Raised "on the road" by her father, who was touring with Broadway musicals

Left Yale to move to L.A., began appearing on stage

Film acting debut, "The Dunwich Horror"

Cast by her brother Francis Ford Coppola as Connie Corleone in "The Godfather"

Reprised her role as Connie in "The Godfather, Part II"; earned Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress

Co-starred with Sylvester Stallone in "Rocky"; was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar; reprised the role in four sequels

First major TV role, "Rich Man, Poor Man"

Reprise the role of Rocky's wife in "Rocky II"

Formed Taliafilm II production company with husband Jack Schwartzman; name later changed to Schwartzman Productions

Again portrayed Adrian in "Rocky III" (1982) and Rocky IV" (1985)

Featured in "New York Stories," in the segment written by her brother Francis Ford Coppola

Once again reprised the role of Connie for "The Godfather: Part III"

Reprised role of Adrian, Rocky's wife in "Rocky V"

Feature directorial debut, "One Night Stand" (co-executive produced by Roger Corman)

Cast in David O Russell's off beat comedy "I Heart Huckabees"

Reprised role of Adrian in "Rocky Balboa," the sixth film in the Rocky series