Coppola Family Cameos

Family is very important to Francis Ford Coppola -both the Corleone Family and his own family. He cast many of his family members in all three of the Godfather movies. We spotlight those appearances here:

Francis Ford Coppola's sister Talia Shire played Corleone daughter Connie Corleone in all three Godfather movies.

Coppola's mother Italia Coppola is an extra in the restaurant scene when Michael kills Sollozzo in The Godfather


Coppola's father Carmine Coppola is seen playing the piano in the "going to the mattresses" sequence in The Godfather


Coppola's sons Roman and Gian-Carlo Coppola are bystanders in the scene where Sonny beats up Carol Rizzi in The Godfather


Roman and Gian-Carlo Coppola can also be seen standing behind Michael and Tom Hagen at Don Corleone's funeral in The Godfather


Coppola's baby daugher Sofia Coppola played the role of Connie Corleone's son in the Baptism scene at the end of The Godfather


Italia Coppola had a second "concerned by-stander" role as one of the Baptism guests in The Godfather


Italia Coppola put on a wig, hopped in the coffin and played the role of Michael Corleone's dead mother in The Godfather Part II


Sofia Coppola is the little girl in the background on the ship with the young Vito Coreleone in The Godfather Part II


Coppola's son Roman Coppola played the role of the young Sonny Corleone in The Godfather Part II


Coppola's Uncle Louie can been seen sitting right next to Michael Corleone at Hyman Roth's birthday party in The Godfather Part II


Coppola's mother Italia Coppola was a guest at Michael Corleone's part at the beginnning of The Godfather Part III


Coppola's father Carmine Coppola can be seen at the same party as the band conductor in The Godfather Part III


Coppola's granddaughter Gia Coppola is another guest at the party in The Godfather Part III


Coppola's uncle Anton Coppola was the orchestra conductor of the opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" in The Godfather Part III


Coppola's daughter Sofia Coppola played the role of Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III



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