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My Take
Jennifer Connelly is my favorite example of an actor who refused the easy path. She could have coasted forever on the otherworldly beauty that made Labyrinth iconic, but instead she chased brutal, unglamorous material — Requiem for a Dream, House of Sand and Fog — roles that ask an actress to be devastated rather than admired. The Oscar for A Beautiful Mind felt to me like the industry finally catching up to a choice she had made years earlier. Add a stint at Stanford and a career built on patience rather than hype, and you get the rare performer who improves with every decade. I trust her taste more than almost any of her peers.
Overview
Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America. After a few more years of modeling, she began to concentrate on acting, starring in a variety of films including the horror film Phenomena (1985), the musical fantasy film Labyrinth (1986), the romantic thriller The Hot Spot (1…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jennifer Connelly
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェニファー・コネリー
- Reading
- じぇにふぁー・こねりー
- Born
- December 12, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
- Origin
- Cairo, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 169 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / model / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Stanford University
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- 2002 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Requiem for a Dream | — | |
| Notable work | A Beautiful Mind | — | |
| Notable work | House of Sand and Fog | — | |
| Notable work | Labyrinth | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.