Sofia Coppola

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Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola 2010 b.jpg
Coppola in Paris, France, November 7, 2010
Born Sofia Carmina Coppola
(1971-05-14) May 14, 1971 (age 42)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Director, producer, screenwriter, actress
Years active 1972–present
Influenced by Francis Ford Coppola, Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Bogdanovich, François Truffaut, Michelangelo Antonioni, Bob Fosse, John Hughes, Wong Kar-wai, William Eggleston
Spouse(s) Spike Jonze (1999–2003)
Thomas Mars (2011–present)
Children 2
Parents Francis Ford Coppola (father)
Eleanor Coppola (mother)
Family Gian-Carlo Coppola (brother)
Roman Coppola (brother)
Jason Schwartzman (cousin)
Robert Schwartzman (cousin)
Nicolas Cage (cousin)
Marc Coppola (cousin)
Christopher Coppola (cousin) Talia Shire (aunt)

Sofia Carmina Coppola (pron.: /ˈkoʊpələ/ KOH-pə-lə; born May 14, 1971) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actress. In 2003, she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman (and first American woman) to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. In 2010, with Somewhere, she became the first American woman (and fourth American filmmaker) to win the Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.[1]

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Early life [edit]

Coppola was born in New York City, New York, the youngest child and only daughter of set decorator/artist Eleanor Coppola (née Neil) and director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather and Apocalypse Now), granddaughter of the composer Carmine Coppola, sister of Roman Coppola and Gian-Carlo Coppola, niece of her father's siblings August Coppola and Talia Shire, and a cousin of Nicolas Cage, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Carmine.[2] When she was fourteen years old, her brother Gian-Carlo was killed in a boating accident. She attended high school at St. Helena High School and graduated in the class of 1989. She later went to Mills College and the California Institute of the Arts, and interned with Chanel when she was fifteen years old.[3][4] After dropping out, Coppola started a clothing line called Milkfed that is now sold exclusively in Japan.[5]

Career [edit]

Early career [edit]

Coppola's acting career, frequently described as based largely upon nepotism,[6][7][8] began as an infant: she made background appearances in seven of her father's films. The best known of these early roles is her appearance in The Godfather as the baby boy in the christening scene.[9][10] She is also seen in her father's film The Outsiders in a scene where Matt Dillon, Tommy Howell, and Ralph Macchio are eating at a Dairy Queen before the scene in which the church is discovered to be on fire.

Frankenweenie (1984) was the first film she performed in that was not associated with her father. However, it often goes unnoted due to her stage name, "Domino", which she adopted at the time because she thought it was glamorous.[11]

In 1986, Coppola was cast as Kathleen Turner's sister, Nancy Kelcher, in Peggy Sue Got Married. The film was directed by her father and costarred her cousin, Nicolas Cage.

The 1989 short film entitled Life Without Zoe was released as part of a tripartite anthology film, New York Stories. It was written by Sofia Coppola and her father (who also directed the film).

Her best-known acting role is Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III (1990), for which she was cast by her father after Winona Ryder fell ill. Her critically panned performance (for which she was named "Worst Supporting Actress" and "Worst New Star" at the 1990 Golden Raspberry Awards) effectively ended her acting career, save for appearances in the 1992 independent film Inside Monkey Zetterland, and in the background of films by her friends and family. In 1999, she appeared as Saché in George Lucas' Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. She has since been quoted as saying she was not hurt by the criticism from her role in The Godfather Part III, because she never especially wanted an acting career.[12]

Coppola can also be seen in several music videos from the 1990s, appearing in The Black Crowes' "Sometimes Salvation", Madonna's "Deeper and Deeper", and the Chemical Brothers' "Elektrobank", which was directed by her future husband Spike Jonze.

Filmmaking [edit]

Her first short-film was Lick the Star (1998). It played many times on the Independent Film Channel. She made her feature-film directing debut with The Virgin Suicides (1999). It premiered in North America at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival and was released later that year.

Her second feature was Lost in Translation (2003). Coppola won the Academy Award for her original screenplay and three Golden Globe Awards including Best Picture. After Lina Wertmüller and Jane Campion, Coppola became the third female director to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing. Her win for best original screenplay in 2003 made her a third-generation Oscar winner. In 2004, Coppola was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[13]

Coppola in 2003.

Her third film was the biopic Marie Antoinette, adapted from the biography by British historian Antonia Fraser. Kirsten Dunst plays the title character, who marries King Louis XVI, played by Jason Schwartzman, Coppola's cousin. It debuted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival[14] where, despite boos in the audience, it received a standing ovation.[15] Critics were divided.

Her fourth film was Somewhere (2010). The movie was filmed at Chateau Marmont. The plot focuses on a "bad boy" actor portrayed by Stephen Dorff who is forced to reevaluate his life when his daughter, played by Elle Fanning, arrives unexpectedly.[16] In November 2010, Coppola was interviewed by Joel Coen, who professed his admiration of Coppola's work, at the DGA screening of Somewhere in New York City.[17]

Coppola's next film is The Bling Ring. It is based on actual events centered around the Bling Ring, a group of California teenagers who burgled the homes of several celebrities over 2008 and 2009, stealing around $3 million in cash and belongings.[18] Emma Watson,[19] Taissa Farmiga,[20] Leslie Mann,[21] Katie Chang and Israel Broussard are starring in the film. The film will open the Un Certain Regard section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[22]

Television [edit]

In the mid-1990s, she and best friend Zoe Cassavetes helmed the short-lived series Hi Octane on Comedy Central which spotlit performers in underground music. The show was cancelled after four episodes.[23]

In December 2008, Coppola's first commercial premiered during an episode of Gossip Girl. The advertisement which she directed for the Christian Dior fragrance Miss Dior Chérie which was shot in France with model Maryna Linchuk was very well received and continues to be popular on YouTube.[24]

Modeling [edit]

At the beginning of the 1990s, she was often featured in girl-oriented magazines like Seventeen and YM. In 1998, she cofounded the clothing line Milk Fed in Japan with friend Stephanie Hayman in cooperation with Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon.

In 2002, fashion designer Marc Jacobs hand-picked the actress/director to be the face of his house's fragrance. The campaign involved photographs of her shot by photographer Juergen Teller in his signature grainy style.

Awards [edit]

Coppola was nominated for three Academy Awards for her 2003 film Lost in Translation, in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay. She would go on to win for Best Original Screenplay, but lost the other two nominations to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Her nomination for Best Director made her the first American woman in history to be nominated in that category, and the third overall, after Lina Wertmüller and Jane Campion. In 2010, Kathryn Bigelow became the fourth woman to be nominated, and the first to win the award. Coppola, however, remains the youngest woman to be nominated in the Best Director category.

Her win for Best Original Screenplay resulted in her family becoming the second three-generation Oscar winning family, her grandfather Carmine Coppola and her father Francis Ford Coppola having previously won Oscars. The first family to achieve this feat was the Huston family: Walter, John, and Anjelica.

For her work on Lost in Translation, Coppola also won a Best Screenplay Golden Globe and received a BAFTA nomination.

On September 11, 2010, Somewhere won the Golden Lion, the top prize at the 67th Venice Film Festival.[25]

Personal life [edit]

In 1999, Coppola married director Spike Jonze, whom she had first met in 1992; they divorced in 2003.

Coppola lives in Paris. She described her love for the city and her favorite places there, "The Palais-Royal, the Tuileries Garden, the Musée d'Orsay. You can tell I love the city, right? It's a filmmaker's dream there; the colors are beautiful!"[26] On November 28, 2006, Coppola gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Romy, who is named in honor of her brother Roman. The child's father is Thomas Mars, lead singer of the French rock band Phoenix.[27] Coppola first met Mars while producing the soundtrack to The Virgin Suicides.[28] They have since collaborated on Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette[29] and her fourth film Somewhere.[30]

On December 10, 2009, Mars confirmed that Coppola was pregnant with their second child.[31] A second daughter named Cosima was born in New York City on May 18, 2010.[32]

Coppola and Mars were married on August 27, 2011 at her family's villa, ex "Palazzo Margherita" [33] in Bernalda, Italy.[34]

Filmography [edit]

Director [edit]

Films [edit]

Short-films [edit]

Music videos [edit]

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Actress [edit]

Films [edit]

Year Film Role Director Notes
1972 The Godfather Baby at Baptism Francis Ford Coppola (uncredited)
1974 The Godfather Part II Child on ship Francis Ford Coppola (uncredited)
1983 The Outsiders Little Girl Francis Ford Coppola Credited as 'Domino'
Rumble Fish Donna Francis Ford Coppola Credited as 'Domino'
1984 Frankenweenie Anne Chambers Tim Burton Credited as 'Domino'
The Cotton Club Child in Street Francis Ford Coppola Credited as 'Domino'
1986 Peggy Sue Got Married Nancy Kelcher Francis Ford Coppola
1987 Anna Noodle Yurek Bogayevicz
1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (uncredited) Francis Ford Coppola
1990 The Godfather Part III Mary Corleone Francis Ford Coppola Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
1992 Inside Monkey Zetterland Cindy Jefery Levy
1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Saché George Lucas Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
2001 CQ Enzo's Mistress Roman Coppola

Music videos [edit]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Silverstein, Melissa. "Sofia Coppola Wins Top Prize at [[Venice Film Festival]]". Womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.  Wikilink embedded in URL title (help)
  2. ^ Biography for Robert Schwartzman at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ Lisa Armstrong (June 4, 2008). "Sofia Coppola: I'm more interested in looking than being looked at". London: The Times. Retrieved June 3, 2008. 
  4. ^ Menkes, Suzy (200-10-14). "Sofia Coppola: Discreet, chic and grown-up". New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2009. 
  5. ^ Lee, Helen (November 5, 2007). "Did you know Sofia Coppola has a fashion line called MilkFed?". Sassybella.com. Retrieved July 29, 2009.  More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)
  6. ^ "EXTRA: Nepotism in the Director's Chair". Hollywood.com. April 21, 2000. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  7. ^ "Sofia Coppola from Marie Antoinette - Celebrity Biographies at". Film.com. November 21, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2010. 
  8. ^ Patterson, John (January 12, 2008). "If only ... we could confine all nepotism to Los Angeles". The Guardian (London). 
  9. ^ Fresh Air. December 20, 2010. Event occurs at 19:25. 
  10. ^ The Godfather. 
  11. ^ "FFWD Weekly Interview - May 18, 2000". Ffwdweekly.com. May 18, 2000. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  12. ^ POLL: (April 30, 2000). "Out of the Godfather's shadow". Independent.ie. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  13. ^ Academy Invites 127 to Membership[dead link]
  14. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Marie Antoinette". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved December 13, 2009. 
  15. ^ "‘Marie Antoinette’ - a Quotational Reference Guide". Bigscreenlittlescreen.net. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  16. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (April 16, 2009). "Sofia Coppola books Marmont film". Variety. 
  17. ^ Rome, Emily. "‘Sophia Coppola and a Cohen Brother talk Somewhere at DGA Screenin’". Insidemovies.ew.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  18. ^ "Sofia Coppola Reportedly Planning Movie On The Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch; Tess Taylor Apparently Stars | The Playlist". Blogs.indiewire.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  19. ^ "Emma Watson To Star In Sofia Coppola's Next Film 'The Bling Ring' | The Playlist". Blogs.indiewire.com. February 29, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  20. ^ "AMERICAN HORROR STORY Star Taissa Farmiga Joins Sofia Coppola’s THE BLING RING and JAMESY BOY". Collider. March 1, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  21. ^ Kit, Borys. "Leslie Mann, Israel Broussard Cast in Sofia Coppola's 'Bling Ring' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 
  22. ^ "Bling Ring 2013 Un Certain Regard Opening Film". Deadline. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  23. ^ Daddy's girl (ThisIsLondon, 2004)
  24. ^ "Miss Dior Chérie Commercial (Director's Cut)". Youtube.com. December 6, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  25. ^ By (September 11, 2010). "Entertainment news, film reviews, awards, film festivals, box office, entertainment industry conferences". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2010. 
  26. ^ Chen, Eva (March 2009 Though this explanation has often baffled journalists, it is generally believed that Coppola does, in fact, live in Paris, despite her superficial responses to questions about the city.). "Beauty Blogger". Teen Vogue. p. 113. 
  27. ^ "People: Nicole Kidman, Sofia Coppola, Michael Richards". International Herald Tribune. March 29, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  28. ^ "Exclusive! Sofia Coppola Gives Birth!". E! Online. November 28, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2010. 
  29. ^ Phoenix at the Internet Movie Database
  30. ^ Gaston, Peter (October 1, 2009). "DOWNLOAD: Phoenix Remixed by Animal Collective, Devendra Banhart". Spin Magazine. 
  31. ^ by Phoenix. "Phoenix: Infectious French Pop". NPR. Retrieved September 12, 2010. 
  32. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/06/25/sofia.coppola.daughter.ppl/index.html?hpt=Sbin.  Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  33. ^ "Palazzo Margherita". dailymail.co.uk. November 2, 2012. 
  34. ^ "Oscar-winner Sofia Coppola weds Thomas Mars in Italian town of her ancestors". dailymail.co.uk. August 29, 2011. 

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Alexander Payne
for About Schmidt		 Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
for Lost in Translation
2004		 Succeeded by
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
for Sideways
Preceded by
Clint Eastwood
for Mystic River		 César Award for Best Foreign Film
for Lost in Translation
2005		 Succeeded by
Clint Eastwood
for Million Dollar Baby
Films directed by Sofia Coppola
1990s
2000s
2010s
Authority control
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