Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Grave of Rocky's Wife

The fictional film character Adrian Balboa, wife of Rocky Balboa, has a real gravestone in a real cemetery that actor Sylvester Stallone could visit for movie scenes. According to the tombstone she died on Jan. 11, 2002.

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Address:: 3822 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia, PA
Directions:: Laurel Hill Cemetery. Enter the cemetery through its main gateway on the west side of Ridge Ave. between W. Clearfield St. and W. Indiana Ave. Once through the gateway, make an immediate left. The grave is there, just south of the gateway building, along the fence between the cemetery and Ridge Ave. It's between two tall shrubs, off by itself.
Hours:: Open M-F 8 am - 4:30 pm, Sa-Su 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Closed major holidays. Local health policies may affect hours and access.

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Paulie and Adrian graves.

Grave of Rocky's Wife

Philadelphia is the natural locale for side-by-side graves of Rocky film characters Adrian Balboa and Paul "Paulie" Pennino.

[Rich Frejomil, 05/19/2018]

Adrian Balboa grave.

Grave of Rocky's Adrian

Spoiler Alert! Here lies Adrian Balboa, fictional film wife of fictional film star Rocky Balboa. The character's granite tombstone is in a small spot off to the side at Laurel Hill Cemetery. The prop was originally made of styrofoam, but it's said that when Sylvester Stallone saw it, he said it was "tacky" and had one made of real granite instead. YO, Adrian!

[Cheryl Ann Rondinelli, 12/14/2014]