Diahnne Abbott is a former American actress, who is also known as the first wife of Robert De Niro, a Hollywood star, who is known worldwide.

Early life and family

Diahnne Eugenia Abbott was born on January 1, 1945 in New York City, USA, so she has American nationality and her zodiac sign is Capricorn. Little is known about her family, but she once mentioned that her father was from Antigua and that Diahnne’s cousin Gregory is Joel Abbott, a famous singer, composer, musician and producer. Diahnne spent most of her childhood in New York; since her early years she has done a lot of sports, football and volleyball; however, she always knew she wanted to be an actress, not a professional sportswoman. So she used her passion for active games to her advantage, keeping fit and caring about her health from her teens.

Educational background

Diahnne graduated from her local New York high school in 1963. There is no information about her further education, but it is known that she took drama and acting courses to further her acting career.

Career

Start her acting career

Diahnne debuted as an actress in 1976, starring opposite her future husband, Robert De Niro, in Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” – Diahnne landed the role of Concession Girl, while De Niro played Travis Bickle’s main character. The film was a huge success and Diahnne later admitted that it was really lucky for her to start her acting career in such a film. “Taxi Driver” won Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976, and Robert De Niro was named Best Actor and received his Academy Award, while the film was named Best Picture and also received an Oscar.

It’s worth saying that Jodie Foster, who played Iris, also won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress – she was 12 years old when she was cast in the role, and there was a lot of controversy over such’s situation. one young girl films in the film that depicts so much violence.

Further success

In the same year, Diahnne also appeared as Jeanette Ross in Alan Rudolph’s “Welcome to LA”. The movie was very successful, and Newsweek called it’s ‘an extraordinary debut’ for Alan Rudolph; critics also praised the work of the film’s actors and actresses.

The following year, Diahnne landed a supporting role in another Martin Scorsese movie, “New York, New York”, portraying one of the singers of the Harlem Club and performing the Fats Waller song titled “Honeysuckle Rose”; the film’s theme song was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards as Best Original Song, while Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro were nominated for Best Actress and Best Actor.

In 1983, Diahnne had the role of Rita Keane in Martin Scorsese’s black comedy “The King of Comedy”, and in 1084 she played Susan in “Love Streams”. In 1986, she appeared as a mother in Richard Pryor’s “Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling”; Pryor also produced the film and played the main character. In 1988, Diahnne appeared in three episodes of the TV series “Crime Story”, portraying the character Sonia.

Last works and life after retiring from acting

After an almost 12-year hiatus between filming, Diahnne returned to acting in 2000, appearing as Blanca Romero in “Before Night Falls”, a biographical drama directed by Julian Schnabel. In 2002, Diahnne landed the role of Leah in “Soliloquy”; she has not acted in any other movie or TV series since then.

Personal life, ex-husband Robert De Niro

Diahnne married legendary Hollywood actor Robert De Niro in early 1976 when he was 33 years old, and she had just turned 31. Diahnne already had a daughter from her first relationship, Drena, and De Niro adopted her as soon as he and Diahnne married. On November 9, 1976, Diahnne gave birth to their first child, a son named Raphael.

In 1988, the couple divorced. Diahnne has not been spotted in any other relationship, while Robert De Niro had an affair with former model Doris A. “Toukie” Smith – they had twin sons – Aaron and Julian – who had given birth to a surrogate mother. In 1997, Robert De Niro married actress Grace Hightower, his second official wife. They separated in 1999, but moved in together again in 2004. In November 2018, the couple announced they were separating after more than 20 years of on-off marriage; they had two more children – Elliot and Helen, both of them born through a surrogate.

Robert De Niro’s successful acting career

Diahnne’s ex-husband, Robert Anthony De Niro Jr., is a popular Hollywood actor, director and producer, who is known for his numerous successful works.

He started his acting career in 1965 and appeared in such films as “Trois Chambres à Manhattan”, “Encounter” and “Les Jeunes Loups”. His career became so successful not without the influence of Martin Scorsese, a close friend of De Niro, who often invited him to appear in his films. Thus, Robert appeared in more than a dozen films directed by Scorsese, including ‘Mean Streets’ (1973), ‘New York, New York’ (1977), ‘Casino’ (1995) and ‘The Irishman’ (2019). However, his greatest success in his 30s was the lead role of De Niro in the sequel to “The Godfather”, directed by Francis Ford Coppola – in “The Godfather: Part II”, De Niro played the role of Vito Corleone, opposite Al Pacino , Diane Keaton and Robert Duvall.

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His latest works include “Joker” (2019), starring Joaquin Phoenix and Zazie and Beetz; “The Wizard of Lies” (2017), starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Alessandro Nivola; “War with Grandpa” (2020), where Robert landed the role of Ed.

Diahnne’s daughter, Drena De Niro

Diahnne’s eldest daughter from her relationship with the unknown male person is named Drena. She is a former model who now works as an actress. Born on September 3, 1967, Drena started her modeling career when she was not yet 18 years old while her acting career started in 1996 appearing as a receptionist in “Grace of My Heart”.

She later landed roles in films such as “Wag the Dog” (1997), “Too Tired to Die” (1998) and “Great Expectations” (1998), playing Marcy. She later appeared in such films as “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle” (2000), “City by the Sea” (2002) in which she landed the role of Vanessa Hansen, and “Freezerburn” (2005) in which she portrayed Nada the handler. Drena has appeared as a supporting actress in ‘Welcome to New York’ (2014), ‘The Intern’ (2015) and ‘Joy’ (2015), and the list of her latest works includes ‘Hands of Stone’ (2016 ), ‘ Furlough” (2018) and “A Star Is Born” (2018), a biopic about Lady Gaga’s music career, in which Drena got the role of Paulette Stone.

Diahnne’s son, Raphael De Niro

Born on November 9, 1976, Raphael De Niro is a former actor, who is now dabbling in the New York real estate market. While continuing his acting career, patronized by his famous father, he has appeared in such films as “Awakenings” and “Raging Bull”. He also acted as a producer of the documentary film “James Abbott is Gone” (2013). Later, partly because his paternal grandmother, Virginia Admiral, invested in real estate in New York, Raphael switched to this activity. As of 2020, Raphael also serves on the board of directors of the Tribeca Film Institute.

Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts

Diahnne has always loved sports, but had to give up all her sporting activities due to her age, but occasionally does some yoga.

She spends most of her time with her family and takes care of her four grandchildren as Drena has one child and Raphael has three children.

Appearance, clothing style

Diahnne has long dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. She is 1.70 m tall and weighs about 64 kg; her vital stats are currently unavailable. In terms of her clothing style, Diahnne prefers long dresses with oriental patterns; she hates wearing high heels and often wears sandals.

Wealth and salary

As of 2020, Daihnne’s net worth is estimated to be approx $10 millionwhile her ex-husband Robert De Niro reportedly has a fortune $500 million.

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