1. Beverly D'Angelo's claim to fame film was as Patsy Cline in Coal Miners Daughter. Which she did all her own singing.
2. The role which actually made her a household name in America came in
1983 with ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’, where she portrayed the
character of Ellen Griswold. Later, Angelo played the character in the 4
sequels that were made across almost 20 years. During most of the 90s
she appeared in comedy films
3. Beverly D’Angelo was born Beverly Heather D'Angelo Upper Arlington,
Ohio, U.S., on 15th November 1951, to Priscilla Routh and Eugene
D’Angelo. The influence of art was extremely high in her house as her
mother was a famous violinist and her father was a bass player and
managed a TV station. She is the granddaughter of a highly regarded
architect, Howard Smith, who is credited to have designed the Ohio
Stadium.
The musical genes acquired by her parents had quite a strong influence
on her as a child and she started singing to her parents. On their
appreciation, she grew increasingly fond of music, specially rock and
jazz music. Somewhere during her teenage, her focus shifted towards
acting.
4. Beverly D’Angelo joined a band named ‘The Hawks’ and was attached to the band for
some time, before she left. ‘The Hawks’ changed their name to ‘The Band’
later and achieved immense success.
5. Apart from acting, Beverly D’Angelo has provided her voice for characters in two
episodes of the popular American animation TV series, ‘The Simpsons’.
She first appeared in third season of the show in 1992 as a folk country
singer. Later in 2008, she reprised the same character in the nineteenth season of the show.
6. Beverly D’Angelo has dated quite a number of men from the industry and
her romantic life has been a constant attraction for the media and
tabloids. She had a relationship with ‘Hair’ director Milos Forman,
which ended up badly.
Also a relationship with an Italian student followed which ended up in
marriage. During that time, she briefly said goodbye to her Hollywood
career, but the marriage ended bitterly a couple of years later and she
returned to Hollywood.
A relationship with a leading production designer Anton Furst followed
in 1991, which culminated tragically as the Oscar winner designer
committed suicide. However, she started dating Hollywood superstar Al
Pacino in late 90s and she had twins with Pacino in 2001. The couple
broke up in 2003 and Beverly has maintained a single status until now.
7. Before Beverly D’Angelo made a huge impact in the Coal Miners Daughter. She made 7 movies in the 70s and the 2 which got her noticed was The Sentinel (1977)
and Hair (1979)
Which by the 80s her name was on most producer lists.
As of June 2017, Beverly’s net worth is USD 20 million.
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