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Jennifer Connelly Biography

Birth Name:
Jennifer Lynn Connelly
Birth Place:
Catskill, New York, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Started modeling in print and TV ads at age 10
  • Made film debut in Sergio Leone's epic Once upon a Time in America (1984), playing Elizabeth McGovern's character as a child
  • In the 1980s, released a single in Japan called "Monologue of Love," sung in phonetic Japanese because she didn't actually speak the language
  • Married Paul Bettany, whom she met on the set of A Beautiful Mind (2001), in a secret ceremony at Gilmerton House, a centuries-old manor in East Lothian, Scotland
  • Son Stellan is named for Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard
  • Delivered her daughter Agnes in a home water birth in May 2011

Awards

  • 2004Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2002BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
  • 2002Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2002Critics' Choice Awards-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2001Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
  • 2001American Film Institute-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2001Independent Spirit Awards-Best Supporting Female: nominated

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