Jennifer Lynn Connelly began her ascent to fame as a 10 year old girl when she achieved success as a model and in television commercials.

Her first movie role came at the age of 14 in the epic gangster film Once Upon A Time In America, directed by Sergio Leone.

The first of many roles in fantasy and horror was as the young star of a film by Dario Argento, the legendary Italian director of the classic Susperia.

In 1986, she co-starred with David Bowie in the cult favorite Labyrinth, as a girl finding her way through the realm of Jareth the Goblin King.

Only a few of her many starring roles have been in light comedies or playful fantasies.
Her preference for tragic characters and intense stories has placed her in genre films from horror to film noir to dark drama.

In addition to the characters she has brought to the screen, she was offered several major parts in dark cinema that have gone to other actresses either by choice or by bad timing, including starring roles in The Ring and The Omen