In addition to her film work, she is an accomplished fine art and editorial photographer. She has made short films for Opening Ceremony, Zac Posen and Gucci. Born and raised in Southern California, Coppola attended Bard College and got her start as a filmmaker by making a short film for her friend’s fashion label.

Coppola is also attached to direct the feature film THE SECRET LIFE OF THE LONELY DOLL. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff and Jason Schwartzman, and is about a young woman (Maya Hawke) who thinks she’s found a path to internet stardom when she starts making YouTube videos with a charismatic stranger (Andrew Garfield) – until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both. Her second film, MAINSTREAM, which she co-wrote with Tom Stuart for producers Automatik and American Zoetrope, had its world premiere at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. No word yet on when production will begin, but it will have to wait for Lange to finish her Broadway run of ' Long Day’s Journey Into Night,' which starts next month.Gia Coppola made her feature film directorial debut with PALO ALTO, which premiered at the Telluride, Venice and Toronto Film Festivals before being released by Tribeca Film in 2014. That sounds like a pair of great roles for the lead actresses, and they’ll have a script from Merritt Johnson (' In Treatment,' ' Temple Grandin') to work with. Nathan’s book pieces together Wright’s bizarre life of glamour and isolation, and her struggle to escape her painful childhood through her art. Forty years later, the author/journalist, in her search for the out-of-print book series, found Wright living in a public hospital in Queens, New York. Naomi Watts and Jessica Lange will star in ' The Secret Life Of The Lonely Doll.' Based on the novel by Jean Nathan, it tells the story of Dare Wright, whose best-selling children’s book, ' The Lonely Doll,' made her a household name in the 1950’s. READ MORE: Watch The Gia Coppola-Directed Blood Orange Spot

The indie drama is based on Jean Nathans 2004. But she impressed many with her feature debut, ' Palo Alto,' and now she’s getting ready for her second full length film, with some big names in tow. Naomi Watts and Jessica Lange are teaming up to star in Gia Coppolas The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll. With Francis Ford Coppola already cementing his status as one of the great American filmmakers, Sofia Coppola making her mark as one of the most distinctive independent filmmakers at the moment, and Roman Coppola flexing his muscles as writer, producer, and director, Gia Coppola has had a high bar to reach when it comes to the family trade.

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