>Connelly was born on December 12, 1970,[1][2] in Round Top, a hamlet in Cairo, New York, United States. She is the only child[3] of Ilene Carol[4] (nÊe Schumann;[5] 1942[6]â2013), an antique dealer, and Gerard Connelly (died 2008),[7] a clothing manufacturer.[8] Ilene was Jewish and was educated at a yeshiva,[9] while Gerard was a Catholic of Irish[10][11] and Norwegian descent.[12][13]