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Jennifer Connelly
$\"Connelly$ Connelly in 2010
Born	Jennifer Lynn Connelly (1970-12-12) December 12, 1970 (age 54) Cairo, New York, U.S.
Education	Yale University Stanford University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982\u2013present
Spouse	\n Paul Bettany (m. 2003)
Children	3

Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America. After a few more years of modeling, she began to concentrate on acting, starring in a variety of films including the horror film Phenomena (1985), the musical fantasy film Labyrinth (1986), the romantic comedy Career Opportunities (1991), and the period superhero film The Rocketeer (1991). She received praise for her performance in the science fiction film Dark City (1998) and playing a drug addict in Darren Aronofsky's drama film Requiem for a Dream (2000).\n

Connelly won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Alicia Nash in Ron Howard's biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001). Her subsequent films include the superhero film Hulk (2003), the drama House of Sand and Fog (2003), the horror film Dark Water (2005), the psychological drama Little Children (2006), the thriller Blood Diamond (2006), the science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), and the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You (2009). In the subsequent decades, she took on supporting roles in Aronofsky's biblical epic film Noah (2014) and in the action films Alita: Battle Angel (2019) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). She also starred in the science fiction television series Snowpiercer (2020\u20132024) and Dark Matter (2024).\n

Connelly was named Amnesty International Ambassador for Human Rights Education in 2005. She has been the face of Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton fashion advertisements, as well as for Revlon cosmetics. In 2012, she was named the first global face of the Shiseido Company. Magazines, including Time, Vanity Fair, and Esquire, as well as the Los Angeles Times newspaper, have included her on their lists of the world's most beautiful women.\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Director\n	Notes\n
1984\n	Once Upon a Time in America\n	Deborah Gelly (young)\n	Sergio Leone\n	\n
1985\n	Phenomena\n	Jennifer Corvino\n	Dario Argento\n	\n
Seven Minutes in Heaven\n	Natalie Becker\n	Linda Feferman\n	\n
1986\n	Labyrinth\n	Sarah Williams\n	Jim Henson\n	\n
1988\n	Some Girls\n	Gabriella d'Arc\n	Michael Hoffman\n	\n
1989\n	Etoile\n	Claire Hamilton / Natalie Horvath\n	Peter Del Monte\n	\n
1990\n	The Hot Spot\n	Gloria Harper\n	Dennis Hopper\n	\n
1991\n	Career Opportunities\n	Jos\u00e9phine \"Josie\" MacClellan\n	Bryan Gordon\n	\n
The Rocketeer\n	Jennifer \"Jenny\" Blake\n	Joe Johnston\n	\n
1994\n	Of Love and Shadows\n	Irene\n	Betty Kaplan\n	\n
1995\n	Higher Learning\n	Taryn\n	John Singleton\n	\n
1996\n	Mulholland Falls\n	Allison Pond\n	Lee Tamahori\n	\n
Far Harbor\n	Ellie\n	John Huddles\n	\n
1997\n	Inventing the Abbotts\n	Eleanor Abbott\n	Pat O'Connor\n	\n
1998\n	Dark City\n	Emma Murdoch / Anna\n	Alex Proyas\n	\n
2000\n	Waking the Dead\n	Sarah Williams\n	Keith Gordon\n	\n
Requiem for a Dream\n	Marion Silver\n	Darren Aronofsky\n	\n
Pollock\n	Ruth Kligman\n	Ed Harris\n	\n
2001\n	A Beautiful Mind\n	Alicia Nash\n	Ron Howard\n	\n
2003\n	Hulk\n	Elizabeth \"Betty\" Ross\n	Ang Lee\n	\n
House of Sand and Fog\n	Katherine \"Kathy\" Niccolo\n	Vadim Perelman\n	\n
2005\n	Dark Water\n	Dahlia Williams\n	Walter Salles\n	\n
2006\n	Little Children\n	Katherine \"Kathy\" Adamson\n	Todd Field\n	\n
Blood Diamond\n	Madeleine \"Maddy\" Bowen\n	Edward Zwick\n	\n
2007\n	Reservation Road\n	Grace Learner\n	Terry George\n	\n
2008\n	The Day the Earth Stood Still\n	Helen Benson\n	Scott Derrickson\n	\n
Inkheart\n	Roxanne\n	Iain Softley\n	Cameo\n
2009\n	He's Just Not That Into You\n	Janine Gunders\n	Ken Kwapis\n	\n
9\n	7\n	Shane Acker\n	Voice\n
Creation\n	Emma Darwin\n	Jon Amiel\n	\n
2010\n	Virginia\n	Virginia\n	Dustin Lance Black\n	\n
2011\n	The Dilemma\n	Elizabeth \"Beth\"\n	Ron Howard\n	\n
Salvation Boulevard\n	Gwen Vanderveer\n	George Ratliff\n	\n
2012\n	Stuck in Love\n	Erica\n	Josh Boone\n	\n
2014\n	Winter's Tale\n	Virginia Gamely\n	Akiva Goldsman\n	\n
Aloft\n	Nana Kunning\n	Claudia Llosa\n	\n
Noah\n	Naameh\n	Darren Aronofsky\n	\n
Shelter\n	Hannah\n	Paul Bettany\n	\n
2016\n	American Pastoral\n	Dawn Dwyer\n	Ewan McGregor\n	\n
2017\n	Spider-Man: Homecoming\n	Karen / Suit Lady\n	Jon Watts\n	Voice\n
Only the Brave\n	Amanda Marsh\n	Joseph Kosinski\n	\n
2019\n	Alita: Battle Angel\n	Dr. Chiren\n	Robert Rodriguez\n	\n
2022\n	Top Gun: Maverick\n	Penelope \"Penny\" Benjamin\n	Joseph Kosinski\n	\n
2023\n	Bad Behaviour\n	Lucy\n	Alice Englert\n	\n

Year(s)\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
1992\n	The Heart of Justice\n	Emma Burgess\n	Television film\n
2000\u20132001\n	The $treet\n	Catherine Miller\n	Main role, 12 episodes\n
2020\u20132024\n	Snowpiercer\n	Melanie Cavill\n	Main role\n
2024\n	Dark Matter\n	Daniela Dessen\n	Main role\n

Year\n	Title\n	Performer\n	Role\n
1983\n	\"Union of the Snake\"\n	Duran Duran\n	Underground cult member\n
1984\n	\"The Seventh Stranger\" (from As the Lights Go Down)\n	Duran Duran\n	Girl in spotlight\n
1987\n	\"Always with Me, Always with You\"\n	Joe Satriani\n	Girl\n
1992\n	\"I Drove All Night\"\n	Roy Orbison\n	The young woman\n
2007\n	\"Killers Kill, Dead Men Die\"\n	Vanity Fair\n	The informer (credit only)\n

Association\n	Year\n	Category\n	Work\n	Result\n	Ref.\n
Academy Awards\n	2002\n	Best Supporting Actress\n	A Beautiful Mind\n	Won\n	^[149]\n
American Film Institute Awards\n	2002\n	Featured Actress of the Year\n	Won\n	^[150]\n
British Academy Film Awards\n	2002\n	Best Actress in a Supporting Role\n	Won\n	^[151]\n
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards\n	2002\n	Best Supporting Actress\n	Nominated\n	^[152]\n
Chlotrudis Awards\n	2001\n	Best Supporting Actress\n	Requiem for a Dream\n	Nominated\n	^[153]\n
Critics' Choice Movie Awards\n	2002\n	Best Supporting Actress\n	A Beautiful Mind\n	Won\n	^[154]\n
2004\n	Best Actress\n	House of Sand and Fog\n	Nominated\n	^[155]\n
Critics' Choice Super Awards\n	2021\n	Best Actress in an Action Series\n	Snowpiercer\n	Nominated\n	^[156]\n
2023\n	Best Actress in an Action Movie\n	Top Gun: Maverick\n	Nominated\n	^[157]\n
Dallas\u2013Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards\n	2002\n	Best Supporting Actress\n	A Beautiful Mind\n	Nominated\n	^[158]\n
Empire Awards\n	2003\n	Best Actress\n	Nominated\n	^[159]\n
Golden Globe Awards\n	2002\n	Best Supporting Actress \u2013 Motion Picture\n	Won\n	^[160]\n
Hollywood Film Awards\n	2007\n	Supporting Actress of the Year\n	Reservation Road\n	Won\n	^[161]\n
Independent Spirit Awards\n	2001\n	Best Supporting Female\n	Requiem for a Dream\n	Nominated\n	^[162]\n
Online Film Critics Society Awards\n	2001\n	Best Supporting Actress\n	Nominated\n	^[163]\n
Best Ensemble\n	Nominated\n
2002\n	Best Supporting Actress\n	A Beautiful Mind\n	Won\n	^[164]\n
Satellite Awards\n	2002\n	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture \u2013 Drama\n	Won\n	^[165]\n
2004\n	Best Actress in a Motion Picture \u2013 Drama\n	House of Sand and Fog\n	Nominated\n	^[166]\n
Saturn Awards\n	1992\n	Best Supporting Actress\n	The Rocketeer\n	Nominated\n	^[167]\n
2004\n	Best Actress\n	Hulk\n	Nominated\n	^[168]\n
2025\n	Best Supporting Actress on Television\n	Dark Matter\n	Pending\n	^[169]\n
Screen Actors Guild Awards\n	2002\n	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role\n	A Beautiful Mind\n	Nominated\n	^[170]\n
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture\n	Nominated\n
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards\n	2004\n	Best Actress\n	House of Sand and Fog\n	Runner-up\n	^[171]\n

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Early life

Career

1980\u20131985: Modeling and early roles

1986\u20131999: Mainstream films

2000\u20132003: Worldwide recognition

2004\u20132009: Hiatus and return to film

2010\u2013present

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