TALIA SHIRE
Name: Talia Shire
Birth name: Talia Rose Coppola
Born: 25 April 1946 Lake Success, New York
Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946), is a two-time Academy-Award nominated
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 Pennino (named afrer Francesco Pennino,
Shire's grandfather) 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.
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.
She also appeared as the Geico caveman's therapist in television ads.
Name: Talia Shire
Birth name: Talia Rose Coppola
Born: 25 April 1946 Lake Success, New York
Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946), is a two-time Academy-Award nominated
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 Pennino (named afrer Francesco Pennino,
Shire's grandfather) 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.
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.
She also appeared as the Geico caveman's therapist in television ads.