Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly made an incredibly rare public appearance with her eldest son Kai Dugan at the world premiere of Top Gun: Maverick premiere in San Diego on Wednesday.
The 51-year-old former child star welcomed 24-year-old Kai during her romance with photographer David Dugan two years before meeting her husband Paul Bettany on the set of A Beautiful Mind.
Jennifer, Kai, and the Emmy-nominated Englishman - turning 51 on May 27 - arrived together on the famed USS Midway aircraft carrier.
In the danger zone! Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly made an incredibly rare public appearance with her eldest son Kai Dugan at the world premiere of Top Gun: Maverick premiere in San Diego on Wednesday
Need for speed: The 51-year-old former child star welcomed 24-year-old Kai during her romance with photographer David Dugan two years before meeting her husband Paul Bettany (R) on the set of A Beautiful Mind
Connelly stunned in a golden Louis Vuitton turtleneck gown selected by her stylist Leslie Fremar.
Hairstylist Renato Campora coiffed the Snowpiercer actress' signature side-parted raven locks for red carpet festivities.
Make-up artist Lisa Storey brought out Jennifer's bushy brows and baby blues as well as applying her glossy pout.
Connelly also made sure to pose with her onscreen leading man Tom Cruise, who ostentatiously arrived by a helicopter he piloted himself.
Blended family: Jennifer, Kai, and the Emmy-nominated Englishman - turning 51 on May 27 - arrived together on the famed USS Midway aircraft carrier
Golden girl! Connelly stunned in a golden Louis Vuitton turtleneck gown selected by her stylist Leslie Fremar
Fierce after 50! Hairstylist Renato Campora coiffed the Snowpiercer actress' signature side-parted raven locks for red carpet festivities
Ready for her close-up! Make-up artist Lisa Storey brought out Jennifer's bushy brows and baby blues as well as applying her glossy pout
The New York native plays single mother and bar owner Penelope 'Penny' Benjamin, who's dating flight instructor Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, in Joseph Kosinski's sequel to Tony Scott's 1986 classic Top Gun.
Jennifer was shocked when the 59-year-old Oscar nominee changed their tarmac scene into a flying scene aboard a North American P-51 Mustang where they did 'some gentle rolls.'
'But it was really the most extraordinary experience. He's an incredible pilot and it was pretty magical getting to do that,' Connelly told ET on Tuesday.
'It was really fun and, again, just not something that comes up in my daily life, riding a [plane or a] motorcycle with Tom Cruise.'
Man of the hour! Connelly also made sure to pose with her onscreen leading man Tom Cruise, who ostentatiously arrived by a helicopter he piloted himself
'Excited for tonight's @topgunmovie premiere!' The New York native plays single mother and bar owner Penelope 'Penny' Benjamin, who's dating flight instructor Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, in Joseph Kosinski's sequel to Tony Scott's 1986 classic Top Gun
Jennifer was shocked when the 59-year-old Oscar nominee changed their tarmac scene into a flying scene aboard a North American P-51 Mustang where they did 'some gentle rolls'
Connelly told ET on Tuesday: 'But it was really the most extraordinary experience. He's an incredible pilot and it was
