Italia Coppola

Italia Coppola (; ; December 12, 1912 – January 21, 2004) was the matriarch of the Coppola family. She appeared in three non-speaking roles in her son Francis Ford Coppola's films, 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 in 2000. Francis Ford Coppola named his 1998 Edizione Pennino zinfandel after her family's name and Italian heritage, and her nickname "Mammarella" is the name of her pasta and sauce line made by him.

Early life Born in an apartment over the family's Empire Theater in Brooklyn, New York City, she was the youngest of six children of Anna (née Giaquinto) and Francesco Pennino, both from Naples, Italy. Her father, graduated at San Pietro a Majella, was a musician and composer of Italian songs (particularly Neapolitan songs), an importer of silent Italian films and a movie theater owner.

Italia Pennino Coppola is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery alongside her husband.

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