Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly
Date of Birth: 12 Dec 1970
Country: USA
Biography: Full name, Jennifer Ann Connelly; born December 12, 1970, in upstate NY; raised in Brooklyn Heights, New York, NY and Woodstock, NY; daughter of Gerard (aclothing manufacturer) and Eileen (an antiques dealer) Connelly; children: (with David Dougan; a photographer) Kai. Education: Attended Yale University and Stanford University; trained with Howard Fine, Harold Guskin, and Roy London. Avocational interests: Swimming, cycling, gymnastics, camping, hiking, rock climbing, quantum physics, philosophy, languages, drawing, alternative music, horses
Total Credits at Criticker: 48 (Actor)
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A Beautiful Mind
A human drama about the struggle of a true genius, inspired by events in the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr.
Dark City
Alex Proyas directs this futuristic thriller about a man (Sewell) waking up to find he is wanted for brutal murders he doesn't remember. Haunted by mysterious beings who stop time and alter reality, he seeks to unravel the riddle of his identity. [New Line]
The Hot Spot
A lowlife drifter (Johnson) who sells used cars in a Texas burg robs the local bank and gets involved with two women: one bad (Madsen), one innocent (Connelly). Based on Charles Williams' 1952 novel "Hell Hath No Fury." (MGM)
House of Sand and Fog
A gripping exploration of the American Dream gone awry, House of Sand and Fog is the story of two people driven to desperate measures to claim ownership of a house. (DreamWorks Pictures)
Hulk
Acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee turns his masterful eye to adapting the classic Marvel Comics character for the big screen. (Universal Pictures)
Inventing the Abbotts
Set in the 1950s, Inventing the Abbotts is a dramatic look at the life of two boys from the wrong side of the tracks and their interaction with the three daughters of local aristocrat Lloyd Abbott. The boys, Jacey and Doug have only 3 things in common: their family, table tennis and chasing the Abbott sisters. (imdb)
Pollock
A look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." (Sony Pictures Classics)
Requiem for a Dream
This modern-day fable is set on the rusted mean streets of Coney Island, Brooklyn. The dual storyline parallels four people who set out in pursuit of a better life.
Waking the Dead
Fielding Pierce lives the life of an aspiring politician - in 1972 he's serving in the Coast Guard (trying to avoid Vietnam in the most honorable way), and by 1973 he has entered law school. Along the way he falls in love with Sarah, a fiercely idealistic woman who devotes her life to helping others - unfortunately she's killed in an explosion while assisting members of the Chilean resistance. Nine years later, in the middle of a congressional election, Fielding is suddenly flooded with thoughts and visions of his lost love. (imdb)
Dark Water
Based on a film by the creators of the Japanese version of the "The Ring" comes this haunting, chilling, film about a young mother who goes to extreme lengths to solve a mystery and protect her daughter. (Touchstone Pictures)
Labyrinth
16-year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) accidentally wishes her baby stepbrother Toby to the evil Goblin King Jareth (David Bowie) who will transform Toby into a goblin if Sarah does not complete his Labyrinth in 13 hours.(imdb)
Once Upon a Time in America
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to Brooklyn over 30 years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life (imdb)
Career Opportunities
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave home... (imdb)
The Rocketeer
A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high flying masked hero. (imdb)
Phenomena
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders. (imdb)
Seven Minutes in Heaven
Natalie Becker, a beautiful A-student, is staying home alone Together and apart, the three 15-year-olds learn much about life, maturity, and love. (imdb)
Some Girls
Michael, a college student, visits his girlfriend Gabriella and her family for Christmas in Canada. When he gets there, she tells him that she doesn't love him any more. (imdb)
Higher Learning
People from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, rape, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus. (imdb)
Mulholland Falls
In 1950's Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman. (imdb)
Far Harbor
A group of seven young people spend a weekend in the home of a wealthy yuppie on Long Island and live out their problems. (imdb)
Etoile
An American ballerina arrives in Hungary to enroll in a ballet school and it soon becomes apparent that things are not what they seem.
Little Children
"Little Children" centers on a handful of individuals whose lives intersect on the playgrounds, town pools and streets of their small community in surprising and potentially dangerous ways.
Blood Diamond
Set against the backdrop of the chaos and civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe, and Solomon Vandy (Hounsou), a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories and their circumstances are as different as any can be until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond, the kind of stone that can transform a life... or end it. (Warner Bros.)
Reservation Road
Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by John Burnham Schwartz, this is a compelling new dramatic thriller. A tale of anger, revenge, and great courage, the film follows two fathers as their families and lives converge... (Focus Features)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
Inkheart
Mo has the special talent to bring characters out of books. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta, two villains, and Dustfinger, a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Meggie discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. (imdb)
He\
The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior. (imdb)
9
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction.
Creation
The story behind one of the biggest ideas of all time, and its troubled father.
Of Love and Shadows
Irene (Jennifer Connelly), a magazine editor who's lived a sheltered existence under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in 1973 Chile, gradually awakens to the political tumult when handsome photographer Francisco (Antonio Banderas) enters her life and opens her eyes to the brutal atrocities being committed by the state. Based on Isabel Allende's novel, this drama also stars Patricia Contreras and Stefania Sandrelli.
Virginia
A sheriff sees his state senate bid slide out onto the ice when his daughter begins to date the son of a charming but psychologically disturbed woman with whom the sheriff has engaged in a two-decades-long affair. (imdb)
The Dilemma
Ron Howard serves up a delicious comedy about two best friends and business partners -- Ronny (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin James) -- who are about to land a fantastic deal when Ronny learns something about Nick's wife, Geneva (Winona Ryder), that rocks his world. Ronny turns amateur sleuth to determine whether Geneva's cheating on Nick and learns that telling a friend the truth is even more difficult than concealing it.
Salvation Boulevard
Set in the world of mega-churches in which a former Deadhead-turned-born again-Christian finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor. (imdb)
The Heart of Justice
David Leader investigates a seemingly senseless murder, and in the course of it is drawn into the labyrinth of a sinisterly unique wealthy family. The family seems to revolve around its own beautiful and mysterious daughter, Emma Burgess, and soon Leader is deeply within her orbit as well. (imdb)
Stuck in Love
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife and their teenage children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year. (tiff.net)
Winter\
A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her. (imdb)
Aloft
A story about responsibility and radical new beginnings. (Berlinale.de)
Noah
A man suffering visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family a coming flood. Inspired by the Biblical story. (imdb)
Shelter
Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future. (imdb)
American Pastoral
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family. (imdb)
Only the Brave
A drama based on the elite crew of firemen from Prescott, Arizona who battled a wildfire in Yarnell, AZ Iin June 2013 that claimed the lives of 19 of their members. (imdb)
Alita: Battle Angel
An action-packed story of one young woman's journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world. (imdb)
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.
Bad Behaviour
Lucy, a former child actor, seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon while she navigates her close yet turbulent relationship with her stunt-performer daughter, Dylan.
Dark Matter
Jim Henson: Idea Man
This Documentary will feature interviews of fans of Jim Hensons work, interspersed with footage from Jim Henson's works, including Wilkins and Wontkins Commercials that were previously lost. (imdb)
The Street
The Street (2000) - TV Series
The $treet is about these men who know how to have fun at work, but all of a sudden there are powerful women joining the organization. It seems like the men's enjoyment is over. (imdb)