Jennifer Connelly
Highest Rated: 100% Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
Lowest Rated: 11% Virginia (2010)
Birthday: Dec 12, 1970
Birthplace: Cairo, New York, USA
Jennifer Connelly was an American actress born in Cairo, New York on December 12, 1970. 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. Ann's. 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. She had to sing the Japanese lyrics phonetically since she couldn't speak the language. 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. Connelly's breakout role was also her film debut and only her second acting gig. 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. The next year, she led a film for the first time, in another Italian auteur's movie: "Phenomena" (1985), directed by Dario Argento. But among her most iconic roles was opposite David Bowie as Sarah Williams in "Labyrinth" (1986), a contemporary flop but modern cult classic. In 1988 and '89, Connelly attended Yale University, studying English. 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. 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. Connelly dated her co-star Billy Campbell after working on the film until 1996. She then had a relationship with photographer David Dugan, and gave birth to their son Kai in 1997. 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 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 next played Betty Ross, the love interest of hero Bruce Banner, in Ang Lee's commercially successful yet criticized Marvel Comics adaptation "Hulk" (2003). The same year, she married actor Paul Bettany and gave birth to their first child, a son named Stellan. 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). She gave birth to a daughter, Agnes in 2011. 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. Connelly also acted with Ewan McGregor in his directorial debut "American Pastoral" (2016) before providing her voice as Karen in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (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. 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).
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Filmography
Movies
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100% |
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Jim Henson Idea Man | Self | - | 2024 |
47% |
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Bad Behaviour |
Lucy (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2023 |
96% |
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Top Gun: Maverick | Penny Benjamin (Character) | $718.5M | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
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Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America | Self | - | 2022 |
61% |
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Alita: Battle Angel | Chiren (Character) | $85.8M | 2019 |
87% |
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Only the Brave | Amanda Marsh (Character) | $18.1M | 2017 |
92% |
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Spider-Man: Homecoming |
Karen/ |
$334.4M | 2017 |
24% |
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American Pastoral | Dawn Levov (Character) | $541.5K | 2016 |
46% |
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Shelter | Hannah (Character) | - | 2014 |
16% |
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Aloft | Nana Kunning (Character) | $53.0K | 2014 |
75% |
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Noah | Naameh (Character) | $101.2M | 2014 |
13% |
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Winter's Tale | Virginia Gamely (Character) | $12.6M | 2014 |
58% |
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Stuck in Love | Erica (Character) | $79.0K | 2012 |
22% |
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Salvation Boulevard | Gwen (Character) | $27.4K | 2011 |
24% |
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The Dilemma | Beth (Character) | $48.4M | 2011 |
11% |
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Virginia | Virginia (Character) | $6.9K | 2010 |
47% |
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Creation | Emma Darwin (Character) | $340.6K | 2009 |
57% |
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9 | 7 (Voice) | $31.7M | 2009 |
41% |
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He's Just Not That Into You | Janine (Character) | - | 2009 |
38% |
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Inkheart | Roxanne (Character) | $17.3M | 2008 |
21% |
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The Day the Earth Stood Still | Dr. Helen Benson (Character) | $79.4M | 2008 |
38% |
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Reservation Road | Grace Lerner (Character) | $101.4K | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Movies 101 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
63% |
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Blood Diamond | Maddy Bowen (Character) | $57.4M | 2006 |
80% |
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Little Children | Kathy Adamson (Character) | $5.5M | 2006 |
47% |
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Dark Water | Dahlia Williams (Character) | $25.5M | 2005 |
74% |
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House of Sand and Fog | Kathy Lazaro (Character) | $13.0M | 2003 |
63% |
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Hulk | Betty Ross (Character) | $132.1M | 2003 |
74% |
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A Beautiful Mind | Alicia Nash (Character) | $170.7M | 2001 |
79% |
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Pollock | Ruth Klingman (Character) | $8.6M | 2000 |
78% |
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Requiem for a Dream | Marion Silver (Character) | $3.6M | 2000 |
50% |
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Waking the Dead | Sarah Williams (Character) | $327.4K | 2000 |
76% |
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Dark City |
Emma Murdoch/ |
$14.3M | 1998 |
36% |
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Inventing the Abbotts | Eleanor Abbott (Character) | $5.9M | 1997 |
31% |
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Mulholland Falls | Allison Pond (Character) | $11.5M | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Far Harbor | Ellie (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Spreckman's Boat | Ellie (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Out There | Woman in grocery line (Character) | - | 1995 |
46% |
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Higher Learning | Taryn (Character) | $36.8M | 1995 |
20% |
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Of Love and Shadows | Irene (Character) | $22.1K | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Heart of Justice | Emma Burgess (Character) | - | 1993 |
42% |
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Career Opportunities | Josie McClellan (Character) | $11.0M | 1991 |
67% |
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The Rocketeer | Jenny Blake (Character) | $46.5M | 1991 |
71% |
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The Hot Spot | Gloria Harper (Character) | $1.2M | 1990 |
43% |
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Some Girls | Gabriella (Character) | $6.2K | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Seven Minutes in Heaven | Natalie Becker (Character) | - | 1986 |
77% |
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Labyrinth | Sarah (Character) | $12.1M | 1986 |
74% |
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Phenomena | Jennifer Corvino (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Dario Argento's World of Horror | Unknown (Character) | - | 1985 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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75% | 65% | Snowpiercer | Melanie Cavill (Character) | 2020-2022 2024 |
83% | 83% | Dark Matter | Daniela Dessen (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014 2024 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2015 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2019 2021 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2009 2014-2016 2019 2021 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017 |
41% | 61% | Chelsea | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011-2012 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2007-2008 |
68% | 54% | American Idol | Guest | 2008 |
42% | No Score Yet | The $treet | Unknown (Character) | 2000 2003 |