Except that Jennifer Connelly can actually act. Check out the disturbing indie Requiem for a Dream if you'd like a more obscure proof of her talents than her Oscar-winning role in the big budget A Beautiful Mind.
Yes, she can act and I am a fan of hers.
But she and Virginia Madsen used to be better known for taking off their tops in movies like "The Hot Spot". Virginia Madsen even dropped out for a while to raise her son. And I was very charmed at the way she resolved at that point to never do any more nudity again.