1. Constanzia "Connie" Corleone is a fictional character in The Godfather, a 1969 novel by Mario Puzo, and the subsequent film series.
18 Facts About Connie Corleone
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Connie Corleone is the sister of Sonny, Fredo, and Michael Corleone and the adopted sister of Tom.
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Puzo characterizes Carlo as "a punk sore at the world", and his angry behavior is exacerbated by the Connie Corleone family shunting him aside after the marriage.
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Connie Corleone begged for her father to intervene, but he coldly refused to help, seemingly to punish Connie Corleone.
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Sonny obeys his father's command not to interfere until he visits Connie Corleone and finds her sobbing and battered.
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Several months later, Connie Corleone took a phone call from one of Carlo's girlfriends who was canceling a date with Carlo that evening, which prompted a violent argument.
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Connie Corleone was married and divorced at least once before 1958.
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Connie Corleone helped Kay see her children in secret on at least one occasion.
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Connie Corleone convinced Michael to accept him again, but this was only a front, and he ordered Fredo's death soon afterwards.
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Connie Corleone seemed to accept the story that Fredo had drowned out on Lake Tahoe.
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Connie Corleone encourages Michael to bring Sonny's illegitimate son Vincent Mancini into the Corleone family and support him in his feud with Joey Zasa.
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When Michael suffers a diabetic stroke following an attempt on his life, Connie Corleone and Michael's bodyguard Al Neri give Vincent the approval to kill Zasa, who was an accomplice in the attack.
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Now acting with full authority, Connie Corleone tells Vincent to prepare a counterattack if Michael is killed.
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Connie Corleone then stands at Michael's side when he retires and names Vincent his successor.
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Connie Corleone attends the opera, along with the entire Corleone family.
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The Italian-language version of The Godfather Part III changes Connie Corleone's name's spelling to the far more standard and common "Costanza" rather than keeping the original "Constanzia", which is rare and archaic in Italy.
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Connie Corleone is Vito's only daughter and has been described as his favorite child, next to Michael.
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Connie Corleone appears as a supporting character in Mark Winegardner's sequel novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge.