Drena De Niro Biography, Age, Family Net worth

Who is Drena De Niro? 
Drena De Niro is an American film and television series actress, filmmaker, former fashion consultant, model, and disc jockey who worked exclusively for Giorgio Armani as a musical supervisor & consultant for shows and stores during her early years as a disc jockey. She is widely known for her movie directorial debut, “Girls & Dolls (2000),” which premiered on PBS’ “Reel New York Series,” for which she would later receive Best Directorial Debut for Documentary at New York Independent Film and Video Festival in 2001.
Other than her achievements and career portfolio, she is known as the daughter of Diahnne Abbott and the adoptive daughter of Robert De Niro, whom Robert adopted after his marriage with Diahnne in 1976 when she (Drena) was about five years old. Drena De Niro’s adoptive father is a popular American actor who started his career in the movies in 1963 at 20 while her mother is a known Hollywood actress, singer, and songwriter who started a career in the entertainment industry in the early 1970s in her 20s. Before I continue, let’s take a quick look at Drena’s profile summary.
Profile summary
NameDrena AbbottDate of birthSeptember 3, 1967Age55 yearsNationalityUnited States of AmericaFatherRober De NiroMotherDiahnne AbbottBrothersJulian Henry De Niro, Aaron Kendrick De Niro, Elliot De NiroSisterHelen Grace De NiroZodiacVirgoHusbandRobert De NiroOccupationActressNet worth$300,000
Drena De Niro Biography
Drena De Niro was born Drena Abbott on September 3, 1967, in the State of New York, New York City, in the United States of America, and is 55 yearsold — her zodiac sign is Virgo. She is the only child of Diahnne Abbott and the man to whom Diahnne previously married. Robert De Niro legally adopted her in 1976 after he and her mother got married and he is now Drena’s stepfather. Drena also took his step-father’s last name and has since declined to reveal the identity of her biological father. 
Drena Abbott with Robert De Niro (source: Instagram – Giannie Couji Official)
Drena has a brother named Raphael De Niro (born on November 9, 1976, and is 46 years old), whom her mother’s marriage to her adoptive father Robert De Niro produced – married between 1976 and 1988. She also has three half-brothers and one half-sister from her adoptive father’s other relationship with Toukie Smith, whom he was hitched to between 1988 till 1996 produced the twins, Julian Henry De Niro, and Aaron Kendrick De Niro — born on October 20, 1995, and are 27 years old). Her adoptive father’s marriage to his second wife, Grace Hightower (married between 1997 and 2018) produced two children, Elliot De Niro (born on 18 March 1998 via surrogate and is 24 years old), and Helen Grace De Niro (born on 2011 and is currently 12 years old).
Other family members related to Drena are her grandparents Robert De Niro Sr. and Virginia Admiral and great-grandparents, Helen M. De Niro, Alice Caroline Groman, Donald Admiral, and Henry Martin De Niro, all from her adoptive father’s side. 
Away from that, Drena De Niro’s ancestry originates from Antigua, Africa, and Venezuela – from her mother’s side. She has a white skin color, a dark brown pair of eyes, and black long hair, with body measurements of 33 inches, 27 inches, and 35 inches, respectively. Still, on body physique and parameters, Drena De Niro stands about five feet eight inches tall, estimated to be 1.7 meters or 172 centimeters. She weighs 55 kilograms equivalent to 121 pounds and has a shoe of 8 (US) and a dress size of 4 (US). 
A State of New York native, Drena De spent her formative years between New York, Los Angeles, and Italy. And well, her first name “Drena” is said to have been derived from the East European river “Drina” that flows between the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. And since she grew up in a family where art is appreciated, Drena De Niro developed an interest in acting from a very young age. Accordingly, she started taking an acting class from the author of the best-selling book ‘Intent to Live,’ Larry Moses, and later, at Susan Batson of The Black Nexxus Acting Studio. Looking at her upbringing and family background, it is safe to say that it nurtured Drena De Niro’s aesthetic and artistic sensibilities.

Drena De Niro started a career in the entertainment industry as a model but would later develop an interest in fashion and music, which made her start working as a fashion consultant and disc jockey. Having transitioned from modeling to other sectors, Drena got a job offer to work as a musical supervisor for the musical company, Giorgio Armani, where she served as the creative force behind the coordination of runway shows held around those years.
Drena De Niro (source: Instagram/drenadeniro)
In 1996 at the age of 29, however, Drena De Niro landed a role in the now-highly-rated television series, “Grace of My Heart (1996),” which would become her debut film. She played the role of Receptionist #1. Between 1997 and 1999, she appeared in close to ten high-grossing movies, including the 1997 movie, “Wag the Dog,” where she played the role of the character, Gate Stewardess. She plays the role of Waitress in “Too Tired to Die (1998),” played March in “Great Expectations (1998),” Caroline in “At First Sight (1999)” and Rita in “On the Run (1999).” She plays Lori in “The 24 Hour Woman (1999),” Sherie in “Personals (1999),” and Waitress in “Entropy (1999).”
In 2000, Drena De Niro wrote and directed her debut film as a filmmaker and director titled “Girls and Dolls (2000). Now, Girls and Dolls is a short documentary film examining a young stylist’s obsession with her dolls, which won Drena the Best Directorial Debut Award at the New York Independent Film/Video Festival in 2001. Apart from making impacts in the entertainment industry and arts, by extension, Drena is also a voice for the voiceless. She has been the spokesperson for a nongovernmental organization that helps provide care for orphaned children in Kageno villages tagged “Kageno Orphan Sponsorship Program.” 
Looking at her career portfolio, Drena De Niro has featured in over fifty movies and these are some of them, including; 

2000 — The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle; playing the role of RBTV Lackey
2002 — Soliloquy; playing the role of Kara
2007 — The Lovebirds; playing the role of Stella Clark    
2011 — New Year’s Eve; playing the role of Ahern Waitress – Ahern Party
2016 — Hands of Stone; playing the role of Adele
2001 — Freewheeling in Roma; playing the role of Keechie
2002 — The Groovenians; playing the role of Glindy (voice, TV short) 
2015 —  Joy; playing the role of Cindy
2012 — NYC 22; playing the role of SVU Detective Irma Bolland; playing the role of in the Episode: “Block Party” 
2002 — Showtime; Drena De Niro played the role of Annie
2009 — Karma, Confessions, and Holi; playing the role of Megan
2015 — The Intern; playing the role of Hotel Manager
2009 — A Day in the Life; playing the role of ‘P’    
2002 — Ghetto Dawg; playing the role of Semi    
2005 — Freezerburn; playing the role of Nada, The Handler
1998 — Witness to the Mob; playing the role of Girl In Beauty Shop
2002 — City by the Sea; playing the role of Vanessa Hansen
2018 — Furlough; playing the role of Linda
2003 — Death of a Dynasty; playing the role of Female Staff Writer
2018 — A Star Is Born; playing the role of Paulette Stone    
2009 — ExTerminators; playing the role of Dr. Press
2005 — The Collection; playing the role of Various
2014 — Welcome to New York; playing the role of Executive Assistant

Drena De Niro Relationship & Son
Drena De Niro is known to be single since her relationship with Austin Young ended in 2011. she has no husband and she has decided to keep her personal relationship off the media. Officially, Drena De Niro is not dating anyone since Austin.
Drena De Niro was romantically intimate with Austin Young – a popular American filmmaker, photographer, and new media artist born on April 12, 1966, in Reno, Nevada, in the United States of America, and is currently 56 years old. He is known for being the co-founder of an art collective firm that uses fruit as a common denominator for public engagement and collaboration named “Fallen Fruit.”
Austin and Drena did not get married, the reason being that Drena’s adoptive father, Robert De Niro, did not approve of their relationship. Although Drena’s relationship with Austin gave birth to a son, they are now separated and even had a fight in 2011 over Austin’s new girlfriend moving in with him. Nypost.com reported that on the night of 25th August 2011, Drena De Niro, who Austin described as a Thai Boxer, raged at him throwing fists at him while he was walking his dog. The drama happened at Greenwich Village, Downing Street at about 8 p.m. A domestic violence report was filed to the police but there was no arrest because there were no injuries on Austin. However, Austin’s shirt was ripped, his potted palm tree vase was smashed by Drena de Niro and his dog was on loose.
We gathered that Leandro De Niro Rodriguez is the name of Drena De Niro’s only child. Leandro De Niro Rodriguez was born on June 25, 2004, in New York City, in the United States of America, and is 18 years old — his zodiac sign is Cancer. He currently lives in New York City with Drena and works as a film actor. As a fast-growing American actor, Drena’s son is known for making appearances in several blockbuster films including “A Star Is Born (2018), Cabaret Maxime (2018), and The Collection (2005),” to mention only a few.
Drena De Niro Net worth
Drena De Niro has an estimated net worth of $300,000 according to TheThings.com. Although she is not exactly active on any social media platforms, Drena joined Instagram in July 2012, where she now has 17.4k thousand followers — she has made only eight posts since then.
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