Francesca Corleone
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| Francesca Corleone Van Aresdale Fontane | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Gender |
Female |
| Eye color |
Brown |
| Hair color |
Black |
| Born |
May 16, 1937 (aged 72) |
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| Portrayed By | |
Daughter of Sonny and Sandra Corleone, twin sister to Kathy and half-sister to Vincent Mancini.
[edit] Biography
Francesca attended Connie and Carlo Rizzi's wedding in 1945, where she was one of the young bridesmaids.
When Sonny was killed, Francesca moved with her mother to Nevada, where they were supported by Vito Corleone, and later Michael Corleone, who moved to Nevada shortly after. Francesca began attending college, where she met William Van Arsdale.
They were happily married with two children until Francesca discovered that Van Arsdale was working with Attorney General Daniel Shea, to bring down the Corleone crime syndicate and had also been having an affair. Francesca ran her husband over, and the blame went to his lover.
Many years later, Francesca eventually remarried, wedding Family friend Johnny Fontane.
[edit] Behind the Scenes
In The Godfather: Part II, a deleted scene involved Francesca asking Michael for permission to marry Gardner Shaw, not William Van Arsdale. As this was not included in the final film, it is generally considered non-canonical.
