Beverly D'Angelo facts for kids
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Beverly D'Angelo
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D'Angelo in February 2012
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Beverly Heather D'Angelo
November 15, 1951 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
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Don Lorenzo Salviati
(m. 1981; div. 1995) |
| Partner(s) | Anton Furst (1991) Al Pacino (1997–2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Howard Dwight Smith (grandfather) |
Beverly Heather D'Angelo (born November 15, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies. These popular comedy films were made between 1983 and 2015.
Beverly D'Angelo has acted in over 60 films. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role as Patsy Cline in the movie Coal Miner's Daughter (1980). She also received an Emmy Award nomination for her part as Stella Kowalski in the TV film A Streetcar Named Desire (1984). Some of her other famous movie roles include Sheila Franklin in Hair (1979) and Doris Vinyard in American History X (1998).
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Early Life and Beginnings
Beverly D'Angelo was born in Columbus, Ohio. Her mother, Priscilla Ruth, was a violinist. Her father, Eugene Constantino "Gene" D'Angelo, played the bass and managed a TV station. Her father's family came from Italy. Beverly has three brothers: Jeff, Tim, and Tony. Her grandfather, Howard Dwight Smith, was an architect. He designed Ohio Stadium, which is a famous sports stadium.
Beverly went to Upper Arlington High School in Ohio. In 2009, she received an award for her achievements in acting. Before becoming an actress, D'Angelo worked as an illustrator. She also sang and was a backup singer for the rockabilly artist Ronnie Hawkins.
Career Highlights
Beverly D'Angelo started her acting career in the theatre. In 1976, she appeared on Broadway in a musical called Rockabye Hamlet. She also made her TV debut that same year in the mini-series Captains and the Kings.
Early Film Success
After a small role in Annie Hall (1977), D'Angelo starred in several hit movies. These included Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and Hair (1979). In 1980, she played country music legend Patsy Cline in Coal Miner's Daughter. This role earned her a Golden Globe nomination. She even won a Country Music Association award for the movie's soundtrack album.
The Vacation Series
Her most famous role came in 1983 as Ellen Griswold in National Lampoon's Vacation. She played opposite Chevy Chase. She returned as Ellen in four more Vacation movies:
- National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
- Vegas Vacation (1997)
- Vacation (2015)
She also appeared in a short film called Hotel Hell Vacation in 2010.
Television and Other Roles
D'Angelo received an Emmy Award nomination for her role in the 1984 TV film A Streetcar Named Desire. She also starred in many other TV movies. In the 2000s, she had a repeating role on the TV show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She played a defense attorney named Rebecca Balthus.
Beverly D'Angelo also did voice acting. She voiced the character Lurleen Lumpkin, a country singer, in two episodes of The Simpsons (1992 and 2008). From 2005 to 2011, she played Barbara "Babs" Miller in the HBO series Entourage. In 2022, she appeared in the Christmas action-comedy movie Violent Night.
Personal Life
In 1981, Beverly D'Angelo married an Italian nobleman, Don Lorenzo Salviati. They later divorced in 1995. She was also in a relationship with the actor Al Pacino from 1997 to 2003. They had twins, a son and a daughter, born on January 25, 2001.
See also
In Spanish: Beverly D'Angelo para niños
