Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersSundance Film FestivalIndependent Spirit AwardsBlack History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Diahnne Abbott

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeter
See rank
Diahnne Abbott
Theatrical Trailer from 20th Century Fox
Play trailer1:25
The King of Comedy (1982)
2 Videos
19 Photos
Diahnne Abbott is an American actress from New York City. She is primarily known as the first wife of actor Robert De Niro (1943-). Their marriage lasted from 1976 to 1988, and ended in a divorce.

Abbott made her film debut in the psychological thriller "Taxi Driver" (1976), where she played an unnamed box office clerk at a pornographic movie theatre. Her first named film role was her portrayal of receptionist Jeannette Ross in the drama film "Welcome to L.A." (1976). In the film Ross has an affair with song-writer Carroll Barber (played by Keith Carradine).

Abbott next played a Harlem Club singer in the musical drama "New York, New York" (1977), where she performed the song "Honeysuckle Rose" (1929). Abbott had a more substantial role as bartender Rita Keene in the black comedy "The King of Comedy" (1983). Keene is the love interest of the protagonist, stand-up comedian Rupert Pupkin (played by Robert De Niro).

Abbott's other films of the 1980s included the dysfunctional family-themed drama "Love Streams" (1984) and the autobiographical film "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling" (1986). Her role of Mother represented the mother of protagonist Jo Jo Dancer (played by Richard Pryor ).

In 1988, Abbott had her first recurring role in television, playing the character of Sonia in the three final episodes of the short-lived crime-drama Crime Story" (1986-1988). Her role ended in May, 1988, when the series was canceled.

Abbott was mostly out of the public eye during the 1990s. She returned to film roles with a minor part in the biographical film "Before Night Falls" (2000). The film concerned the life of Cuban novelist Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990).

In 2002, Abbott had her first protagonist role as opera singer Leah in the drama film "Soliloquy". Abbott has made several film appearances since then, though rarely in major roles.
BornMay 1, 1945
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
BornMay 1, 1945
IMDbProStarmeter
See rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro

Photos19

Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, and Kim Chan in The King of Comedy (1982)
Diahnne Abbott in Love Streams (1984)
Diahnne Abbott in Love Streams (1984)
Diahnne Abbott in Love Streams (1984)
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott in The King of Comedy (1982)
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott in The King of Comedy (1982)
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott in The King of Comedy (1982)
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott in The King of Comedy (1982)
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott in Taxi Driver (1976)
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott in The King of Comedy (1982)
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott in The King of Comedy (1982)
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott in The King of Comedy (1982)

Known for

Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver
8.2
  • Concession Girl(as Diahnne Abbot)
  • 1976
Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy
7.8
  • Rita Keane
  • 1982
Javier Bardem in Before Night Falls (2000)
Before Night Falls
7.2
  • Blanca Romero(as Diahnne Déa)
  • 2000
Love Streams (1984)
Love Streams
7.7
  • Susan
  • 1984

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Actress

  • James Abbott Is Gone
    • Completed
  • Day After Day (2017)
    Day After Day
    • (voice)
  • Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy: Deleted and Extended Scenes (2014)
    The King of Comedy: Deleted and Extended Scenes
  • Diahnne Abbott, Carson Grant, and Jacques Zanetti in Lea's Soliloquy (2006)
    Lea's Soliloquy
  • "Soliloquy", dir- Jacques Zanetti, (l-r) Marcus Naylor, Carson Grant, Drena De Niro, Diahnne Abbott
    Soliloquy
  • Javier Bardem in Before Night Falls (2000)
    Before Night Falls
    • (as Diahnne Déa)
  • Dennis Farina and Bill Smitrovich in Crime Story (1986)
    Crime Story
    • (as Diahnne Eugenia Abbott)
  • Horn of Plenty
  • Richard Pryor in Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
    Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
  • Love Streams (1984)
    Love Streams
  • Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy (1982)
    The King of Comedy
  • Richard Dreyfuss in The Big Fix (1978)
    The Big Fix
    • (uncredited)
  • Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)
    New York, New York
  • Welcome to L.A. (1976)
    Welcome to L.A.
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)
    Taxi Driver
    • (as Diahnne Abbot)

Soundtrack

  • Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)
    New York, New York
    • (uncredited)

Videos2

Taxi Driver
Trailer 3:13
Taxi Driver
The King of Comedy
Trailer 1:25
The King of Comedy

Personal details

Edit
    • May 1, 1945
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • Robert De NiroApril 28, 1976 - 1988 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Raphael De Niro

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    In Taxi Driver (1976), she played a girl working at a Porno Theater concession stand who rejects Travis Bickle, played by Robert De Niro. The same year as this movie's release, she married De Niro.

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
  • Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • IMDb Developer
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.