Biography of Jennifer Connelly

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December 12, 1970
Who remembers aspiring young dancer in Sergio Leone's "once upon a time in America" will struggle to recognize it. Yet the picture that looks sexy in some dazzling malice or alarm the protagonist who looks at us from billboards to "The Hulk", it's always her, Jennifer Lynn Connelly: a woman, a metamorphosis. Change all the more intriguing because her face feline style seems so little susceptible to changes related to time. However the beautiful Jennifer Connelly has to be proud of his bearing.
Born in New York on December 12, 1970 grew up in Brooklyn, and at the age of ten years experienced the torment and delight of commercials, which toured in series using his unique appearance. His father Gerard, a small owner of a textile manufacturer, had however as obsession completeness of studies for the daughter, although certainly never had any intention of restricting the baby's career model. Jennifer will be content without too much trouble: after attending the prestigious Saint Ann School, will take the graduation from Yale, then studying acting with prestigious teachers. Jennifer a fourteen years was now on the way of cinema.
Was passing even in Italy, called by Dario Argento to interpret "Phoenomena." His ethereal charm and disembodied in the movie contrasts morbid atmospheres, decadent and perfect beacuse created by our national master of the thriller. It was 1984 and shortly thereafter the take even Sergio Leone, as anticipated, to the role of the teenage dancer in "once upon a time in America". Other films like "Labyrinth" (with David Bowie) and "Hot spots" have meanwhile seen committed no major hits. After the failure of "Rocketeer" (alongside Bill Campbell, partner of the time, even in private life), his career has had in the mid-90 's ups and downs, and then recovered with films like "Dark city", the beautiful "Requiem for a dream" (unpublished in Italy) and "Pollock."
Jennifer Connelly's career has had a new, unexpected revival after appearing in "A beautiful mind", which has yielded the Oscar for best actress for the successful portrayal of Alicia Nash (in the movie, the wife of the hero, the math genius John Nash played by Russell Crowe). It is now one of the most popular actresses in the United States, call for blockbuster billionaires as is the case of the trumpeted "Hulk" (2003). Jennifer is passionate about philosophy and painting and to keep fit yoga and swimming. In 1997 he had his first son by photographer David Dugan. Later she married actor Paul Bettany, father of her second child. Among his 2000 film "Dark Water" (2005), "Blood Diamonds" (2006, with Leonardo Di Caprio), "Inkheart" (2008, Iain Softley), "Creation" (2009, by Jon Amiel). His last film: "Salvation Boulevard" (directed by George Ratliff, 2011), "the dilemma" (The Dilemma, directed by Ron Howard, 2011), "Stuck in Love" (directed by Josh Boone, 2012).
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