Jennifer Lynn Connelly, born 1970, American actress. Connelly, who entered acting at a very young age, was noted for her role as little Deborah in the 1984 Sergio Leone film Once Upon A Time In America. After growing up, he appeared in films such as lament for a dream, mind games, and Blood Diamond.
Connelly was born in New York City in 1970. His father, Gerard, was a textile merchant, and his mother, Ilene, was an antique dealer. Connelly, whose father is of Irish descent and his mother is of Jewish descent, began doing photography at an early age and acting in commercials. In 1984, he starred in Sergio Leone’s epic film Once Upon A Time In America. In 2001, she won Oscar and Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of the character Alicia Nash in mind games (A Beautiful Mind). He also starred in the 2007 film Blood Diamond. He starred in another 2014 Darren Aronofsky film, Noah: The Great Flood. He has also appeared in films such as American Pastoral, Alita: Angel of War.
Jennifer Connelly has a baby boy named Kai, born in 1997, from Paul Dugan, with whom she dated in the 1990s. She married British actor Paul Bettany in 2003, whom she met on the set of the film Mind Games, and had a son named Stellan and a daughter named Agnes Lark in 2011. His son Stellan’s namesake father is the famous Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård.
