Claim: Sofia Coppola's father is an American director.
Evidence: Her father is director , producer and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola.
Francis Ford Coppola -LRB- -LSB- pronˈkoʊpələ -RSB- born April 7 , 1939 -RRB- , also credited as Francis Coppola , is a semi-retired American film director , producer , and screenwriter.