Diahnne Abbott (born January 1, 1945) is an American actress.

Personal life

Abbott married actor

Robert De Niro Robert Anthony De Niro ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, and film producer. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of List of awards and ...

in 1976. That same year, they had a son,

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, 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

Abbott portrayed the pornographic movie theatre concession clerk in Martin Scorsese's ''

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'' (1976) opposite De Niro. She has a memorable cameo in the 1977 film ''

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'', in which she sings

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's song, " Honeysuckle Rose". She also played the object of De Niro's affections in Scorsese's 1983 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 ''Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling'' is a 1986 American biographical comedy-drama film directed, produced by and starring Richard Pryor, who also wrote the screenplay with Paul Mooney and Rocco Urbisci. ''Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling'' ...

'' (Mother). She is the cousin of singer

Gregory Abbott Gregory Joel Abbott (born April 2, 1954) is an American singer, musician, composer and producer. Although he continues to record to date, he is best known for his singles in the mid-1980s including his platinum single, " Shake You Down", from ...

, known for his 1986 song "Shake You Down"."Biography"
at Gregoryabbott.com.

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

References

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