Mary Corleone

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Mary Corleone
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Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone
First appearance The Godfather saga
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Gender Female
Year of birth 1954
Year of death 1980
Family Corleone family
Relatives Michael Corleone (father)
Kay Adams (mother)
Portrayed by Sofia Coppola
Created by Mario Puzo

Mary Corleone (19541980) is a fictional character in the Godfather saga, portrayed by Sofia Coppola.

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[edit] Family

She is the daughter of crime boss Michael Corleone and Kay Adams in The Godfather Part III and sister of Anthony Vito Corleone.

[edit] In the film

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Her father's favorite, Mary is sheltered from the ugly, violent world of the Corleone crime family. In 1979, however, she falls in love with her cousin, Vincent 'Vinnie' Mancini-Corleone (also Michael's hotheaded protegé). Michael disapproves of the romance, believing her marriage to his successor would put Mary in danger. After being appointed Godfather in 1980, Vincent ends the relationship to protect her, but she is killed anyway by an assassin trying to kill Michael.

Michael is devastated by Mary's death, which came as he is beginning to finally put his life as Don Corleone behind him and rekindle his estranged relationship with Adams. A broken man, he retires to Sicily, where he dies in 1997.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

Sofia Coppola was given the role after the original choice, Winona Ryder, became sick. Her performance was blasted by most movie critics and fans of the Godfather series. In his Movie and Video Guide, critic Leonard Maltin calls the casting of Coppola an "almost fatal flaw."

Spoilers end here.

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Films

The GodfatherThe Godfather Part IIThe Godfather Part IIIThe Godfather Saga

Novels

The Godfather (novel)The SicilianThe Godfather ReturnsThe Godfather's Revenge

Corleone family

Vito CorleoneCarmella CorleoneTom HagenSonny CorleoneFredo CorleoneMichael CorleoneConnie Corleone-RizziApollonia Vitelli-CorleoneKay AdamsAnthony CorleoneMary CorleoneVinnie Mancini-Corleone

Other families

Emilio BarziniOttilio CuneoAnthony StracciBruno TattagliaPhilip TattagliaCarlo TramontiVincent ForlenzaLouie RussoJoe ZaluchiFrankie FalconeTony MolinariSam DragoPaulie FortunatoOzzie AltobelloRico Tattaglia

Other characters

Luca BrasiDon CiccioPete ClemenzaDon FanucciJohnny FontaneSenator Pat GearyArchbishop GildayMoe GreeneFrederick KeinszigCardinal LambertoRocco LamponeLucy ManciniAl NeriJohnny OlaFrank PentangeliHyman RothCarlo RizziVirgil SollozzoSal TessioDon TommasinoJack WoltzJoey ZasaWillie CicciPaulie GattoNick GeraciEddie ParadiseTommy NeriJames SheaRitchie NobilioJoe LucadelloMomo BaroneSal NarducciCarmine MarinoDanny SheaBilly Van ArsdaleMickey Shea • Bud Payton

Related

Mario PuzoFrancis Ford CoppolaAlbert RuddyNino RotaCrime filmOrganized crimeMafiaLa Cosa NostraFive FamiliesSicilyCorleoneThe Godfather (soundtrack)The Godfather Part II (soundtrack)The Godfather Part III (soundtrack)The Godfather: The GameMark Winegardner

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