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Talia Shire (; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress most known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather films and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series.
Shire was born Talia Rose Coppola in Lake Success, New York, the daughter of Italia (née Pennino) and arranger/composer Carmine Coppola.[1] 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 five children. Her son Matthew Orlando Shire is the child of her first marriage to composer David Shire. Her two other sons, actors/musicians Robert Schwartzman and Jason Schwartzman, are 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. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Godfather: Part II. Later, she portrayed Adrian Pennino Balboa, the girlfriend (and later wife) of Rocky Balboa in the Rocky movies, and was nominated for a second Academy Award, this time for Best Actress for playing Adrian in Rocky. She also starred in such films as I ♥ Huckabees, Kiss the Bride and 2007's Homo Erectus.[2]
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