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Talia Rose Shire (née Coppola; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather trilogy and Adrian Pennino Balboa in the Rocky series. For her work in The Godfather Part II and Rocky , Shire was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress , respectively, and ...
Talia Balsam was born in New York City in 1959, to actors Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten. [1] Her ancestry is Russian Jewish (father) and Italian, Dutch, and English (mother). She is the niece of actor Dick Van Patten, actress Pat Van Patten, and actor/director Tim Van Patten. Her cousin is actress Grace Van Patten. [citation needed]
Carmine was the father of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, as well as literature professor August Coppola. Talia's first marriage was to composer David Shire. She is the widow of producer Jack Schwartzman. Shire and Schwartzman are the parents of actor/musicians Jason Schwartzman and Robert Carmine.
Shire was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Adrian in Rocky. The final scene in Rocky II , in which Rocky yells "Yo Adrian, I did it!", has been named by film enthusiasts as one of the most iconic quotes in sports film history.
Joyce Van Patten (born March 9, 1934) [1] is an American film and stage actress. She is best known for her roles in films like The Bad News Bears (1976), St. Elmo's Fire (1985) (as Mrs. Beamish), and as Gloria Noonan in Grown Ups (2010).
Lenz began working as a child actress, beginning with appearances in three episodes of This Is the Life when she was 14. [2] She went on to appear in such television shows as The Andy Griffith Show (in the episode "Opie's Group" (1967) under the stage name Kay Ann Kemper) as well as in stage productions.
Dreama Elyse Walker (born June 20, 1986) [2] is an American actress. She is known for her supporting role in the series Gossip Girl, her lead role in the film Compliance (2012), and her lead roles in two short-lived television series, the comedy Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 and the legal drama Doubt.
Barbara Rush (January 4, 1927 – March 31, 2024) was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. In 1954, she won the Golden Globe Award for most promising female newcomer for her role in the 1953 American science-fiction film It Came from Outer Space. [1]