Zazie Beetz

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Zazie Olivia Beetz (born June 1, 1991) is a German-American actress. She has received various accolades, most notably an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Atlanta in 2018. Additionally, she has been nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards and Critics' Choice Movie Awards for her participation in high-profile film and television productions. ​She began her career appearing in short films before landing her first significant role in the movie Applesauce (2015). Her breakthrough came in 2016 when she was cast as Vanessa "Van" Keefer in the acclaimed FX series Atlanta, created by Donald Glover. Thanks to her naturalistic and charismatic performance, she captured the attention of international critics and audiences, opening doors to major Hollywood productions. ​Since 2018, she has consolidated her career with prominent roles in...

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Black MirrorSeries • 2011INVINCIBLESeries • 2021Robot ChickenSeries • 2005JokerMovie • 2019The Bad Guys 2Movie • 2025Deadpool 2Movie • 2018Bullet TrainMovie • 2022AtlantaSeries • 2016Joker: Folie à DeuxMovie • 2024The Twilight ZoneSeries • 2019The Bad GuysMovie • 2022They Will Kill YouMovie • 2026History of the World: Part IISeries • 2023Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't DieMovie • 2026NocturneSeries • 2026GeostormMovie • 2017EasySeries • 2016Full CircleSeries • 2023Home Movie: The Princess BrideSeries • 2020ExtinctMovie • 2021Once Upon a DeadpoolMovie • 2018The Harder They FallMovie • 2021Nine DaysMovie • 2021The DutchmanMovie • 2026