Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly in Blue Dress in 2004
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AKA:
Jennifer Ann Connelly
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
12/12/1970
Birthplace:
New York, New York
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biography
This fresh-faced former child model made her film debut at age 12, seen in flashbacks as the young incarnation of Elizabeth McGovern's character in Sergio Leone's gangster epic "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984). Horror cultists may remember her as the girl who has a peculiar relationship with the insect world in Dario Argento's Italian fear opus "Creepers" (1985).

Jennifer Connelly subsequently was featured in mostly forgettable teen fare, with the possible exception of Jim Henson's "Labyrinth" (1986), in which she was overshadowed by David Bowie and a cast of Henson creatures. That same Continued

Credits
Helen Benson
2008
Grace Learner
2007
Maddy Bowen
2006
Kathy Adamson
2006
Dahlia Williams
2005
Kathy Nicolo
2003
Betty Ross
2003
Alicia Nash
2001
Ruth Kligman
2000
Marion Silver
2000
Sarah Williams
2000
Emma Murdoch
1998
Eleanor Abott
1997
Ellie
1996
Allison Pond
1996
Jenny
1991
Gloria Harper
1990
Sarah
Gabriella
Josie McClellan
Voice
Jennifer Corvino
Natalie Becker
Claire
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Brooklyn Heights, New York
 
Began modeling and doing commercials at age ten; continued working as a model until her teens
1984 
Acted in first feature, "Once Upon a Time in America"; portrayed Elizabeth McGovern's character as a child
1986 
Starred in "Seven Minutes in Heaven"
1986 
Played a girl trying to rescue her baby brother from Goblin King David Bowie in "Labyrinth"
Continued