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Coppola family
CountryUnited States
Current regionCalifornia
New York
EtymologyItalian term for flat cap
Place of originBernalda, Italy
FoundedJanuary 28, 1908 (marriage of Agostino Coppola and Maria Zasa, New York City)
Distinctions8 Academy Awards
10 Golden Globes
2 BAFTA Awards
1 Grammy Award
2 Palm d'Or
1 Golden Lion
Estate(s)Inglenook

The Coppola family (/ˈkoʊpələ/ KOH-pə-lə, Italian: [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) immigrated 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, including Francis Ford Coppola, Talia Shire, Sofia Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Nicolas Cage, are descended from Carmine Coppola.

The family became the subject of notoriety, with several outlets accusing Francis Ford Coppola of nepotism for casting members of the Coppola family in his films since The Godfather—including his daughter Sofia, who appeared in The Godfather Part III.[1]

Family tree

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Marc Coppola
(b. 1958)
Child
Spouse
Child
Christopher Coppola
(b. 1962)
August Floyd Coppola[2]
(1934–2009)		Child
Spouse
SpouseChild
Christina Fulton
Weston Coppola Cage
(b. 1990)
Nicolas Kim Coppola[3]
(a.k.a. Nicolas Cage)
(b. 1964)
Kal-El Coppola Cage
(b. 2005)
Alice Kim
August Francesca Coppola Cage
(b. 2022)
Riko Shibata
Gian-Carlo Coppola
(1963–1986)
Gian-Carla Coppola
(a.k.a. Gia Coppola)
(b. 1987)
Carmine Coppola
(1910–1991)		Spouse
Francis Ford Coppola[4]
(b. 1939)
Italia Pennino[4]
(1912–2004)		Roman Coppola
(b. 1965)
Eleanor Neil
(1936–2024)
Sofia Coppola
(b. 1971)
Romy Mars
(b. 2006)
Thomas Pablo Croquet
(a.k.a. Thomas Mars)
(b. 1976)
David Shire
(b. 1937)		Child
Child
Talia Rose Coppola
(a.k.a. Talia Shire)
(b. 1946)
Jason Schwartzman
(b. 1980)
Jack Schwartzman
(1932–1994)		Child
Spouse
Child
Robert Coppola Schwartzman
(b. 1982)
Spouse
Child
Anton Coppola
(1917–2020)
Child
Spouse
Child

Academy Awards

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The lineal descendants of Carmine Coppola and Italia Pennino have been nominated 24 times for an Academy Award, winning 8 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,[5] Sofia Coppola's ex-husband Spike Jonze,[6] and Nicolas Cage's ex-wife Patricia Arquette[7] 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 2
Francis Ford Coppola 5 14
Talia Shire 0 2
Nicolas Cage 1 2
Roman Coppola 0 1
Sofia Coppola 1 3

References

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  1. ^ Ferrier, Aimee (December 29, 2022). "The Coppolas: Unravelling the ultimate nepo-family". Far Out. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  2. ^ Noland, Claire (October 30, 2009). "August Coppola dies at 75; professor was father of Nicolas Cage and brother of Francis Ford Coppola". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History". Family Tree Legends.
  4. ^ a b Cabanatuan, Michael (January 3, 2004). "Italia Coppola -- mother of filmmaker". SFGate. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  5. ^ "Academy Awards database". Oscars.org. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Academy Awards Database". Oscars.org. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Academy Awards Database". Oscars.org. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
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