'National Lampoon' star Beverly D'Angelo admits she likely gave up 'bigger career' after becoming mom at 49

National Lampoon star Beverly D'Angelo reflected on how she likely passed up the chance for a bigger career after she became a first-time mother at age In the actress welcomed twins Anton and Olivia Pacino with her former partner Al Pacino D'Angelo now and Pacino now were in a relationship from to During a latest interview with People magazine D'Angelo opened up about prioritizing parenting over acting If I would have been more focused maybe I would have had a bigger career but I was focused on my kids to tell you the truth she commented BEVERLY D'ANGELO'S EX DIVORCED HER SO SHE COULD BE WITH AL PACINO IT WAS A GREAT LOVE MATCH I had them so late and it was like Well been there done that let's do this ' D'Angelo explained D'Angelo and Pacino conceived Anton and Olivia now through in vitro fertilization IVF a process that they began in Don't try it at home D'Angelo joked to People of welcoming her children at DIANE KEATON'S DEATH LEAVES FORMER PARTNER AL PACINO DEEPLY SHAKEN 'SHE WAS A WONDER' The actress also explained that there was a generational divide between herself and the mothers of her children's classmates noting that they didn't really have the same references D'Angelo's made her career breakthrough in when she played legendary country singer Patsy Cline in the biopic Coal Miner's Daughter earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance However she became a household name after starring as Ellen Griswold opposite Chevy Chase's Clark Griswold in the hit comedy National Lampoon's Vacation D'Angelo and Chase returned for the movie's sequels including 's National Lampoon's European Vacation 's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and s Vegas Vacation While speaking with People magazine D'Angelo explained that she chose a quieter upbringing for her children outside the typical celebrity-focused Hollywood lifestyle She recalled that she didn t realize National Lampoon s Christmas Vacation had become a holiday staple until her then -year-old children mentioned that everybody s talking about the movie at school I did not raise my kids in that civilization D'Angelo commented In addition to Anton and Olivia Pacino is father to two other children The Godfather star welcomed his first child daughter Julie Pacino with ex-girlfriend Jan Tarrant in At age he became a father for the fourth time when he welcomed son Roman with his former partner Noor Alfallah in June CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERIn a candid video that she shared on Instagram in May D'Angelo remembered falling in love with Pacino after they met for the first time on a flight from Los Angeles to New York in My story with Al began years ago two artists meeting falling in love 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 D Angelo wrote in the caption of her post LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS D'Angelo continued to reminisce on her and Pacino s love and declared in he stated her I want you to be the mother of my children Although D Angelo pointed out that she avoided playing the role of mother her whole life she explained she was deeply in love with Pacino and was one hundred percent in After their relationship got complicated D Angelo went on to say that the power of love for their children was the basis for resolving any conflicts and creating a new history as co-parents leading individual lives separately but perpetually intertwined as a family As for me and Al it is a unique and profound friendship between two artists that endures to this day through thick and thin years now of doing it our way and there you have it she concluded her video