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Why did Talia Shire not act in the new Rocky Balboa film? why did they kill her off?
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  • [on her famous brother, Francis Ford Coppola] He`s the best director in the world - period.
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  • Children: Matthew Orlando Shire (b. 1975), Jason Francesco (b. 1980) and Robert Carmine (b. 1982).
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  • Daughter of composer Carmine Coppola and Italia Coppola.
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  • Granddaughter of Francesco Pennino. Her character in Rocky (1976), Adrian Pennino, was named after him.
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  • Her two most famous characters, Connie Corleone and Adrian Balboa, changed drastically during their respected franchises ("The Godfather" and "Rocky"). In "The Godfather" saga, her character Connie went from being an innocent, dutiful wife who suffered from abuse to being a strong willed, powerful woman who took an active part in the family business and championed nephew Vincent to become Don. In the "Rocky" franchise, her character Adrian went from being a shy, timid, quiet girl to being a strong woman who often gave her husband the support and extra strength he needed to go the distance and overcome his opponents.
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  • Is in many movies with Rocky co-star Burt Young and the two are good friends.
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  • Is Italian/American.
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  • Is the only person to be directed to an Oscar-nomination by a sibling. Her brother Francis Ford Coppola directed her in The Godfather: Part II (1974).
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  • Mother of Jason Schwartzman and Robert Schwartzman.
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  • Sister of Francis Ford Coppola.
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  • Takes name from a previous marriage to composer David Shire.
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