Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Known for
Acting
Born
December 12, 1970 (age 55)
Birthplace
Cairo, New York, USA

Biography

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 having worked as a model for several years, 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 comedy Career Opportunities (1991), and the period superhero film The Rocketeer (1991). She received praise for her performance in the science fiction film Dark City (1998) and playing a drug addict in Darren Aronofsky's drama film Requiem for a Dream (2000). Connelly was named Amnesty International Ambassador for Human Rights Education in 2005. She has been the face of Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton fashion advertisements, as well as for Revlon cosmetics. In 2012, she was named the first global face of the Shiseido Company. Magazines, including Time, Vanity Fair, and Esquire, as well as the Los Angeles Times newspaper, have included her on their lists of the world's most beautiful women. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Connelly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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Safe Houses

Safe Houses

TV · as Elizabeth Winters · 1 ep

2026
Dark Matter: The Official Podcast poster

Dark Matter: The Official Podcast

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2026
VisionQuest poster

VisionQuest

TV · as D.E.E.D.E.E. (voice) · 1 ep

2024
Jim Henson Idea Man poster

Jim Henson Idea Man

Movie · as Self

2024
Dark Matter poster

Dark Matter

TV · as Daniela Dessen · 19 eps

2023
Bad Behaviour poster

Bad Behaviour

Movie · as Lucy

2022
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America poster

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

Movie · as Self

2022
Top Gun: Maverick poster

Top Gun: Maverick

Movie · as Penny Benjamin

2020
Snowpiercer poster

Snowpiercer

TV · as Melanie Cavill · 22 eps

2019
Alita: Battle Angel poster

Alita: Battle Angel

Movie · as Chiren

2017
Only the Brave poster

Only the Brave

Movie · as Amanda Marsh

2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming poster

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Movie · as Karen / Suit Lady (voice)

2016
American Pastoral poster

American Pastoral

Movie · as Dawn Levov

2016
Chelsea poster

Chelsea

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2014
Noah poster

Noah

Movie · as Naameh

2014
Winter's Tale poster

Winter's Tale

Movie · as Virginia Gamely

2014
Aloft poster

Aloft

Movie · as Nana Kunning

2014
Shelter poster

Shelter

Movie · as Hannah

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2013
Stuck in Love poster

Stuck in Love

Movie · as Erica

2011
The Dilemma poster

The Dilemma

Movie · as Beth

2011
Salvation Boulevard poster

Salvation Boulevard

Movie · as Gwen Vanderveer

2010
Virginia poster

Virginia

Movie · as Virginia

2009
He's Just Not That Into You poster

He's Just Not That Into You

Movie · as Janine

2009
Creation poster

Creation

Movie · as Emma Darwin

2009
9 poster

9

Movie · as #7 (voice)

2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still poster

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Movie · as Helen Benson

2008
Inkheart poster

Inkheart

Movie · as Roxanne

2007
Reservation Road poster

Reservation Road

Movie · as Grace Learner

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2006
Blood Diamond poster

Blood Diamond

Movie · as Maddy Bowen

2006
Little Children poster

Little Children

Movie · as Kathy Adamson

2006
El hormiguero poster

El hormiguero

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Dark Water poster

Dark Water

Movie · as Dahlia Williams

2005
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

Movie · as Self

2003
Hulk poster

Hulk

Movie · as Betty Ross

2003
House of Sand and Fog poster

House of Sand and Fog

Movie · as Kathy

2003
The Making of 'Hulk'

The Making of 'Hulk'

Movie · as Self

2003
The Incredible Ang Lee

The Incredible Ang Lee

Movie · as Self

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2002
Inside a Beautiful Mind poster

Inside a Beautiful Mind

Movie · as Self

2001
A Beautiful Mind poster

A Beautiful Mind

Movie · as Alicia Nash

2001
The Making of Requiem for a Dream poster

The Making of Requiem for a Dream

Movie · as Self

2000
Requiem for a Dream poster

Requiem for a Dream

Movie · as Marion Silver

2000
Pollock poster

Pollock

Movie · as Ruth Kligman

2000
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

Movie · as Sarah Williams

2000
The $treet poster

The $treet

TV · as Catherine Miller · 12 eps

1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

1999
The Early Show poster

The Early Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Dark City poster

Dark City

Movie · as Emma Murdoch

1997
Inventing the Abbotts poster

Inventing the Abbotts

Movie · as Eleanor Abbott

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
Mulholland Falls poster

Mulholland Falls

Movie · as Allison Pond

1996
Far Harbor poster

Far Harbor

Movie · as Ellie

1995
Higher Learning poster

Higher Learning

Movie · as Taryn

1995
Out There poster

Out There

Movie · as Woman in Grocery Line (uncredited)

1994
Of Love and Shadows poster

Of Love and Shadows

Movie · as Irene

1994
The World of Jim Henson poster

The World of Jim Henson

Movie · as Sarah (archive footage)

1994
Inside the Actors Studio poster

Inside the Actors Studio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps

1992
The Heart of Justice poster

The Heart of Justice

Movie · as Emma Burgess

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
The Rocketeer poster

The Rocketeer

Movie · as Jenny Blake

1991
Career Opportunities poster

Career Opportunities

Movie · as Josie McClellan

1991
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic poster

The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

Movie · as Self

1991
Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air poster

Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air

Movie · as Self

1990
The Hot Spot poster

The Hot Spot

Movie · as Gloria Harper

1989
Etoile poster

Etoile

Movie · as Claire Hamilton / Natalie Horvath

1988
Some Girls poster

Some Girls

Movie · as Gabriella

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1986
Labyrinth poster

Labyrinth

Movie · as Sarah

1986
Seven Minutes in Heaven poster

Seven Minutes in Heaven

Movie · as Natalie Becker

1986
Inside the Labyrinth poster

Inside the Labyrinth

Movie · as Self

1985
Phenomena poster

Phenomena

Movie · as Jennifer Corvino

1984
Once Upon a Time in America poster

Once Upon a Time in America

Movie · as Young Deborah

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1952
Today poster

Today

TV · as Self · 1 ep