![]() ![]() Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Jennifer Connelly at arrivals for AMERICAN PASTORAL Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2016, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto, ON September 9, 2016. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Jennifer Connelly at arrivals for AMERICAN PASTORAL Premiere, Samuel Goldwyn Theatre, Los Angeles, CA October 13, 2016. Photo By: Jason Mendez/Everett Collection Jennifer Connelly at arrivals for ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Premiere, Regency Village Theatre - Westwood, Los Angeles, CA February 5, 2019. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Jennifer Connelly at arrivals for Warner Media Upfronts 2019, One Penn Plaza, New York, NY May 15, 2019. Photo By: Steven Ferdman/Everett Collection Jennifer Connelly at arrivals for ONLY THE BRAVE Premiere, The Regency Village Theatre, Los Angeles, CA October 8, 2017. Photo By: Desiree Navarro/Everett Collection Jennifer Connelly, wearing a Louis Vuitton dress at arrivals for SHELTER Premiere, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY November 11, 2015. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Jennifer Connelly (wearing Balenciaga), Paul Bettany at arrivals for THE TOURIST Premiere, The Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, NY December 6, 2010. Photo By: John Nacion/Everett Collection Jennifer Connelly at arrivals for AMERICAN PASTORAL Premiere, Samuel Goldwyn Theatre, Los Angeles, CA October 13, 2016. From 2018 through 2020, Connelly landed roles in high-profile sci-fi/franchise/sequel films such as the "Snowpiercer" series (TNT, 2019), "Alita: Battle Angel" (2019), and "Top Gun: Maverick" (2020).ĭark City Noah Noah Photos Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Connelly at arrivals for Rei Kawakubo & Comme des Garcons Costume Institute Gala - ARRIVALS 1, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY May 1, 2017. The latter character is essentially a new version of Bettany's previous AI assistant Jarvis (he now plays Vision), making both husband and wife part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Connelly also acted with Ewan McGregor in his directorial debut "American Pastoral" (2016) before providing her voice as Karen in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017). She reteamed with Aranofsky and Russell Crowe (her "Beautiful Mind" costar) in "Noah" (2014), and starred in her husband's directorial debut "Shelter" opposite Anthony Mackie. She gave birth to a daughter, Agnes in 2011. Through the 2000s, some of Connelly's more notable roles were in "Blood Diamond" (2006) and as part of the ensemble cast of "He's Just Not That Into You" (2009). ![]() The same year, she married actor Paul Bettany and gave birth to their first child, a son named Stellan. Connelly next played Betty Ross, the love interest of hero Bruce Banner, in Ang Lee's commercially successful yet criticized Marvel Comics adaptation "Hulk" (2003). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2002 Oscars, and her role as Alicia Nash is still among her most recognizable. Connelly starred in Darren Aranofsky's "Requiem for a Dream" (2000), but it was her role in Ron Howard's "A Beautiful Mind" (2001) that possibly gave Connelly her greatest mainstream success. She then had a relationship with photographer David Dugan, and gave birth to their son Kai in 1997. ![]() Connelly dated her co-star Billy Campbell after working on the film until 1996. Her first major role after this period was as Jenny Blake in "The Rocketeer" (1991), another costly failure for a studio but, ultimately, a favorite among devoted fans. But she transferred to Stanford University to study acting in 1990 she ended up leaving at the end of the year to focus on her acting career. In 1988 and '89, Connelly attended Yale University, studying English. But among her most iconic roles was opposite David Bowie as Sarah Williams in "Labyrinth" (1986), a contemporary flop but modern cult classic. The next year, she led a film for the first time, in another Italian auteur's movie: "Phenomena" (1985), directed by Dario Argento. Director Sergio Leone decided to cast her in his epic film "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984) because of her resemblance to the adult version of her character, Deborah Gelly, played by Elizabeth McGovern. Connelly's breakout role was also her film debut and only her second acting gig. Before that, however, she made her acting and television debut in an episode of the British anthology series "Tales of the Unexpected" (ITV, 1979-1988) in 1982. She had to sing the Japanese lyrics phonetically since she couldn't speak the language. She began modeling for Ford Modeling Agency when she was about 10 years old, appearing on covers of magazines and even recording two pop songs for Japan in 1986. The daughter of an antiques dealer and a clothing manufacturer, Connelly primarily grew up in Brooklyn Heights and attended private school for the arts St. Jennifer Connelly was an American actress born in Cairo, New York on December 12, 1970. ![]()
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