Beverly Heather D'Angelo

Beverly D'Angelo's life has been fascinating, inspiring and always fascinating for over four decades. Although she was most likely in the roles she did, she was a fascinating character and one worth watching regardless of the role. Hardly the shrinking violet type, Hollywood counted on her for her lively appearance, affable manner and scene-stealing capabilities. Beverly Heather D'Angelo was the daughter of Eugene Constantino Gene "Gene" D'Angelo and Priscilla Ruth Smith who was a violinist, as well as bass player. She also had a TV station. Her maternal grandfather, Howard Dwight Smith, was the architect responsible for the design of the Ohio ("Horseshoe") Stadium at Ohio State University. Her mother was of German, Irish, Scottish and German descent, and her father was Italian. Beverly was a student at an American school in Florence, Italy. Beverly was initially attracted to art and worked as an animator/cartoonist for Hanna-Barbera Productions. She then moved to Canada to pursue a career in rock music. In order to make ends meet she would sing wherever she could including topless bars and coffeehouses. In one instance, the teen was invited to join up with the rockabilly legendary Ronnie Hawkins. Beverly began her career in acting when she was a part of the Charlottetown Festival repertory troupe and quit Hawkins. While touring Canada as Ophelia She was given the opportunity to perform in "Kronborg  1582" that is a musical rock version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Colleen dewhurst was there and saw the potential in Beverly. The show was changed to Rockabye Hamlet after Gower Champion as the musical director joined the show. The show was a bit short-lived, however Beverly's Ophelia was a hit and received high-profile notices. It was soon clear that she would be on the West Coast and was offered film and television opportunities. She did not return to the stage again after the show, but she did appear as part of Ed Harris' 1995 off-Broadway production of Sam Shepard's "Simpatico, that earned her an Theatre World Award. She was a part of the TV miniseries Captains and the Kings (1976) which she later reprised as only a small part in The Sentinel (1977), and Annie Hall (1977), both Woody Allen classics. First Love (1977), Clint Eastwood-starrer Every Which Way but Loose (78) and the film version of the popular counterculture song Hair (1979) were some of the co-starring roles she played. Beverly's most memorable performance was in the role of Patsy Cline, the only coal miner's daughter (1980). Both she and Oscar award-winning Sissy Spacek (as the country singer Loretta Lynn) performed with ease and skill. vocals.




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