“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 49.

In 2001, the actress welcomed twins Anton and Olivia Pacino with her former partner Al Pacino.

D’Angelo, now 73, and Pacino, now 85, were in a relationship from 1996 to 2003.

During a recent 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 said.

“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 25, through in vitro fertilization (IVF), a proce

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