Talia Shire (born
April 25,
1946) is a two-time
Academy Award-nominated
American actress.
Personal life
Shire was born
Talia Rose Coppola in
Lake Success, New York, the daughter of
Italia (
née Pennino) and arranger/composer
Carmine Coppola.
[Talia Shire Biography (1946-1994)] Her name is in honor of her ancestral country (
Italia). Shire is the sister of director and producer
Francis Ford Coppola, the aunt of actor
Nicolas Cage and director
Sofia Coppola, and the niece of composer and conductor
Anton Coppola. She was married to composer
David Shire, with whom she had a son, Matthew Orlando Shire. She has two other sons, actors/musicians
Jason Schwartzman and
Robert Carmine, from her second marriage to the late producer
Jack Schwartzman.
