Jennifer Connelly is one of the most popular American actresses who have even been critically acclaimed for her acting performance as a child model. Jennifer is an award winning actress and has entertained movie lovers by her fabulous acting performance. She has been working in film industry ever since she was a teenager but she finally got exposure in the year 2000 with her release Requiem for a Dream. Followed by her success in 2000, she won Oscar award for Best supporting role in the movie A Beautiful Mind, 2001.

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Jennifer was born in the year 1970, at Catskill Mountains New York, to mother Eileen who was an antiques dealer and father Gerard Connelly, an owner of garment industry. Connelly was imparted her primary education in St. Ann’s School near Brooklyn bridge New York. While Jennifer was just a teenager, one of her uncle suggested going for an audition of a modeling agency. Her attractive looks and decent way of speaking gave her a chance in various newspaper and magazines ads. She then stepped towards movies and got her first supporting tile in Segio Leone’s 1984. She was eleven till then and was working quite comfortably. She then acted in Once Upon A Time In America (1982), Dario Argento’s Phenomenon (1985) and Seven Minutes In Heaven.

Jennifer is a big wine lover, particularly loving fine and rare vintages.

It was the time now when Connelly was struggling in box office. Her movie Fantasy Labyrinth (1986) was not a success in box office but still fetched her lots of popularity. Hot Spot (1990) was also a moderately successful movie. In her next movie Career Opportunities, her role was appreciated In Hot Spot, for the first time Connelly gave a topless scene which also sparked her popularity. In 1991 she got a chance in big budget Disney movie The Rocketeer (1991). The movie couldn’t do well in box office. Connelly got a breakthrough late in 2000 with the release Requiem For A Dream. A Beautiful Mind (2001) earned her with the most prestigious Oscar Award. She then appeared in few more commercially successful movies like Hulk, House Of Sand And Fog. Her role in horror movie Dark Water (2005) was also critically acclaimed. Now on Connelly was a renowned actress and worked in famous movies like Little Children, Blood Diamond and Reservation Road (2007).

Jennifer's next release in small independent thriller movie He’s Just Not That Into You is supposed to be coming in next season, acting aside her husband Paul Bettany. She is also acting as a character of Helen Benson in her upcoming movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. In this movie, Connelly is acting as a Earthwomen that befriends an alien. Jennifer is finishing up with a comedy movie He’s Just Not That Into You. She is a also filming in a new movie, “ Day” and is going to start shooting in next month at Vancouver. Movie is expected to be launched in theaters on December 12, 2008.