1. Vikki LaMotta, born Beverly Thailer, was an American model and the second wife of champion boxer Jake LaMotta, during his peak years of success, during which time Vikki became a celebrity.
13 Facts About Vikki LaMotta
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Vikki LaMotta was born in the Bronx, the daughter of Abraham Lucien and Margaret "Ruth" Thailer.
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Vikki LaMotta grew up in poverty because of her father's gambling and frequent losses.
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Vikki LaMotta had several siblings, including two sisters, Phyllis and Patricia.
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Vikki LaMotta's father was strict and her mother did not intervene.
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When she was 16 she married 24 year old Jake Vikki LaMotta, after becoming pregnant with his child.
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Vikki LaMotta had met him the previous year at a community pool while he was still married to his first wife.
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When Jake's boxing career had started to slow down, his drinking increased and he began taking out his anger on Vikki LaMotta becoming more controlling of her.
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At 27, Vikki LaMotta left the marriage taking her three small children with her.
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Vikki LaMotta later posed for a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine in November 1981 at age 51.
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Vikki LaMotta was portrayed by actress Cathy Moriarty in the 1980 film Raging Bull.
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Vikki LaMotta died six months following open-heart surgery in Boca Raton, Florida on January 25,2005, two days after her 75th birthday.
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Vikki LaMotta is survived by her daughter, Christi LaMotta and son Harrison Foster.