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

Credits include: The Great Gatsby, King Arthur, Zero Dark Thirty, Warrior and The Gift

Credits include: Date Night, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, White House Down, Herbie: Fully Loaded and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Credits include: I Am Legend, City of God, Elysium, Predators and Soul

Credits include: Suicide Squad, Room, Splice, The Handmaid's Tale and Maps to the Stars

Credits include: Fresh, Hypnotic, Dark Matter, Endless Love and Rise

Credits include: The Fabelmans, Pete's Dragon, Wonderstruck, The Goldfinch and Dark Matter

Credits include: Entanglement and Ribbons

Credits include: Are You Happy in Your Life?, The Box, Trip of a Lifetime, The Corridor and Jupiter

Credits include: Entanglement