed Blood
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Connelly was born in the Catskill Mountains, New York on December 12, 1970. She is the daughter of Ilene Schuman, an antique trader, and Gerard Connelly, a clothing producer. Her father has Iranian and Norwegian ancestry, while her mother comes from a Jewish immigrant family.
2. Career Journey
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Starting her career as a commercial model for Seventeen magazine at the age of 10, then moving on to television commercials, a talent scout eventually brought her to her debut film as a dancer girl in Once Upon a Time in America. Although she appeared only for a few minutes, all of Connelly's talents were revealed there. Some TV series producers caught her attention, which then launched her unstoppable career in the film industry.
3. Attended Yale University
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After graduating from high school, Connelly chose to continue her studies in English literature at Yale University in 1988. After two years studying at Yale, Connelly decided to transfer to Stanford University to pursue her interest in drama.
There, she honed her talent alongside Roy London, Howard Fine, and Harold Guskin. With encouragement from her parents to pursue a career in the film industry, Connelly decided to leave college and return to the world of filmmaking in the same year.
4. Achieving Several Awards
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In 2002, her role as Alicia Nash in A Beautiful Mind (2001) earned Jennifer Connelly Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
5. Love Story
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She was once engaged to Billy Campbell after meeting on the set of the film Rocketeer (1991). She also dated photographer Roy Dugan, who gave her a son, who is now a teenager. Jennifer is now married to Paul Bettany, her co-star in the film A Beautiful Mind who later became her partner.
6. Called Similar to Demi Moore
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She is often perceived as Demi Moore due to the similarity of their facial features and body shapes. Both are beautiful and sensual, even though Moore is eight years older.
7. Staying Forever Young
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After 40 years in the acting world, Jennifer Connelly has hardly changed. The actress remains charming, captivating, and even more mature. Since her first role, Connelly has continued to captivate audiences with her acting in truly memorable films.
8. What made Jennifer Connelly famous?
Connelly gained widespread recognition thanks to the fantasy film Labyrinth directed by Jim Henson in 1986, where she starred alongside David Bowie. In the film, Connelly portrayed the character Sarah Williams, a teenager who tries to save her baby brother, Toby, from the goblin world. Although not a commercial success at the time, the film later became a cult classic.
9. What happened to Jennifer Connelly?
Connelly starred in Snowpiercer (2020–), which marked her television series debut since The $treet (2000–2001). She returned to the big screen in 2022, appearing alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the sequel to the 1986 blockbuster film.
10. How old was Jennifer Connelly in Once Upon a Time in America?
Connelly began her career as a model while still in elementary school, which led her to a role in Sergio Leone's epic multi-generational mafia film, Once Upon a Time in America, when she was just 11 years old.
11. Where did Jennifer Connelly meet her husband?
Jennifer Connellyand Paul Bettany met while filming A Beautiful Mind in 2001, but didn't start dating until after filming was completed. Since then, this couple has been inseparable. They have a daughter named Agnes Lark and a son named Stellan, and together they are raising Connelly's son, Kai Dugan, (from a previous relationship with photographer David Dugan).
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