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52 years old (Born on December 12, 1970)

American actress; She is famous from Labyrinth, The Rocketeer, Requiem for a Dream and A Beautiful Mind..

She was nearly cast as Diane Court in Cameron Crowe's Say Anything... (1989). Ione Skye got the part instead. Enrolled at Yale as an English major, then transferred two years later to Stanford. Two sons: Kai Dugan and Stellan Bettany. Ranked #85 in Askmen's "Most Desirable Woman" (2002). Often plays intelligent, thoughtful characters.

Ranked as #88 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005).

Named her son Stellan after Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgu00e5rd.

Son, Kai Dugan, born July 1997. Father is photographer David Dugan.

Her father is of Irish and Norwegian heritage and her mother is of Russian and Polish descent.

Is a vegan.

Daughter-in-law of actor Thane Bettany.

First child with husband Paul Bettany, a son named Stellan, born 5 August, 2003.

Has an interest in mathematics and software.

Ranked #53 in Stuff's "103 Sexiest Women" (2003).

Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.

Speaks fluent Italian and French.

Ranked #14 in Celebrity Sleuth's "25 Sexiest Women of 1993".

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#54). [2007].

Cut a single in Japan, which she sang in phonetic Japanese. She says her agent made up the idea that she is semi-fluent in the language.

Has said she used to use the online username "ecksor", which is a phonetic spelling of XOR (Exclusive OR) - a tribute to her cousin Jerry who is a computer security expert.

Spouse: Paul Bettany (1 January 2003 - present) 1 child

In three of her movies (Dark City (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), and House of Sand and Fog (2003)), she appears standing at the end of a pier in a striking image. All three directors created the shots for different reasons, and they are not an homage or reference to each other, just an unlikely coincidence.

The character Veronica in Heathers (1989) was originally written with her in mind, but she turned the role down.

First child with husband Paul Bettany, a son named Stellan, born 5 August, 2003. Stellan`s Godfather is the actor Charlie Condou, Paul`s best friend.

Auditioned for the title role of Firestarter (1984).

Ranked #74 in FHM-USA's "100 Sexiest Women" (2002).

Measurements: 34C/D-22-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).

Her first feature film role was Once Upon a Time in America (1984).

Is an only child.