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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

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