Talia Shire was born on April 25, 1946 in Lake Success, Long Island, New York, USA as Talia Rose Coppola. She is an actress and producer, known for Rocky (1976), The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974). She was previously married to Jack Schwartzman and David Shire.
Talia Shire
Movies
Rocky
Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a…
Fun Facts
Younger sister of Francis Ford Coppola and August Coppola.
Takes name from a previous marriage to composer David Shire.
Daughter of composer Carmine Coppola and Italia Coppola.
Aunt of Marc Coppola, Christopher Coppola, Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola and Roman Coppola
Mother of Matt Shire, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Schwartzman.
Stepmother of John Schwartzman and Stephanie Schwartzman.
Is in many movies with Rocky co-star Burt Young and the two are good friends.
She is of Italian descent.
Children: Matt Shire (Matthew Orlando Shire) (b. 1975), Jason Schwartzman (Jason Francesco Schwartzman) (b. 1980) and Robert Schwartzman (Robert Carmine Schwartzman) (b. 1982).
She is the only person to be directed to an Oscar nomination by a sibling. Her brother Francis Ford Coppola directed her in The Godfather: Part II (1974).
Like her character Connie Corleone in the Godfather saga, she too is the youngest member of her family and the only daughter.
Her two most famous characters, Connie Corleone and Adrian Balboa, changed drastically during their respective franchises ("The Godfather"" and ""Rocky""). In ""The Godfather"" saga
Quotes
[on her famous brother, Francis Ford Coppola] He's the best director in the world - period.
I have a feeling when I'm 80 years old I'm going to get a phone call: There's going to be another Rocky.