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Sofia Coppola was born on May 14, 1971
in Manhattan New York City
Where she grew up in an "artistic household" she was the youngest child of Francis Ford Coppola her father and also a famous film director, producer ,and screenwriter and her mother who was a documentary film maker, artist, and designer. -
Sofia co-writes the screenplay of "Life Without Zoe" with her father Francis Ford Coppola, where she learned she had a passion for film specifically directing one. -
Sofia Graduates from Napa Valleys St. Helena High school in 1989 then attends Mills college in Oakland California and continues her post-secondary education. -
Sofia Coppola drops out of Art Center College of Design to pursue new paths such as fashion and photography, then creates her own fashion line called Milkfed. -
Sofia Coppola makes her directorial debut with her short film "Lick The Star" of 14 minutes and filmed in black and white, which established her as a promising director because she had the ability to stick to the aesthetic or Mise-en Scene. -
Sofia Marries Spike Jonze a well known photographer and music video director of the 2000s. The couple met while Sophia was visiting the set of the music videos Spike was filming and got married seven years later. -
Wide theatrical release of the first full length movie Sofia Coppola directed, which featured Kristen Dunst marking the first movie in which they collaborated. This film was based of the novel The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. For this film she worked with the studio American Zoetrope. -
At the MTV movie awards Sofia Coppola wins for best New Filmmaker, for her film "The Virgin Suicides". -
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After spending some time in Tokyo Sofia got the inspiration for a story of people experiencing "Romantic Melody" and it was a huge hit grossing over $119 million on a $4 million budget. For this film she worked with the studio Focus Features. -
After three years of marriage Sophia and Spike finalized their divorce due to their "Conflicting Lifestyles" -
Sofia becomes the first woman to be nominated for best picture, writing, directing, and producing in the same year. Sofia won an Oscar for best writing and original screenplay for her film "Lost In Translation". -
The movie ''Marie Antoinette'' is a historical drama film that was written, produced, and directed by Sofia and was not as successful compared to her movie "Lost In Translation". Marie Antoinette made $60 million on a $40 million budget. For this film she works with the studio Focus Features. -
Sofia Coppola has her first child at 35 she named her daughter Romy, the father is Thomas Mars the lead singer in the band Phoenix. -
Sofia gives birth to her daughter Cosima who's father is also Thomas Mars. -
Sofia Coppola writes and directs the successful movie "Somewhere", which made her $17 million on a budget of $7 million. For this film she worked with the studio Focus Features. -
At the Venice Film Festival Sofia won the Golden Lion Award for best film, her film "Somewhere". -
Sofia Marries Thomas Mars a famous musician whom she met while producing the soundtrack for her first movie "The Virgin Suicides". They had a private outside wedding in Italy .She is still married to Thomas to this day -
Sofia Coppola writes and directs the movie "Bling Ring". A crime film that was based on the real events in which a gang of teenagers steal thousands of dollars worth of celebrities house items including clothing, jewelry, and cash. Although Sofia was criticized for this movie because many people thought she was glorifying and glamorizing theft and robbery, she made $20 million on an $8 million budget. For this film she worked with the studio A24. -
Sofia directs and co-writes the comedy musical film A Very Murray Christmas, along with Bill Murray and Mitch Glazer. For this film she works with the Netflix studio. -
Sofia debuts as an opera director and designer with the opera show "La Traviata" in which collaborated with designer Valentino, and follows a story line of the romance between a Courtesan and a nobleman in the 1850s. It was a huge commercial and financial success as it brought $1.2 million five days before the shows debut. -
At the Cannes film festival Sofia becomes the second woman to win Best Director in 71 years. -
Sofia wrote and directed the film "The Beguiled", A storyline based on the novel by Thomas P. Cullinan. The film was fairly successful, as it made around $27 million with a $10 million budget. For this film she worked with the studio Focus Features. -
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Sofia Coppola writes and directs the Drama Comedy film "On The Rocks" which grossed about $992,103 starring Bill Murray. She worked with Apple Tv studio for this film. -
Sofia directs, and co-writes a biography film on Priscilla Presley the wife of the rock star Elvis Presley. She writes with co writers Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon.This movie had a budget of $20 million and grossed around $21 million. This is the latest Sofia Coppola Film. She worked with studio A24 for this film.