1983-09-09 Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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She Said | Jodi Kantor | 2022-11-17 |
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Cryptozoo | Magdalene (voice) | 2021-08-20 |
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The Kindness of Strangers | Clara | 2019-12-12 |
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Alice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") | 2018-11-09 |
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The Big Sick | Emily Gardner | 2017-03-30 |
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The Monster | Kathy | 2016-11-11 |
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My Blind Brother | Francie | 2016-09-19 |
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Our Brand Is Crisis | LeBlanc | 2015-09-11 |
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The Pretty One | Laurel / Audrey | 2014-02-07 |
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In Your Eyes | Rebecca Porter | 2014-04-20 |
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Showing Up | Self | 2014-02-25 |
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What If | Chantry | 2013-09-07 |
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Some Girl(s) | Reggie | 2013-06-28 |
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Ruby Sparks | Ruby | 2012-07-25 |
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Happythankyoumoreplease | Mary Catherine | 2011-03-04 |
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Meek's Cutoff | Millie Gately | 2010-09-05 |
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The Exploding Girl | Ivy | 2010-03-12 |
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It's Complicated | Gabby Adler | 2009-12-23 |
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I Hate Valentine's Day | Tammy Greenwood | 2009-06-27 |
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | Grace Lee | 2009-07-07 |
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Me and Orson Welles | Gretta Alder | 2009-11-25 |
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August | Gal Employee | 2008-05-16 |
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Revolutionary Road | Maureen Grube | 2008-12-19 |
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In the Valley of Elah | Angie | 2007-08-31 |
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Fracture | Mona | 2007-04-19 |
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The Savages | Student | 2007-01-19 |
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Swordswallowers and Thin Men | Samantha | 2003-09-26 |
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Seven Friends: George Miller’s Justice League | Self |