Diahnne Abbott

Diahnne Abbott
Diahnne Abbott
Born	January 1, 1945; New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names	Diahnne Eugenia Abbott; Diahnne Déa
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1976–present
Spouse(s)	Robert De Niro (m. 1976; div. 1988)
Children	Drena De Niro; Raphael De Niro

Diahnne Abbott (born January 1, 1945[1]) is an American actress and singer. She played supporting roles in films of the 1970s and 1980s, including Taxi Driver (1976).

Abbott was married to actor Robert De Niro from 1976 to 1988. They had a son, Raphael, who was named after the hotel in Rome where he was conceived. De Niro adopted Drena, Abbott's daughter from a previous marriage. Drena 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). De Niro and Abbott divorced in 1988.

Abbott portrayed the pornographic movie theatre box office clerk in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976) opposite Robert De Niro. She has a cameo in the 1977 film New York, New York, in which she sings Fats Waller's song, "Honeysuckle Rose".[2]

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 (Mother). She is the cousin of singer Gregory Abbott, known for his 1986 song "Shake You Down".[3]

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Role
1976	Taxi Driver	Concession Girl
1976	Welcome to L.A.	Jeanette Ross
1977	New York, New York	Harlem Club singer
1983	The King of Comedy	Rita Keane
1984	Love Streams	Susan
1986	Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling	Mother
2000	Before Night Falls	Blanca Romero
2002	Soliloquy	Leah

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Crime Story	Sonia	Three episodes

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References

McCann, Bob (2009). Encyclopedia of African American actresses in film and television. McFarland & Co. p. 4. ISBN 978-0786458042.
Gabbard, Krin (1996). Jammin' at the margins : jazz and the American cinema. University of Chicago Press. p. 278. ISBN 0226277895.
"Biography" at Gregoryabbott.com.

External links

Diahnne Abbott on IMDb
Diahnne Abbott at AllMovie

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[1] McCann, Bob (2009). Encyclopedia of African American actresses in film and television. McFarland & Co. p. 4. ISBN 978-0786458042.

[2] Gabbard, Krin (1996). Jammin' at the margins : jazz and the American cinema. University of Chicago Press. p. 278. ISBN 0226277895.

[3] "Biography" at Gregoryabbott.com.