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Sofia Coppola Biography

Birth Name:
Sofia Carmina Coppola
Birth Place:
New York, New York, United States
Profession
Director, screenwriter, producer, actor

Fast Facts

  • Made her film debut at three months as the baby in the famous baptism scene at the end of The Godfather; also appeared as a toddler on a New York-bound ship in The Godfather, Part II
  • Interned at Chanel's Paris headquarters for two summers during her teen years
  • Dropped out of Mills College in her first year when her father picked her as a last-minute replacement for an ailing Winona Ryder as Mary Corleone in The Godfather, Part III; the choice was a controversial one (she had no significant acting experience) and critics lambasted her performance
  • Launched her Milk Fed clothing line, specializing in casual attire, in 1994
  • Like the Hustons (Walter, John and Anjelica), there are three generations of Oscar winners in the family: Sophia; her father, Francis Ford Coppola; her grandfather Carmine Coppola; and cousin Nicolas Cage
  • Has collaborated with her husband, musician Thomas Mars, on numerous movies
  • They met while producing the soundtrack for her film The Virgin Suicides

Awards

  • 2016Producers Guild Awards-David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Television Movie: nominated
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Television Movie: nominated
  • 2016Producers Guild Awards-David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
  • 2015Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Specials: nominated
  • 2015Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Specials: nominated
  • 2010Venice Film Festival-Best Film: winner
  • 2010National Board of Review-Special Filmmaking Achievement: winner
  • 2004Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: winner
  • 2004Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2004Independent Spirit Awards-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2004Independent Spirit Awards-Best Director: winner
  • 2004Independent Spirit Awards-Best Feature: winner
  • 2004Writers Guild Awards-Original Screenplay: winner
  • 2004Critics' Choice Awards-Best Writer: nominated
  • 2004Critics' Choice Awards-Best Director: nominated
  • 2004Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Awards-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Awards-The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction: nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: nominated
  • 2003Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Director: nominated
  • 2003Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2003National Board of Review-Special Filmmaking Achievement: winner
  • 2003Boston Society of Film Critics-Best Director: winner
  • 2003Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 2003New York Film Critics Circle-Best Director: winner
  • 2003National Society of Film Critics-Best Director (Runner-up): winner
  • 2003Toronto Film Critics Association-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2003Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2003Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
  • 2003Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): winner

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