Jennifer Connelly

Academy-Award-winning Jennifer Connelly has forged an illustrious acting career and came to the limelight following her role in the movie Once Upon a Time in America 1984.

Her actual spotlight came after her smashing performance in Ron Howard's biopic A Beautiful Mind. Besides, Connelly is also known for her work in Spiderman, Hulk, Dark Water, and Earth Stood Still.

Early Life and Educational

Jennifer Connelly was born to father Gerard Karl Connelly on Dec 12, 1970. She was raised by her loving parents, Ilene and Gerard Karl Connelly. Meanwhile, Connelly's age is 51 years as of early 2022. 

Talking about her educational background, she studied at Saint Ann's. After graduating from school, she went to English literature at Yale University in 1988. After two years at Yale, Connelly transferred to Stanford University to study drama. 

Early Career 

Connelly initiated her professional career firstly as a child model. She appeared in several commercials, television advertisements, and newspapers before landing her debut role in the film Once Upon a Time in America. The passionate actress also then went on to act in several films along with modeling.

So, she appeared in the 1986 film called Labyrinth and the 1991 films like Career Opportunities and The Rocketeer. The role of Marion Silver in the 2000 drama Requiem of a Dream won her critical acclaim. Before this, her role in the science fiction film Dark City too was highly appreciated.

Jennifer in Nash's biopic

After Connelly appeared in the 2001 biopic of mathematician Nash's biopic A Beautiful Mind, she won critical acclaim for her role as Alicia Nash. Not only that, but she even won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award for the same. The 51 years old actress later appeared in several films like the 2003 film Hulk, where she appeared as Betty Ross, and in the 2005 horror film Dark Water.

The 2006 film Blood Diamond and the 2008 movie The Day the Earth Stood Still also portrayed her. The 2009 film He's Just Not That Into You and the 2014 film Noah are her other film credits.

Won Golden Globe Award

Connelly has also been named by Amnesty International as the Ambassador for Human Rights Education in the year 2005, and she has been included in the lists of the world's most beautiful women in Fair, Esquire, Los Angeles Times, Vanity, and Time.

Connelly is a film actress of American nationality who was formerly a child model as well. She has appeared in movies like A Beautiful Mind and He's Just Not That Into You. Her other roles include movies like Hulk and Dark Water. She is the recipient of the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award as well as BAFTA Award.

Net Worth And Salary 

Connelly has collected a large amount of money from her work in movies and TV series. And the actress has an estimated net worth of around $50 million in 2022. No doubt, Connelly has added most of her gains from her professional career to her diligent work in big-budget films and series.

Apart from acting, Connelly has multiple ventures that must have paid her well. So, it is sure that she lives a lavish life. According to Celebrity Net Worth, she bought a penthouse in Manhattan for $6.92 million but sold the property for $9 million in 2018. 

Jennifer's Married Life

As far as her dating history is concerned, Jennifer Connelly was rumored to be in an affair with Don Johnson in 1989. She then was in a relationship with Dweezil Zappa in 1990. She dated actor Billy Campbell in 1990. The relationship lasted until 1995. She was dating Billy Crudup in 1996. And Crudup is currently dating Gypsy Star, Naomi Watts. 

Connelly was then in a relationship with David Dugan from 1996 to 1997. Josh Charles has been her boyfriend since 1999. They dated until 2002, after which they broke up.

Relationship Rumours

According to news and tabloids, Connelly dated Russell Crowe when they filmed a beautiful mind together, but the relationship was not confirmed. Connelly is currently married to her husband, Paul Bettany. They got married on Jan 1, 2003. They have two children together. 

They are doing pretty well together and do not seem to be under any marital problems. The family currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.  

Height, Age, And Other Facts 

Jennifer Connelly's height: she has a height of 5' 6½" (1.69 m) 

Age as of 2019: she is aged Dec 12, 1970 (51 years old)

Connelly's Eye Color: she has a grey-colored eye. 

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