The Coppola family (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔppola]) is an Italian-American family of filmmakers and performing artists.

The family originates from Bernalda in the region of Basilicata. Agostino "August" Coppola (1882–1946) emigrated to the United States circa 1905. He married Maria Zasa (1887–1974) (also from Bernalda) on January 25, 1908. They had seven children—Archimedes, Carmine, Pancrazzo, Mario, Anton, Edward and Clarence. The best-known members (Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Nicolas Cage) are descended from Carmine Coppola.

Family tree edit

Marc Coppola
(b. 1958)
Cayley Coppola
(b. 2003)
Elizabeth Seton Brindak
Natasha Downing
Christopher Coppola
(b. 1962)
August Floyd Coppola[1]
(1934–2009)
Bailey Coppola
Adrienne Stout
Joy Vogelsang
(1935–2021)
Dexter Coppola
(b. 2003)
Christina Fulton
Weston Coppola Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola[2]
(a.k.a. Nicolas Cage)
(b. 1964)
Kal-El Coppola Cage
Alice Kim
Gian-Carlo Coppola
(1963–1986)
Gian-Carla Coppola
(a.k.a. Gia Coppola)
(b. 1987)
Carmine Coppola
(1910–1991)
Jacqui de la Fontaine
Francis Ford Coppola[3]
(b. 1939)
Italia Pennino[3]
(1912–2004)
Roman Coppola
(b. 1965)
Eleanor Neil
(b. 1936)
Sofia Coppola
(b. 1971)
Romy Mars
(b. 2006)
Thomas Pablo Croquet
(a.k.a. Thomas Mars)
(b. 1976)
David Shire
(b. 1937)
Cosima Mars
(b. 2010)
Matthew Shire
(b. 1975)
Talia Rose Coppola
(a.k.a. Talia Shire)
(b. 1946)
Jason Schwartzman
(b. 1980)
Jack Schwartzman
(1932–1994)
Marlowe Rivers Schwartzman
(b. 2010)
Brady Cunningham
Una Schwartzman
(b. 2014)
Robert Coppola Schwartzman
(b. 1982)
Marion Jane Miller
(1919–2008)
Susan Marion Coppola
(1943–2008)
Cori Coppola
(1972-2023)
Anton Coppola
(1917–2020)
Lucia Coppola
Almerinda Drago
Bruno Coppola

Academy Awards edit

The lineal descendants of Carmine Coppola and Italia Pennino have been nominated 23 times for an Academy Award, winning 9 times in categories including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score.[citation needed] In addition, Talia Shire's ex-husband David Shire,[4] Sofia Coppola's ex-husband Spike Jonze,[5] and Nicolas Cage's ex-wife Patricia Arquette[6] are also Academy Award winners. Talia Shire's late husband Jack Schwartzman is also the father of Oscar nominee John Schwartzman by a previous marriage.

Academy Awards
Wins Nominations
Carmine Coppola 1 1
Francis Ford Coppola 5 14
Talia Shire 0 2
Nicolas Cage 1 2
Roman Coppola 0 1
Sofia Coppola 1 3

References edit

  1. ^ Noland, Claire (2009-10-30). "August Coppola dies at 75; professor was father of Nicolas Cage and brother of Francis Ford Coppola". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ "Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History - MyHeritage". www.familytreelegends.com.
  3. ^ a b Cabanatuan, Michael (2004-01-03). "Italia Coppola -- mother of filmmaker". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  4. ^ "Academy Awards database". Oscars.org. AMPAS. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Academy Awards Database". Oscars.org. AMPAS. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Academy Awards Database". Oscars.org. AMPAS. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

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