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Alternate Names: Zoe Swicord Kazan, 조 카잔, 조이 카잔, Ζόι Καζάν, ゾーイ・カザン , زویی کازان
Physical Characteristics: - Eye Color: blue
- Hair Color: blond hair
Career
First Appearances: - Swordswallowers and Thin Men (2003) as Samantha
Most Important Roles: - Revolutionary Road (2008) as Maureen Grube
- The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) as Grace Lee
- It's Complicated (2009) as Gabby Adler
- Fracture (2007) as Mona
- In the Valley of Elah (2007) as Angie
- Me and Orson Welles (2008) as Gretta Alder
- August (2008) as Gal Employee
- The Exploding Girl (2010) as Ivy
- Happythankyoumoreplease (2011) as Mary Catherine
- Meek's Cutoff (2011) as Millie Gately
Career Highlights: - Revolutionary Road (2008)
- The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
- It's Complicated (2009)
- Fracture (2007)
- In the Valley of Elah (2007)
- Me and Orson Welles (2008)
- August (2008)
- The Exploding Girl (2010)
- Happythankyoumoreplease (2011)
- Meek's Cutoff (2011)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Saturn Award - Best Actress (2013)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Comedy (2018)
- Nominated for 1 CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay (2013)
- Won NBR Award - Best Acting by an Ensemble (2009)
- Won Ensemble Cast Award (2009)
- Nominated for 1 SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2018)
- Won Jury Award - Best Actress in a Narrative Feature (2009)
- Nominated for 1 EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Screenwriter (2013)
- Nominated for 1 EDA Female Focus Award - Best Newcomer (2008)
- Won DFCS Award - Breakthrough Artist (2012)
- Won IFJA Award - Best Ensemble Acting (2018)
- Nominated for 1 DFCC - Best Actress (2017)
- Nominated for 1 OFTA Film Award - Best Feature Debut (2013)
- Nominated for 1 IOMA - Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista) (2013)
- Nominated for 1 iHorror Award - Best Actress - Horror Film (2017)
- Nominated for 1 The BAM Award - Best Cast (2017)
Full 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.
