Coppola, Sofia 1971–

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COPPOLA, Sofia 1971–

(Domino Coppola, Domino)

PERSONAL

Full name, Sofia Carmina Coppola; born May 14 (some sources cite May 12), 1971, in New York, NY; daughter of Francis Ford (a filmmaker) and Eleanor (a set decorator and artist) Coppola; sister of Roman Coppola (an actor, producer, and director); several other family members involved in the arts; married Spike Jonze (a director, producer, writer, and actor), June 26, 1999 (divorced December 9, 2003). Education: Studied photography at Mills College and painting at the California Institute of the Arts.

Addresses: Agent—Bart Walker, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Directors Bureau, 1641 North Ivar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028.

Career: Director, producer, writer, and actress. Affiliated with the Directors Bureau, Los Angeles and New York City. Appeared in advertisements. Milkfed (fashion label), designer.

Member: Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America.

Awards, Honors: Sierra Award nominations, best director, best adapted screenplay, and best female newcomer, all Las Vegas Film Critics Society, 2000, Young Hollywood Award, best director, Movieline, MTV Movie Award, best new filmmaker, and Empire Award nomination, best debut, all 2001, all for The Virgin Suicides; Special Achievement Award, writing, directing, and producing, National Board of Review, New York Film Critics Circle Award, best director, Boston Society of Film Critics Award, best director, Toronto Film Critics Association Award, best screenplay, Screen International Award nomination, European Film awards, Seattle Film Critics awards, best director and best original screenplay, Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, best original screenplay, Best New Director Award, FIPRESCI Prize, and nomination for Golden Spike, all Valladolid International Film Festival, Lina Mangiacapre Award, Venice Film Festival, Golden Athena, Athens International Film Festival, and Critics Award, best in competition, Sao Paulo International Film Festival, all 2003, Academy Award, best original screenplay, Academy Award nominations, best director and best picture (with Ross Katz), Golden Globe Award, best screenplay for a motion picture, Golden Globe Award nomination, best director of a motion picture, Independent Spirit awards, best director, best screenplay, and best feature film (with Katz), Independent Features Project/West, Screen Award, best screenplay written directly for the screen, Writers Guild of America, Golden Satellite Award, best original screenplay, International Press Academy, and Golden Satellite Award nomination, best director, Chicago Film Critics Association Award, best screenplay, Florida Film Critics Circle Award, best screenplay, Comedy Film Honors, best first-time comedy director and best screenplay, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, Chlotrudis awards, best director and best original screenplay, Discover Screenwriting Award nomination, American Screenwriters Association, Film Award nominations, best original screenplay and best film (with Katz), and nomination for David Lean Award for Direction, all British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in motion pictures, Directors Guild of Great Britain Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in international film, Silver Ribbon, best director of a foreign film, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, Guild Film Award in Gold, best foreign film, Guild of German Art House Cinemas, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nominations, best director and best writer, Australian Film Institute Award nomination (with Katz), best foreign film, nomination for David, best foreign film, David di Donatello awards, Golden Kinnaree Award nomination, best film, Bangkok International Film Festival, German Film Award, best foreign film, Online Film Critics Society Award, best original screenplay, and Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best director, all 2004, Cesar Award, best foreign film, Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema, Critics Award, best foreign film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, Robert Award, best American film, Robert Festival, Bodil Award, best American film, nomination for Czech Lion, best foreign language film, nomination for Guldbagge Award, best foreign film, and Fotogramas de Plata Award, best foreign film, all 2005, all for Lost in Translation.

CREDITS

Film Director:

Bed, Bath and Beyond (short film), 1996.

The Virgin Suicides (also known as The Lisbon Sisters and Sofia Coppola's "The Virgin Suicides"), Eternity Pictures, 1999.

Lost in Translation, Focus Features, 2003.

Marie-Antoinette, Sony Pictures Entertainment/Pathe, 2006.

Film Producer:

Lost in Translation, Focus Features, 2003.

Marie-Antoinette, Sony Pictures Entertainment/Pathe, 2006.

Film Work; Other:

Designer for main titles and costume designer for "Life without Zoe" segment, New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989.

Costume designer, The Spirit of '76, Castle Rock, 1990.

Film editor, Bed, Bath and Beyond (short film), 1996.

Cinematographer, Torrance Rises (short film), 1999, Palm Pictures, 2003.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Michael Francis Rizzi, The Godfather (also known as Mario Puzo's "The Godfather"), Paramount, 1972.

(Uncredited) Child on boat in New York Harbor, The Godfather: Part II (also known as Mario Puzo's "The Godfather: Part II"), Paramount, 1974.

(As Domino) Donna, Rumble Fish, Universal, 1983.

(As Domino) Little girl, The Outsiders, Warner Bros., 1983.

(As Domino) Anne Chambers, Frankenweenie (short film), Buena Vista, 1984.

(As Domino) Child in street, The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984.

Nancy Kelcher, Peggy Sue Got Married, TriStar, 1986.

Noodle, Anna, Vestron Pictures, 1987.

Mary Corleone, The Godfather: Part III (also known as Mario Puzo's "The Godfather: Part III"), Paramount, 1990.

Herself, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (documentary), Triton Pictures, 1991.

Cindy, Inside Monkey Zetterland (also known as M2), IRS Releasing, 1992.

Sache, Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace (also known as The Phantom Menace and Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Torrance Rises (short film), 1999, Palm Pictures, 2003.

Enzo's mistress, CQ, United Artists, 2002.

Television Work; Series:

Producer, High Octane, Comedy Central, beginning 2002.

Creator, director, and producer, Platinum, UPN, 2003.

Television Work; Specials:

Director and producer, Lick the Star, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 1998.

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, High Octane, Comedy Central, beginning 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, The Godfather Family: A Look Inside, HBO, 1990.

The Independent Spirit Awards Nomination Show, Independent Film Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001.

The 76th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2004.

The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2004.

The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Domino Coppola) Gwendolyn, "The Princess Who Had Never Laughed," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theater"), Showtime, 1986.

Guest, The Charlie Rose Show, PBS, 2003.

(In archive footage) Herself, "Silenci? 100" and other episodes, Silenci?, Televisio de Catalunya, 2004.

Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, 2004.

(In archive footage) Herself, Cinema mil, Televisio de Catalunya, multiple episodes in 2005.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Britney, Ciao L.A., 1994.

Beastie Boys DVD Video Anthology—Criterion Collection (also known as Beastie Boys: Video Anthology), 2000.

Janet the gymnast in "Elektrobank" music video, The Work of Director Spike Jonze, MTV2, 2003.

Janet the gymnast in "Elektrobank" music video, The Chemical Brothers: Singles 93-03, Virgin Records, 2003.

Herself, Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of "Lost in Translation" (also known as Lost on Location), Universal Studios Home Video, 2004.

Video Work:

Coproducer, Ciao L.A., 1994.

Music Video Director:

Walt Mink, "Shine," 1993.

Air, "Playground Love," 2000.

Kevin Shields, "City Girl," 2003.

The White Stripes, "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself," 2003.

Garbage, "Why Do You Love Me," 2005.

Music Video Appearances:

Black Crowes, "Sometimes Salvation," 1992.

Madonna, "Deeper and Deeper," 1992.

(As Janet the gymnast) Chemical Brothers, "Elektrobank," 1997.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

"Life without Zoe," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989.

The Virgin Suicides (based on the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides; also known as The Lisbon Sisters and Sofia Coppola's "The Virgin Suicides"), Eternity Pictures, 1999.

Lost in Translation, Focus Features, 2003.

Marie-Antoinette (based on the book by Antonia Fraser), Sony Pictures Entertainment/Pathe, 2006.

Teleplays; Series:

High Octane, Comedy Central, beginning 2002.

Teleplays; Specials:

Lick the Star, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 1998.

ADAPTATIONS

Coppola's appearances in the Godfather films were included in the video compilation The Godfather Trilogy: 1901–1980 (also known as The Godfather Saga and The Godfather Trilogy), released in 1992.