Biography
Sofia Carmina Coppola (/ˈkoʊpələ/ KOH-pə-lə, Italian: [soˈfiːa ˈkɔppola]; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and former actress. She has won an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Golden Lion, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. She was also nominated for three BAFTA Awards, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award. 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 Ac…
Directed
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Lost in Translation (2003) — Director
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The Virgin Suicides (2000) — Director
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The Bling Ring (2013) — Director
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Marie Antoinette (2006) — Director
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The Beguiled (2017) — Director
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Priscilla (2023) — Director
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Somewhere (2010) — Director
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On the Rocks (2020) — Director
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A Very Murray Christmas (2015) — Director
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Lick the Star (1998) — Director
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Marc by Sofia (2026) — Director
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Hi Octane (1994) — Director
- Bed, Bath and Beyond (1996) — Director
Also appeared in
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The Godfather (1972) — Michael Francis Rizzi (uncredited)
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) — Saché
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The Godfather Part II (1974) — Child on Ship (uncredited)
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The Godfather Part III (1990) — Mary Corleone
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The Outsiders (1983) — Little Girl
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What We Do in the Shadows (2019) — Sofia Coppola
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Rumble Fish (1983) — Donna
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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) — Nancy Kelcher
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Frankenweenie (1984) — Anne Chambers
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The Cotton Club (1984) — Child in Street
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) — Girl at Mellon Publicity Event (uncredited)
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) — Self
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The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) — Mary Corleone
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self - Guest
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Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — Self
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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CQ (2001) — Enzo's Mistress
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The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990) — Self / Mary Corleone
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Sunset Strip (2012) — Self
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The Work of Director Spike Jonze (2003) — Janet
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Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000) — Britney (uncredited)
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Always at The Carlyle (2018) — Self
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Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) — Child (uncredited)
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Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards (2017) — Self
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Anna (1987) — Noodle
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The Spirit of '76 (1990) — Girl in Parade
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Inside Monkey Zetterland (1992) — Cindy
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Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (2007) — Self
- Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' (2004) — Self
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Torrance Rises (1999) — Self
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Fantastic Mr. Murray (2019) — Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
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Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle (1987) — A Child
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The Making of Priscilla (2023) — Self
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Revisiting The Virgin Suicides (2018) — Self
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Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits (2005) — Britney (uncredited)
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The Making of The Virgin Suicides (2000) — Self
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Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life (2023)
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The Making of Marie Antoinette (2007) — Self
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Ciao L.A. (1994) — Britney