Jennifer ConnellyJennifer Connelly playing Jenny Blake in the 1990 film The RocketeerJennifer 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
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Along with this odd Japanese single, she also has done many Japanese TV commercials. Dorothy Dell was interred in Metairie Cemetery, in New Orleans, Louisana. The B-side of the tape is Message of Love, an interview with music in the background. Dell was killed instantly and Wagner died several hours later. Around this time, Connelly had a strange career move, releasing Monologue of Love, a "charming" Japanese single with a semi-classical instrumental arrangement. On their way to Pasadena their vehicle was involved in an accident. She returned to films in the 1990s, in such titles as The Rocketeer (1990), Dark City (1998), and House of Sand and Fog (2003). In 1934 she attended a party in Altadena, California with Dr Carl Wagner, to whom she was reported to have become engaged. She began studying at Yale, but transferred two years later to Stanford. Paramount scheduled her to play opposite Gary Cooper and Shirley Temple in Now and Forever in what was to have been her first major starring role as a romantic lead. She followed that with a major role in Jim Henson's film Labyrinth (1986). Her next film Shoot the Works led to comparisons with Mae West, and her rendition of the ballad "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming" in the film became a hit record. 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. Her most important and substantial role followed in the Shirley Temple film Little Miss Marker. At the age of 10, her career started in newspaper and magazine ads, then moved to television commercials. The film was a success and the reviews for Dell were favourable; Paramount began to consider her as a potential star. The executive friend suggested Jennifer audition at a modelling agency. She won her first film role over such established contenders as Mae Clarke and Isabel Jewell and made her debut in Wharf Angel (1934). Her father was in the garment industry, and one of his close friends through the trade was an advertising executive. She moved to Hollywood in 1933 and was signed to a contract by Paramount Studios. Ann's School, except for four years the family spent living in Woodstock, New York. During this time she was closely associated with Russ Colombo and her celebrity status was elevated by the media attention she received while denying rumours of an impending marriage. Connelly grew up in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn near the Brooklyn Bridge, attending St. In 1931 she moved to New York to appear on Broadway in the Ziegfeld Follies, and followed this success with her role in the production of Tattle Tales in 1933. She has also a five-year-old son, Kai, from a previous relationship. With this success she established a successful vaudeville act. 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 began entering and winning beauty pageants and at the age of fifteen won the title of "Miss New Orleans". 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. Born Dorothy Dell Goff in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to entertainers, she spent much of her childhood in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970 in the Catskill Mountains, New York) is an American film actress. Dorothy Dell (January 30, 1915 – June 8, 1934) was an American film actress. Dark Water (2004). Lamour also won the title of "Miss New Orleans" in 1931, succeeding her friend Dell who had won the title the previous year. House of Sand and Fog (2003). Dorothy Lamour, a childhood friend of Dell, credited Dell as the person responsible for the beginning of her own film career. Hulk (2003). Her final role in "Now and Forever" was taken by Carole Lombard, and provided Lombard with one of her earliest significant successes. A Beautiful Mind (2001). Pollock (2000). Requiem for a Dream (2000). Waking the Dead (2000). Dark City (1998). Inventing the Abbotts (1997). Mulholland Falls (1996). Higher Learning (1995). The Rocketeer (1990). Labyrinth (1986). Once Upon a Time in America (1984). |