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Mary Anne Creed is the wife and later widow of Apollo Creed. In Creed, she adopts Adonis "Donnie" Johnson, who is Apollo's illegitimate son, in 1998. In 2015, she discovers that Donnie has quit a lucrative job at a securities firm to follow his father's footsteps as a boxer, much to her dismay.
Apollo Creed's wife Mary Anne (Sylvia Meals) made her second appearance in the series, the first being Rocky (portrayed by actress Lavelle Roby), although the character was mainly featured in Rocky II. Stallone's future wife, Brigitte Nielsen, appeared as Drago's wife, Ludmilla.
Phylicia Rashad (/ f ɪ ˈ l iː ʃ ə r ə ˈ ʃ ɑː d / fih-LEE-shə rə-SHAHD) (née Ayers-Allen; born June 19, 1948) is an American actress.She was most recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University before her three-year contract ended in May 2024. [1]
In the film, amateur boxer Adonis Creed (Jordan) is trained and mentored by Rocky Balboa (Stallone), the former rival turned friend of Adonis' father, Apollo Creed. Although Rocky Balboa (2006) was considered the end of the franchise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) hired Coogler in 2013 to develop a Rocky spin-off. [ 4 ]
Tony Burton as Tony "Duke" Evers: Apollo's father-figure, friend, trainer, and manager. Sylvia Meals as Mary Anne Creed: Apollo Creed's wife. Seargeoh Stallone as Robert "Rocky" Balboa Jr.: Rocky and Adrian's newborn child. Seargeoh appeared in the film uncredited. Paul Micale as Father Carmine: Rocky's priest.
Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director and gridiron football player. His prominent roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore (1996), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise.
Josh Gad's wife, Ida Darvish, has been in his corner long before the actor starred in Disney hits such as Frozen and Beauty and the Beast. The couple first met in Los Angeles in 2004 when they ...
Despite her suggestions, an exhibition match between the two materialize. Adrian attends the press conference, sitting with Apollo's wife, Mary Anne. Adrian witnesses the match between Creed and Drago, with Drago beating Creed mightily, causing Creed to die on the spot. Witnessing Apollo's death, she also attends his funeral alongside her husband.