Jacqueline Frances Stallone ( Labofish; November 29, 1921 – September 21, 2020) was an American astrologer, dancer and wrestling promoter. She was the mother of actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Frank Stallone, and actress Toni D'Alto, the last by her second husband Anthony Filiti.
Early life
Jacqueline Frances Labofish was born on November 29, 1921, in Washington, D.C., was Breton. Her parents had met while her father was serving in the U.S. Navy at Brest (Brittany) after the First World War. Her paternal grandparents, Rose (Lamlec) and Charles Labofisz, were Jewish immigrants from Odesa in the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire (now in Ukraine).
Her family lived with body builder Charles Atlas who trained the family in gymnastics, weight lifting, and jogging, when she was a girl.
Career
Stallone was the first woman to have a daily television show on exercise and weight lifting in Washington, D.C., and later opened a women-only gym, named Barbella's.
In Absolutely Fabulous, Season 1, Episode 1, entitled "Fashion" (1992), Saffy mistakes £300 worth of royal jelly for honey and eats it on toast, to which Edina says, "This is the stuff, sweetie... Jackie Stallone would kill for this, darling".
In a clip on the TV show Talk Soup, Stallone ate shrimp and a producer dubbed in belches. This caused host Greg Kinnear to laugh uncontrollably on camera.
Personal life
Stallone had three children and seven grandchildren. Her first marriage was to Frank Stallone Sr. which lasted from 1945 to 1957, and produced her two sons, Sylvester and Frank Jr. Her second marriage was to Anthony Filiti in 1959, with whom she had a daughter, the late Toni D'Alto. They later divorced. Her third and final marriage was to Stephen Levine in 1998, and lasted until her death in 2020. Her eldest grandchild Sage Stallone died unexpectedly in 2012. She had another grandson and three granddaughters through eldest son Sylvester, a grandson through Frank, and a grandson through Toni.
Death
Jackie Stallone died on September 21, 2020, at the age of 98. Her death was announced by her son Frank.
Filmography
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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| 1990
| Stallone's Knockouts
| Judge
| TV movie
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| 1993
| Beach Babes from Beyond
| Yanna
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| 1996
| The Appointment
| The 'Mother-In-Law'
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