Drena De Niro

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Drena De Niro
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De Niro at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair party
Born (1972-09-03) September 3, 1972 (age 51)
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Children1 (deceased)
Parent(s) Robert De Niro (adoptive father)
Diahnne Abbott (mother)
Relatives Raphael De Niro (half brother)
Virginia Admiral (adoptive grandmother)
Robert De Niro Sr. (adoptive grandfather)

Drena De Niro (born September 3, 1972) is an American actress and filmmaker who is the daughter of Diahnne Abbott and the adoptive daughter of Robert De Niro after their marriage in 1976.

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Life and career

De Niro is the daughter of actress Diahnne Abbott, and the adoptive daughter of actor Robert De Niro, whose last name she took upon her mother's marriage to him in 1976.

De Niro had a bohemian upbringing and divided her time living in New York City, Los Angeles, and Italy. The transient lifestyle is said to have been a factor in her choice to work in the arts. After high school she began her career in the entertainment industry working as a model. [1] Having interests in fashion and music she became a DJ and fashion consultant. [1] It led to working as a musical supervisor for Giorgio Armani creating and coordinating runway shows. [1]

Her transition to the field of acting began with her role in Allison Anders' Grace of My Heart . Since then De Niro has worked with and trained under Larry Moss, author of the acting guide, Intent to Live, and Susan Batson of The Black Nexxus Acting Studio. After 2000 De Niro wrote and directed her first film, Girls and Dolls. The documentary examined a young stylist's obsession with her dolls, and she won the Best Directorial Debut Award at the New York Independent Film/Video Festival in 2001. She has appeared in several of her father's films, including Showtime (2002), Wag the Dog (1997), City by the Sea (2002) and The Intern (2015).

Recently De Niro's endeavors have led her back to Italy, where she worked on her latest film[ citation needed ]. Since 2006, she has been the spokesperson for the Kageno Orphan Sponsorship Program, [2] which helps provide care for orphaned children in Kageno villages. De Niro currently lives in New York City. [1] [3] In July 2023, De Niro announced that her son Leandro had died aged 19. [4] [5] It was later revealed to be due to accidental fentanyl poisoning. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Grace of My Heart Receptionist #1
1997 Wag the Dog Gate Stewardess
1998 Too Tired to Die Waitress
1998 Great Expectations Marcy
1999 At First Sight Caroline
1999On the RunRita
1999 The 24 Hour Woman Lori
1999PersonalsSherie
1999 Entropy Waitress
2000 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle RBTV Lackey
2001Freewheeling in RomaKeechie
2002 Showtime Annie
2002Ghetto DawgSemi
2002 City by the Sea Vanessa Hansen
2002SoliloquyKara
2003 Death of a Dynasty Female Staff Writer
2005FreezerburnNada, The Handler
2005The CollectionVarious
2007 The Lovebirds Stella Clark
2009Karma, Confessions and HoliMegan
2009ExTerminatorsDr. Press
2009 A Day in the Life 'P'
2011 New Year's Eve Ahern Waitress – Ahern Party
2014 Welcome to New York Executive Assistant
2015 The Intern Hotel Manager
2015 Joy Cindy
2016 Hands of Stone Adele
2018 Furlough Linda
2018 A Star Is Born Paulette Stone

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Witness to the Mob Girl In Beauty Shop
2002 The Groovenians Glindy (voice)TV short
2012 NYC 22 SVU Detective Irma BollandEpisode: "Block Party"

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