Italia Coppola the maternal grandmother of actors Jason Schwartzman, Robert Carmine and writer Matthew Shire, and paternal grandmother of actors Nicolas Cage, Marc Coppola and directors Roman Coppola, Christopher Coppola and Sofia Coppola. Italia appeared in three non-speaking roles in her son's movies, "One from the Heart", "The Godfather Part II" and The Godfather Part III". "She was known for her Italian cooking and published a cookbook called "Mama Coppola's Pasta Book." She is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery, alongside her husband. Her image has also appeared on the "Mammarella" pasta and sauce line, made by her son. Italia Coppola Italia
Imani Coppola is of her father, who was her biggest musical influence, playing the song "Bessie's Blues" "on a severely out of tune piano". She began playing violin at the age of six, eventually studying studio composition at the State University of New York at Purchase. She was not happy and left after one year. During her time at college, Coppola made some demos and passed them on to her older sister Maya, a singer-songwriter. Maya gave them to her boyfriend, music publisher Ross Elliot, who connected Coppola with producer Michael Mangini, known for his work with Digable Planets. While still in