Jennifer Connelly Turns 56 on December 12, From Labyrinth to an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind

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Jennifer Connelly turns 56 on December 12. She was born in 1970 in Catskill, New York, and started acting as a child before becoming known for films in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Labyrinth (1986), directed by Jim Henson, cast her as Sarah, a teenager who must rescue her baby brother from the Goblin King, played by David Bowie.

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Requiem for a Dream (2000), directed by Darren Aronofsky, gave her a harrowing role as a woman whose life falls apart. A Beautiful Mind (2001), directed by Ron Howard, won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Alicia Nash, the wife of the mathematician John Nash.

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The film's success confirmed her range, and she has continued to take varied roles in both Hollywood and independent films.

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Which of her roles is your favourite, Sarah from Labyrinth, Alicia Nash or Marion in Requiem for a Dream?