Talk:Jennifer Connelly/Archive 1

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Archive 1

Archive 2

Photo/tech support needed

I need someone's help. The lead off picture needs to be a still from a recent film or a more recent reference than the current pic. I can find pics but can't get them to save as JPEGS (keep saving as BMPs which Wikipedia won't accept).

Thanks to everyone who helped with the addition of a recent screen shot from Jennifer's work.

That would be me. Your welcome. I saw your message and I have HoSaF lying around, so I thought I would go for it. I will see if I can't get a few more things together about her. --None-of-the-Above 13:05, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Photo/tech support needed

I need someone's help. The lead off picture needs to be a still from a recent film or a more recent reference than the current pic. I can find pics but can't get them to save as JPEGS (keep saving as BMPs which Wikipedia won't accept).

Thanks to everyone who helped with the addition of a recent screen shot from Jennifer's work.

That would be me. Your welcome. I saw your message and I have HoSaF lying around, so I thought I would go for it. I will see if I can't get a few more things together about her. --None-of-the-Above 13:05, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

New Look For Page

Hey, cool new organization on the page. Good job!

Thanks. I'm trying to do the same for a large number of actors and the like. I think it makes the articles look a lot better.Vulturell 18:45, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

It sure does, well done! Bergsten 19:19, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

AD III

I forgot to mention this in my edit. House of Sand and Fog is by Andre Dubus III, not his father, who is Andre Dubus (the II, presumably!) I've been meaning to fix that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.141.113.171 (talk • contribs) 14:47, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Polyglot?

Why is Jennifer included in the polyglots category but there is no mention in the article of any ability to speak several languages? Can someone either verify that she is, in fact, a polyglot, or remove that category? Thanks. ---Charles 04:22, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

I think I read somewhere that she can speak English, Italian (and at least one of French or Spanish, I can't remember). I haven't searched for a reference though. Can anyone find one? Davemcarlson 00:01, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I actually just found these bios saying that she speaks fluent Italian and French, and some Japanese (she recorded a single in Japanese, I know) [1] [2] [3], but none of these sources seems entirely credible, and they could have borrowed from one another. Do you think it's worth putting this information in the article, or should we hold out until better sources become available? Davemcarlson 00:07, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I would definitely have a problem with using any of those as sources for the polyglot claim. The IMDB is the closest to being notable, but very little of the information in the biographies there is sourced, and may have originated on gossip sites like Celebrity Sun. At this point, I think we have to hold off. I will do some looking and see if I can find anything reputable. Thanks, Dave. ---Charles 01:01, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: mag cover

I deleted the cover I uploaded from TIME, I was pretty sure that was her, but maybe not! I've jsut replaced it in the article with an Esquire cover. Although I've been around a while, haven't dealt with Images extensively, hopefully this one will do better! — xaosflux ^Talk 15:44, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

picture

I really am quite sure that isnt her in the picture Adamshappy 22:53, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

If you are refernig to the Esquire cover, pleas check Esquire's people on covers listing. — xaosflux ^Talk 01:00, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

figure

Having long been known more for her curvy figure than her considerable talents, Connelly had drastically slimmed down by the dawn of the 21st century, opening up a new career for her.

Seriously, what the hell? Apathetic 19:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree, that is utter rubbish. It is unsourced and sounds stupid. ---Charles 19:39, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the edit, Yamla. ---Charles 20:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

No problem. The sentence was amusing but out of place. --Yamla 20:39, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, sort of immaturely amusing, but certainly out of place. ---Charles 20:43, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Jennifer Connelly had mammaplasty reduction sometime in 1993 or 1994. It's not just her slimming down, she had breast reduction surgery. Stop deleting this, it's not vandalism. - Jasgbro

It is vandalism unless you can find a reliable citation that she had this done and that it was done so she would be taken more seriously as an actor. Remember, it is your responsibility to ensure the information you add is verifiable. --Yamla 14:24, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Many actresses will never PUBLICLY admit they had breast surgery, either to enlarge or reduce, so demanding proof if it hasn't been supplied by the actress in question herself is pretty much a moot point. Most people assume the surgery took place because in a 3 year period she went from this:

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7352/jenniferconnelly5iz2.jpg

to this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/36558000/jpg/_36558277_conne_150.jpg

It's true she got VERY thin and that could have an effect, but many guys who loved her fuller figure refuse to believe the size of her breasts would shrink that dramatically because she lost weight. It very well could be but there will always be rumors about this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.240.212.137 (talk) 01:38, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Fair use of Image:Esquire Jennifer Connelly 1991 8.jpg

I've moved this image out of the infobox and back as an article thumbnail. In the article fair use is being asserted by virute of illustrating an article, or part of an article, which specifically describes the issue in question or its cover. To this end I believe that fair use is asseted, however this is not an approriate picture for the infobox, as it the info box is general to the subject. Comments? — xaosflux ^Talk 21:16, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree with your logic, and the picture move. ---Charles 21:21, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

I concur. --Yamla 21:32, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

The Jennifer Connelly Pier Shot

Can someone smarter than me please confirm that Dark City, Requiem For A Dream, and House Of Sand And Fog do feature virtually the same shot of Mrs. Connelly standing on an ocean pier? If my memory serves me correctly, three different directors have, within half a decade of each other, placed this actress on an ocean pier to further their own dramatic ends, and it is quite a cinematic quirk. Does it deserve mention anywhere on Wikipedia?

Only if you can demonstrate that doing so does not violate our Wikipedia:No original research policy, by citing a reliable source outside of Wikipedia that has already made such a connection. Wikipedia is not the place for publishing new things. Please publish any new analyses that you have of Connelly and these films in a book or a paper. Uncle G 13:22, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

New Look For Page

Hey, cool new organization on the page. Good job!

Thanks. I'm trying to do the same for a large number of actors and the like. I think it makes the articles look a lot better.Vulturell 18:45, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

It sure does, well done! Bergsten 19:19, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

This was noted here http://cinema-review.com/lists/000008/index.php —Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.100.17.149 (talk) 22:43, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

She has mentioned this in interviews, so it shouldn't be that hard to find an external reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.62.12.196 (talk) 10:28, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Little Children

This article states that her role in Little Children was reduced from it's importance in the book. I've seen the movie and read the book and the roles are virtually the same. So I think someone should remove that line.

Personal Info

I heard in a recent interview - Inside the Actors Studio, I think - that Jennifer is an avid mountain climber, and has trekked in, among others, the Himalayas and the Andes. Can anyone expound on this? Is it worth including in the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.125.45 (talk • contribs)

There is nothing in the article about the fact she attended Yale as a freshman and sophmore before transferring to Stanford her junior year. Although she did not get her degree, the fact she had 3 years of education at two of the top colleges in the country is significant. I don't know how to edit the main page or I'd add this info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.240.212.137 (talk) 01:28, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Middle name

This site lists her middle name as "Ann" - [4] - a few others on the net do as well. Does anyone know which of Ann or Lynn is the correct name? Rito Revollto 22:42, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

POV check: Notable roles

It's ABSURD that in this article there are some notable roles mentioned and among these there isn't the Jennifer's role in Phenomena. It is mentioned in the article just as a less important part compared to the others. And this is POV.

Gerbnacious G and the Gerbil of Destiny

While it's completely possible that Tenacious D took this title for Pick of Destiny, I find it kind of unlikely given that Google only turns up three results -- and one of them is this page. Is this legit? 76.209.86.11 (talk) 21:22, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Right shoulder

Connelly was wearing some contraption on her right shoulder on Letterman Monday night. Some sort of injury, like rotator cuff? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.235.67.132 (talk) 05:28, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Jennifer Connelly's Mother's Name

Jennifer Connelly's mother spells her name Ilene, not Eileen. I know for a fact as she and Jerry (Jennifer's dad) were the first tenants in my grandmother's house in 1968. They were lovely people and Jerry was a very fine artist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.215.44.226 (talk) 21:51, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Fair enough - this "People Magazine" profile spells her mother's name "Ilene", so I'll use that as a source to change it. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 07:48, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

American Roman Catholics

She is listed in this category. But is their any source that can prove this claim? The article says that one of her parents was jewish and the other one was catholic. Jennifer Connelly can follow either one or none of those religions, but not both. Since being jewish, at least in the USA, is not only a religion but also an ethnic ancestry, it makes sense to put her in the "American Jews"-category, but being catholic is strictly a religion and not about heritage. If she doesn't profess catholicism, or this is not backed up by a source, she should be deleted from this category. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.247.97.22 (talk) 20:54, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

I think the listing was based off this comment by Connelly: "Ultimately I’m an Irish Catholic Jew. I’m riddled with guilt!". I kind of doubt the comment was in reference to religious faith - it was almost certainly just in reference to her background. On her appearance on Inside the Actors Studio, Connelly stated that neither of her parents practiced the religions they were born into. The implication was that she didn't, either. All Hallow's (talk) 02:38, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Shall we change it than? Remove her from the category? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.247.67.193 (talk) 08:44, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Sure, if you want to. All Hallow's (talk) 09:04, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm putting the category back in since she has mentioned in other magazine articles and in interviews that she celebrated Christmas. You don't have to be super religious to still identify as Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, etc. I know people who don't go to Mass or church, but still call themselves Catholic. It's also good for people to not get confused by the American Jews category on it's own, implying she practices Jewish customs (cultural jew). The actress has not mentioned that, just that one parent was Jewish or half-Jewish. So having both categories supports both parts of her heritage.--CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 21:27, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

The problem here is that identifying someone as Jewish has nothing to do with religion or practicing Jewish customs, at least in the way the category works here, it is completely related to ethnic heritage. On the other hand, we do not include someone in a category identifying their religious status unless the article can verifiably source that the person is in fact Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, etc., in practice. Catholicism is not an ethnic heritage and since the article does not identify her as a member of a Catholic church, we do not include it. There's a wide difference between heritage and religion. The vast majority of America celebrates Christmas, but not specifically as a religious holiday. Wildhartlivie (talk) 06:31, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

American Catholics often self-identify in the same way ethnic groups do, regardless of level of religious practice - as you say of Jewish, "a heritage". If categories are defined based on ethnicities, Catholic should be considered for Connelly, assuming a reliable source can be found that she identifies this way, beyond the aforementioned quip. If Wikipedia is defining ethnic categories based on tracing genetic strings, then there are some serious problems that need to be discussed. The Frog (unable to sign in at this location) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.33.15.29 (talk) 20:38, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Catholic does not imply any ethnic meaning. Being a Jew has strong ethnic relations. Being a Catholic does not. You can leave the Catholic church and not have any ties to it. If you are Jewish and leave Judaism, you are still considered a Jew. If you leave the Catholic Church, you are no longer Catholic (unless you calllapsed Catholic, but that's complicating the issue) It's a religious term used even by those who are only "slightly religious," "lapsed," and "believing but not actively following." Still... Despite the fact that she's probably Catholic, I'm not sure if she fits, as people in the category are strangely taken out of it quickly because it's "not a notable part of their lives" or whatever the category says (either in the Christian or Roman Catholic description of the religion category). If I remember correctly, the source given above isn't the only place she's talked about her religious/heritage, and I believe Paul Bettany mentioned her beliefs being opposed to his when being interviewed about his role as Darwin (I know, please don't laugh, he doesn't fit the part in the slightest and doesn't even fit the part of the character Priest... but I'm getting off topic). Anyways, it's probably best to leave the category out. It's not that big of a deal whether she's in the category or not, I think. 98.198.83.12 (talk) 05:48, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Connelly stated on Inside the Actors Studio that neither of her parents practiced the religions they were born into, so she probably wasn't raised Catholic (or anything else). All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 05:52, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Jennifer Connelly/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:21, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

You are stuck with me and I am a tedious reviewer. Please be patient.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:25, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

You seem to have gotten me in a rare mood to just do a review and I am going to do it all in one shot. Please respond line by line and I will ~~strike~~ my concerns as they have been addressed.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:52, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

First comments:

LEAD

NI am just noticing that the LEAD has paragraph one using regular prose years and paragraph two using parenthetical years. I complained about this for other parts of the article, but it remains a problem here.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:20, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
- DoneI took care, I just erased some of the years and leave some others.--Gduwen (talk) 01:54, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Without even reading through the article I can say that the WP:LEAD of a WP:GA for a major star like this must be three paragraphs and possibly four. Make sure to summarize the entire article in this LEAD.

Done Lead amplified to 3 paragraphs, tough you say three paragraphs are necessary i found a couple of good articles that have only 2 Bruce Willis,David Morse (actor), Evan Rachel Wood, Forest Whitaker, Daniel Craig. --Gduwen (talk) 23:27, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

- Well two could be acceptable because the article was a bit shorter than I had expected. Just review WP:LEAD and follow its advice. I believe that this is a two to three paragraph subject as opposed to a three to four paragraph subject. I was expecting to have questions about things needing more detail throughout the article.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:36, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
~~Now the newly added phrase "Along her career different" should be "During her career different"~~.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:36, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
Done--Gduwen (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
- I have tweaked this.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:27, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
~~“big screen debut” sounds colloquial and unencyclopedic. Try something more professional~~
- NI did not mean remove it. Something like "Her motion picture debut" would be fine.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:37, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
- Done ok chief that's done now.--Gduwen (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Done Fixed --Gduwen (talk) 23:27, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Early life

~~I am an overlinker, but I would suggest linking the following: ads, television commercials, audition~~
- Done all merged.--Gduwen (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - N. I meant to find articles and link them so the words have blue hyperlinks.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:32, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Done hope that does it.--Gduwen (talk) 18:32, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
    - Yes, but if magazine ad and newspaper ad do not have their own articles, you needn't link to advertising twice.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:56, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
      - Ok I erased one of the links. --Gduwen (talk) 19:09, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~It is unclear to me whether here start in modeling is related to auditioning at Ford.~~
- Done i changed it, her father's friend suggested her to model, she looked for representation and found it in ford (read source 59, first page)--Gduwen (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
The following sentence needs to be restructured so that its subordinated clause don’t have subordinated clauses that have subordinated clauses. These led to movie auditions and her first film role was as "young Deborah Gelly", a supporting role in Sergio Leone's 1984 gangster epic, Once Upon a Time in America, filmed mostly in 1982 when she was eleven.[14]
- I don't see the change, but now am rereading it as the film name is a parenthetical, and filmed mostly... describes either the epic or the film by name. When I read it before I only thought filmed mostly... was modifying the named film. I'll let it stand.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:39, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
- Done I restructured it in a different way --Gduwen (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
~~One line and stubby paragraphs need to be expanded or merged.~~
- Done merged.--Gduwen (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
~~Being transferred (was this a decision made by someone else)?~~
- Done I Re-wrote that part. She was transferred to train with Roy London, Howard Fine and Harold Guskin.--Gduwen (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - N being transferred suggest a decision made by someone else. Did she make the decision to transfer herself?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:52, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - I just can find information about her being transferred to train improvisation with that folks, nothing about her or someone else deciding about it. --Gduwen (talk) 18:32, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
    - If you can not find information, the default assumption is that she made the decision herself. Thus, you need active voice. I.E., she transferred, not she was transferred. or transferring instead of being transferred.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR)
      - Done I took care of that part. Now it's written in active voice--Gunt50(talk) 15:35, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

--—Preceding unsigned comment added by TonyTheTiger (talk • contribs) 16:30, 7 September 2010

~~In 1984 needs to be followed by a comma.~~
- Done--Gduwen (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
~~From 1986 to 1992 appeared is missing a comma and a subject.~~
- Done both corrected. --Gduwen (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:43, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Early career

~~Is there any precedent for linking years to articles like 2000 in film?~~
- Done so far linking all years to its respective years in film.--Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Another overly complicated sentence: Connelly became a star with her next picture, the fantasy Labyrinth (1986), playing Sarah, a teenager who wishes her baby brother into the world of goblins ruled by goblin king Jareth (David Bowie), where she then must journey to retrieve him; the film disappointed at the box office, but became a cult classic in later years with a large fan following still in existence.[21]
- Done I modified it a bit.--Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Yes, that it better, but "where she must journey to retrieve him" is not intended to modify either Bowie or Jareth, so it must be rearranged further so that this phrase is adjacent to its referent.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 08:00, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
    - I modified the order of the phrase now.--Gduwen (talk) 19:09, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
      - That sentence remains ungrammatical in the construction "She played Sarah, a teenager on the quest to rescue her little brother Toby, and her journey to retrieve him while trapped in an enormous otherworldly maze ruled by goblin King Jareth, portrayed by David Bowie." Her journey to retrieve him is the subject of an independent phrase construction that has no verb.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:43, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
        Done I wrote: She played Sarah, a teenager on the quest to rescue her little brother Toby, and the journey she carried out to retrieve him.

Hope the sentence is fixed now. --Gunt50 (talk) 15:11, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

- - - - What is the verb and what is the noun in this (trying to be) "independent" phrase "the journey she carried out to retrieve him while trapped in an enormous otherworldly maze ruled by goblin King Jareth, portrayed by David Bowie."?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:15, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
        I restructured the whole thing, take a look.--Gduwen (talk) 23:00, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
~~Is there a link to explain Italo giallo master~~
- DoneI think that the new source that i added does it. --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - I've still got problems with this
    1. I don't know what the word Italo means.
    2. I barely know what giallo means by the reference except that a group or genre of films are referred to by this monicker
    3. IMDB is very low on the WP:RS scale.
    4. IMDB is a dynamic resource which may change and not even mention giallo in the future. If you are going to ref it at least do a www.webcitation.org archive.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 08:10, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
    - Italo means Italian (modified in the article) and i linked Giallo to its respective article. // Source changed from IMDb to All Movie. --Gduwen (talk) 19:09, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~less notorious seems to be the wrong adjective phrase for this usage~~
- Done changed it for "less successful" --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - O.K. but now "which was never released in the United State" is modifying her career as currently written. It needs to be moved adjacent to that which it modifies.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 08:12, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
    - Done --Gduwen (talk) 19:28, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~never gained a United States release needs to be reworded as “was never released in the United States” or “never had a United States release”~~
- Done--Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
You need to review tenses throughout. Film reviews often are written in the present tense because movies are in the theater or forthcoming. A sentence like “Connelly starred in several obscure films, such as the 1988 Etoile, one of the less notorious in her career, which never gained a United States release[23] and the Michael Hoffman-directed Some Girls (1988), in which she plays the college student Gabby” that uses present tense to describe a historical role should be recast to be completely in the past tense.
- Done Fixed --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - A phrase like "plays Gloria Harper" is no good.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:05, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Done It's in past tense now--Gunt50 (talk) 15:44, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~Again stubby paragraphs need to be merged or expanded~~
- Done --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - The last para is still a problem.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:05, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Done I merged the paragraph into the section's second --Gunt50 (talk) 15:50, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~I don’t think it looks good to switch back and forth from year in parenthesis and regular prose flow.~~
- Done --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
~~young innocent need to be reversed.~~
- Done --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Did you remove this content entirely?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:10, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
    - Yea, it didn't seem that relevant after all so I removed it, champ. --Gduwen (talk) 19:28, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~that lead her to took some time off from acting is ungrammatical~~
- Done modified. --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Looks the same.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:10, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Done I replace it for "this resulted in a temporary break in Connelly's acting work." --Gduwen (talk) 19:28, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

~~show her capacity of taking more mature roles should be recast as demonstrate her ability to handle more mature roles.~~
- Done --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
~~Is there a link for against type or type?~~
- what do you mean? --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - My question is many readers will be asking this same question about the meaning of "against type". Can you help them with a link?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:27, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
    - I Replaced it by "...played a different role from her beginning standards..."
      - Beginning standards is still a term I do not understand. How about a role very different from the types she had previously portrayed.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:24, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
        DoneOk, that sounds much better chief. --Gduwen (talk) 16:41, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
~~Spell out Tv.~~
- Done--Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
~~The phrase “making her first Tv appearance” needs to be moved to be adjacent to its referent (Connelly)~~
- Done --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Let me be clear. When placed next to The $treet, its grammatical interpretation is as referring to that when it is intended to refer to Connelly.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:46, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
    - "drama series The $treet, being Connelly's firs Television appearance" is that ok?
      - Tweaked myself.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:27, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
~~maybe link brokerage house~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:15, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
- Done --Gduwen (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Breakthrough and early 2000s

~~It seems that there should be a link for drug addiction and breakdown~~
- Done --Gunt50 (talk) 15:53, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Note that I dabbed breakdown to mental breakdown.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:30, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
~~You should mention some of the modest critical acclaim for her requiem role~~
- Done I did already include the most acceptable review on individual performances in the movie I been able to find on the web--Gunt50 (talk) 21:16, 08 September 2010 (UTC)
~~which awoke her interest in taking the role should be that awoke her interest in taking the role”~~
- Done --Gunt50 (talk) 15:53, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~File:Jennifer Connelly TIFF09.jpg needs the same personality rights warning that the other files have.~~
- Done Warning added chief. --Gduwen (talk) 18:40, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
I am curious about the main image choice. Of the three, it is the least flattering, IMO. I would prefer a picture that says "This Is Why I'm Hot". With all this talk about all the lists she is on, is there any chance of conjuring up a better main image. The white dress looks to me most like a most beautiful woman pic. However, since it is 5 years old, I can't push it too hard. However, she looks a little off (in comparison to her own world class standards) in the image chosen, IMO. I know most celeb photographers don't like to give up their good images, but you might want to see if anything better is out there.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:36, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
- We (user Gduwen and me) been trying to get a more representative pic for the article. We haven't been authorized to use any other photos than the present ones on the article. I'd suggest to change the current intro's image for the one in which she's dressing the red dress (It's from 2009) and place the first one in a different place within the article. I think that would be perhaps more coherent to the text.--Gunt50 (talk) 15:03, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
  - That is certainly a clearer depiction of this universally chosen most beautiful woman. Make the switch.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:51, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
    - I disagree, I think that the pic in the infobox it's ok, illustrative enough for the article because shows her face quite well, The other pics doesn't. And about This Is Why I'm Hot thing, you can see that she's a hottie by the other pics along the article. --Gduwen (talk) 23:00, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
~~Was she the wife of the main character or his alter ego?~~
- She played the wife of the main character. Nash had no alter ego. He hallucinated other people but did not have an alter ego himself --Gunt50 (talk) 15:53, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
- He had Schizophrenia not Dissociative identity disorder there was no alter ego.--Gduwen (talk) 18:44, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
  - I am talking about "In Hulk she portrayed the scientist and former girlfriend of the main character, Betty Ross".--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:53, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
    - Yea, but remember it was his former Girlfriend nothing about wife, anyway it's kinda difficult to imagine she's married to a supersized-angry monster who can't reason. --Gduwen (talk) 23:00, 13 September 2010 (UTC
      - My point is that since the movie is named Hulk, a reader might think Hulk is the main character. We need to be clear who she was married to.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:32, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
        I think that's done now. --Gduwen (talk) 16:47, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
~~move ref 55 to follow the Kingsley punctuation~~
- We're using ref no 55 to source the acclaim of her role by People. Are you sure you want to move that specific ref? --Gunt50 (talk) 15:53, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
  - If we are talking about what is now ref 59, move it to the end of the sentence.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 02:37, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
    - Done I moved the ref --Gunt50--190.105.4.123 (talk) 14:44, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
~~After more than a year off acting seems to be stray text.~~
- DoneI specified the exact time: 2 years (from The House of Sand and Fog (2003) til Dark Water (2005)) and moved the line to the next subsection to a coherent context. --Gunt50 (talk) 17:10, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

2005-2007

~~her first horror movie since Phenomena, which was based on a Japanese film again is subordinated subordinated clause structure~~
- Done Fixed --Gunt50 (talk) 16:52, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Looks good. could you add "in 19XX" after the word Phenomena.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 02:43, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
    - Done Fixed --Gunt50 I added the year --190.105.4.123 (talk) 14:44, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
~~link paranormal~~
- Done --Gunt50 (talk) 16:52, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~it seems that the paragraph breaks one sentence too late.~~
- Done I already restructured that part--Gunt50 (talk) 16:52, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

2008-present

She played Dr. Helen Benson, a Princeton University astrobiologist, Connelly a fan of the original movie[67] performed in a role different from the original, were Helen Benson was a secretary and the focus of the movie balanced in her romantic relationship with Klaatu. Needs to be rewritten to separate jumbled thoughts.
- Done --Gunt50 (talk) 16:16, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~2009 is no longer present tense~~
- Done --Gunt50 (talk) 16:16, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~The same year voiced 7, in the animation film 9. Is missing a word.~~
- Done subject added --Gunt50 (talk) 16:16, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:46, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Personal life

~~despite her notorious film career[13] and her preference for family life seems off for two reasons:~~
- First notorious is not used correctly here since it has derogatory implication
  - Done I substituted notorious for successful. Just hope that fits better --Gunt50 (talk) 22:39, 08 September 2010 (UTC)
- keeping a low profile goes hand in hand with preference for family life
  - Done I reversed the part concerning her low profile. I consider the personal quote explains it pretty much --Gunt50 (talk) 22:39, 08 September 2010 (UTC)
~~whom met while working is missing a word~~
- Done subject added --Gunt50 (talk) 16:33, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
~~More stubby sentence problems~~
- Done -- User GDuwen merged one of the stubby sentences into the intro to complete it. I took the time to merge the remaining one into different paragraphs of the section in order to solve this problem. --Gunt50 (talk) 22:39, 08 September 2010 (UTC)
This whole paragraph: “Connelly was named on November 14, 2005 Amnesty International Ambassador for Human Rights Education[87] as well she contributed in several charity campaigns, she was featured in an advertising for highlighting the need of clean water of people globally with the end of finance with donations drilling projects in Africa, India, and Central America.[88] On May 2, 2009 she participated of Revlon's annual 5k Run/Walk for Women along with Jessica Alba and Jessica Biel.” Is ungrammatical
- Done fixed --Gunt50 (talk) 16:33, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
  - Mostly fixed. I have a problem with the phrase "with the end of finance".--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:00, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
    - "...with the end of contribute with donations to drilling projects in Africa, India, and Central America." sounds better? --Gduwen (talk) 16:47, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
      - No. not exactly sure what you are trying to say. Maybe "with the end result that people made donations to. . ."--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:47, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
        I took the time to fix that sentence. I think it's already solved. You should take a look now --Gunt50 (talk) 15:54, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

I apologize for my slow and tedious review. Thanks for your patience and diligence.

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
There is room for improvement in the flow of the prose.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
Could use a bit more about non-filmography stuff
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
I would still like a better main image
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
This article clearly passes WP:WIAGA now.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:09, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

AD III

I forgot to mention this in my edit. House of Sand and Fog is by Andre Dubus III, not his father, who is Andre Dubus (the II, presumably!) I've been meaning to fix that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.141.113.171 (talk • contribs) 14:47, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Polyglot?

Why is Jennifer included in the polyglots category but there is no mention in the article of any ability to speak several languages? Can someone either verify that she is, in fact, a polyglot, or remove that category? Thanks. ---Charles 04:22, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

I think I read somewhere that she can speak English, Italian (and at least one of French or Spanish, I can't remember). I haven't searched for a reference though. Can anyone find one? Davemcarlson 00:01, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I actually just found these bios saying that she speaks fluent Italian and French, and some Japanese (she recorded a single in Japanese, I know) [5] [6] [7], but none of these sources seems entirely credible, and they could have borrowed from one another. Do you think it's worth putting this information in the article, or should we hold out until better sources become available? Davemcarlson 00:07, 12 May 2007 (UTC)