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Who are Jennifer Connelly’s kids?

JENNIFER Connelly was just a teenager when she starred with David Bowie in Labyrinth.

Decades later, the Snowpiercer actress is a mother to her own brood of children.

Jennifer Connelly with her three children and her husband Paul Bettany
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Jennifer Connelly with her three children and her husband Paul BettanyCredit: Getty

Who are Jennifer Connelly's kids?

Jennifer Connelly has three children; two sons named Kai and Stellan, and a daughter named Agnes.

Jennifer's eldest son Kai was born in July 1997 and his father is photographer David Dugan.

On August 5, 2003, the Top Gun: Maverick actress welcomed her second son Stellan.

Stellan is the first of her two children with her husband, Paul Bettany.

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On May 31, 2011, Jennifer and Paul welcomed their daughter Agnes.

"Becoming a mother has made all the difference in terms of learning to take more responsibility for myself and my life," the Oscar winner told PEOPLE about her life as a mother.

"Parenthood changed the way I do everything. The biggest thing for me is wanting my kids to grow up safely and have happy lives. To me, that’s enough."

Bettany echoed similar sentiments and said: "Marriage and children changed my life. It really altered who I was and what I saw as my goals."

When did Jennifer marry Paul Bettany?

On January 10, 2003, Jennifer and Paul announced they tied the knot over the 2002 holiday season.

During the summer of 2001, the two first met at a table read for Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind.

The pair co-starred in the film together and Jennifer won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role.

However, they didn't immediately start dating because they were both in relationships at the time.

Jennifer Connelly with her eldest son Kai Dugan, pictured in October 1999
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Jennifer Connelly with her eldest son Kai Dugan, pictured in October 1999Credit: Getty

Paul even confessed that Jennifer has been his celebrity crush long before they struck up a romance.

He admitted he developed a thing for Jennifer after he first saw her in Labyrinth during his teenage years.

How old was Jennifer in Labyrinth?

By the time Labyrinth was released on June 27, 1986, Jennifer was 15 years old.

Born on December 12, 1970, the movie was one of her first in a string of successful features she was cast in throughout the 1980s and 90s.

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Her filmography also includes:

  • Once Upon a Time in America
  • Phenomena
  • Career Opportunities
  • The Rocketeer
  • Dark City
  • Requiem for a Dream
  • Pollock
  • A Beautiful Mind
  • Dark Water
  • Blood Diamond
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • Top Gun: Maverick
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