
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
May 4, 1936
Died
April 12, 2024 (age 87)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Eleanor Neil
Eleanor Jessie Coppola
Eleanor Coppola
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.
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Known For

Film
Megadoc
Self
2025

Film
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
1991

Film
The Rain People
Gordon's Wife (uncredited)
1969

Film
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Self
2014

Film
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
2004

Film
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self
2000
Film
Coda: Thirty Years Later
Self
2007

Film
Tell Them We Were Here
Self
2021
Film
Ryska Alaska
Self
1992

Film
Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us
Herself
2025
Film
On the Set of CQ
Self
2002
Filmography
2025FilmEleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Usas Herself2025FilmMegadocas Self2021FilmTell Them We Were Hereas Self2014FilmBehind the Scenes of Palo Altoas Self2007FilmCoda: Thirty Years Lateras Self2004FilmA Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetropeas Self2002FilmOn the Set of CQas Self2000FilmThe Making of The Virgin Suicidesas Self1992FilmRyska Alaskaas Self1991FilmHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypseas Self1969FilmThe Rain Peopleas Gordon's Wife (uncredited)