American actress Kristen Connolly is known for roles in 2012 film The Cabin in the Woods, as well as a television series House of Cards, and Zoo. She began her career with recurring roles on several CollegeHumor digital shorts. Connolly made her movie debut as an Art History Student in the 2003 movie Mona Lisa Smile and made her television debut portraying a character named Fanny in the 2008 television series New Amsterdam.
Early Life And Education Of Kristen Connolly
Kristen Connolly was born on 12th July 1980 in Montclair, New Jersey, U.S under the birth sign Cancer to mother, Melinda Connolly. She belongs to white-American ethnicity/race and holds an American nationality.
She has a brother named Will Connolly who is also an actor. He landed on a role on Broadway as Andrej in the show Once and as Jeremy in Be More Chill.
CAPTION: Early Life And Education Of Kristen Connolly SOURCE: Connolly graduated with BA in theater from the Middlebury College in Vermont in 2002. She then went to Yale University, School of Drama in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, majoring in MFA Drama, 2007.
Kristen Connolly’s Career
Kristen Connolly started her career with recurring roles on various CollegeHumor digital shorts. She then debuted in a big screen from the 2003 American drama film, Mona Lisa Smile as Art History Student.
After a considerable gap, Connolly starred in 2008 British-American romantic drama film, Revolutionary Road as Mrs. Brace. The same year, she worked in few movies The Happening, and Meet Dave, as well as in TV series, Guiding Light, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
After that, Connolly gained her first leading role of Stephanie in 2012 American found footage science fiction horror film, The Bay, alongside Kether Donohue, Stephen Kunken and many other. The same year, she also played a lead role, Dana Polk, in American horror comedy film, The Cabin in the Woods.
From 2013 to 2014, Connolly acted in American political thriller web television series, House of Cards as Christina Gallagher. She also played a remarkable role in miniseries, Houdini.
Some of her notable roles in television series are Nurse Jackie, The Good Wife, The Whispers, and Zoo. She also appeared in several movies which include, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Ex-Girlfriends, Worst Friends, The Wizard of Lies, and among others.
Kristen Connolly’s Net worth
Kristen Connolly is active in the industry since 2003 and has worked in numbers of movies, television series, and theatres which are her main of sources of income.
According to the Celebrity Net Worth, her net worth is estimated to be around $5 million. Some of her successful box-office movies are listed below,
| Movie | Budget | Box-office collection | IMDB rating | Cast member |
| Mona Lisa Smile (2003) | $72.3 million | $141.3 million | 6.5 | Julia Roberts Kirsten Dunst Julia Stiles Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| Revolutionary Road (2008) | $35 million | $75.5 million | 7.3 | Leonardo DiCaprio Kate Winslet Michael Shannon Kathryn Hahn |
| The Happening (2008) | $48 million | $163.4 million | 5 | Mark Wahlberg Zooey Deschanel John Leguizamo Betty Buckley |
| Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) | $55 million | $108.3 million | 5.9 | Isla Fisher Hugh Dancy Krysten Ritter John Goodman |
| The Cabin in the Woods (2012) | $30 million | $66.5 million | 7 | Chris Hemsworth Anna Hutchison Fran Kranz Jesse Williams |
Kristen Connolly’s Personal Life
Kristen Connolly lives a low key life and is very private when it comes to her personal life. Regarding her dating life, she posts several pictures with American actor, James Wolk, on her Instagram, but has not revealed anything about the relationship. The alleged couple worked together in American drama television series, Zoo.
As per some online sources, Connolly was previously married to an athlete, Cody Riffle in 2016. However, there is no official confirmation about the rumor.
She is active on social media. She seems very close to her family member including her dog named Lucy.
Here is an interview with Kristen Connolly.
by ab-mahima, 27 May, 2018
