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Sofia Coppola

Born May 14, 1971 · New York City, New York, USA (age 55)

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 h…

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The Godfather

The Godfather · 1972

MovieDramaCrime

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II · 1974

The Godfather Part II

MovieDramaCrime

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III · 1990

The Godfather Part III

MovieCrimeDrama

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

Materialists

Materialists · 2025

MovieRomanceDrama

A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace · 1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

MovieAdventureAction

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation · 2003

Lost in Translation

MovieDramaComedy

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

The Outsiders

The Outsiders · 1983

MovieCrimeDrama

In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.

The Chronology of Water

The Chronology of Water · 2025

The Chronology of Water

Plagued by an abusive childhood, a woman finds escape in competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before ultimately finding her voice through writing.

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The Godfather

The Godfather · 1972

MovieDramaCrime

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Michael Francis Rizzi (uncredited)

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II · 1974

The Godfather Part II

MovieDramaCrime

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

Child on Ship (uncredited)

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III · 1990

The Godfather Part III

MovieCrimeDrama

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

Mary Corleone

Materialists

Materialists · 2025

MovieRomanceDrama

A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

Thanks

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace · 1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

MovieAdventureAction

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.

Saché

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation · 2003

Lost in Translation

MovieDramaComedy

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

Director

The Outsiders

The Outsiders · 1983

MovieCrimeDrama

In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.

Little Girl

The Chronology of Water

The Chronology of Water · 2025

The Chronology of Water

Plagued by an abusive childhood, a woman finds escape in competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before ultimately finding her voice through writing.

Thanks

The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides · 2000

The Virgin Suicides

MovieDramaRomance

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

Director

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette · 2006

Marie Antoinette

MovieDramaHistory

A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Director

The Beguiled

The Beguiled · 2017

During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.

Director

The Last Showgirl

The Last Showgirl · 2024

The Last Showgirl

When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, a glamorous showgirl must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the community she has built as she plans her next act.

Thanks

Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish · 1983

MovieCrimeDrama

Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.

Donna

The Bling Ring

The Bling Ring · 2013

MovieDramaCrime

Lured by stardom, a crew of aimless teens breaks into celebrity homes for a string of high-profile robberies and fame by appropriation.

Producer

Priscilla

Priscilla · 2023

MovieDramaRomance

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.

Director

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club · 1984

The Cotton Club

MovieCrimeDrama

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

Child in Street

On the Rocks

On the Rocks · 2020

MovieDramaComedy

Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to tail her husband.

Director

Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married · 1986

Peggy Sue Got Married

MovieComedyDrama

At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embrace the past that made her who she is.

Nancy Kelcher

Paris Can Wait

Paris Can Wait · 2016

MovieComedyDrama

Anne is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successful, driven but inattentive movie producer, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with Jacques, a business associate of her husband. What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance - reawakening Anne's senses and giving her a new lust for life.

Thanks

MovieComedyDrama

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.

Enzo's Mistress

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream · 1988

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.

Girl at Mellon Publicity Event (uncredited)

Palo Alto

Palo Alto · 2014

A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.

Thanks

New York Stories

New York Stories · 1989

New York Stories

MovieComedyDrama

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.

Main Title Designer

Somewhere

Somewhere · 2010

After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.

Writer

What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows · 2019

What We Do in the Shadows

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.

Sofia Coppola

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre · 1982

Faerie Tale Theatre

SeriesDramaFamily

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

Child (uncredited)

Hi Octane

Hi Octane · 1994

Short-lived 4-episode Comedy Central TV show created by and starring Sofia Coppola, co-starring Zoe Cassavetes, and featuring Thurston Moore, as well as many celebrity guests

Director