Sofia Coppola

Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actress. In 2003 she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman (and first American woman) to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing. In... Read More

Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actress. In 2003 she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman (and first American woman) to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing. In 2010, with Somewhere, she became the first American woman (and fourth American filmmaker) to win the Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. See Less