Actor

Eleanor Coppola

Directing

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Movies: 19Series: 0Crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 37872

IMDb ID: nm0178880

Known for: Directing

Born: May 4, 1936

Died: April 12, 2024

Age: 87

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 2025

Years active: 63

Average TMDB rating: 6.48

Wikidata: Q4943414

Also known as

Eleanor Neil • Eleanor Jessie Coppola

Other jobs

Director (6)Documentation & Support (1)In Memory Of (1)Screenplay (1)Set Supervisor (1)Thanks (1)Title Designer (1)Writer (1)

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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.