Diahnne Eugenia Abbott (born January 1, 1945) is an American actress and singer. She played supporting roles in films of the 1970s and 1980s, including ''

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'' (1976). Abbott was married to actor

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from 1976 to 1988. They had a son,

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, who was named after the hotel in Rome where he was conceived. De Niro adopted

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, Abbott's daughter from a previous marriage. Drena has appeared in several of her father's films, including ''

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (2002) and '' The Intern'' (2015). De Niro and Abbott divorced in 1988. Abbott portrayed the pornographic movie theatre box office clerk in Martin Scorsese's ''Taxi Driver'' (1976) opposite De Niro. She has a memorable cameo in the 1977 film ''

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'', in which she sings

Fats Waller Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz pi ...

'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'' w ...

'' (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 h ...

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

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

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