Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly playing Jenny Blake in the 1990 film The Rocketeer

Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970 in the Catskill Mountains, New York) is an American film actress. Although she has been working in the film industry since she was a teenager, she has only recently received critical acclaim for her work, most notably for Requiem for a Dream (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001), for which she won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress.

Connelly is married to the British actor Paul Bettany, whom she met while working on a film; the couple has a son (born August 5, 2003). She has also a five-year-old son, Kai, from a previous relationship.

Connelly grew up in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn near the Brooklyn Bridge, attending St. Ann's School, except for four years the family spent living in Woodstock, New York. Her father was in the garment industry, and one of his close friends through the trade was an advertising executive.

The executive friend suggested Jennifer audition at a modelling agency. At the age of 10, her career started in newspaper and magazine ads, then moved to television commercials.

Her first film role was in the 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America, where she danced for the role of "young Deborah Gelly" in Sergio Leone's gangster epic. She followed that with a major role in Jim Henson's film Labyrinth (1986).

She began studying at Yale, but transferred two years later to Stanford.

She returned to films in the 1990s, in such titles as The Rocketeer (1990), Dark City (1998), and House of Sand and Fog (2003).

Around this time, Connelly had a strange career move, releasing Monologue of Love, a "charming" Japanese single with a semi-classical instrumental arrangement. The B-side of the tape is Message of Love, an interview with music in the background. Along with this odd Japanese single, she also has done many Japanese TV commercials.

Selected Filmography

  • Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
  • Labyrinth (1986)
  • The Rocketeer (1990)
  • Higher Learning (1995)
  • Mulholland Falls (1996)
  • Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
  • Dark City (1998)
  • Waking the Dead (2000)
  • Requiem for a Dream (2000)
  • Pollock (2000)
  • A Beautiful Mind (2001)
  • Hulk (2003)
  • House of Sand and Fog (2003)
  • Dark Water (2004)

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Along with this odd Japanese single, she also has done many Japanese TV commercials. Reportedly, she has put her role as Laurie Partridge behind her and doesn't like to talk about her Partridge days. The B-side of the tape is Message of Love, an interview with music in the background. With the ending of LA Law, Dey has disappeared from public view. Around this time, Connelly had a strange career move, releasing Monologue of Love, a "charming" Japanese single with a semi-classical instrumental arrangement. Her daughter's father is her first husband, Lenny Hirshan (married 1976 - 1981). She returned to films in the 1990s, in such titles as The Rocketeer (1990), Dark City (1998), and House of Sand and Fog (2003). She has one child, a daughter, Sarah Hirshan (born 1978).

She began studying at Yale, but transferred two years later to Stanford. Dey has been married to her second husband, television producer Bernard Sofronski, since 1988. She followed that with a major role in Jim Henson's film Labyrinth (1986). She was also nominated for the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" for this role in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Her first film role was in the 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America, where she danced for the role of "young Deborah Gelly" in Sergio Leone's gangster epic. She was nominated four more times the four following years. At the age of 10, her career started in newspaper and magazine ads, then moved to television commercials. She earned a Golden Globe Award as "Actress In A Leading Role - Drama Series" for this role in 1987.

The executive friend suggested Jennifer audition at a modelling agency. She was critically hailed for her part in this role. Her father was in the garment industry, and one of his close friends through the trade was an advertising executive. Law as Grace Van Owen. Ann's School, except for four years the family spent living in Woodstock, New York. Dey seemed to by attempting a comeback with her appearance in 1981's sexy thriller Looker, but after this high-profile movie she nearly disappeared from the public eye until her starring role in the TV series L.A. Connelly grew up in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn near the Brooklyn Bridge, attending St. The new image didn't significantly help her career, however, and she remained little in demand for movie roles.

She has also a five-year-old son, Kai, from a previous relationship. She took movie roles where she was required to appear nude or semi-nude. Connelly is married to the British actor Paul Bettany, whom she met while working on a film; the couple has a son (born August 5, 2003). After the end of the television series, Dey strove to shed her wholesome image. Although she has been working in the film industry since she was a teenager, she has only recently received critical acclaim for her work, most notably for Requiem for a Dream (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001), for which she won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress. Co-star Danny Bonaduce exclaimed, "What's wrong with you?! Your skin is orange!" After this incident, and a struggle, Dey overcame her disorder and regained her normal health (and skin tone). Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970 in the Catskill Mountains, New York) is an American film actress. She denied having a problem until one day at a cast party at the beach.

Dark Water (2004). While suffering from this disorder, she would only eat carrots. House of Sand and Fog (2003). While participating in The Partridge Family, striving to be as thin as possible, Dey developed an eating disorder, a form of orthorexia nervosa. Hulk (2003). She was only 17 years old when she won the part, and had no previous acting experience. A Beautiful Mind (2001). Dey was a model before starring as Laurie Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family from 1970-1974.

Pollock (2000). Law. Requiem for a Dream (2000). She is best known for her roles on The Partridge Family and L.A. Waking the Dead (2000). Susan Hallock Dey (born December 10, 1952 in Pekin, Illinois) is an American actress. Dark City (1998). Skyjacked (1972).

Inventing the Abbotts (1997). The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976). Mulholland Falls (1996). First Love (1977). Higher Learning (1995). Looker (1981). The Rocketeer (1990). Love and Bullets (1985).

Labyrinth (1986). Echo Park (1986). Once Upon a Time in America (1984). The Trouble with Dick (1987). That's Adequate (1989). Rain (2001).