Talia Shire facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Talia Shire
Shire in 1977
Born	Talia Rose Coppola (1946-04-25) April 25, 1946 (age 79) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1968–present
Spouse(s)	David Shire ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1980)​ Jack Schwartzman ​ ​ (m. 1980; died 1994)​
Children	3, including Jason and Robert Schwartzman and Matthew Orlando Shire
Parent(s)	Carmine Coppola Italia Coppola
Relatives	August Coppola (brother) Francis Ford Coppola (brother) Nicolas Cage (nephew) Roman Coppola (nephew) Christopher Coppola (nephew) Sofia Coppola (niece) Gia Coppola (great niece)
Family	Coppola

Talia Rose Shire (born April 25, 1946) is an American actress. She is famous for playing two big roles: Connie Corleone in The Godfather movies and Adrianna Pennino Balboa in the Rocky movies.

Talia Shire was nominated for important awards like the Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars) for her acting in The Godfather Part II and Rocky. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in Rocky.

Early Life and Family

Talia Rose Coppola was born in Queens, New York, in 1946. Her family has roots in Italy. Her grandparents came to the United States from different parts of Italy.

Talia is the only daughter of Italia and Carmine Coppola. Her father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and arranger. She has two brothers: Francis Ford Coppola, who is a famous director, and August Coppola, who was an academic. Many other members of her family are also involved in movies, including her nephew Nicolas Cage and her niece Sofia Coppola.

Her family moved to Lake Success, New York, where she spent her high school years.

Talia Shire has three sons. Her oldest son, Matthew Orlando Shire, is a TV writer and film producer. Her other two sons, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Coppola Schwartzman, are actors and musicians.

Career Highlights

Talia Shire became well-known for her role as Connie Corleone in The Godfather (1972) and its follow-up, The Godfather Part II (1974). For her work in The Godfather Part II, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This award is given to an actress who plays a very important role but not the main one.

She gained even more fame playing Adrianna Pennino in Rocky (1976). Adrianna was the love interest of the main character, Rocky Balboa. For this role, Talia won several awards, including the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. These are very high honors in the movie world.

Talia continued to play Adrianna in four more Rocky movies. She has also appeared in other films like Kiss the Bride (2002) and I Heart Huckabees (2004).

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	The Wild Racers	1st Girlfriend	As Talia Coppola
1970	The Dunwich Horror	Nurse Cora	Credited as Talia Coppola
	The Butchers	Sandy
1971	Gas-s-s-s	Coralee
	The Christian Licorice Store	Last Party Guest
1972	The Godfather	Connie Corleone
	The Outside Man	Make-Up Girl
1974	The Godfather Part II	Connie Corleone
1976	Rocky	Adrianna "Adrian" Pennino
1979	Old Boyfriends	Dianne Cruise
	Prophecy	Maggie Verne
	Rocky II	Adrianna "Adrian" Pennino
1980	Windows	Emily Hollander
1982	Rocky III	Adrianna "Adrian" Balboa
1985	Rocky IV
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	Adrianna "Adrian" Balboa
	The Godfather Part III	Connie Corleone
1991	Cold Heaven	Sister Martha
1992	Bed & Breakfast	Claire
1993	Deadfall	Sam
1997	A River Made to Drown In	Jaime's Mother
	She's So Lovely	Restaurant Owner	Uncredited
1998	Divorce: A Contemporary Western	Lacey
	Can I Play?	Robert	Short film
	Caminho dos Sonhos	Ida Stern
	The Landlady	Melanie Leroy
1999	Lured Innocence	Martha Chambers
	Palmer's Pick Up	Mr. Price
	The Black and the White	Tulip Clayton
2000	The Visit	Parole Board Member Marilyn
2001	The Whole Shebang	Countess 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
2006	Rocky Balboa	Adrianna "Adrian" Balboa	Archival footage
2007	Homo Erectus	Ishbo's Mother
2008	Looking for Palladin	Rosario
	Dim Sum Funeral	Viola Gruber
	My Father's Will		aka My Secret Billionaire
2009	The Deported	Dina
2010	Minkow	Carole Minkow
	Scratching the Surface	Mrs. Shifman
2011	The Return of Joe Rich	Gloria Neiderman
2013	Palo Alto	Mrs. Ganem
2016	Dreamland	Victoria
2019	Working Man	Iola Parkes
2024	Megalopolis	Constance Crassus Catilina
2025	Nonnas	Teresa
TBA	That's Amore!		Post-production

Awards and Nominations

Talia Shire has been recognized for her acting with several important awards and nominations.

See also

In Spanish: Talia Shire para niños

• Coppola family tree