Talia Shire

Talia Shire

Talia Shire is keen to bring her family together for one Coppola epic.

The actress is moviemaker Francis Ford Coppola's sister and she'd like him to helm a film featuring the entire clan, including her sons Jason and John Schwartzman and Matthew Shire and relatives like Roman and Sofia Coppola and Nicolas Cage.

She tells WENN, "I would like to do a film one day with my circus family; my stepson is John Schwartzman a great cinematographer, who did Seabiscuit, and all my children could be involved.

"My son Matthew Shire was a production assistant on House Bunny, Jason and Robert Schwartzman are actors and Robert also composes songs for film and television, so hopefully we will all have that chance to work together. My children are very creative."

Shire shot to fame in 1972 when she appeared in her brother's movie The Godfather as Connie Corleone. She picked up a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination two years later when she reprised the role for The Godfather Part II.

However it is the role of Adrian Pennino in the Rocky series of movies for what she is best known, pickig up a Best Actress nominaion in 1976 for her performance.

She reprised the role of Adrian on for more occasions between Rocky II and Rocky V.


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