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Jennifer Connelly Biography

Jennifer Connelly

Facts of Jennifer Connelly

Date of Birth: 1970 , December-12
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 7 Inch

Quick Timeline of Jennifer Connelly

1970 Born in Cairo, New York
1981 Began appearing as a model
1982 Began her acting career
1986 Appeared on the cover of Seventeen magazine
1986 Appeared in the movie, Labyrinth
2001 Appeared in A Beautiful Mind
1991 Began dating Billy Campbell
1996 Began dating David Dugan
1997 First child, Kai Dugan
2001 Began dating Paul Bettany
2003 Married to Paul Bettany
2003 Second child, Stellan Bettany
2002 Won Academy Awards, USA
2002 Won Golden Globes, USA
2001 Won Awards Circuit Community Awards

Detail Timeline of Jennifer Connelly

December 12 , 1970

Born in Cairo, New York

Jennifer was born as Jennifer Lynn Connelly in Cairo, New York, United States of America to Gerard Connelly and Eileen Connelly. She was raised in upper middle class family. She is an American and is of Jewish, Irish and Norwegian descent.

1981

Began appearing as a model

Jennifer was sweet and lovely since she was child. Because of her beauty, he father's friend encouraged her to enter into the modeling world. He then sent her photo to Ford Modeling Agency. After that she began appearing in print advertisements as a model and few months later she began appearing in the television commercials.

1982

Began her acting career

During her early days, she didn't have any thought about acting. But later she was encouraged to give an acting audition by her mother and she finally got the role of The Girl in the 1982 TV series, Tales of the Unexpected.

1986

Appeared on the cover of Seventeen magazine

As a model, she appeared in several magazines and fashion shows. In 1986, she appeared on the cover of Seventeen Magazine. She appeared in this magazine till 1988. At the end of 1986, she also sang several songs and recorded two pop songs.

1986

Appeared in the movie, Labyrinth

In 1984, she appeared in her debut movie, Once Upon a Time in America starring the role of Young Deborah Gelly. Her breakthrough role came in 1986 after she starred the role of Sarah Williams in the movie, Labyrinth.

2001

Appeared in A Beautiful Mind

Jennifer Connelly is an actress and former model from United States. She is popular in the world for starring the role of Alicia Nash in the 2001 movie, A Beautiful Mind. For this role, she has also been honored with several prestigious awards.

1991

Began dating Billy Campbell

In 1991, Jennifer was seen with Billy Campbell. Billy is also an actor from United States. They met each other for the first time while filming in 1991 movie, The Rocketeer. They began their love affairs since then and they continued it till 1996. They finally broke up that year.

1996

Began dating David Dugan

At the end of 1996, Jennifer began her romantic love affairs with David Dugan. David is a professional photographer. As a couple, they welcomed their only child in July 1997. This love life also came to an end few years later.

1997

First child, Kai Dugan

She became mother for the first time in her life in 1997. She and her ex-boyfriend, David Dugan welcomed their first child together in July 1997 and that time it was a son and they named him Kai Dugan. 

2001

Began dating Paul Bettany

In 2001, Jennifer appeared in the movie A Beautiful Mind starring the role of Alicia Nash. On the set of this movie, she met love of her life Paul Bettany. Paul is also an actor. They began their love affairs since then. 

January 1 , 2003

Married to Paul Bettany

After being in love with Paul Bettany for about two years, they decided to enter into the new stage of their love life and they finally got married on 1st of January 2003. As a married couple, they have been parents twice.

August 5 , 2003

Second child, Stellan Bettany

She also became mother for the third time in her life and that was in 2003. She and her loving husband, Paul Bettany welcomed their first child together on 5th of August and that time it was a son and they named him Stellan Bettany. 

2002

Won Academy Awards, USA

Academy Awards, USA is also one of the prestigious awards in the acting world and it’s an honor if anyone wins this award. She has also been honored with this award once and that was in 2002 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

2002

Won Golden Globes, USA

For starring the role of Alicia Nash in the 2001 movie A Beautiful Mind, she got her one and only nomination in Golden Globes, USA. She also won this award that year for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.

2001

Won Awards Circuit Community Awards

Till now, she has been nominated in Awards Circuit Community Awards for four different times and out of these four nominations she has been honored only once. She won this award in 2001 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

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In 1991, Jennifer was seen with Billy Campbell. Billy is also an actor from United States. They met each other for the first time while filming in 1991 movie, The Rocketeer. They began their love affairs since then and they continued it till 1996. They finally broke up that year.

At the end of 1996, Jennifer began her romantic love affairs with David Dugan. David is a professional photographer. As a couple, they welcomed their only child in July 1997. This love life also came to an end few years later.

In 2001, Jennifer appeared in the movie A Beautiful Mind starring the role of Alicia Nash. On the set of this movie, she met love of her life Paul Bettany. Paul is also an actor. They began dating since then and they finally got married on 1st of January 2003. As a married couple, they have been parents twice.

Jennifer was sweet and lovely since she was child. Because of her beauty, he father's friend encouraged her to enter into the modeling world. He then sent her photo to Ford Modeling Agency. After that she began appearing in print advertisements as a model and few months later she began appearing in the television commercials. During that time, she also didn't have any thought about acting. She was encouraged to give an acting audition by her mother and she finally got the role of The Girl in the 1982 TV series, Tales of the Unexpected. Her breakthrough role came in 1986 after she starred the role of Sarah Williams in the movie, Labyrinth. At the end of 1986, she also sang several songs and recorded two pop songs. For her role in Hulk, she earned the salary of $1,500,000. Her net worth is said to be around $32 million.