- Mary Corleone
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Mary Corleone First appearance The Godfather Part II Last appearance The Godfather Part III Created by Mario Puzo Portrayed by Sofia Coppola Information Gender Female Family Corleone family Children None Relatives Michael Corleone (father)
Kay Adams-Corleone (mother)
Vito Corleone (grandfather)
Anthony Corleone (brother)
Sonny Corleone (uncle)
Fredo Corleone (uncle)
Vincent Mancini-Corleone (cousin and lover)
Connie Corleone (Aunt)
Mama Corleone (grandmother) Carlo Rizzi (uncle)Mary Corleone is a fictional character in The Godfather Part III, portrayed by Sofia Coppola. She is the daughter of Michael Corleone and Kay Adams and sister of Anthony Vito Corleone.
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The Godfather Part II
Mary first appears in The Godfather Part II as the youngest child of Michael and Kay. She is a young child (aged about 4 or 5) in the late 1950s. Like Anthony, she doesn't have much of a role or story arc in the film.
The Godfather Part III
Mary is one of the pivotal characters of Godfather Part III, set in 1979-80. Her father's favorite, she is sheltered from the violent world of the Corleone crime family. Upon meeting, she falls in love with her cousin, Vincent Corleone, who is also Michael's protégé and heir to the business. While on a trip to Sicily, Michael tells Mary he disapproves of the romance, believing her marriage to his successor would put her in danger. After being appointed Godfather toward the end of the film, Vincent ends the relationship to protect her. After her brother's debut concert, the assassin Mosca tries to kill Michael. However, he inadvertently shoots Mary in the torso, killing her. 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. A broken man, he retires to Sicily, where he eventually dies of old age.
Behind the scenes
Sofia Coppola was given the role after the original choice, Winona Ryder, became sick. Her performance was criticized by most movie critics.[1][2][3] In his review of the film 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.
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 boy.
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
- Carmela Corleone — Grandmother; played by Morgana King
- Vincent Mancini-Corleone — First cousin; son of Sonny Corleone played by Andy García.
- Frank Corleone — Cousin; son of Sonny Corleone.
- Kathryn & Francesca Corleone — Cousins; Sonny's twin daughters.
- Santino Corleone, Jr. — Cousin; son of Sonny Corleone.
References
See also
Categories:- The Godfather characters
- Fictional American people of Italian descent
- Fictional characters from New York City
- Fictional characters introduced in 1974
- Characters in American novels of the 21st century
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