Early life

D'Angelo was born in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Priscilla Ruth (née Smith), a violinist, and Eugene Constantino "Gene" D'Angelo, a bass player and television station manager. Her father was of Italian descent.

Her maternal grandfather, Howard Dwight Smith, was the architect who designed Ohio Stadium, also known as "the Horseshoe" at Ohio State University. She worked as an illustrator at Hanna-Barbera Studios and as a singer before pursuing an interest in acting. She has three brothers, Jeff, Tim and Tony.

Career

D'Angelo began acting in the theatre, appearing on Broadway in 1976 in Rockabye Hamlet (also known as Kronborg: 1582), a musical based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. She made her television debut in the first three episodes of the TV mini-series Captains and the Kings in 1976, and later began her film career.

After gaining a minor role in Annie Hall in 1977, D'Angelo appeared in a string of hit movies in the late 1970s including Every Which Way But Loose, Hair, and Coal Miner's Daughter, the latter earning her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Patsy Cline and a Country Music Association award for Album of the Year.

Her biggest break came in 1983 starring with Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Vacation in the role of Ellen Griswold. She reprised this role in four Vacation sequels and a short film between 1985 and 2015. In the 1980s she starred in many other major comedy films, and as of the mid-90's acted primarily in independent movies. In 1994 D'Angelo returned to the stage and won a Theatre World Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway play Simpatico.

She received an Emmy Award nomination for her performance in the 1984 TV movie version of A Streetcar Named Desire. She later had main roles in a number of made for television dramatic films including Slow Burn, Judgment Day: The John List Story, and Sweet Temptation. In the 2000s D'Angelo had a recurring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as defense attorney Rebecca Balthus. She worked as a voice actress. In 1992 she had a guest appearance in the third season of The Simpsons as Lurleen Lumpkin, a beautiful Southern country singer and waitress in the "Colonel Homer" episode, and sixteen years later in 2008, she appeared in the nineteenth season as the same character in the episode "Papa Don't Leech".

From 2005-11 she appeared in the HBO series Entourage playing the role of agent Barbara "Babs" Miller. In 2006 she starred in the independent film Gamers: The Movie. In 2008 D'Angelo had a role in the film Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Sally. She played the housemother in the film The House Bunny, and also appeared in the Tony Kaye film Black Water Transit.

In 2014, D'Angelo was cast alongside Chevy Chase in the untitled ABC comedy pilot about married couple in their golden years. The show set for the 2015-16 television season. She appeared alongside Chevy Chase in the comedy Vacation, a continuation of the original film, which was released on July 29, 2015.

Personal life

In 1981, D'Angelo married Italian Don Lorenzo Salviati, the only son and heir of Don Forese Salviati, 5th Duke Salviati, Marchese di Montieri and Boccheggiano, Nobile Romano Coscritto, and his wife, the former Maria Grazia Gawronska.

Later, she began a relationship with Anton Furst, an Academy Award-winning production designer, who committed suicide in 1991. She was in a relationship with actor Al Pacino from 1996 until 2003. The couple has boy-girl twins.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Annie Hall	Actress in Rob's T.V. Show
1977	The Sentinel	Sandra
1977	First Love	Shelley
1978	Every Which Way But Loose	Echo
1979	Hair	Sheila Franklin
1980	Coal Miner's Daughter	Patsy Cline	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
1981	Honky Tonk Freeway	Carmen Odessa Shelby
1981	Paternity	Maggie
1982	Highpoint	Lise
1983	National Lampoon's Vacation	Ellen Griswold
1984	Finders Keepers	Standish Logan
1985	Get Out of My Room	Harriet
1985	National Lampoon's European Vacation	Ellen Griswold
1986	Big Trouble	Blanche Rickey
1987	In the Mood	Francine Glatt
1987	Aria	Gilda	Segment "Rigoletto"
1987	Maid to Order	Stella Winston
1988	Trading Hearts	Donna Nottingham
1988	High Spirits	Sharon Brogan Crawford
1989	Cold Front	Amanda O'Rourke
1989	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation	Ellen Griswold
1990	Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?	Evalita Turnover
1990	Pacific Heights	Ann Miller	Uncredited
1991	The Miracle	Renee Baker
1991	The Pope Must Die	Veronica Dante
1991	Lonely Hearts	Alma
1992	Man Trouble	Andy Ellerman
1994	Lightning Jack	Lana Castel
1995	The Crazysitter	Edie
1996	Eye for an Eye	Dolly Green
1996	Edie & Pen	Barlady
1996	Love Always	Miranda
1997	Vegas Vacation	Ellen Griswold	Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress
1997	Die Story von Monty Spinnerratz	Mrs. Dollart
1997	Nowhere	Dark's Mom
1997	Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills	Pixie Chandler
1997	The Good Life		Not released film
1998	Merchants of Venus	Mistress Cody
1998	Illuminata	Astergourd
1998	With Friends Like These...	Theresa Carpenter
1998	American History X	Doris Vinyard	Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
1998	Divorce: A Contemporary Western	Linda
1999	Sugar Town	Jane
1999	Jazz Night	Kate Winslow	Short film
2001	Women in Film	Phyllis Wolf
2001	Happy Birthday	Bag Lady	Cameo
2001	Summer Catch	Lusty House Mother	Cameo
2003	Where's Angelo?	Auntie Nanny	Short film
2004	Hair High	Darlene	Voice
2004	King of the Corner	Betsy Ingraham
2006	Gamers	Gordon's Mom
2006	Relative Strangers	Angela Minnola
2007	Game of Life	Kathy
2007	Terra	Interrogator Wright	Voice
2008	Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay	Sally
2008	Partigiano	Mother's voice	Voice
2008	The House Bunny	Mrs. Hagstrom
2009	Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure	Aunt Zelda
2009	Black Water Transit	Valeriana Schick
2010	Hotel Hell Vacation	Ellen Griswold	Short film
2010	April 86	Rose D'Andrea	Short film
2012	I Heart Shakey	Sheila
2013	Bounty Killer	Lucille
2013	All American Christmas Carol	Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
2014	Popcorn Ceiling	Jerri
2015	Accidental Love	Helen Eckle
2015	Under the Bed	Sandra Monroe
2015	Vacation	Ellen Griswold
2015	MF

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Captains and the Kings	Miss Emmy	Miniseries
1983	Faerie Tale Theatre	Henbane	Episode: "Sleeping Beauty"
1984	A Streetcar Named Desire	Stella DuBois Kowalski	Television film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1985	Tall Tales & Legends	Katrina Van Tassel	Episode: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
1986	Slow Burn	Laine Fleischer	Television film
1987	Hands of a Stranger	Mary Hearn	Television film
1987	The Man Who Fell to Earth	Eva Milton	Television film
1988	Doubletake	Caroline Wallace	Television film
1992	Trial: The Price of Passion	Johnnie Faye Boudreau	Television film
1992	Tales from the Crypt	Janice Baird	Episode: "Werewolf Concerto"
1992	A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story	Jerry Sherwood	Television film
1993	Judgment Day: The John List Story	Helen List	Television film
1994	Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence	Annie Hayes	Television film
1994	Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills	Kitty Menendez	Television film
1996	Widow's Kiss	Vivian Fairchild	Television film
1996	Sweet Temptation	Jesse Larson	Television film
1999	Frasier	Audrey (voice)	Episode: "The Show Where Woody Shows Up"
1999	Lansky	Teddy Lansky	Television film
1999	Rude Awakening	Sidney 'Syd' Gibson	4 episodes
2000	Talk to Me	Dr. Debra	3 episodes
2007	Imperfect Union	Maizy	TV pilot
2007	Family Guy	Ellen Griswold	Episode: "Blue Harvest"
2008	Skip Tracer	Donna King	TV pilot
1992, 2008	The Simpsons	Lurleen Lumpkin	Episodes: "Colonel Homer" and "Papa Don't Leech"
2003-2008	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Rebecca Balthus	5 episodes
2010	Cougar Town	Sheila Keller	Episode: "What Are You Doin' in My Life?"
2005-2011	Entourage	Barbara Miller	25 episodes
2013	The Good Mother	Judge Kennedy	Television film
2014	The Michaels	Millie Barnworth	Television film
2014	Friends with Better Lives	Gretchen	Episode: "Something New"
2015	Mom	Lorraine	3 episodes
2015	Chev & Bev	Beverly	TV pilot

[ Source: Wikipedia ]