Paul Bettany Kisses 'Extraordinary' Wife Jennifer Connelly After She Runs N.Y.C. Marathon: 'Best Cheer Squad'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Connelly runs the New York City Marathon on Nov. 3, 2024.Photo:Jennifer Connelly/Instagram

Jennifer Connelly/Instagram

Jennifer Connellygot a sweet congratulations upon finishing the New York City Marathon.

TheWandavisionstar, 53, shared acollection of photosfrom the race, including one of himself planting a kiss on his wife after she finished the 26.2-mile course, plus some snapshots of their 13-year-old daughterAgnes.

“Congratulations to my extraordinary Spartan wife!” Bettany wrote. “She realized her dream and raised a ton of money for cancer research.”

“Thanks also to lovely family and friends who came out to cheer her on. #fredsteam #memorialsloanekettering #nycmarathon,” he concluded.

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Jennifer Connelly (L) after running the New York City Marathon on Nov. 3, 2024.Jennifer Connelly/Instagram

Connelly madeher own postwith assorted photos from the event, thanking “everyone who made this such an amazing day” in her caption. Among the famous faces in her snapshots wereClaire Holt,Tayshia AdamsandChelsea Clinton.

“Congrats to all the runners, and special shout out to everyone who donated to @fredsteammskcc. I love NY!!!!! @nycmarathon @nyrr,” Connelly concluded.

“SPARTAN!” Bettany wrote in a comment.

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Jennifer Connelly and Claire Holt run the New York City Marathon on Nov. 3, 2024.Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM / SplashNews

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Connelly and Bettany met while filmingA Beautiful Mindin 2001, though they didn’t begin dating until after the shoot. Since then, the pair have been inseparable. Theywed over the 2002 holiday seasonand share daughter Agnes plus sonStellan, 21, and raised Connelly’s sonKai, 27, together.

The couple have worked together on several projects sinceA Beautiful Mind, includingShelter(2015). They’ve also both appeared in Marvel Cinematic Universe films — Bettany was the voice behindIron Man’s J.A.R.V.I.S. andlater starred as Vision, while Connelly played a small role inSpider-Man: Homecomingas Peter Parker’s AI assistant Karen.

While relatively private, Bettany and Connelly have been known to praise one another and sharefamily photos to social mediaon occasion.

Back in February, the actress posteda photo on Instagramof the spouses in a sunny locale, which she captioned, “Happy Valentine’s Day to my love @paulbettany.”

source: people.com