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Biographical
Information |
Full
Name: |
Jennifer
Lynn Connelly |
Height: |
5'
8" |
Birthplace: |
Catskill
Mountains, New York, USA |
Date
of Birth: |
December
12, 1970 |
Husband/Partner: |
Paul
Bettany |
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.
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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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Films:
What a Girl Wants (2003)
Big Fat Liar (2002)
TV Shows:
What I Like About You
The Amanda Show
All That
Cartoon Voices:
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003)
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