edie falco played robert de niro's wife in godfather 2.
who played robert de niro's wife in godfather 2?
edie falco
section::::family members.





























bullet::::- vito corleonemichael's father and the godfather, played by marlon brando in "the godfather", and by robert de niro in flashback scenes in "part ii"





























bullet::::- carmela corleonemother, played by morgana king in "the godfather part i" and "part ii", and by francesca de sapio in flashback scenes in "part ii"





























bullet::::- tom hagenadopted brother and "consigliere", played by robert duvall





























bullet::::- santino "sonny" corleoneeldest brother, underboss to vito, played by james caan in "the godfather part 1", and by roman coppola in flashback scenes from "part ii"





























bullet::::- constanzia "connie" corleonesister, played by talia shire
michael corleone
upon the suggestion of universal studios, roach cast de niro in the role of jack byrnes due to critical acclaim of de niro's recent comedy work in films such as "analyze this" and in the live-action/animated film "the adventures of rocky and bullwinkle". de niro's character jack byrnes is pam's father and a retired cia operative who is overly protective of his family and has a hard time warming up to his daughters' love interests. the script was not written with de niro in mind as jack byrnes; the first draft of the script was completed in 1996, three years before de niro appeared in "analyze this". however, shortly after de niro finished filming "the adventures of rocky and bullwinkle", universal suggested to roach that he should cast de niro for the role to which roach agrees that he had "no reservations whatsoever." in an interview with "entertainment weekly", de niro stated that he was in active pursuit of comedic roles since "analyze this". admitting that he had initial reservations about starring in "meet the parents", de niro said that he felt "pushed into it" due to insistence by jane rosenthal—de niro's partner in tribeca productions who also acted as one of the producers of "meet the parents". screenwriter jim herzfeld and director jay roach both confirmed that, after committing to the project and reviewing the script, robert de niro was actually the person who came up with the idea for the famous polygraph test scene. asked about working with de niro given the serious nature of his previous roles, ben stiller said that "it was a little bit intimidating working with de niro" but that he "has a great sense of humor and i think that's the biggest surprise about him."
meet the parents