Drena De Niro Bio - Biography

Name Drena De Niro
Height
Naionality American
Date of Birth 3-September-1967
Place of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.
Famous for Modeling
Drena De Niro is an American model, 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.

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