- Grandmother of Marc Coppola, Christopher Coppola, Nicolas Cage, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Schwartzman, mother-in-law of Eleanor Coppola, grandmother-in-law of Spike Jonze, sister-in-law of Anton Coppola.
- Although Morgana King plays Michael Corleone's mother in both The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), King refused to get into a casket to play the part in the character's funeral scene. For this scene, Italia played the part.
- Wife of composer Carmine Coppola.
- Her image graces a line of pasta and sauces named after her nickname, "Mammarella".
- Former mother-in-law of David Shire and Jack Schwartzman. Former grandmother-in-law of Spike Jonze, Lisa Marie Presley and Patricia Arquette.
- Great-grandmother of Gia Coppola.
- Daughter of Francesco Pennino.
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