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Virginia Admiral, or Virginia De Niro (February 4, 1915 – July 27, 2000), was an American painter and poet. She was the mother of Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro, and the wife of painter Robert De Niro, Sr..

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Virginia Holton Admiral was born in Oregon, the daughter of Alice Caroline (née Groman), a school teacher, and Donald Admiral, a grain broker. In 1920, Virginia was residing in Danville, Illinois according to the census, with her parents and younger sister, Eleanor. By 1930, Virginia's parents had divorced and she was living with her mother and sister in Berkeley, California. While in Berkeley, her mother, Alice, became a school teacher.

Virginia, a presbyterian painter of German, French, and Dutch descent, met Robert De Niro, Sr., an aspiring artist, at one of Hans Hofmann's painting classes in Provincetown, Massachusetts, they married in 1942. One year later Virginia gave birth to their son, award-winning actor and director, Robert De Niro, Jr. They divorced in 1945.

Virginia Admiral died on July 27, 2000 in New York.