80s movie bombshell unrecognizable 42 years after hit comedy and dating Al Pacino – can you guess who she is?
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An ICONIC 80s actress looks unrecognisable in recent photos after she was seen stepping out to run some errands in Los Angeles.
The 73-year-old was casually dressed in jeans and a striped shirt and sported long hair while on a shopping trip.
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Beverly D'Angelo, 73, was spotted doing errands in Los Angeles
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Beverly played main character Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoon Vacation films
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Beverly and Al Pacino dated but never married, going on to have twins Olivia and Anton
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Beverly D'Angelo is most known for playing the main character Ellen Griswold in the hit series of National Lampoon Vacation films.
Her alter-ego was married to character Clark Wilhelm Griswold Jr AKA Sparky.
There are a number of movies in the franchise including National Lampoon's Vacation, National Lampoon's European Vacation, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Vegas Vacation and Vacation.
The movies were released between 1983 and 2015.
Fans were also treated to a spin-off that aired in 2003 called National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2.
Beverly has also appeared in numerous other TV shows and films over the years.
Her roles include Law & Order, Family Guy, The Simpsons and Cougar Town.
Others include A Streetcar Named Desire, Hair and American History X.
Last year, Beverly D'Angelo performed onstage at the Ryman Auditiorum in Tennessee as part of Walkin' After Midnight: The Music of Patsy Cline.
Outside of her 50-year-long career, she is known for her high profile relationships.
National Lampoon star, 72, has barely aged a day in 40 years since hit movie as she performs onstage at Patsy Cline tribute
In 1981, Beverly married the Italian duke Lorenzo Salviati in a secret ceremony in Las Vegas.
The pair met while Lorenzo was a student at the University of Southern California and they went on to have an open relationship.
Then, in 1996, while on a flight to New York City, Beverly met the The Godfather actor Al Pacino and they hit it off.
Beverly eventually ended her relationship with Lorenzo and went on to date Al Pacino for five years.
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In 2001, the pair welcomed twins, Olivia and Anton, before splitting in early 2003.
In a recent Instagram post celebrating Al's birthday, Beverly wrote: "We lived together for seven years, had two children, broke up, but continued steadily on our journey as co parents…
'... and came to share our lives with a deeper kind of intimacy, honesty and acceptance than a 'traditional' relationship would have allowed (for us at least)."
Beverely and Al remain good friends, with Beverly previously telling PEOPLE: "The greatest gift that Al ever gave me was to make me a mother."
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