Vikki LaMotta

Vikki LaMotta

Vikki LaMotta (January 23 1930 – January 25 2005), born Beverly Thailer in The Bronx, New York, was the wife of boxer Jake LaMotta

She was portrayed by actress Cathy Moriarty in the Academy Award-winning 1980 film "Raging Bull". She posed nude for "Playboy" magazine in November 1981, aged 51.

She died following open-heart surgery in Boca Raton, Florida on January 25 2005, two days after her 75th birthday.

Book

Her book, "Knockout! : the sexy, violent, extraordinary life of Vikki Lamotta" (ISBN 1-89496-351-2), was published posthumously.

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