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Eleanor Coppola

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Born / DiedMay 4, 1936 (Died at 88)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
Career Span1963 – 2024
Known Credits20 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 0.8

Eleanor Coppola

Also known as:Eleanor NeilEleanor Jessie Coppola
Total Works

20

20 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Eleanor Jessie Coppola (née Neil; May 4, 1936 – April 12, 2024) was an American documentary film director, screenwriter, and artist. She was married to director Francis Ford Coppola from 1963 until her death. She was best-known for her 1991 documentary film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as well as other documentaries chronicling the films of her husband and children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eleanor Coppola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Apocalypse Now
8.3
Apocalypse Now
1979•movie
Role: Documentation & Support
The Last Showgirl
6.4
The Last Showgirl
2024•movie
Role: Thanks
The Rain People
6.6
The Rain People
1969•movie
as Gordon's Wife (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 20 titles featuring Eleanor Coppola

Apocalypse Now
8.3
Apocalypse Now
1979•movie

Role: Documentation & Support

Megalopolis
5.1
Megalopolis
2024•movie

Role: In Memory Of

The Last Showgirl
6.4
The Last Showgirl
2024•movie

Role: Thanks

Paris Can Wait
5.9
Paris Can Wait
2016•movie

Role: Director

Dementia 13
5.5
Dementia 13
1963•movie

Role: Set Supervisor

The Rain People
6.6
The Rain People
1969•movie

as Gordon's Wife (uncredited)

You're a Big Boy Now
6.1

Role: Title Designer

Megadoc
6.7
Megadoc
2025•movie

as Self

Love Is Love Is Love
4.7

Role: Screenplay

4.8

as Self

The Making of The Virgin Suicides
7.2
The Making of Marie Antoinette
5.0

Role: Director

Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
6.0
Tell Them We Were Here

as Self

Making Marie Antoinette

as Self

Victorian House
Victorian House
1976•movie

Role: Director