Diahnne Abbott
Diahnne Abbott (born May 1, 1945) is an American actress.
Also recorded as Diahnne Déa · Diahnne Eugenia Abbott
Diahnne Abbott
- Name
- Diahnne Abbott
- Born
- 1 May 1945
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Diahnne Abbott (born May 1, 1945) is an American actress.
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Diahnne Abbott (born 1945) is an actor, actress and film actor, among other activities, of American nationality. The actor was born in New York City. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Diahnne Abbott • Other Names — Diahnne Déa • Born — 1 May 1945 • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1976–present • Relatives — Gregory Abbott (cousin) • Children — * Drena • Raphael Diahnne Abbott (born May 1, 1945) is an American actress.
Personal life
Personal life
Abbott married actor Robert De Niro in 1976. That same year, they had a son, Raphael, who was named after the hotel in Rome where he was conceived. De Niro adopted Drena, Abbott's daughter from a previous relationship. De Niro and Abbott divorced in 1988.
Career
Career
Abbott portrayed the pornographic movie theatre concession clerk in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976) opposite De Niro. She has a memorable cameo in the 1977 film New York, New York, in which she sings Fats Waller's song, "Honeysuckle Rose". She also played the object of De Niro's affections in Scorsese's 1982 film, The King of Comedy, as well as roles in the television series Crime Story (the character of Sonia) and the 1986 film Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (Mother). She is the cousin of singer Gregory Abbott, known for his 1986 song "Shake You Down".
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Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1988 — Crime Story — Sonia — Three episodes
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1945
Diahnne Abbott born at New York City.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1976 — Taxi Driver — Concession Girl • Welcome to L.A. — Jeanette Ross • 1977 — New York, New York — Harlem Club Singer • 1982 — The King of Comedy — Rita Keane • 1984 — Love Streams — Susan • 1986 — Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling — Mother • 2000 — Before Night Falls — Blanca Romero • 2002 — Soliloquy — Leah
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- 1.McCann, Bob. Encyclopedia of African American actresses in film and television. McFarland & Co. 4. 2009. 978-0786458042.
- 2.Diahnne Abbott. Rotten Tomatoes.
- 3.62 Diahnne Abbott And Robert De Niro Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images. www.gettyimages.com.au.
- 4.Who are Robert De Niro's 7 children? What to know about his family. Yahoo Life. 2023-08-09.
- 5.Robert De Niro Recalls Feeling 'Disbelief' After Grandson Leandro's Death: 'Shouldn't Have Happened'. Yahoo Entertainment. 2024-02-07.
- 6.Robert De Niro on what he's like as a dad now versus when he raised his older kids: 'Nothing is perfect in life'. TODAY. 2024-06-05.
- 7.Taxi Driver. TVGuide.com.
- 8.Gabbard, Krin. Jammin' at the margins : jazz and the American cinema. University of Chicago Press. 278. 1996. 0226277895.
- 9."Biography" at Gregoryabbott.com.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Diahnne Déa and Diahnne Eugenia Abbott. Her recorded language was English. She married Robert De Niro. 2 children are recorded: Drena De Niro and Raphael De Niro.
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