May 2019

Alicia Coppola has held countless roles both in film and on television. She is perhaps best known for “Jericho,” on the Network, and the feature films “National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets” and “We Are Your Friends.”

Coppola began her career as Lorna Devon on the long-running daytime drama “Another World.” Since then, she has held recurring roles on NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles, on the Network, “Empire,” “Nine Lives of Chloe King,” “Common Law” and SHOWTIME’s SHAMELESS. Additional television credits include CRIMINAL MINDS, “CSI” and “Two and a Half Men,” on the Network, “Sons of Anarchy,” “Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” “Teen Wolf,” “Crossing Jordan” and “Suits.”

In addition, Coppola has an extensive voiceover career as the voice behind the brands Acura, Kikkoman and Publix, and as the character She Hulk in the “Iron Man” video games.

In 2018 Coppola wrote, directed and starred in “Between Us,” a short film based on her book, Gracefully Gone, which details the decade-long dialogue with her father as she struggled to grow up while he lay dying from brain cancer. The film won Best Comedy/Dramedy at the 2018 London Independent Film Festival and Best Short Narrative at the 2019 MyHero International Festival.

Coppola is a global ambassador for the Elisabeth Kübler Ross Foundation and sits on the board of directors for HealGrief and AMF, who exist to help college students grieving the diagnosis and/or loss of a loved one alone.

Terrific at hosting cocktail parties, Coppola is an avid home chef, happiest in the kitchen making her family’s manicotti recipe. She is a self-proclaimed stand-up comedian who can hold a tune and whistle the intro to Billy Joel’s “The Stranger.”

Born and bred on Long Island, N.Y., Coppola holds a bachelor’s degree from NYU in political anthropology and philosophy. Currently, she resides in Los Angeles with her husband, their three daughters and their German shepherd, Hildy.

Her birthday is April 12. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @alicia_coppola.