Eleanor Coppola

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Eleanor Coppola

Directing May 4, 1936

Los Angeles, California, USA

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 Coppo…

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Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

8.3 1979 Movie
Megalopolis

Megalopolis

5.2 2024 Movie
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

7.9 1991 Movie
The Last Showgirl

The Last Showgirl

6.4 2024 Movie
Paris Can Wait

Paris Can Wait

5.9 2016 Movie
Dementia 13

Dementia 13

5.5 1963 Movie
The Rain People

The Rain People

6.6 1969 Movie
You're a Big Boy Now

You're a Big Boy Now

6.1 1966 Movie
Megadoc

Megadoc

6.7 2025 Movie
Love Is Love Is Love

Love Is Love Is Love

4.7 2021 Movie
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

7.6 2004 Movie
The Making of Marie Antoinette

The Making of Marie Antoinette

5.0 2007 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Making Marie Antoinette

    Movie Director

  2. 2025
    Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us

    Movie Herself

  3. 2025
    Megadoc

    Movie Self

  4. 2024
    The Last Showgirl

    Movie Thanks

  5. 2024
    Megalopolis

    Movie In Memory Of

  6. 2021
    Love Is Love Is Love

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 2021
    Tell Them We Were Here

    Movie Self

  8. 2016
    Paris Can Wait

    Movie Writer

  9. 2014
    Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

    Movie Self

  10. 2007
    Coda: Thirty Years Later

    Movie Self

  11. 2007
    Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

    Movie Director

  12. 2007
    The Making of Marie Antoinette

    Movie Director

  13. 2004
    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    Movie Self

  14. 2002
    On the Set of CQ

    Movie Self

  15. 2000
    The Making of The Virgin Suicides

    Movie Self

  16. 1996
    A Visit to China’s Miao Country

    Movie Narrator

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  1. 1992
    Ryska Alaska

    Movie Self

  2. 1991
    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Movie Self

  3. 1979
    Apocalypse Now

    Movie Documentation & Support

  4. 1976
    Victorian House

    Movie Director

  5. 1976
    Refrigerator

    Movie Director

  6. 1976
    Joyce Goldstein

    Movie Director

  7. 1976
    Peeling a Potato Is a Work of Art

    Movie Director

  8. 1969
    The Rain People

    Movie Gordon's Wife (uncredited)

  9. 1966
    You're a Big Boy Now

    Movie Title Designer

  10. 1963
    Dementia 13

    Movie Set Supervisor