| Occupation Actress Role Actress Name Talia Shire | Parent(s) Carmine Coppola Years active 1968–present Nieces Sofia Coppola | |
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| Full Name Talia Rose Coppola Born April 25, 1946 (age 69) (1946-04-25) Lake Success, New York, U.S. Children Jason Schwartzman, Robert Schwartzman, Matthew Orlando Shire, John Schwartzman Siblings Francis Ford Coppola, August Coppola Spouse Jack Schwartzman (m. 1980–1994), David Shire (m. 1970–1980) Movies Rocky, The Godfather, Rocky IV, Rocky II, Rocky III Similar People Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Francis Ford Coppola, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Schwartzman | ||
Talia shire
Talia Rose Shire (née Coppola; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress best known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather films and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series. For her work in The Godfather Part II and Rocky, Shire was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively.
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Personal life
Shire was born Talia Rose Coppola in Lake Success, New York, the only daughter of Italia (née Pennino; 1912-2004) and arranger/composer Carmine Coppola (1910-1991). Her parents were both of Italian descent. Talia is the sister of director and producer Francis Ford Coppola and academic August Coppola, the aunt of actor Nicolas Cage and director Sofia Coppola, and the niece of composer and conductor Anton Coppola. She has three children. Her son Matthew Orlando Shire is the child of her first marriage to composer David Shire. Her other sons, actors/musicians Jason and Robert, are from her second marriage, to the late film producer Jack Schwartzman.
Career
Shire portrayed Connie Corleone in The Godfather and its sequels. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 1974's The Godfather: Part II. In 1976, she portrayed Adrian Pennino, the love interest of Rocky Balboa in Rocky. For this role, she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, and was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. In addition to the Rocky sequels, Shire appeared in such films as Kiss the Bride (2002), I Heart Huckabees (2004), and Homo Erectus (2007).
