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Zoe Kazan Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1983-09-09

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Credits:
40 Total Roles

Zoe Kazan

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Biography

Zoe Swicord Kazan (born September 9, 1983) is an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter. She made her acting debut in Swordswallowers and Thin Men (2003) and later appeared in films such as The Savages (2007), Revolutionary Road (2008), and It's Complicated (2009). She starred in Happy. Thank You. More. Please. (2010), Meek's Cutoff (2010), Ruby Sparks (2012), and What If (2013). In 2014 she appeared in the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge, for which she received an Emmy nomination. She portrayed Emily Gardner in the film The Big Sick (2017), and in 2018 appeared in the Coen Brothers film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs in the episode "The Gal Who Got Rattled".

She has appeared in several Broadway productions. She also wrote Ruby Sparks and co-wrote Wildlife (2018) with her partner, Paul Dano (who directed Wildlife and co-starred with Kazan in Ruby Sparks). In 2020, she co-starred in the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2022 She Said MOVIE Jodi Kantor
2022 The Last Movie Stars TV Jackie McDonald (voice)
2022 The Last Movie Stars TV Self
2021 Clickbait TV Pia Brewer
2021 Cryptozoo MOVIE Magdalene (voice)
2020 The Plot Against America TV Bess Finkel
2019 The Kindness of Strangers MOVIE Clara
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs MOVIE Alice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
2017 The Deuce TV Andrea Martino
2017 The Big Sick MOVIE Emily Gardner

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