Talia Shire Her parents were both of Italian descent. Talia is the sister of director and producer Francis Ford Coppola and academic August Coppola, the aunt of actor Nicolas Cage and director Sofia Coppola, and the niece of composer and conductor Anton Coppola. She has three children. Her son Matthew Orlando Shire is the child of her first marriage to composer David Shire. Her other sons, actors/musicians Jason and Robert, are from her second marriage, to the late film producer Jack Schwartzman. Shire portrayed Connie Corleone in "The Godfather" and its sequels. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Coppola cap Coppola cap The coppola () is a traditional kind of flat cap typically worn in Sicily, Calabria, Sardinia (where it is known as in Sardinian, likely from the French ) and the French island of Corsica. First used by English nobles during the late 18th century, the coppola began being used in Sicily and Calabria in the early 20th century as a driving cap, usually worn when at the wheel driving the car. The coppola is usually made in tweed. The origin of the name is likely to be a Sicilian, Calabrian or Apulian adaptation of the English word "cap",