Mary Corleone
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| Mary Corleone | |
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| First appearance | The Godfather Part II |
| Last appearance | The Godfather Part III |
| Created by | Mario Puzo |
| Portrayed by | Sofia Coppola |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of birth | 1954 |
| Date of death | 1980 (age 26) |
| Family | Corleone family |
| Spouse(s) | Vincent Mancini Corelone (former lover) |
| Children | None |
| Relatives | Michael Corleone (father) Kay Adams (mother) Vito Corleone (Desceased grandfather) Anthony Corleone (brother) Sonny Corleone (Desceased uncle) Fredo Corleone (Desceased uncle) Vincent Mancini-Corleone (cousin and lover) Connie Corleone (Aunt) Mama Corleone (Desceased grandmother) Carlo Rizzi (Deceased husband of Connie Corleone and uncle to Mary Corleone) |
Mary Corleone is a fictional character in the The Godfather Part III, portrayed by Sofia Coppola. She is portrayed as the daughter of Michael Corleone and Kay Adams and sister of Anthony Vito Corleone.
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[edit] The Godfather Part II
Mary first appears as the youngest child of Michael and Kay. Like Anthony, she has not much of a role or story arc in the film.
[edit] The Godfather Part III
Mary, although close to her father, is sheltered from the violent world of the Corleone crime family. She is just as precious to Michael as her brother is to him. Upon meeting, she falls in love with her cousin, Vincent 'Vinnie' Mancini-Corleone, who is also Michael's hotheaded protegé and heir to the business. While on a trip to Sicily, Michael disapproves of the romance, believing her marriage to his successor would put Mary in danger. After being appointed Godfather toward the end of the film, Vincent ends the relationship to protect her. But she is killed anyway, however, by an assassin trying to kill Michael after an opera.
Michael is devastated by Mary's death, which happens as he is beginning to finally put his life as Don Corleone behind him and rekindle his estranged relationship with Kay Adams. A broken man, he retires to Sicily, where he eventually dies.
[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 [1][2][3] of the Godfather series. In his Movie and Video Guide, critic Leonard Maltin calls the casting of Coppola an "almost fatal flaw."
Mary's aunt Connie Corleone is played by Talia Shire — Sofia Coppola's real-life aunt.
[edit] Sequel novels
Mary appears as a minor character in Mark Winegardner's sequel novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge, although in the original novel, Michael's second child is a son.
[edit] Family
- Vito Corleone — Grandfather; played by Marlon Brando
- Santino 'Sonny' Corleone — Uncle; played by James Caan
- Costanza 'Connie' Corleone-Rizzi — Aunt; played by Talia Shire
- Fredo Corleone — Uncle; played by John Cazale
- Michael Corleone — Father; played by Al Pacino
- Anthony Vito Corleone — Brother; played by Anthony Gounaris in Godfather I, played by James Gounaris in Godfather II, played by Franc D'Ambrosio in Godfather III
- Kay Adams — Mother; played by Diane Keaton
- Carmella Corleone — Grandmother; played by Morgana King
- Vincent 'Vinnie' Mancini-Corleone — First cousin; played by Andy Garcia.
- Frank Corleone — Cousin; son of Sonny Corleone.
- Sonny's twins — Cousins; Sonny's twin daughters.
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