Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola
Coppola in 2023
Born
Sofia Carmina Coppola

(1971-05-14) May 14, 1971 (age 53)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesDomino Coppola
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • actress
Years active1972–present
Known forFull list
Spouses
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(m. 1999; div. 2003)​
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(m. 2011)​
Children2, including Romy Mars
Parents
Relatives
FamilyCoppola
AwardsFull list

Sofia Carmina Coppola (/ˈkoʊpələ/ KOH-pə-lə,[1] Italian: [soˈfiːa ˈkɔppola]; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and former actress. She has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Golden Lion,[a] and a Cannes Film Festival Award.[b][2] She was also nominated for three BAFTA Awards, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award.[3][4]

Her parents are filmmakers Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola, and she made her acting debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed crime drama The Godfather (1972). Coppola later appeared in several music videos and had a supporting role in the fantasy comedy film Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). She then portrayed Mary Corleone, the daughter of Michael Corleone, in the sequel The Godfather Part III (1990).

Coppola transitioned into filmmaking with her feature-length directorial debut in the coming-of-age drama The Virgin Suicides (1999). It was the first of her collaborations with actress Kirsten Dunst. Her films often deal with themes of loneliness, wealth, privilege, isolation, youth, femininity, and adolescence in America. Coppola received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the comedy-drama Lost in Translation (2003), and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director,[c] becoming the third woman to do so. She has since directed the historical drama Marie Antoinette (2006), the family drama Somewhere (2010), the satirical crime drama The Bling Ring (2013), the southern gothic thriller The Beguiled (2017), the comedy On the Rocks (2020), and the biographical drama Priscilla (2023).[5][6]

In 2015, Coppola released the Netflix Christmas musical comedy special A Very Murray Christmas, which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.[7]

  1. ^ "'The Virgin Suicides' Roundtable: Sofia Coppola, Kirsten Dunst, & More". Entertainment Weekly. June 18, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra. "Sofia Coppola is first woman to win Cannes director prize in 56 years". CNN. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Blumberg, Naomi. "Sofia Coppola | American director". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Silverstein, Melissa. "Sofia Coppola Wins Top Prize at Venice Film Festival". Women and Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  5. ^ Sales, Nancy Jo. "THE SUSPECTS WORE LOUBOUTINS | Vanity Fair | March 2010". Vanity Fair | The Complete Archive. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  6. ^ The Bling Ring, June 14, 2013, retrieved December 6, 2021
  7. ^ "A Very Murray Christmas". Television Academy. Retrieved February 15, 2023.


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