Talia Rose Shire (née Coppola; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather trilogy and Adrian Pennino Balboa in the Rocky series.

Shire was born Talia Rose Coppola in the Woodhaven section of Queens, New York,[2] in 1946.

[3] Her maternal grandfather, popular Italian composer Francesco Pennino, emigrated from Naples, Italy.

[5] At a young age her family moved to Lake Success on Long Island, New York, where she lived through high school.

In addition to reprising her Adrian role in four Rocky sequels,[9] Shire has appeared in such films as Kiss the Bride (2002), I Heart Huckabees (2004), and Homo Erectus (2007).