Shire played Connie Corleone in The Godfather. She was up for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1974 Classic The GODFATHER: Part II. In 1976, she depicted Adrian Pennino, the affectionate enthusiast of Rocky Balboa in Rocky. And this, many say, was her defining role! 
For this part, she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, and was assigned for a Best Actress Oscar. Notwithstanding the Rocky films, Shire showed up in such movies as Kiss the Bride (2002), I Heart Huckabees (2004), and Homo Erectus (2007). 
But before we move onto ROCKY there is something that you need to know…maybe you already know this…BUT…The original part of “Adrian” almost went to Susan Sarandon but it was said that she was “too pretty”! Also up for the role of Adrian was Cher! Can imagine…Cher!
