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Jennifer Lynn Connelly, born on December 12, 1970, got her start in the film industry as a child model, and made her acting debut in the 1984 crime film 'Once Upon a Time in America'. After several years in modeling, she focused on her acting career, landing roles in films such as the horror film 'Phenomena' (1985), the musical fantasy film 'Labyrinth' (1986), and the romantic comedy 'Career Opportunities' (1991). Connelly's renowned performance as Alicia Nash in Ron Howard's biopic 'A Beautiful Mind' (2001) earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also starred in many other notable films, including 'Hulk' (2003), 'House of Sand and Fog' (2003), and 'He's Just Not That Into You' (2009). In more recent years, she took on supporting roles in 'Noah' (2014), 'Alita: Battle Angel' (2019), and 'Top Gun: Maverick' (2022). Aside from acting, she was named Amnesty International Ambassador for Human Rights Education in 2005, and has been featured in various advertisements for products from Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, and Shiseido. Various magazines and newspapers have included her on their lists of the world's most beautiful women.
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Given Name: Jennifer Lynn Connelly
Born: Cairo, New York, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: December 12, 1970
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1982-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Paul Bettany
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9th Critics' Choice Awards 2004
74th Academy Awards 2002
55th British Academy Film Awards 2002
7th Critics' Choice Awards 2002
8th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002
58th Golden Globe Awards 2001
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actress)
A Beautiful Mind16th Film Independent Spirit Awards 2001
57th Golden Globe Awards 2000
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actress)
A Beautiful Mind
Only the Brave
Top Gun: Maverick
Little Children
Noah
Hulk
American Pastoral
House of Sand and Fog
Aloft
Alita: Battle Angel
Creation
9
Reservation Road
The Hot Spot
Labyrinth
Virginia
The Rocketeer
Blood Diamond
Mulholland Falls
Inventing the Abbotts
Phenomena
Dark Water
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Dark City
Career Opportunities
Jim Henson Idea Man
Bad Behaviour
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air
Dario Argento’s World of Horror
Seven Minutes in Heaven
Inside the Labyrinth
Some Girls
Etoile
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Out There
Of Love and Shadows
The World of Jim Henson
Far Harbor
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