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Talia Shire’s Milestones
Again portrayed Adrian in "Rocky III" (1982) and Rocky IV" (1985)
Formed Taliafilm II production company with husband Jack Schwartzman; name later changed to Schwartzman Productions
Left Yale to move to L.A., began appearing on stage
Raised "on the road" by her father, who was touring with Broadway musicals
1971 Film acting debut, "The Dunwich Horror"
1972 Cast by her brother Francis Ford Coppola as Connie Corleone in "The Godfather"
1974 Reprised her role as Connie in "The Godfather, Part II"; earned Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress
1976 Co-starred with Sylvester Stallone in "Rocky"; was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar; reprised the role in four sequels
1976 First major TV role, "Rich Man, Poor Man"
1979 Reprise the role of Rocky's wife in "Rocky II"
1989 Featured in "New York Stories," in the segment written by her brother Francis Ford Coppola
1990 Once again reprised the role of Connie for "The Godfather: Part III"
1990 Reprised role of Adrian, Rocky's wife in "Rocky V"
1995 Feature directorial debut, "One Night Stand" (co-executive produced by Roger Corman)
2004 Cast in David O Russell's off beat comedy "I Heart Huckabees"
2006 Reprised role of Adrian in "Rocky Balboa," the sixth film in the Rocky series

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Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : Talia Shire Schwartzman
AKA : Tally Coppola
Birth Name : Talia Rose Coppola

Born

April, 25 1946 in Lake Success, New York, USA

Education

  • Yale University, New Haven, CT: Studied for two years at Yale's School of Drama

Professions

actor, director