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7 | ->''"I didn't expect to win the Oscar. You grow up watching the Oscars on TV and you think it happens to fancy people. It was really surreal."'' |
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9 | Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970 in Cairo, New York) is an American actress. |
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11 | After beginning her career as a child model, Connelly made her film debut at the age of 13 in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInAmerica'', in which she played the younger version of Creator/ElizabethMcGovern's character. But she soon transitioned to leading roles, including in the horror film ''Film/{{Phenomena}}'' and alongside Music/DavidBowie in the cult hit ''{{Film/Labyrinth}}''. Despite critics being lukewarm to her early performances, more leading roles followed. And she started to win critics over with roles like ''Film/TheHotSpot''. Success didn't come that quickly, however; she found herself typecast in {{Fanservice}} roles. For most of the '90s and early 2000s, Connelly was [[MsFanservice heavily associated with nudity or titillation in her films]], regardless of the quality of her performances. The latter were usually acclaimed, leading critics to sigh about wasted potential. |
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13 | Things started to turn in her favor with a turn in the well-acclaimed CyberPunk film ''Film/DarkCity''. But it was with ''Film/RequiemForADream'' that she started to make the switch from MsFanservice to serious actress. More roles like ''Film/WakingTheDead'' kept earning her critical acclaim, and she managed to win an Oscar for ''Film/ABeautifulMind''. Nowadays she's a very respected actress with lots of accolades to her name. She's also got Marvel Comics cred due to her role in Ang Lee's ''{{Film/Hulk}}'' where she played Betty Ross as well as voicing the AI "Karen" in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. |
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15 | As a fun fact, she's done three films that all feature the same exact shot: Jennifer's character stands at the end of a pier looking out to the sea. ''Film/DarkCity'', ''Film/RequiemForADream'', and ''Film/HouseOfSandAndFog'' all feature this shot. |
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17 | She is married to Creator/PaulBettany, and they have two children. Connelly also has another son from a previous relationship with photographer David Dugan. |
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20 | !!Selected Filmography: |
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22 | * ''Film/OnceUponATimeInAmerica'' (1984) |
23 | * ''Film/{{Phenomena}}'' (1985) |
24 | * ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' (1986) |
25 | * ''Film/SomeGirls'' (1988) |
26 | * ''Film/TheHotSpot'' (1990) |
27 | * ''Film/CareerOpportunities'' (1991) |
28 | * ''Film/TheRocketeer'' (1991) |
29 | * ''Film/TheHeartOfJustice'' (1992) |
30 | * ''Film/HigherLearning'' (1995) |
31 | * ''Film/MulhollandFalls'' (1996) |
32 | * ''Film/DarkCity'' (1998) |
33 | * ''Film/WakingTheDead'' (2000) |
34 | * ''Film/RequiemForADream'' (2000) |
35 | * ''Film/{{Pollock}}'' (2000) |
36 | * ''Series/TheStreet'' (2000-01) |
37 | * ''Film/ABeautifulMind'' (2001) - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
38 | * ''Film/{{Hulk}}'' (2003) |
39 | * ''Film/HouseOfSandAndFog'' (2003) |
40 | * ''Film/DarkWater'' (2005) |
41 | * ''Film/LittleChildren'' (2006) |
42 | * ''Film/BloodDiamond'' (2006) |
43 | * ''Film/ReservationRoad'' (2007) |
44 | * ''[[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' (2008) |
45 | * ''Film/{{Inkheart}}'' (2008) |
46 | * ''Film/HesJustNotThatIntoYou'' (2009) |
47 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}'' (2009) |
48 | * ''Film/{{Creation}}'' (2009) |
49 | * ''Film/StuckInLove'' (2012) |
50 | * ''{{Film/Noah}}'' (2014) |
51 | * ''Film/AmericanPastoral'' (2016) |
52 | * ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' (2017) |
53 | * ''Film/OnlyTheBrave'' (2017) |
54 | * ''Film/AlitaBattleAngel'' (2019) |
55 | * ''Series/{{Snowpiercer}}'' (2020-23) |
56 | * ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' (2022) |
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59 | !!Tropes associated with her: |
60 | * AbilityOverAppearance: Inverted. Despite having no ballet training, she was cast in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInAmerica'' precisely because of her resemblance to Elizabeth [=McGovern=]. Of course they liked her performance too. [[invoked]] |
61 | * ActorAllusion: Three films feature the same specific shot where Jennifer's character stands at the end of a pier looking out to the sea: ''Film/DarkCity'', ''Film/RequiemForADream'', and ''Film/HouseOfSandAndFog''. While filming the third, her reaction was "How many times have I done this already?" |
62 | * ActorSharedBackground: Both she and her character Marion in ''Film/RequiemForADream'' had fathers who worked in the fashion industry. [[invoked]] |
63 | %%* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She gets cast as a lot of these. |
64 | * CareerResurrection: ''Film/RequiemForADream'' marked the point where Jennifer transitioned from MsFanservice roles to more serious, respected characters. [[invoked]] |
65 | * CastingGag: |
66 | ** In two films she has played the devoted wife to a brilliant but insane Russell Crowe-- ''Film/ABeautifulMind'' and ''{{Film/Noah}}''. |
67 | ** She's played a 'Sarah Williams' in both ''{{Film/Labyrinth}}'' and ''Film/WakingTheDead''. |
68 | * TheChanteuse: Having appeared in ''Film/DarkCity'', she is the page image. |
69 | * ComicBookFantasyCasting: Princess Jasmine in ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' resembles an Arabian version of Connelly. |
70 | * CreatorBacklash: She's slightly embarrassed by her performance in ''{{Film/Labyrinth}}'', not helped by critics ripping it to shreds when the film was first released. But this seems to have diminished with time; she participated in the 30th anniversary DVD release's new bonus features and filmed a special introduction for the Fathom Events two-night theatrical reissue in September 2016. |
71 | * CreatorCouple: She and husband Paul Bettany worked together on ''Shelter'' and ''Film/{{Creation}}''. As of 2017, they are also both playing characters in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. [[invoked]] |
72 | * TheDanza: She plays Jenny in ''Film/TheRocketeer'', and Jennifer in ''Phenomena''. [[invoked]] |
73 | * DyeingForYourArt: [[invoked]] |
74 | ** She normally has long hair, but cut it rather drastically into a bob for the movie ''Crime/Fly''. |
75 | ** She also lost weight to play a homeless woman in ''Shelter''. |
76 | ** Dyed her normally dark brown hair blonde for ''Virginia''. |
77 | * FakeBrit: Sort of in ''{{Film/Noah}}''. She uses an English-sounding accent to blend in with her cast members. Earlier, she played Emma Darwin with a passable English accent in ''Creation'' opposite husband Paul Bettany as Charles Darwin. [[invoked]] |
78 | * FormerChildStar: {{Averted}}. She has come a long way from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' and other teen roles to become the respected adult actress she is today. |
79 | * MsFanservice: Many of her roles as an adult in the 1990s, particularly ''Film/TheRocketeer'', where she spends the final act in a low-cut 1930s evening gown. |
80 | * NonSingingVoice: Her singing is dubbed in the theatrical release of ''Film/DarkCity'', but her actual voice is used in the Director's Cut. |
81 | * PlayingAgainstType: |
82 | ** ''Film/HesJustNotThatIntoYou'' is the only time she's done a RomanticComedy. |
83 | ** Voicing the AI Karen in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' is also incredibly different. |
84 | * RomanceOnTheSet: With Paul Bettany during ''Film/ABeautifulMind''. They married without dating in the interim. [[invoked]] |
85 | * SeparatedAtBirthCasting: |
86 | ** ''Film/OnceUponATimeInAmerica'' sees her playing [[TimeShiftedActor the younger version of Elizabeth McGovern]]. The two look very alike. [[invoked]] |
87 | ** ''Film/StuckInLove'' has Creator/LilyCollins play her daughter. They look close enough to each other that it's quite believable. |
88 | * ThoseTwoActors: [[invoked]] |
89 | ** Jennifer Connelly acted with Josh Lucas in both ''Film/ABeautifulMind'' and ''Film/{{Hulk}}''. |
90 | ** Connelly also acted with Creator/NickNolte in ''Film/MulhollandFalls'', ''Film/{{Hulk}}'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}''. |
91 | * ThrowItIn: Jennifer prepared for ''Film/RequiemForADream'' by making her own clothes - as Marion is a dress designer. She ended up wearing most of her own wardrobe in the film. [[invoked]] |
92 | * TypeCasting:[[invoked]] In the 90s Jennifer was cast in lots of films playing 1930s-50s era women - ''Film/TheRocketeer'', ''Film/MulhollandFalls'', ''The Hot Spot'', ''Inventing The Abbots'' and technically ''Film/DarkCity''.[[note]]Which isn't really set in the 1930s but has the aesthetic of the era.[[/note]] That glossy dark hair of hers is remarkably well-suited for vintage hairstyles. |
93 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[invoked]] |
94 | ** Veronica in ''{{Film/Heathers}}'' was written for her, but she turned it down, and Creator/WinonaRyder played the part. |
95 | ** She auditioned for Sarah in ''Film/TheAccused'', Charlie in ''{{Film/Firestarter}}'' and Diane Court in ''Film/SayAnything''. |
96 | ** A love scene was filmed for ''Film/ABeautifulMind'', but cut from the final film. |
97 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Having a longtime fear of flying, she was less than thrilled to find out that she would, in fact, be flying in a plane for the final shots of ''Film/TopGunMaverick''. However, those shots were filmed with Creator/TomCruise personally piloting her in his own P-51 Mustang, and she credits Cruise's obvious competence and meticulous attention to detail as a pilot with helping to ease that fear considerably. |
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