Italia Coppola

Italia Coppola
Italia at her daughter's wedding (the hand belongs to Talia, cropped out of this image)
Born
Italia Pennino

(1912-12-12)December 12, 1912
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 2004(2004-01-21) (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeSan Fernando Mission Cemetery
SpouseCarmine Coppola
ChildrenAugust Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Talia Shire

Italia Coppola (Italian: [iˈtaːlja ˈkɔppola]; née Pennino; December 12, 1912 – January 21, 2004) was the matriarch of the Coppola family.[1] She appeared in three non-speaking roles in her son Francis Ford Coppola's films, One from the Heart, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part III.[2] She was known for her Italian cooking and published a cookbook called Mama Coppola's Pasta Book in 2000.[3][4] Francis Ford Coppola named his 1998 Edizione Pennino zinfandel after her family's name and Italian heritage, and her nickname "Mammarella" is the name of her pasta and sauce line made by him.[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. ^ Times, Los Angeles. "ITALIA PENNINO COPPOLA, 91". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  4. ^ Variety Staff (2004-01-24). "Italia Coppola". Variety. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  5. ^ Guardian Staff (2001-10-14). "The good food father". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  6. ^ Fabricant, Florence (2001-06-13). "For the Love of Pasta, a Director Moves Into Macaroni (Published 2001)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  7. ^ "Francis Coppola Presents: Mammarella". www.mammarellafoods.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-07-31.