Jennifer Connelly Biography
It's a hoary old saying in the acting world that "It took me twenty years to be an overnight success". Hoary, but so often true. And, weirdly (being as she's still in her early thirties), it's true of Jennifer Connelly. To most people, her Oscar for A Beautiful Mind, wherein she played the wife of Russell Crowe's schizophrenic mathematician, came completely out of the blue. Maybe they'd spotted her before, as Jackson Pollock's mistress in Pollock. Maybe they'd seen her as a junkie prostitute in Darren Aronofsky tortured Requiem For A Dream. More likely they hadn't. Nearly everybody hadn't.
So most would think Connelly is this year's Chloe Sevigny or Hilary Swank - a couple of cool indie movies and BANG! But this is far, far from the truth. For Jennifer has been working since the age of 10, acting since she was 12. A child star, she's spent the last 15 years struggling to get back to where she started - pretty much at the top.
She was born Jennifer Lynn Connelly on the 12th of December, 1970 (same day as Madchen Amick), in Woodstock, New York, just over a year after the famous music festival at Yasgur's farm. Her mother, Eileen, ran an antiques shop in Woodstock, while her father, Gerard, sold children's clothes in New York City. They were fairly well-to-do and owned another property at Bellport, Long Island. When Jennifer was four, they moved to Brooklyn Heights, just across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, Jennifer completing her primary and secondary education at St Ann's school.
Her education widened quickly. An advertising executive friend of the family suggested that 10-year-old Jennifer, being extraordinarily good-looking, might make a great child-model. So, they went looking for representation, and found it in the prestigious Ford Agency and, after school, Eileen would take little Jennifer into the city to auditions. She was very successful, appearing in many newspaper and magazine ads, and in TV commercials. These days, Jennifer claims she can remember very little about this, in fact recalling only one ad - for Scott's toilet paper.
Phenomena DVD Review - UGO
Phenomena DVD ReviewUGO, NY - 9 hours agoPhenomena (originally released in the United States as Creepers) stars a young Jennifer Connelly as a girl sent to a boarding school in the Swiss Alps. Of ...
Connelly new face of Revlon - Stuff.co.nz
E! OnlineConnelly new face of RevlonStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Jul 23, 2008BEAUTIFUL MIND: Jennifer Connelly will feature in a global advertising campaign later this year for cosmetics giant Revlon. Jennifer Connelly has been ...Jennifer Connelly a Beautiful Find for Revlon E! OnlineRevlon signs up actress Jennifer Connelly - 24/07/08 MoodieReportRevlon Signs Jennifer Connelly Women's Wear DailyStarpulse.com - Hollyscoopall 35 news articles
Dark City: Director's Cut - digitallyOBSESSED
Dark City: Director's CutdigitallyOBSESSED, IL - Aug 18, 2008His wife (Jennifer Connelly) reconnects with him, but their relationship seems tenuous and shallow. In fact, the entire city appears to exist in a hazy ...
'Supermodels are losing out to celebs' - Times of India
'Supermodels are losing out to celebs'Times of India, India - Aug 13, 2008Pop stars and Hollywood''s leading ladies like Jennifer Connelly, Eva Mendes and Beyonce Knowles are being sought to promote cosmetic products, ...
Revlon signs Jennifer Connelly - Marie Claire.co.uk
Marie Claire.co.ukRevlon signs Jennifer ConnellyMarie Claire.co.uk, UK - Jul 22, 2008Revlon has added yet another celebrity face to its already burgeoning A-list line-up, with the signing of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly. ...
Exclusive Video Interview: Jennifer Connelly and Keanu Reeves on ... - IESB.NET
JustPressPlayExclusive Video Interview: Jennifer Connelly and Keanu Reeves on ...IESB.NET, CA - Jul 24, 2008This time the IESB spoke with stars Jennifer Connelly and Keanu Reeves from THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL! 20th Century Fox pulled out all the stops today, ...Day the Earth Stood Still: Bigger Ships, More Fighting, Total Eco ... io9SDCC 08: The Day Comic-Con Stood Still IGNComic Con '08 - 20th Century Fox: The Day the Earth Stood Still ... JustPressPlayIESB.NET - IESB.NETall 6 news articles
Comic Con 2008: Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly - Hollywood.com
Comic Con 2008: Keanu Reeves and Jennifer ConnellyHollywood.com - Jul 28, 2008And with genre hits like Dark City, Hulk, Labyrinth and Rocketeer to her credit, Jennifer Connelly?s fan base there is feverish as well. ...
Hollywood-Focused Revlon Campaign Moves on to Jennifer Connelly - Adrants
Hollywood-Focused Revlon Campaign Moves on to Jennifer ConnellyAdrants, MA - Jul 25, 2008... Julianne Moore, Eva Mendes, Jaime King, the brand has signed a deal with Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly to appear in an upcoming ad campaign. ...
Keanu & Jennifer Connelly Invade Comic-Con! - KOIN.com
KOIN.comKeanu & Jennifer Connelly Invade Comic-Con!KOIN.com, OR - Jul 24, 2008Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly have teamed up for a modern-day remake of the '50s sci-fi classic 'The Day the Earth Stood Still,' in theaters December ...
Jennifer Connelly is Revlon Ambassador - CareFair.com
Jennifer Connelly is Revlon AmbassadorCareFair.com, Switzerland - Jul 23, 2008Thirty-seven year old actress, Jennifer Connelly is Revlon?s newest brand ambassador. CEO of Revlon, David Kennedy stated that Connelly was chosen because ...
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