Jennifer Connelly :Once Upon a Time in America,1984

Jennifer Lynn Connelly

Once Upon a Time in America,1984

 

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Connelly was born in Cairo, New York, in the Catskill Mountains antiques dealer, and Gerard Karl Connelly (1941–2008), a clothing manufacturer. Her father was Roman Catholic, and of Irish and Norwegian descent. Connelly's mother was Jewish, and was educated at a yeshiva; all of Connelly's maternal great-grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Poland and Russia. Connelly was raised primarily in Brooklyn Heights, near the Brooklyn Bridge, where she attended Saint Ann's. Her father suffered from asthma, so the family moved to Woodstock, New York, in 1976 to escape the city smog. Four years later, the family returned to Brooklyn Heights, and Connelly returned to Saint Ann's School.

 

 

After graduating from high school, Connelly went to Yale University in 1988 to study English literature. Connelly has described herself as a conscientious student who "wasn't really concerned with having a social life or sleeping or eating much. I was really nerdy and pretty much stayed in the law-school library, which is open 24 hours, most of the time I wasn't in class". After two years at Yale, Connelly transferred to Stanford University to study drama. There, she trained with Roy London, Howard Fine and Harold Guskin. Encouraged by her parents to continue with her film career, Connelly left college and returned to the movie industry the same year.

 

 

Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress who began her career as a child model at her age of 10. She appeared in magazine, newspaper and television advertising, before she made her film acting debut in the crime film Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Connelly continued modeling and acting, starring in a number of films, including the horror film Phenomena (1985), the musical fantasy film Labyrinth (1986), the romantic comedy Career Opportunities (1991), and the period superhero film The Rocketeer (1991). She gained critical acclaim for her work in the science fiction film Dark City (1998) and for playing a drug addict in Darren Aronofsky's drama Requiem for a Dream (2000).

 

Connelly was named Amnesty International Ambassador for Human Rights Education in 2005. She has been the face of Balenciaga fashion advertisements, as well as for Revlon cosmetics. In 2012, she was named the first global face of the Shiseido Company. Magazines, including Time, Vanity Fair and Esquire, as well as the Los Angeles Times newspaper, have included her on their lists of the world's most beautiful women.

 

Jennifer Connelly (Once Upon a Time in America,1984)

At the age of 14

Elizabeth McGovern was cast as Deborah and Jennifer Connelly as her younger self.

 

"Deborah's Theme" Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in America)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acgVUCe1Y0M

 

 

Jennifer Connelly started modeling at the age of 10

Jennifer Connelly's career got off to an early start. At the age of 10, she broke into the entertainment industry as a model after a family friend suggested to her parents that they bring her to an audition, as noted by the Independent.

 

 

Jennifer Connelly (Once Upon a Time in America,1984)

At the age of 14

What are some jaw dropping images of Jennifer Connelly~!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuyYc0gINbU

 

 

Deborah's Theme (Once Upon a Time in America)---Ennio Morricone