Talia Shire
Talia Rose Shire is an American actress best known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather films and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series. For her work in The Godfather Part II and Rocky, Shire was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively, and for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama for her role in Rocky.
Personal life
Shire was born Talia Rose Coppola in Lake Success, New York, the only daughter of Italia and arranger/composer Carmine Coppola. Born into a Catholic family of Italian immigrant ancestry, her paternal grandparents came to the United States from Bernalda, Basilicata. Her maternal grandfather, popular Italian composer Francesco Pennino, emigrated from Naples, Italy. 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 three children. Her son Matthew Orlando Shire is the child of her first marriage to composer David Shire. Her other sons, actors/musicians Jason and Robert, are from her second marriage, to the film producer Jack Schwartzman.Career
Shire portrayed Connie Corleone in The Godfather and its sequels and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in . For her portrayal of Adrian Pennino, the love interest of Rocky Balboa in Rocky, she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama and the Academy Award for Best Actress. In addition to reprising her Adrian role in four Rocky sequels, Shire has appeared in such films as Kiss the Bride, I Heart Huckabees, and Homo Erectus.Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1975 | Foster and Laurie | Adelaide Laurie | CBS Television film |
| 1976 | Doctors' Hospital | Episode: "Lullabye" | |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Teresa Santoro | ABC Television miniseries |
| 1977 | Kill Me If You Can | Rosalie Asher | NBC Television film |
| 1977 | The Godfather Saga | Connie Corleone | NBC Television film |
| 1978 | Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This | Carol Agnelli | CBS Television film |
| 1987 | Gina | NBC Television film | |
| 1987 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Wilma Van Winkle | Episode: "Rip Van Winkle" |
| 1991 | Mark Twain and Me | Jean Clemens | Television film |
| 1992 | For Richer, for Poorer | Millie Katourian | HBO Television film |
| 1992 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Mrs. Leland | Episode: "Please, God, I'm Only Seventeen" |
| 1993 | Chantilly Lace | Maggie | Showtime Television film |
| 1995 | Blossom | Herself | Episode: "A Star Is Bared" |
| 1997 | Born Into Exile | Donna Nolan | NBC Television film |
| 2007 | Blue Smoke | Bianca Hale | Lifetime Television film |
| 2007 | Christmas at Cadillac Jack's | Peg | Television film |
| 2017 | Kingdom | Annette Kulina | Episodes: "Old Pueblo" and "Cactus" |
| 2018 | Grace and Frankie | Teddie | Episodes: "The Pop-Ups" and "The Hinge" |
| 2018 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Meryl Frumpkis | Bravo |