| Full Name: |
Jennifer
Lynn Connelly
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| Height: |
5'8"
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| Birthplace: |
Catskill
Mountains, New York, USA
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| Date of Birth: |
December
12, 1970
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| Husband/Partner: |
Paul Bettany
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| Contact Info: |
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| Personal
Quote: |
"The
ability to express yourself completely is
the most wonderful feeling in the world."
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Her
father was a clothing manufacturer, and her mother,
Eileen was an antique dealer. She says she was a
tiny child, and was certainly pretty enough to appear
in magazines such as Seventeen at the age of 10.
She posed after a friend of her father's recommended
that she model. She signed with Ford models, and
did print and television before appearing in front
of cameras as an actress. While a student at St.
Ann's School, she landed a role as a young Elisabeth
McGovern for a flashback sequence in the mobster
film, Once Upon a Time in America, starring Robert
De Niro. The role that defined her to a gerneration
was her role opposite David Bowie in the Jim Henson
and George Lucas' 1986 film, Labyrinth. Her role
placed her into the spotlight, so much so that she
is even recognized by people in their late teens
and twenties.
She took
a break from acting and attended Yale for many years,
but she decided to make acting her first passion,
so she auditioned and was cast in the lead of Disney's
The Rocketeer. The movie not only skyrocketed Jennifer
to new heights, but it also led to a long-term romance
with her co-star, Billy Campbell. The film was a
box office flop, but in my eyes it was a good film.
I really don't know why it did so badly. She did
films like Inventing the Abbotts, and Dark City,
Waking the Dead, the critically-acclaimed Requiem
for a Dream, in a convincing turn as a heroine addict,
and Pollock. Her acting talents were finally recognized
as she was nominated for a Best Supporting Female
Independent Spirit Award for her role in Requiem
for a Dream, in what is considered her best role
to date. Currently, she is doing a film with Arnold
S. the Terminator in a film called Crusade. |
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Last
Update:
June 15, 2003
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Films:
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
The Hulk (2003)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Pollock (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Waking the Dead (2000)
Dark City (1998)
Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
Far Harbor (1996)
Mulholland Falls (1996)
Higher Learning (1995)
Of Love and Shadows (1994)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Career Opportunities (1991)
The Hot Spot (1990)
Étoile (1988)
Some Girls (1988)
Labyrinth (1986)
Seven Minutes in Heaven (1985)
Phenomena (1985)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Made for TV:
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001)
The Heart of Justice (1993)
Direct to Video: Moby: The Valley (1985)
TV Shows: The $treet (2000)
Cartoon Voices: None
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