Italia Coppola
Biography
Italia Coppola was a renowned Italian-American matriarch and cook, born on December 12, 1912, in Brooklyn, New York City. She appeared in three non-speaking roles in her son Francis Ford Coppola's films and published a beloved cookbook, Mama Coppola's Pasta Book, in 2000. The family name was honored with an Edizione Pennino zinfandel in 1998. Her legacy extends through her pasta line, Mammarella, named after her affectionate nickname "Mammarella".