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Diahnne Abbott (born January 1, 1945) [1] is an American actress. 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.
- Taxi Driver
- Welcome to L.A.
- New York, New York
- Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
- Crime Story
- Soliloqy
- James Abbott Is Gone
- Divorce from Robert de Niro
- Death of Grandson Leandro
Abbott's first credited role is as a concession stand cashier at a porno film theater in Martin Scorsese's classic psychological thriller, Taxi Driver(1976). Her role in the film was brief but memorable. In the film, her character rejects the lead character, Travis Bickle, as he tries to flirt with her. The role of Bickle is played by the film's st...
Abbott portrayed a receptionist named Jeannette Ross in the dramatic film Welcome to L.A.(1976), where her character has an affair with Carroll Barber, played by another '70s-era Hollywood titan, Keith Carradine. Being cast alongside two of the biggest heavyweights in Hollywood was a significant early marker of success as an actress, but this didn'...
For her next role, Abbott teamed up with Scorcese and De Niro once again for the film New York, New York(1977). This time she got the chance to show off her sultry, sexy singing voice with her Jazz club performance of "Honeysuckle Rose." Abbott's next significant project came five years later in the often dismissed but highly entertaining black com...
Her next role would see her untethered from her husband and the famous Hollywood director. In Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986), Abbott portrays Richard Pryor's mother in his autobiographical drama. "Mother," as she is known in the film, is a prostitute in hermother's whorehouse, and Jo Jo's father is her abusive pimp.
Television was the next medium to offer Abbott featured roles. She played Sonia in a three-episode story arc in the Dennis Farina-led, Chicagoland police vs gangster vehicle, Crime Story. These appearances would have to appease her fans, because it would be a long 12 years until she made another TV appearance. Abbott quietly came back onto the scen...
Two years later, Abbott took on the leading role in Soliloqy, a film by French writer/director/actor Jacques Zanetti. Abbott stars as Leah, an opera diva struggling with her past demons. Leah wants to heal from the traumas of her adolescence and reconcile with her daughter, Kara, played by Abbott's real-life daughter, Drena De Niro. Abbott's perfor...
Remaining true to form, Abbott mostly laid low until she resurfaced again in another Jacques Zanetti-directed film called James Abbott Is Gone(2013). The story is about a billionaire named James Abbott, who abandons his normal life after questioning some of the choices that brought him his wealth. This time around, Abbott plays the role of a therap...
While Diahnne Abbott's marriage to Robert De Niro ended in divorce in 1988, they seem to have remained at least publicly amicable. Daughter Drena went on to become a model and a busy actress, appearing in roles with both her mother and father. She is also a humanitarian who works with orphaned children. Raphael had a short stint as an actor and pro...
Raphael has given Dianne three grandchildren with his first wife, Claudine De Matos. From Drena, Abbott had one grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, an actor cast in the blink-and-you'll-miss-it role of Leo Stone in the 2018 remake, "A Star is Born." Tragically, Leandro passed away due to an accidental overdose of fentanyl-laced pillsin July 2023. ...
Jul 3, 2023 · The actor shares seven children with four different women — two each with Diahnne Abbott, Toukie Smith and Grace Hightower, as well as one he is believed to have welcomed with Tiffany Chen.
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May 9, 2023 · Robert De Niro was married to Diahnne Abbott for 12 years and Grace Hightower for two decades. Learn about his former wives and their marriages here.
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Diahnne Abbott is an American actress from New York City. She is primarily known as the first wife of actor Robert De Niro (1943-). Their marriage lasted from 1976 to 1988, and ended in a divorce.
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Diahnne Abbott is an American actress from New York City. She is primarily known as the first wife of actor Robert De Niro (1943-). Their marriage lasted from 1976 to 1988, and ended in a divorce.
Diahnne Abbott is an American Actress & Singer. She played a notable role in the psychological thriller Taxi Driver (1976). She is the ex-wife of Robert De Niro & Cousin of musician Gregory Abbott. Diahnne lives in New York and runs a Cameo there.
