Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an American film actress, who began her career as a child model. She subsequently appeared in magazine, newspaper and television advertising before making her motion picture debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America. Connelly continued her career as a model and actress, starring in films such as the 1986 Labyrinth and the 1991 Career Opportunities. She gained critical acclaim for her work in the 1998 science fiction film Dark City and for her portrayal of Marion Silver in 2000 drama Requiem for a Dream.

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Has a son, Kai Dugan (born 1997), with photographer David Dugan.
Cut a single in Japan, which she sang in phonetic Japanese. She says her agent made up the idea that she is semi-fluent in the language.
Speaks fluent Italian and French.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
The character Veronica in Heathers (1988) was originally written with her in mind, but she turned the role down.
Daughter-in-law of actor Thane Bettany and Anne Kettle.
First child with husband Paul Bettany, a son named Stellan Bettany, born 5 August, 2003. Stellan’s Godfather is the actor Charlie Condou, Paul’s best friend.
Measurements: 34B-22-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
Her father is of Irish and Norwegian heritage and her mother is of Russian and Polish descent.
Named her son Stellan after Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård.
In three of her movies (Dark City (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), and House of Sand and Fog (2003)), she appears standing at the end of a pier in a striking image. All three directors created the shots for different reasons, and they are not an homage or reference to each other, just an unlikely coincidence.
She was nearly cast as Diane Court in Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything… (1989). Ione Skye got the part instead.
Enrolled at Yale as an English major, then transferred two years later to Stanford.
Has said she used to use the online username “ecksor”, which is a phonetic spelling of XOR (Exclusive OR) – a tribute to her cousin Jerry who is a computer security expert.
Ranked #14 in Celebrity Sleuth’s “25 Sexiest Women of 1993″.
Ranked #53 in Stuff’s “103 Sexiest Women” (2003).
Ranked #74 in FHM-USA’s “100 Sexiest Women” (2002).
Ranked #85 in Askmen’s “Most Desirable Woman” (2002).
Ranked as #88 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement. (2005).
Is a vegan.
Has an interest in mathematics and software.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#54). [2007].
Auditioned for the title role of Firestarter (1984).
With A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Reservation Road (2007), has now played the wife of Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, who both appeared in Gladiator (2000) = Crowe as the hero and Phoenix as the villain.
Is an only child.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), in which she starred, opened on her 38th birthday. December 12, 2008.
Returned to work seven months after giving birth to her son Kai in order to begin filming Waking the Dead (2000).
Returned to work five months after giving birth to her son Stellan in order to begin filming Dark Water (2005).
Has twice played a character named “Sarah Williams”. First was in Labyrinth (1986), second was in Waking the Dead (2000).
Expecting her third child [December 14, 2010].
Princess Jasmine’s appearance in the Disney animated film Aladdin (1992) was based and influenced on her, as well as the sister of her animator, Mark Henn.
Gave birth to her daughter Agnes Lark Bettany, with husband Paul Bettany, at home in New York City via a scheduled water birth (31 May 2011).
Speaks Italian and French fluently.