Was Jennifer Connelly in the original Top Gun?

Jennifer Connelly was not in the original Top Gun. However, her character Penny Benjamin existed in the original film, despite not making a physical appearance onscreen.

Jennifer Lynn Connelly was born on December 12, 1970, in Cairo, New York, United States of America. Connelly gained public recognition with Jim Henson’s 1986 fantasy Labyrinth with David Bowie.

Jennifer Connelly was praised for playing the role of a drug addict in Darren Aronofsky’s drama film Requiem for a Dream (2000). In 2002, Connelly won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Alicia Nash in Ron Howard’s biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001).

Jennifer Connelly had roles in Noah (2014), Alita: Battle Angel (2019) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Since 2020, Jennifer Connelly has been appearing in the TNT dystopian television series Snowpiercer.

Parisian fashion house Balenciaga and Revlon cosmetics signed Jennifer Connelly as the face of their 2008 campaigns. She tied the knot with actor Paul Bettany, whom she met while working on A Beautiful Mind.

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