Editing Beverly D'Angelo (section)

==Early life==
D'Angelo was born in [[Columbus, Ohio]], the daughter of Priscilla Ruth ({{Nee}} Smith), a [[violin]]ist, and Eugene Constantino "Gene" D'Angelo Jr. a [[Double bass|bass]] player and television station manager at [[WBNS-TV]] in Columbus.<ref name=yahoo>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/beverly-dangelo/biography.html|title=Beverly D'Angelo|work=Yahoo Movies|access-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/7729475/Beverly-Heather-Dangelo{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Her father was of Italian descent. Her paternal grandparents, Eugenio and Rosina D'Angelo were from [[Introdacqua]] in the Abruzzo region of Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niaf.org/milestones/year_1960.asp|title=NIAF MileStones|publisher=Niaf.org|access-date=September 30, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416105953/http://www.niaf.org/milestones/year_1960.asp|archive-date=April 16, 2010}}</ref> She has three brothers, Jeff, Tim and Tony.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priscilla D'Angelo - Obituary|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/dispatch/163497686|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=www.legacy.com|language=en}}</ref> Their maternal grandfather, [[Howard Dwight Smith]], was an architect who designed the [[Ohio Stadium]], nicknamed "the Horseshoe" at [[Ohio State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ohio Stadium: The Men Behind the Stadium|url=https://wosu.org/2012/archive/horseshoe/men.htm#m3|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=Birth of Ohio Stadium (wosu.org)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Weiker|first=Jim|date=September 11, 2015|title=Beverly D'Angelo heads back home - not on vacation (interview)|url=https://www.dispatch.com/article/20150910/lifestyle/309109723|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=The Columbus Dispatch|language=en|quote=Q: Your grandfather, Howard Dwight Smith, designed Ohio Stadium. Do you feel a connection to the building or attend games? A: Sure, I feel a connection. It's our family. He was a very present person in our family, even beyond his passing.}}</ref>

D'Angelo attended [[Upper Arlington High School]] in [[Upper Arlington, Ohio]], a northwest Columbus suburb. In 2009, she was awarded the Upper Arlington Alumni Association (UAAA) Distinguished Alumnus Award for achievement in her career.{{Citation needed |date=November 2021}}<ref name="DistinguishedAlum2009">{{cite web | title=Distinguished Alumni Awardi
| website=Upper Arlington Alumni Association - Yesterday - Today - Tomorrow | url=https://www.bearalums.com/distinguished-alumnus-award | access-date=2025-05-09}}</ref>

D'Angelo worked as an illustrator at [[Hanna-Barbera Studios]] and as a singer before pursuing an interest in acting.  While living for a period in Canada, she was a backup singer for American-born rockabilly singer Rompin' [[Ronnie Hawkins]]' band [[The Hawks (band)|The Hawks]]. After going out on their own they became [[The Band]], a group that is considered legendary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Artist Biography by Craig Harris|website=[[AllMusic]]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/beverly-dangelo-mn0001430452/biography}}</ref><ref name=tvg>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/beverly-dangelo/bio/141883|title=Beverly D'Angelo Biography|publisher=Tvguide.com|access-date=December 23, 2013}}</ref>