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| Birth Name(s) : Talia Shire |
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Full Talia Shire Biography
Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946), is an American actress. Her name is in honor of her ancestral country (Italy).
Born Talia Rose Coppola in Lake Success, New York; she is the sister of director and producer Francis Ford Coppola and the niece of composer and conductor Anton Coppola. She was married to composer David Shire, with whom she had a son, Matthew Orlando Shire. She has two other sons, actors/musicians Jason Schwartzman and Robert Carmine, from her second marriage to the late producer Jack Schwartzman.
Shire first became famous for her role of Connie Corleone in The Godfather and its sequels. Later she portrayed "Adrian" the plain looking girlfriend, and later wife, of boxer Rocky Balboa (played by Sylvester Stallone) in the Rocky movies before Adrian's death. Shire appears in the final "Rocky" film, Rocky Balboa, via flashbacks to scenes from earlier films. Her fictional maiden name in the Rocky series of movies, Adrian Pennino, refers to her actual maternal grandfather Francesco Pennino.
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Godfather, Part II and for the Best Actress in a Leading Role for Rocky. |
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