Talia Shire

She is the mother of actors Jason and Robert Schwartzman and aunt to actor Nick Cage. The marriage is notable as Brinkmann is 18 years older than Suvari. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Godfather, Part II and for the Best Actress in a Leading Role for Rocky. She married cinematographer Robert Brinkmann on March 18, 2000. Shire became famous for her roles as the wife of boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky movies, and for her role in The Godfather and its sequels. She followed these movies with roles in such movies as Loser (2000), The Musketeer (2001), and Spun (2002). Born Talia Rose Coppola in Lake Success, New York, she is the sister of director and producer Francis Ford Coppola. In 1999 Mena starred in the critically acclaimed American Beauty and the popular American Pie.

Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946) is an American actress. By age 16 she was making appearances in television shows such as Boy Meets World and ER. By the age of 12, Mena was modeling and starred in a Rice-a-Roni commercial by 13. Suvari was born in Newport, Rhode Island. Mena Adrienne Suvari (born February 9, 1979) is an American actress of Estonian descent, currently best known for her work in American Beauty (1999) and the first two American Pie films.