Diahnne Abbott Bio, Age, Race, Children, Ex-Husband Robert De Niro and Other Facts

Robert De Niro might have turned over a new leaf and stuck with a woman, but back when he was married to Diahnne Abbott, the story was the exact opposite. Their marriage was plagued by Rob’s habitual wife and drug addiction.

Diahnne endured the marriage for just over a decade before announcing it in the late 1980s. Here’s everything you need to know about the legendary actor’s first wife.

Diahnne Abbott Bio (Age, Race, and Other Background Information)

The former Madame De Niro was born Diahnne Eugenia Abbott on January 1, 1945 in New York, United States. Very little is known about Abbott’s upbringing or the family she grew up in, but it is a well-known fact that she is the cousin of 80s hit musician Gregory Abbott.

They have the same last name which means Diahnee and Gregory are paternal cousins. Diahnne’s breed can be traced to the island of Antigua where her father is from. Details of his mother’s origin are unknown, but his cousin Gregory’s mother was from Venezuela.

Artistic genes seem to flow through the Abbott family. Diahnne’s cousin, Gregory, is not only a singer, but also a composer and producer. In the mid-1980s, he hit it big with his song Shake You, which was certified platinum by the RIAA. Greg continues to record music to this day.

Abbott was unknown to the general public until she got attached to her longtime boyfriend, Robert De Niro. Her acting career reportedly officially began in 1976, the year she married Robert. Abbott made his debut in Robert’s 1976 film Taxi Driver as directed by Martin Scorsese. Set in post-Vietnam War New York, Abbott starred as a concession girl in the film.

Also in 1976, Abbé appeared in Welcome to LA.; the film that won actress Geraldine Chaplin the British Academy Film BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Abbott’s next two films also starred her husband Robert.

They include musical drama films New York, New York (1977) where she portrayed a Harlem Club singer and sang Fats Waller’s classic song Rose of Honeysuckle, as well as The King of Comedy (1983) a satirical film black comedy in which she plays the character of Rita Keane the love interest of De Niro’s character. Both films were directed by Robert’s friend Martin Scorsese.

Diahnne Abbott’s next film would include Love Streams (1984), Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986), Before Night Falls (2000), and Soliloquy (2002). In 1988, she appeared in three episodes of the NBC crime drama series A Crime Story

Her ex-husband Robert De Niro and her children

Abbott began dating Robert De Niro in the 1970s, and after a long-term relationship, they married in 1976. By the 1980s, Robert had risen to fame and started living in the wild, frequenting nightclubs while by getting high on drugs.

Also, he started feminizing despite being married to Abbott. Among De Niro’s party partners are comedian John Belushi and filmmaker Martin Scorsese. The former would later die in 1982 of a drug overdose.

Abbott and De Niro lived for a time in rented condo accommodation in Bel Air. The house that was often filled with friends also included many pets. The New York Times revealed that when they moved out, the landlord sued for $10,000 over damage to the home caused by pets.

De Niro adopted Abbott’s child, a girl named Drena from a previous marriage. In 1981, the couple welcomed their own child, a son named Raphel.

In 1988, Abbott had had enough of Robert’s wife and they got a divorce.

Over the years, details about the true father of Abbott’s daughter have been concealed from the public. Her name is Drena De Niro. Drena followed in her parents’ footsteps to become an actress. Some of his films include Death of a Dynasty (2003), The Lovebirds (2007), New Year’s Eve (2011), The Intern (2015), Joy (2015), and more.

other facts

1. Abbott disappeared from the limelight in 2002. However, in 2013, she resurfaced and was seen at the closing night gala for “The King of Comedy” at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.

2. His son Raphael started his acting career before moving into real estate.

3 Abbott is a grandmother of at least three children. His son Raphael has a child with his wife Claudine De Matos (married March 8, 2008) while his daughter Drena has a child named Leandro Anthony DeNiro Rodriguez.

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