We were always around my dad, so he wasn't absentee at all. I don't think it was normal, but it was exciting. You always had lots of creative people around, and my parents took us everywhere.

In 1986 Coppola was cast as Kathleen Turner's sister Nancy Kelcher in Peggy Sue Got Married. Coppola however remains the youngest woman to be nominated in the Best Director category. : /ˈkoʊpələ/ KOH-pə-lə; born May 14 1971) is an American screenwriter film director producer and actress.

In 2010 with Somewhere Sofia Coppola became the first American woman (and fourth American filmmaker) to win the Golden Lion the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. : /ˈkoʊpələ/ KOH-pə-lə; born May 14 1971) is an American screenwriter film director producer and actress.