Connie Corleone

Constanzia Corleone (previously Connie Corleone-Rizzi), is a fictional character from The Godfather by Mario Puzo. In the films, Connie is portrayed by Talia Shire, the sister of director Francis Ford Coppola. Connie is the youngest child, and only daughter, of Don Vito Corleone and Carmella Corleone. She is the sister of Sonny, Fredo and Michael Corleone. In The Godfather, she marries Carlo Rizzi, a small-time hood from Nevada and a friend of So... more

Constanzia Corleone (previously Connie Corleone-Rizzi), is a fictional character from The Godfather by Mario Puzo. In the films, Connie is portrayed by Talia Shire, the sister of director Francis Ford Coppola. Connie is the youngest child, and only daughter, of Don Vito Corleone and Carmella Corleone. She is the sister of Sonny, Fredo and Michael Corleone. In The Godfather, she marries Carlo Rizzi, a small-time hood from Nevada and a friend of Sonny's. This choice (and the fact that Carlo is of northern Italian descent) greatly displeases her father, who only agrees to the marriage on the condition that they hold an old-style Sicilian wedding. Carlo periodically abuses and cheats on Connie. She complains to her parents, but her father refuses to help, presumably to punish Connie. In truth, Vito is very upset at how Connie is being treated, but Italian tradition forbids a father — even one as powerful as Vito — from interfering in his daughter's marriage. However, her brothers grow to... less