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Zoe Kazan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1983-09-09 (Age: 43)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Zoe Kazan

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.

Filmography (27)

⭐ 7.2 Role: Jodi Kantor

She Said

2022
⭐ 5.8 Role: Magdalene (voice)

Cryptozoo

2021
⭐ 6.3 Role: Clara

The Kindness of Strangers

2019
⭐ 7.1 Role: Alice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018
⭐ 7.3 Role: Emily Gardner

The Big Sick

2017
⭐ 5.5 Role: Kathy

The Monster

2016
⭐ 5.8 Role: Francie

My Blind Brother

2016
⭐ 5.9 Role: LeBlanc

Our Brand Is Crisis

2015
⭐ 7.1 Role: Rebecca Porter

In Your Eyes

2014
⭐ 9.2 Role: Self

Showing Up

2014
⭐ 6.1 Role: Laurel / Audrey

The Pretty One

2014
⭐ 6.7 Role: Chantry

What If

2013
⭐ 5.1 Role: Reggie

Some Girl(s)

2013
⭐ 7.1 Role: Ruby

Ruby Sparks

2012
⭐ 6.5 Role: Millie Gately

Meek's Cutoff

2011