Biography of Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Lynn Connelly is an American actress, who began her acting career at age 10. Before landing her breakthrough role in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America at age 14, she worked as a successful child model.She gained critical recognition in 1998 with her performance in Dark City, followed by her acclaimed role in the drama Requiem for a Dream in 2000. Net worth: $50 million.
Fortunately, Connelly avoided the so-called "Oscar curse" that supposedly haunts winners with career setbacks and failures after receiving the coveted statuette. She continued starring successfully, following her personal rule of avoiding typecasting by taking on diverse, serious, and complex roles. The philosophical and psychological drama Aloft directed by Claudia Llosa is an example.
The actress was recognized as one of the prettiest women in the world according to many publications, including such US magazines as Vanity Fair, Esquire, Time. Jennifer was the face of the French fashion house Balenciaga, the American brand Revlon, the Japanese cosmetics manufacturer Shiseido.
Jennifer Connelly's Childhood
The actress was born on December 12, 1970, in Cairo, New York, in the Catskill Mountains. Her mother dealt in antiques, while her father manufactured clothing. Jennifer's mother was Jewish and yeshiva-educated, from a family that emigrated from Russia and Poland. Her father was a Roman Catholic of Norwegian and Irish descent.
The Beginning of Jennifer Connelly's Career
A family friend who worked in advertising suggested her parents submit photos of 10-year-old Jennifer to the Ford Modeling Agency. Jennifer began modeling for magazine ads and TV commercials.The mother also took her to various auditions. At age 11, she landed a role in the epic Once Upon a Time in America, released in 1984. Robert De Niro, James Woods and Elizabeth McGovern played the lead roles. Young Jennifer was cast to play the childhood version of McGovern's character due to their resemblance. Connelly later described her experience on the film as an idyllic introduction to moviemaking.
At 15, she landed her first leading role in the film Phenomena. At 18, she starred in Linda Feferman's Seven Minutes in Heaven. That December, Connelly recorded two pop songs for the Japanese market: Monologue of Love and Message of Love. She did not speak the language; she repeated the lyrics by ear.
Jennifer Connelly's Movie Career
Her leading role in the fantasy film Labyrinth (1986) was a career-defining moment for the actress. She starred with David Bowie. Though initially dismissed by audiences, the film later achieved cult status.
She starred in The Hot Spot, directed by Dennis Hopper. It failed at the box office, but Connelly's acting was highly appreciated. Critics praised her seamless transition from child actress to ingenue. This film marked the actress's first nude scene.
In 1994, the star and Antonio Banderas played in the drama Of Love and Shadows, directed by Betty Kaplan. In 1995, she starred in the movie Higher Learning, then in Far Harbor by John Huddles and Inventing the Abbotts by Pat O'Connor.
In 2003, Connelly took on lead roles in two vastly different films: Hulk, based on the comic book of the same name, and House of Sand and Fog about an abandoned wife.
Two years later, Connelly starred in the horror-thriller Dark Water. The 2006 movies Little Children and Blood Diamond were well received by the public.
In 2008, Connelly starred in the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still and the ensemble comedy He's Just Not That Into You alongside Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper and other A-listers. Jennifer and Paul Bettany played the famous couple in the 2009 drama biopic Creation about Charles Darwin's life.
In March 2015, Darren Aronofsky's Noah hit theaters. The actress played Noah's wife, starring with Russell Crowe, Douglas Booth, Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Anthony Hopkins.
The Oscar winner became the face of Louis Vuitton's spring-summer 2015 campaign, drawn to the fashion house's extravagant spirit.
In 2017, Jennifer ventured into voice acting, voicing the AI Karen in Spider-Man: Homecoming starring Tom Holland and Michael Keaton.
Connelly played the supporting role in the biopic Only the Brave (2017) about the fire brigade. The actress landed a lead role in Robert Rodriguez's Japanese-American action film Alita: Battle Angel. T
Personal Life of Jennifer Connelly
Starring in The Rocketeer in 1991, Connelly began a romance with Bill Campbell, who played Cliff Secord. The couple dated for five years.In 1997, Jennifer welcomed her first child, Kai, with photographer David Dugan.
While filming A Beautiful Mind, the star met British actor Paul Bettany on set. They began dating and married two years later. The couple has two children – a son, Stellan, who was born on August 5, 2003, and a daughter, Agnes Lark, who was born on May 31, 2011.
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