Zoe Kazan

About

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

MediumSeries • 2005East of EdenSeries • 2026The DeuceSeries • 2017In the Valley of ElahMovie • 2007Bored to DeathSeries • 2009It's ComplicatedMovie • 2009Revolutionary RoadMovie • 2008FractureMovie • 2007ClickbaitSeries • 2021The Ballad of Buster ScruggsMovie • 2018She SaidMovie • 2022CausewayMovie • 2022The Plot Against AmericaSeries • 2020Olive KitteridgeSeries • 2014The Last Movie StarsSeries • 2022Ruby SparksMovie • 2012The Big SickMovie • 2017What IfMovie • 2013The Kindness of StrangersMovie • 2019WildlifeMovie • 2018Our Brand Is CrisisMovie • 2015The Private Lives of Pippa LeeMovie • 2009Me and Orson WellesMovie • 2008HappythankyoumorepleaseMovie • 2011