Beverly Heather D'Angelo
Beverly D'Angelo's life, which spans four decades, is fascinating, inspiring and not less than intriguing. While she might have appeared in more prestigious films than she often appeared in, she was a fascinating person to watch no matter what the role. Hollywood admirers loved her dynamic personality, down-to earth demeanor, and scene-stealing abilities. Beverly Heather D'Angelo is the daughter of Eugene Constantino "Gene", an artist and bass player, who also served as the director of a TV station. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on November 15th, 1951. Howard Dwight Smith was her maternal grandfather and the architect of the Ohio ("Horseshoe") Stadium. Her mother is from German, Irish, Scottish and German descent, and her father was Italian. Beverly was educated in an American school in Florence, Italy. Beverly began her career as an animator/cartoonist with Hanna-Barbera Productions. After moving to Canada, Beverly became a session singer who sang everywhere she could, even in coffeehouses and bars with topless seats. At one point , the teen was asked to sing with the rockabilly legend Ronnie Hawkins. Beverly's acting career started after she quit Hawkins and joined the Charlottetown Festival. While on tour in Canada, Ophelia was playing the character of Ophelia in "Kronborg 1582" an musical version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Colleen Dewhurst saw potential in Beverly and the show. Then the musical director Gower Champion was added to the equation and the show was completely changed, resulting in the rock musical "Rockabye Hamlet" that made its way to Broadway in 1976. The show was a bit short-lived, but Beverly's Ophelia received acclaim. Soon, she was in the West Coast, with TV and film opportunities. It was rare for her to return to the stage following that, but she did make an appearance alongside Ed Harris in 1995's off-Broadway production of Sam Shepard's "Simpatico", earning her Theatre World Award. Parts of The Sentinel (1977), and Annie Hall (1977) were her first TV roles. First Love (1977), Clint Eastwood's Every Which Way but Loose (1978), and the film adaptations of the counterculture hit musical Hair (1979) were only several of the co-starring roles. Beverly's most memorable appearance was in the role of Patsy Cline, the only coal miner's daughter (1980). SissySpacek who was another country star and Loretta Lynn's Oscar winner, also expertly voiced the characters.


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