A member of the filmmaking dynasty that includes such heavy hitters as father Francis Ford Coppola and cousin Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola parlayed her Hollywood clout and calling into various ventures, working as an actress, costume designer, screenwriter and later most notably, a director. Debuting onscreen not long after her on location birth, Coppola was featured in the climactic scene of her father's epic "The Godfather" (1972), playing the male infant being baptized. She went on to appear in several other of her father's films (credited as Domino) playing bit parts in the features "Rumble Fish" and "The Outsiders" (both 1983) and "The Cotton Club" (1984). Next, Coppola took a supporting role as the younger sister of Kathleen Turner's title character in the 1986 comedy "Peggy Sue Got Married", co-starring cousin Nicolas. The father-daughter team worked together behind the scenes on the "Life Without Zoe" segment of "New York Stories" (1989), with Sofia earning screenplay, costume designer and main title design credits. The following year, the young Coppola replaced Winona Ryder as Mary Corleone in "The Godfather, Part III", reportedly as a favor to her father who was at a loss to find a replacement after Ryder's abrupt departure. Coppola's Mediterranean good looks were fitting for the role, but her California girl accent was less appropriate and her otherwise stilted turn sparked one of the more vicious rounds of movie criticism in recent memory. Being cast in such a high profile role could have served as Coppola's breakthrough, but her unimpressive turn transformed it into just the opposite, a hurdle that she would struggle to overcome throughout her career, her name now notorious and almost synonymous with badly placed nepotism. Understandably, in a move that would prove auspicious down the line, she set her sights on goals other than acting, save for a part as Patricia Arquette's lover in the little-seen comedy "Inside Monkey Zetterland" (1992) and a cameo role as a handmaiden to Princess Amidala in "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace" (1999).