Was Jennifer Connelly In The Original Top Gun?

Is she part of the returning cast?
The love interest for Tom Cruise's character in Top Gun: Maverick is played by Jennifer Connelly. Is the actress part of the returning cast?
Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 original film starring Tom Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a top-tier pilot in the Navy. Thirty years after the original film's events, Maverick is asked to head up a section of the TOP GUN program to embark on a dangerous mission. Things become personal when the program includes the son of Maverick's late friend, forcing him to confront his past.

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