
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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2002
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2002
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 2002
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2001
- Satellite Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture · 2004 · nominated
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- Saturn Award — Best Actress · 2004 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Actress · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2002 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2002 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role · 2002 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2002 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2001 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 2001 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Supporting Female · 2001 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles

Once Upon a Time in America

Top Gun: Maverick

Requiem for a Dream

A Beautiful Mind

Jim Henson: Idea Man

Dark Matter

Blood Diamond

Inside the Labyrinth

Only the Brave

Snowpiercer

Stuck in Love.

Alita: Battle Angel

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Dark City

Labyrinth

The Graham Norton Show

House of Sand and Fog

Little Children

9

Career Opportunities

Phenomena

Tales of the Unexpected

Pollock

He's Just Not That Into You

Reservation Road

The Rocketeer

Creation

Winter's Tale

Inkheart

Inventing the Abbotts

Higher Learning

The Hot Spot

American Pastoral

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Waking the Dead

Seven Minutes in Heaven

Mulholland Falls

Shelter

Noah

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Dark Water

Hulk

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Some Girls

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Aloft

Salvation Boulevard

The Dilemma

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Of Love and Shadows