Sofia Coppola

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

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Sofia Coppola
Birth dateMay 14, 1971
Birth nameSofia Carmina Coppola
Birth place
New York City
Parents
Francis Ford Coppola
Eleanor Coppola
Spouse
Thomas Mars

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