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...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2022
    She Said

    Jodi Kantor • Acting

  2. 2021
    Cryptozoo

    Magdalene (voice) • Acting

  3. 2019
  4. 2018
    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

    Alice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") • Acting

  5. 2017
    The Big Sick

    Emily Gardner • Acting

  6. 2016
    The Monster

    Kathy • Acting

  7. 2016
    My Blind Brother

    Francie • Acting

  8. 2015
    Our Brand Is Crisis

    LeBlanc • Acting

Zoe Kazan - Aperture