Eleanor Coppola

1936–2024 · American documentary filmmaker

Eleanor Jessie Coppola was an American documentary film director, screenwriter, and artist. A member of the Coppola family, 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.

Eleanor Coppola, in order

1. 1969 The Rain People: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola
2. 1991 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse: directed, acted · critics 100%, audiences 94% · streaming on YouTube (free)
3. 2016 Paris Can Wait: directed, wrote
4. Love Is Love Is Love: directed