What was Talia Shire, the actress who played Adrien in ‘Rocky’? This is what it looks like right now

‘Rocky’ is one of the most famous franchises of the seventies, whose story has been expanded into the spin-off ‘Creed’, starring Michael B. Jordan.

From the first film, in 1976, Rocky had the support of Adrian, who would later become his wife, but what happened to the actress who played this role?

Talia Shire: Actress who has appeared in two major film franchises

Born as Talia Rose Coppola, this actress is the sister of director and composer Francis Ford Coppola, aunt of actor Nicolas Cage and director Sofia Coppola.

Shire rose to fame playing Connie Corleone, daughter of Don Vito Corleone and Carmela Corleone, and as the sister of Sonny, Fredo and Michael Corleone in the three Godfather films.

Thanks to her work in the second film, Talia was nominated in the category of Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards in 1975, although she did not win the award.

Following this success, the actress was cast to play Adrian, the sweet and shy boxer partner played by Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rocky’, earning her second Academy Award nomination, only for Best Actress, in 1977 .

Although she was not initially the first choice for the role, the producers were impressed with her audition and since then, Talia Shire has continued her film career, albeit often in supporting roles or lesser known productions.

That’s how Talia Shire, who played Adrian in “Rocky,” changed.

Following her success, the actress hasn’t stopped working, participating in 73 projects so far, according to her IMDb profile.

After completing her participation in the epics “Rocky” and “The Godfather”, the performer had the opportunity to appear in several projects.

‘Blossom’ (1995), ‘The Visit’ (2000), ‘Dreamland’ (2016), ‘Gracia & Frankie’ (2018), ‘Working Man’ (2019) and ‘Chantilly Bridge’ (2023), were some films and series where she appeared, but this year we will see her again on the big screen.

‘Megalopolis’: Francis Ford Coppola’s science fiction film

This movie took several decades to come out. In addition to the project’s financing problems, the attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001 also ended up keeping it under wraps, but all indications are that it will hit theaters in late 2024.

As for the cast of “Big City”, everything indicates that the main role has fallen into the hands of Adam Driver, we will also see Giancarlo Esposito, Natalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Sia LaBeouf, Jason Schwartzman, Dustin . Hoffman, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, DB Sweeney, Isabelle Kusman, James Remar, Madeleine Gardella, Bailes Ives, and Kathryn Hunter.

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