Jennifer Connelly Trivia

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Birth name: Jennifer Lynn Connelly 

Date of birth: 12 December 1970 

Place of birth: Catskill Mountains, New York, USA 

Height: 5′ 7½” (1.71 m) 

Nickname: Jen

Spouse: Paul Bettany (1 January 2003 – present) 1 child.

• Son, Kai Dugan, born. Father is photographer David Dugan. [July 1997]
• He father is of Irish and Norwegian heritage and her mother is of Russian and Polish descent.
• Cut a single in Japan, which she sang in phonetic Japanese. She says her agent made up the idea that she is semi-fluent in the language.
• Speaks fluent Italian and French.
• Her Chinese Astrological sign is a Dog.
• Her Astrological sign is Sagittarius.
• Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
• The character “Veronica” in Heathers (1989) was originally written with her in mind, but she turned the role down.
• Daughter-in-law of actor Thane Bettany.
• 1st child with husband Paul Bettany, a son named Stellan, born 5 August 2003.
• Measurements: 34C/D-22-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
• He father is of Irish and Norwegian heritage and her mother is of Russian and Polish descent.
• Originally cast for the lead role in The Ring but turned it down and the role went to Niomi Watts instead.
• Two sons: Kai Dugan and Stellan Bettany
• The character “Veronica” in Heathers (1989) was originally written with her in mind, but she turned the role down.
• Named her son Stellan after Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård.
• In three of her movies – Dark City (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), and House of Sand and Fog (2003) – she appears standing at the end of a pier in a striking image. All three directors created the shots for different reasons, and they are not an homage or reference to each other, just an unlikely coincidence.
• Has dated David Dugan, Don Johnson, Bill Campbell and Josh Charles.
• She has said she used to use the online username “ecksor”, which is a phonetic spelling of XOR (Exclusive OR) – a tribute to her cousin Jerry who is a computer security expert.
• She was nearly cast as Diane Court in Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything… (1989). Ione Skye got the part instead.
• She cut a single in Japan, which she sang in phonetic Japanese. She says her agent made up the idea that she is semi-fluent in the language.
• She enrolled at Yale as an English major, then transferred two years later to Stanford.
• Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and an OFCS Award in 2001 for “Requiem for a Dream” and a Sierra Award in 2000.
• Enrolled at Yale as an English major, then transferred two years later to Stanford
• Has said she used to use the online username “ecksor”, which is a phonetic spelling of XOR (Exclusive OR) – a tribute to her cousin Jerry who is a computer security expert.
• In three of her movies – Dark City (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), and House of Sand and Fog (2003) – she appears standing at the end of a pier in a striking image. All three directors created the shots for different reasons, and they are not an homage or reference to each other, just an unlikely coincidence.
• Ranked #14 in Celebrity Sleuth’s “25 Sexiest Women of 1993″.
• Ranked #53 in Stuff’s “103 Sexiest Women”(2003)
• Ranked #74 in FHM-USA’s “100 Sexiest Women”(2002)
• Ranked #85 in Askmen’s “Most Desirable Woman”(2002)
• Ranked as #88 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement. (2005)