She started acting as a girl, managing to stand out like few others. In addition to becoming a renowned actress, whose private life she jealously guards, her beauty and her cold and distant manner have made her one of the most mysterious women in Hollywood. At this end of the year, Connelly celebrates 50 years being a benchmark of natural beauty for which the years do not pass.
Irish, Norwegian, Russian, and Polish ancestry
Jennifer is the only child of a textile merchant and an antique dealer, she is of Irish, Norwegian, Russian and Polish descent. She grew up in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Her passion for Spain
Toledo, Madrid, Formentera...these are just some of the places in our country that the actress has been able to enjoy in recent years. On more than one occasion, she has declared the love she feels for Spain, especially highlighting its monuments, its gastronomy and the warmth of its people. One of her last trips was in 2017, when she traveled in the company of her husband, Paul Bettany, her two children, Stellan and Agnes, as well as Kai Dugan, the result of the relationship that the actress had. in the past with David Dugan. After a pleasant day at sea, in which, aboard a luxurious yacht, the Bettany Connelly family enjoyed the calm waters that bathe the Mediterranean island.
A movie love
A crush. His was that, a full-fledged love at first sight. Stars rarely share in public what the first moment they saw her travel companion was like, so Jennifer Connelly's confession for Entertainment Tonight was moved by her romanticism. The actress assured that when she and her husband, fellow actor Paul Bettany, looked into each other's eyes for the first time on the set of A Beautiful Mind, they felt an immediate connection. On January 1, 2003, they got married and have two children, Stellan (born in 2003) and Agnes (2011).
She started her career in fashion
Jennifer started from a very young age in the entertainment world working as a model thanks to her beauty and the mediation of a family friend dedicated to the advertising business. She was an advertising model since she was 10 years old, as can be seen in this catalog of the clothing brand Sears. After appearing in commercials and in the occasional video clip, such as the one for the Duran Duran song “Union Of The Snake”, the New Yorker made her film debut with Sergio Leone in the well-remembered film Once Upon a Time in America.
Her first film roles
After her brief stint in the world of fashion, she decided to study acting at Stanford University with Roy London, Howard Fine and Harold Guskin. Following her work with Sergio Leone, for which she received praise from film critics, she starred in Italy's horror film Phenomena by noted filmmaker Dario Argento. After her good reception, she starred alongside David Bowie in the fantastic title Inside the Labyrinth, made by the director, Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets.
A turbulent love life
Before knowing her "true love" with her husband Paul Bettany, as she herself has declared on occasion, Jennifer had a convulsive love life. In 1991, she met Bill Campbell on the set of the movie Rocketeer, an adaptation of the comic of the same name directed by Joe Johnston. A courtship that lasted until 1996. After the breakup, she began a relationship with photographer and screenwriter David Dugan, with whom she had her first child in 1997. She later had an affair with actor Josh Charles, with whom she broke up in the year 2002.
Loved by brands
Givenchy and Louis Vuitton have made her the best mannequin of her creations on the red carpet. But not only has the actress sophisticated her clothes in recent years, but also her beauty look. A fan of plaid straight hair, Jennifer is favored by her because it enhances that personal aesthetic of hers that makes her so cold and distant, so intriguing.
