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Full Name:
Jennifer Lynn Connelly
Born: December 12, 1970, Catskill Mountains, New York, USA
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 meters)
Education: Transferred from Yale to Stanford University in fall of
1992.
Dating: Josh Charles; actor
Facts: Jennifer speaks fluent Italian and French, has a son named
Kai.
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Current Residence: Manhattan, New York, USA |
Grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across the
Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, except for the four years her family spent in
Woodstock, New York. Back in Brooklyn Heights, she attended Saint Ann school.
Her father was in the garment industry, and a close friend of the family was an
advertising executive. When Jennifer was 10, the friend suggested that her
parents take her to a modeling audition. She began appearing in newspaper and
magazine ads (see Seventeen magazine pictures) and soon moved on to TV
commercials. A casting director saw the girl and introduced her to Sergio Leone,
who was seeking a young girl to dance in his gangster epic "Once Upon a
Time in America." Enrolled at Yale, then transferred two years later to
Stanford. First appearance on celluloid was a British TV series "Tales Of
The Unexpected". Her first movie appearance was in Dario Argento's
Phenomena (1985). Has appeared in 1 rock video: "I Drove All Night", a
Roy Orbison Song, co-starring Jason Priestly. There is a rumor she appeared
briefly in a Duran Duran video. Is appearing in an upcoming Miller Beer
commercial. More ...
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