Talia Shire

Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946) is an American actress.

Born Talia Rose Coppola in Lake Success, New York, she is the sister of director and producer Francis Ford Coppola.

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 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 is the mother of actors Jason and Robert Schwartzman and aunt to actor Nick Cage.


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She is the mother of actors Jason and Robert Schwartzman and aunt to actor Nick Cage. She is married to Sir Trevor Nunn; they have two children. 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 has also appeared on television and on stage. 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. Her films include Privileged, Erik the Viking, True Colors, Jack and Sarah, Sense and Sensibility, and Twelfth Night. Born Talia Rose Coppola in Lake Success, New York, she is the sister of director and producer Francis Ford Coppola. She then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946) is an American actress. When her family moved to a barge in London, she was educated at St Paul's Girls School in Hammersmith and Westminster School, and then took her degree at the University of Oxford. She was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Imogen Stubbs (born 21 November 1961) is a British actress.