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Jennifer Lynn Connelly is an American actress who began her career as a child model. She appeared in magazine, newspaper and television advertising, before she made her film acting debut in the crime film Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Connelly continued modeling and acting, starring in a number 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 gained critical acclaim for her work in the science fiction film Dark City (1998) and for playing a drug addict in Darren Aronofsky's drama Requiem for a Dream (2000).
Birth Name
Jennifer Lynn Connelly
Born
Saturday, 12 December 1970
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Jim Henson Idea Man | Self | 2024 |
| Dark Matter | Daniela Vargas Dessen | 2024 |
| Bad Behaviour | Lucy | 2023 |
| Sergio Leone: The Man Who Invented America | Self | 2022 |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Penny Benjamin | 2022 |
| The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2021 |
| Snowpiercer | Melanie Cavill | 2020 |
| Alita: Battle Angel | Chiren | 2019 |
| Casting Calls | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Jim Henson Idea Man | Self | 2024 |
| Dark Matter | Daniela Vargas Dessen | 2024 |
| Bad Behaviour | Lucy | 2023 |
| Sergio Leone: The Man Who Invented America | Self | 2022 |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Penny Benjamin | 2022 |
| The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2021 |
| Snowpiercer | Melanie Cavill | 2020 |
| Alita: Battle Angel | Chiren | 2019 |
| Casting Calls | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Only the Brave | Amanda Marsh | 2017 |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | Karen / Suit Lady / Karen (voice) | 2017 |
| American Pastoral | Dawn Levov | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Self | 2016 |
| The IMDb Studio at Sundance | Self | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
| Shelter | Hannah | 2014 |
| Noah | Naameh | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Aloft | Nana Kunning | 2014 |
| Winter's Tale | Virginia Gamely | 2014 |
| The Drunken Peasants | Naameh | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Stuck in Love. | Erica | 2013 |
| Dish Nation | Self | 2011 |
| Salvation Boulevard | Gwen Vandermeer / Gwen Vanderveer | 2011 |
| The Dilemma | Beth | 2011 |
| Virginia | Virginia | 2010 |
| Creation | Emma Darwin | 2009 |
| 9 | #7 / 7 (voice) | 2009 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| He's Just Not That Into You | Janine / Janine Gunders | 2009 |
| Inkheart | Roxanne | 2008 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Helen Benson | 2008 |
| Reservation Road | Grace Learner | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| Little Children | Kathy Adamson | 2006 |
| El hormiguero | Self | 2006 |
| Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Alicia Nash | 2006 |
| Blood Diamond | Maddy Bowen | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Dark Water | Dahlia / Dahlia Williams | 2005 |
| Live 8 | Self | 2005 |
| Words in Progress | Self | 2004 |
| Behind the Scenes of 'House of Sand and Fog' | Self | 2004 |
| House of Sand and Fog | Kathy | 2003 |
| Hulk | Betty Ross | 2003 |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter & Past Winner | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest / Herself | 2003 |
| American Idol | Self | 2002 |
| The 74th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 2002 |
| A Beautiful Mind | Alicia Nash | 2001 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Guest | 2001 |
| CMT Hot 20 Countdown | Self - Guest | 2001 |
| Pollock | Ruth Kligman | 2000 |
| The $treet | Catherine Miller | 2000 |
| Requiem for a Dream | Marion Silver | 2000 |
| Waking the Dead | Sarah Williams | 2000 |
| Saturday Night Live 25 | Self | 1999 |
| Dark City | Emma Murdoch | 1998 |
| Inventing the Abbotts | Eleanor Abbott | 1997 |
| Far Harbor | Ellie | 1996 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Mulholland Falls | Allison Pond | 1996 |
| Out There | Woman in grocery line | 1995 |
| Higher Learning | Taryn | 1995 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| Of Love and Shadows | Irene | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest / Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest / Self - Guest | 1993 |
| The Heart of Justice | Emma Burgess | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| The Rocketeer | Jenny / Jenny Blake | 1991 |
| Career Opportunities | Josie McClellan | 1991 |
| The Hot Spot | Gloria Harper | 1990 |
| Ballet | Natalie Horvath / Claire Hamilton | 1989 |
| Some Girls | Gabriella | 1988 |
| Inside the Labyrinth | Herself / Self | 1986 |
| Labyrinth | Sarah | 1986 |
| Seven Minutes in Heaven | Natalie Becker | 1985 |
| Phenomena | Jennifer Corvino | 1985 |
| Dario Argento's World of Horror | Self / Herself (Archive) | 1985 |
| Once Upon a Time in America | Young Deborah | 1984 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | The Girl | 1979 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Herself | 1979 |
| Great Performances | Sarah | 1971 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Bad Behaviour | 2023 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2002 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 2002 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won |
