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Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

43 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jennifer Connelly is an American actress who started as a child model and made her screen debut in the crime drama Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Early roles followed in Phenomena (1985), Labyrinth (1986), The Hot Spot (1990), Career Opportunities (1991), and The Rocketeer (1991). She drew praise for her performances in Dark City (1998) and as a drug addict in Requiem for a Dream (2000). Her portrayal of Alicia Nash in A Beautiful Mind (2001) won her the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later films include Hulk (2003), House of Sand and Fog (2003), Dark Water (2005), Little Children (2006), Blood Diamond (2006), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), and He's Just Not That Into You (2009). She also appeared in Noah (2014), Alita: Battle Angel (2019), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). On television, she starred in Snowpiercer from 2020 to 2024 and in Dark Matter in 2024.

55years old

Turns 56 on December 12in 63 days

  • Born Cairo
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Jennifer Lynn Connelly (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
43
Career span
39 years1985 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. A role that slipped away

    In the same year, Garry Marshall thought about Connelly for Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman, but in the end he decided she was too young for the role.

  2. Early training

    Connelly trained with Roy London, Howard Fine, and Harold Guskin at Stanford University, where she studied drama after transferring from Yale.

  3. Languages

    Connelly cut two pop songs in December 1986 for the Japanese market, "Monologue of Love" and "Message of Love". Since she did not speak the language, she sang in phonetic Japanese.

Jennifer Connelly movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. A Beautiful Mind2001 Biography, Dramaas Alicia Nash

    IMDb rating 8.21.1M votes

  2. Requiem for a Dream2000 Dramaas Marion Silver

    IMDb rating 8.3985K votes

  3. Top Gun: Maverick2022as Penny Benjamin

    IMDb rating 8.2906K votes

  4. Blood Diamond2006as Maddy Bowen

    IMDb rating 8.0631K votes

  5. Hulk2003as Betty Ross

    IMDb rating 5.7296K votes

  6. Noah2014as Naameh

    IMDb rating 5.8279K votes

  7. Alita: Battle Angel2019as Chiren

    IMDb rating 7.3327K votes

  8. The Day the Earth Stood Still2008as Helen Benson

    IMDb rating 5.5189K votes

Most often with

Ron Howard directed three of these films, Darren Aronofsky two and Joseph Kosinski two. Ed Harris appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ed Harris, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Ed HarrisNick Nolte, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Nick NoltePaul Bettany, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Paul BettanyJohn Rothman, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with John RothmanBrian Henson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Brian HensonChristopher Plummer, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Christopher PlummerRon HowardDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Ron HowardDarren AronofskyDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Darren AronofskyJoseph KosinskiDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Joseph Kosinski

Films together

Box office

What Jennifer Connelly's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.9 billion

34 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 43 films: 34 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 34Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Top grosser

Top Gun: Maverick2022as Penny Benjamin$1.5 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 88% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Top Gun: Maverick2022as Penny Benjamin
    $1.5B38.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Alita: Battle Angel2019as Chiren
    $405M10.4% of the total
  3. 3
    Noah2014as Naameh
    $363M9.3% of the total
  4. 4
    A Beautiful Mind2001as Alicia Nash
    $317M8.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Hulk2003as Betty Ross
    $245M6.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Day the Earth Stood Still2008as Helen Benson
    $233M6.0% of the total
  7. 7
    He's Just Not That Into You2009as Janine
    $179M4.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Blood Diamond2006as Maddy Bowen
    $172M4.4% of the total
Dark Water (2005), $68.4 millionThe Dilemma (2011), $67.1 millionInkheart (2008), $62.8 million9 (2009), $48.4 millionThe Rocketeer (1991), $46.7 millionHigher Learning (1995), $38.3 millionDark City (1998), $27.2 millionOnly the Brave (2017), $25.8 millionHouse of Sand and Fog (2003), $16.9 millionLittle Children (2006), $14.8 millionLabyrinth (1986), $12.7 millionMulholland Falls (1996), $11.5 millionCareer Opportunities (1991), $11.3 millionPollock (2000), $11.0 millionRequiem for a Dream (2000), $7.4 millionInventing the Abbotts (1997), $5.9 million

$483 millionfrom the other 26 films with a worldwide figure, 12% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors from 2001 to 2002, three of them major.

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Jennifer Connelly's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2002Best Supporting ActressA Beautiful MindWon
Golden Globes
2002Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureA Beautiful MindWon
BAFTA
2002Best Actress in a Supporting RoleA Beautiful MindWon
Other honors
2001Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressA Beautiful MindWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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