Sofia Coppola
Biography
Sofia Coppola is an American filmmaker and former actress who first appeared on screen as an infant in her father's crime drama The Godfather (1972). Raised by filmmakers Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola, she went on to small parts in The Outsiders (1983), Rumble Fish (1983) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), and played Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III (1990). She moved behind the camera for her debut, The Virgin Suicides (1999), adapted from Jeffrey Eugenides's novel. Her screenplay for Lost in Translation (2003) brought her an Academy Award, and she also received a Best Director nomination, becoming the third woman to be nominated. Later work includes Marie Antoinette (2006), Somewhere (2010), which won the Golden Lion at Venice, The Bling Ring (2013), The Beguiled (2017), which earned her Best Director at Cannes, On the Rocks (2020) and Priscilla (2023). She co-wrote A Very Murray Christmas (2015) for Netflix, which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy.
55years old
Turns 56 on May 14in 222 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Sofia Carmina Coppola (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 36 years1983 to 2019
Genres
- Drama50%, 5 films
- Documentary40%, 4 films
- Comedy30%, 3 films
- Crime20%, 2 films
- Adventure10%, 1 film
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Getting ready for a role
Coppola read Jeffrey Eugenides's book in 1995 after musician Thurston Moore recommended it, and the story drew her in. She has said that without the book, her film career might not have happened.
Behind the award
Coppola directed The Beguiled, a 2017 remake that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival that year. She won the Best Director award there, the second woman and first American woman to do so.
Beyond film
Rai Com from All'Opera approached Coppola in 2017 about directing their newest La traviata, a three act opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Valentino Garavani created the costumes for the run of 15 shows.
Getting ready for a role
Coppola filmed Lost in Translation in 27 days, using a small crew and working without permits. Some scenes were shot impromptu on the street, and at the Park Hyatt Hotel the crew could use the corridors from two to three in the morning.
Sofia Coppola movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Francis Ford Coppola directed four of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Nicolas Cage's page
Dennis Hopper's page
Laurence Fishburne's page
Matt Dillon's page
Diane Lane's page
William Smith's page
All films by Francis Ford Coppola
Also two films together4 more actors
- Tom WaitsRumble Fish (1983) and The Outsiders (1983)
- George LucasMaking Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) and Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
- Glenn WithrowRumble Fish (1983) and The Outsiders (1983)
- Gian-Carlo CoppolaHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) and Rumble Fish (1983)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1991 to 2013, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2004 | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Lost in Translation | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | Dorothy Arzner Directors Award | Won | |
| 1991 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star | The Godfather Part III | Won |
| 1991 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress | The Godfather Part III | Won |
| Writers Guild of America Award | Won | ||
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