- Source of Wealth: Film
- Age: 49
- Birth Place: Catskill Mountains, New York, United States
- Height: 5′ 7″ (1.69 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Paul Bettany)
- Full Name: Jennifer Lynn Connelly
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: December 12, 1970
- Ethnicity: Irish, Norwegian, Ashkenazi Jewish
- Occupation: Actress, Model
- Education: Saint Ann’s School
- Children: 3 (Kai, Stellan, Agnes Lark)
Once described as resembling a teenage Elizabeth Taylor, one gets the feeling that Jennifer Connelly may, with her winning of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in A Beautiful Mind (2001), have finally found what she once referred to as, “the film I’m really proud of and really love.” And though she has graced the screens of theaters since 1984, Connelly remains a capable and versatile actress undefined by any single role or film.
Born in the Catskill Mountains of mid-state New York in December of 1970, and raised in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City, Connelly got her start in show business as a model at the age of ten. Quickly coming into high demand due to her striking beauty, Connelly often traveled abroad, where she eventually made her acting debut. The burgeoning actress landed her first role in an episode of the British horror anthology Tales of the Unexpected, and soon found work in small roles such as the Duran Duran music video for “Union of the Snake” before making her feature debut in Sergio Leone’s sprawling gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America.