Date of Birth
12 December 1970, Catskill Mountains, New York, USA
Birth Name
Jennifer Lynn Connelly
Nickname
Jenny C
Height
5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Jennifer Connelly Biography
Jennifer Connelly grew up in Brooklyn Heights, simply across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, aside from the four years her family spent in Woodstock, New York. Back in Brooklyn Heights, she attended St. Ann's college. Her father was within the garment trade, and a detailed friend of the family was an advertising govt. When Jennifer was ten, the friend steered that her oldsters take her to a modeling audition. She began showing in newspaper and magazine ads (among them, "Seventeen" magazine) and shortly moved on to tv commercials. A casting director saw the woman and introduced her to Sergio Leone, who was seeking a young woman to bounce in his gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America (1984). once graduation, she enrolled at Yale, and then transferred 2 years later to Stanford. Her 1st film look subsequently was a British TV series "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979) in 1984. Her 1st movie look was in Dario Argento's Phenomena (1985). Has appeared during a rock video "I Drove All Night," a Roy Orbison song, co-starring Jason Priestley. Is showing in an upcoming Miller Beer business. Released one known as "Monologue of Love" in Japan within the mid-1980s, during which she sings in Japanese an enthralling very little song with semi-classical instruments arrangement. B-side is "Message of affection," that is an interview with music in background. Trained in classical theater and improvisation, learning 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 Billy Campbell, her co-star within the Rocketeer (1991). They were along on and off for concerning 5 years. Lives in the big apple. She's 5'7", speaks fluent Italian and French. Was a member of Gold's Gym in Venice for a year or 2, however is not any longer active. Enjoys physical activities like swimming, gymnastics, bike riding. Is an outdoors person -- camping, hiking and walking. Is inquisitive about Quantum Physics and philosophy. Is fairly level-headed and grounded as an individual and isn't overly seduced by the Hollywood fantasy. Likes horses, Pearl Jam, SoundGarden, Jesus Jones. sometimes wears alittle image of the The Dalai Lama on a necklace. Favorite colors: cobalt blue, forest inexperienced, and "very pale green/gray -- style of just like the color of the sea". Likes to draw.
Jennifer Connelly Biography
Jennifer Connelly was born December twelve, 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, however grew up in Brooklyn Heights, simply across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan. She attended Saint Ann college in Brooklyn Heights, and when she was ten, family friends steered to her oldsters that they must take her to a modeling audition. This led Jennifer to a modeling career, and she or he soon began showing 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 1st movie expertise came when a casting director introduced her to legendary filmmaker Sergio Leone, who was seeking an actress who may fill the role of a young woman to bounce in his dramatic epic, Once Upon a Time in America (1984). though having very little screen time, the jiffy she was on-screen were enough to reveal her talent. once Leone's movie, horror master Dario Argento signed her to play her 1st starring role in his thriller Phenomena (1985). The film created lots of cash in Europe however, sadly, was heavily cut for yankee distribution. The late Nineteen Eighties saw her showing during a smash hit and 3 lesser seen films. Amongst the latter was her roles in Étoile (1989), as a ballerina and in Some ladies (1988), where she played a self-absorbed school freshman. The smash hit was Labyrinth (1986), released in 1986. Jennifer got the task once a nation-wide talent seek for the lead during this fantasy directed by Jim Henson and made by George Lucas. Her career entered during a very calm section once those films, till Dennis Hopper, who was impressed once having seen her in "Some ladies," forged Jennifer as an ingénue small-town woman within the Hot Spot (1990), based mostly upon the Nineteen Fifties crime novel "Hell Hath No Fury". It received mixed important reviews, however it absolutely was not a box workplace success. The Rocketeer (1991), an formidable Touchstone super-production, came to the rescue. The film was an old school journey flick a few man capable of flying with rockets on his back. Critics saw in "Rocketeer" a top-quality movie, a homage to those recent films of the Nineteen Thirties during which the likes of Errol Flynn starred. once "Rocketeer," Jennifer created Career Opportunities (1991), the center of Justice (1992) (TV), Mulholland Falls (1996), and Inventing the Abbotts (1997). In 1998, she was invited by director Alex Proyas to form Dark town (1998), a strange, visually gorgeous science-fiction extravaganza. during this movie, Jennifer played the most character's wife, and she or he delivered an acclaimed performance. The film itself did not break any box-office record however received positive reviews. This led Jennifer to a contract with Fox for the tv series "The $treet" (2000), a main half within the memorable and dramatic love-story Waking the Dead (2000) and, a lot of necessary, a breakthrough half within the polemic and applauded freelance Requiem for a Dream (2000), a tale concerning the haunting lives of drug addicts and also the subsequent method of decadence and destruction. In "Requiem for a Dream," Jennifer had her career's most courageous, troublesome half, a performance that earned her a Spirit Award Nomination. She followed this role with Pollock (2000), during which she played Pollock's mistress, Ruth Klingman. Most recently, Ron Howard selected her to co-star with Russell Crowe during a lovely Mind (2001), the film that tells the true story of John Nash, a person who suffered from mental illness however 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) 2 children
Trade Mark
Often plays intelligent, thoughtful characters
Dark, thick eyebrows
Trivia
Has a son, Kai Dugan (born 1997), with photographer David Dugan.
Cut one in Japan, that she sang in phonetic Japanese. She says her agent created up the thought that she is semi-fluent within the language.
Is fluent in French and Italian.
Was named one among the fifty Most lovely folks by folks Magazine in 2002.
The character Veronica in Heathers (1988) was originally written together with her in mind, however she turned the role down.
Daughter-in-law of actor Thane Bettany and Anne Kettle.
First kid with husband Paul Bettany, a son named Stellan Bettany, born five August, 2003. Stellan's Godfather is that the actor Charlie Condou, Paul's succor.
Her father is of Irish and Norwegian heritage and her mother is of Russian and Polish descent.
Named her son Stellan when Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård.
In 3 of her movies (Dark town (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), and House of Sand and Fog (2003)), she seems standing at the top of a pier in a very placing image. All 3 administrators created the shots for various reasons, and that they don't seem to be an homage or reference to every different, simply an unlikely coincidence.
She was nearly solid as Diane Court in Cameron Crowe's Say something... (1989). Ione Skye got the half instead.
Enrolled at Yale as an English major, then transferred 2 years later to Stanford.
Has said she used to use the web username "ecksor", that could be a phonetic spelling of XOR (Exclusive OR) - a tribute to her cousin Jerry who could be a pc security skilled.
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).
Ranked as #88 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005).
Is a vegan.
Has an interest in mathematics and software.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#54). [2007].
Auditioned for the title role of Firestarter (1984).
With A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Reservation Road (2007), has now played the wife of Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, who both appeared in Gladiator (2000) = Crowe as the hero and Phoenix as the villain.
Is an only child.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), in which she starred, opened on her 38th birthday. December 12, 2008.
Returned to work 7 months after giving birth to her son Kai in order to begin filming Waking the Dead (2000).
Returned to work 5 months after giving birth to her son Stellan in order to begin filming Dark Water (2005).
Has twice played a character named "Sarah Williams". First was in Labyrinth (1986), second was in Waking the Dead (2000).
Expecting her third child [December 14, 2010].
Gave birth to her daughter Agnes Lark Bettany, with husband Paul Bettany, at home in New York via scheduled water birth (31 May 2011).
Princess Jasmine's appearance in the Disney animated film Aladdin (1992) was based and influenced on her, as well as the sister of her animator, Mark Henn.
When she was 17 she auditioned for the role of Sarah Tobias in The Accused (1988), but the part went to Jodie Foster.
Returned to work 10 months after giving birth to her daughter Agnes to begin filming Writers (2013).
Personal Quotes
Acting is nice. When it works it's thus fulfilling. you are doing the analysis and work with different gifted those that are artistic and compassionate and use all of your colleges. the flexibility to precise yourself fully is that the most wonderful feeling within the world. every film may be a chapter in my life whereby I learn such a lot additional regarding myself.
I such a lot fancy having the ability to fully permit myself to be consumed by a job, and extremely grow within the method,once you have done that, it's onerous to travel back acting on stuff you do not care regarding.
[talking regarding the films she did within the starting of her career]: you do not need to induce rid of your experiences, as a result of they are your experiences - smart or dangerous - and you wish them, however it might be nice if they weren't on the video shelf!
[Talking regarding her character during a stunning Mind (2001)]: Alicia is that the person who's making an attempt to ground John Nash truly and produce him home, literally, and back to what he was. In "A stunning Mind", there are scenes that were painful and scary and unhappy. I did not have to travel through degradation as I did in Requiem for a Dream (2000), however there's lots of emotional terrain during this movie. there is a tragedy within the family and it takes a toll on every of them as they struggle to measure with one another.
[talking regarding her son Kai Dugan]: We've already done plays along. terribly short plays. He dictates them to me. typically he casts me, typically he does not. And when i am within the play, he'll typically tell me, "No Mom, you did not say that right!"
[on "The Ball area Dance" scene, her favorite from Labyrinth (1986)]: I wore a stunning silver ball robe, that was a refreshing modification from the blue jeans I wore in nearly each different scene. it absolutely was extremely a beautiful set, with lots of big chandeliers and thousands of flickering candles, many silken cushions and curtains, and much of individuals in strange masks and ornate dresses. There was the joys of dancing with David Bowie to 1 of the songs he composed particularly for the film. There wasn't enough area, for technical reasons, to essentially dance around properly, however we have a tendency to simply drifted slowly and gracefully (I hope!) to David's music, and he looked fabulous! It's all a form of magical fantasy sequence within an enormous bubble.
[about her son] i do not assume i might be doing this quality of labor if it hadn't been for my son. he is modified me. he is helped me to know myself and notice my place within the world.
Salary
Hulk (2003) $1,500,000
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