Drena De Niro

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Drena De Niro : biography

September 3, 1971 –

Drena De Niro (born September 3, 1967) is an American actress and film producer.

De Niro was born in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of actress Diahnne Abbott, and adopted daughter of Robert De Niro, whose last name she took upon her mother’s marriage to him in 1976.

Drena DeNiro enjoyed a bohemian upbringing that saw her divide her time between New York City, Los Angeles, and Italy. This transient lifestyle is said to have been a driving factor in her embrace of the arts. Post schooling, Drena began her career in the entertainment industry working as a model. Further driven by her interest in fashion and music she became a DJ and Fashion Consultant. This led her to work as a musical supervisor for Giorgio Armani, serving as the creative force behind the coordination of musical backdrops for high fashion’s most exclusive runway shows.

Her transition to the field of acting began after landing a role in Allison Anders’s Grace of My Heart. Since her premiere role, Drena has worked with and trained under the legendary talent of Larry Moss, writer of the quintessential guide to acting, “Intent to Live”, and Susan Batson of The Black Nexxus Acting Studio. With the turn of the millennium, Drena set her sights on writing and directing her first film, “Girls and Dolls”. This documentary examined a young stylist’s obsession with her dolls, and ultimately won Drena the prestige of Best Directorial Debut Award at the New York Independent Film/Video Festival in 2001.

More recently Drena’s endeavours have led her back to Italy, where she worked on her latest film. Since 2006, she has been the spokesperson for the Kageno Orphan Sponsorship Program which helps provide care for orphaned children in Kageno Villages. Additionally she will be appearing in the new series, NYC 22, which premieres on CBS this April. DeNiro currently lives in New York City with her 8-year old son.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1996 Grace of My Heart Receptionist #1 Film Debut
1997 Wag the Dog Gate Stewardess
1998 Too Tire to Die Waitress
Great Expectations Marcy
Witness to the Mob Girl in beauty shop TV Movie
1999 The 24 Hour Woman Lori
At First Sight Caroline
On the Run Rita
Personals Sherie
Entropy Waitress
2000 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle RBTV Lackey
Girls and Dolls Writer/director
2001 Freewheeling in Roma Keechie
2002 Showtime Annie
Ghetto Dawg Semi
City by the Sea Vanessa Hansen
Soliloquy Kara
The Groovenians Glindy Voice
2003 Death of a Dynasty Female Staff Writer
Love & Orgasms Betsy Vandercleef
2005 Freezerburn Nada the Handler
The Collection Several Characters
2007 The Lovebirds Stella Clark
2009 Karma, Confessions and Holi Megan Also producer
ExTerminators Dr. Press
A Day in the Life P.