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Jennifer Connelly - American Actress, Child Model.

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  Connelly was born in   Cairo, New York , in the   Catskill Mountains . She is the daughter of Ilene, an   antiques   dealer, and Gerard Karl Connelly, a clothing manufacturer. [3] [4]   Her father was   Roman Catholic , and of   Irish   and   Norwegian   descent. [5]   Connelly's mother was   Jewish , [6] [7]   and was educated at a   yeshiva ; [8] [9]   all of Connelly's maternal great-grandparents were Jewish emigrants from   Poland   and   Russia . [10] [11]   Connelly was raised primarily in   Brooklyn Heights , near the   Brooklyn Bridge , where she attended   Saint Ann's , a private school specializing in the arts. [11]   Her father suffered from   asthma , so the family moved to   Woodstock, New York , in 1976 to escape the city   smog . [3]   Four years later, the family returned to Brooklyn Heights, and Connelly returned to Saint Ann's School. [1] After graduating from high school, Connelly studied English literature at  Yale University  in 1988. Connelly has