Zazie Beetz
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 1, 1991 (age 35)
- Birthplace
- Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Biography
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 blockbusters and auteur cinema. She played the mutant Domino in the superhero film Deadpool 2 (2018) and Sophie Dumond in the psychological drama Joker (2019), one of the greatest commercial successes of her career. She has also been part of the cast in films such as High Flying Bird (2019), The Harder They Fall (2021), and Bullet Train (2022). In addition to her on-screen work, she is an advocate for sustainability and uses her platforms to promote environmentally conscious lifestyles.
Known For
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Filmography
Double Booked
Movie
This Blue Is Mine
Movie · as Connie
Kockroach
Movie
The Bad Guys 3
Movie · as Diane Foxington (voice)
Untitled Oregon Project
Movie
The Dutchman
Movie · as Kaya
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Movie · as Janet
They Will Kill You
Movie · as Asia Reaves
Nocturne
TV · as FBI Agent Saga Bauer · 10 eps
The Bad Guys 2
Movie · as Diane Foxington (voice)
Joker: Folie à Deux
Movie · as Sophie Dumond
Full Circle
TV · as Inspector Melody Harmony · 6 eps
History of the World: Part II
TV · as Mary Magdalene · 3 eps
The Bad Guys
Movie · as Diane Foxington (voice)
Bullet Train
Movie · as The Hornet
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
Movie · as Self
Nine Days
Movie · as Emma
Extinct
Movie · as Dottie (voice)
The Harder They Fall
Movie · as Stagecoach Mary
INVINCIBLE
TV · as Amber (voice) · 17 eps
Still Here
Movie · as Keysha
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV · as Princess Buttercup · 2 eps
The Undiscovered Country
Movie · as Darla
High Flying Bird
Movie · as Sam
Seberg
Movie · as Dorothy Jamal
Lucy in the Sky
Movie · as Erin Eccles
Wounds
Movie · as Alicia
Joker
Movie · as Sophie Dumond
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Sophie Gelson · 1 ep
Slice
Movie · as Astrid
Deadpool 2
Movie · as Domino
Dead Pigs
Movie · as Angie
Once Upon a Deadpool
Movie · as Domino
That's Harassment
Movie · as Employee
Alcor & Mizar
Movie
Sollers Point
Movie · as Courtney
Geostorm
Movie · as Dana
Houseplants
Movie · as Alma
Wolves
Movie · as Victoria
Atlanta
TV · as Vanessa 'Van' Keefer · 41 eps
Easy
TV · as Noelle · 4 eps
Margot vs. Lily
TV · as Allie · 8 eps
5th & Palisade
Movie · as Detective McBride
Double Bind
Movie · as bailey
Applesauce
Movie · as Rain
James White
Movie · as Girl #1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Black Mirror
TV · as Bo · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Robot Chicken
TV · as Gertrude's Best Friend (voice), Princess Tiana / Sara's Friend (voice), Sasha / Man-E-Faces' Robot Wife (voice) · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep