Beverly D'Angelo
| Beverly D'Angelo | |
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D'Angelo in February 2012
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Beverly Heather D'Angelo November 15, 1951 Upper Arlington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) | Don Lorenzo Salviati (1981–1995; divorced) |
| Partner(s) | Al Pacino (1996-2003) |
| Children | 3 |
Beverly Heather D'Angelo (born November 15, 1951) is an American actress and singer, who starred as Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoon's Vacation films (1983–2015). She has appeared in over 60 films and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role as Patsy Cline in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), and for an Emmy Award for her role as Stella Kowalski in the TV film A Streetcar Named Desire (1984). Her other film roles include Sheila Franklin in Hair (1979) and Doris Vinyard in American History X (1998).
D'Angelo was born in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Priscilla Ruth (née Smith), a violinist, and Eugene Constantino "Gene" D'Angelo, a bass player and television station manager. Her father was of Italian descent.
Her maternal grandfather, Howard Dwight Smith, was the architect who designed Ohio Stadium, also known as "the Horseshoe" at Ohio State University. She worked as an illustrator at Hanna-Barbera Studios and as a singer before pursuing an interest in acting. Spending some time living in Canada, she was a backup singer for American-born rockabilly singer Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins' band The Hawks, who after going out on their own became legendary group The Band. She has three brothers, Jeff, Tim and Tony.
D'Angelo began acting in the theatre, appearing on Broadway in 1976 in Rockabye Hamlet (also known as Kronborg: 1582), a musical based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. She made her television debut in the first three episodes of the TV mini-series Captains and the Kings in 1976, and later began her film career.
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