Talia Shire

Talia Shire
Born	Talia Rose Coppola
Spouse(s)	David Shire (1970–78) Jack Schwartzman (1980–94)

Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated American actress.

Personal life

Shire was born Talia Rose Coppola in Lake Success, New York, the daughter of Italia (née Pennino) and arranger/composer Carmine Coppola. Her name is in honor of her ancestral country (Italia). Shire is the sister of director and producer Francis Ford Coppola, the aunt of actor Nicolas Cage and director Sofia 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.

Career

Shire first became famous for her role of Connie Corleone in The Godfather and its sequels. Later, she portrayed Adrian Pennino, the plain-looking girlfriend (and later wife) of Rocky Balboa in the Rocky movies. She also starred in such films as I Heart Huckabees, Kiss the Bride and 2007's Homo Erectus.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1968	The Wild Racers	1st Girlfriend
1970	The Dunwich Horror	Nurse Cora
	Maxie	Sandy
1971	Gas-s-s-s	Coralee
	The Christian Licorice Store	Last Party Guest
1972	The Godfather	Connie Corleone
	Un homme est mort	Make-Up Girl
1974	The Godfather Part II	Connie Corleone	Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1976	Rocky	Adrian Pennino	National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
1979	Old Boyfriends	Dianne Cruise
	Prophecy	Maggie Verne
	Rocky II	Adrian Pennino/Balboa
1980	Windows	Emily Hollander
1982	Rocky III	Adrian Balboa
1985	Rocky IV	Adrian Balboa
1986	Rad	Mrs. Jones
	Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star	Dr. Tedra Rosen
1989	New York Stories	Charlotte	Segment: Life Without Zoe
1990	Rocky V	Adrian Balboa
	The Godfather Part III	Connie Corleone
1991	Cold Heaven	Sister Martha
	Bed & Breakfast	Claire
1993	Deadfall	Sam
1997	A River Made to Drown In	Jaime's Mother
	She's So Lovely	Restaurant Owner	Uncredited Role
1998	Divorce: A Contemporary Western	Lacey
	Can I Play?	Roberta	Short film
	Caminho dos Sonhos	Ida Stern
	The Landlady	Melanie Leroy
1999	Lured Innocence	Martha Chambers
	Palmer's Pick Up	Mr. Price
2000	The Visit	Parole Board Member Marilyn
2001	The Whole Shebang	Contessa Bazinni
2002	Kiss the Bride	Irena Sposato
2003	Family Tree	Patricia	Short film
	Dunsmore	Mildred Green
2004	I Heart Huckabees	Mrs. Silver
2005	Pomegranate	Aunt Sophia
2007	Homo Erectus	Ishbo's Mother
2008	Looking for Palladin	Rosario
	Dim Sum Funeral	Viola Gruber
	My Father's Will
2009	Pizza with Bullets	Mary Perspirino	post-production
	The Deported	Dina	post-production
	Scratching the Surface	Mrs. Shifman	pre-production
	C.F.	Donna Fischer	pre-production
2010	Shadows from the Sky	Cheryl Jones	pre-production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Foster and Laurie	Adelaide Laurie	CBS TV-Movie
1976	Doctors' Hospital		Episode: Lullabye
	Rich Man, Poor Man	Teresa Santoro	ABC Miniseries
1977	Kill Me If You Can	Rosalie Asher	NBC TV-Movie
	The Godfather Saga	Connie Corleone	NBC TV-Movie
1978	Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This	Carol Agnelli	CBS TV-Movie
1987	Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife	Gina	NBC TV-Movie
	Faerie Tale Theatre	Wilma Van Winkle	Episode: Rip Van Winkle
1991	Mark Twain and Me	Jean Clemens	TV-Movie
1992	For Richer, for Poorer	Millie Katourian	HBO TV-Movie
	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Mrs. Leland	Episode: Please, God, I'm Only Seventeen
1993	Chantilly Lace	Maggie	Showtime TV-Movie
1997	Born Into Exile	Donna Nolan	NBC TV-Movie
2007	Blue Smoke	Bianca Hale	Lifetime Television TV-Movie
	Christmas at Cadillac Jack's	Peg	TV-Movie

See also

• Coppola family tree