Zazie Beetz

Zazie Olivia Beetz (/zəˈsiː ˈbeɪts/ zə-SEE BAYTS; German: [zaˈsiː ˈbeːts][1][2]) is an American actress. She stars in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta (2016–present), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also appeared in the Netflix anthology series Easy (2016–19).

Zazie Beetz
Beetz in 2018
Born
Zazie Olivia Beetz

Berlin, Germany
NationalityUnited States
Germany
Alma materSkidmore College (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

In film, Beetz has appeared in the disaster film Geostorm (2017), and has played the Marvel Comics character Domino in the superhero film Deadpool 2 (2018) and Arthur Fleck/Joker's neighbor in the psychological thriller Joker (2019).

Early life

Zazie Olivia Beetz[3][4] was born in Berlin.[5][6] Her father is a German cabinet maker who immigrated to the United States in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall,[7] and her mother is an African-American social worker from New York.[8][9] Her parents separated when she was very young.[5] Beetz was named after the titular character in the Raymond Queneau novel Zazie in the Metro. The pronunciation, with [s], follows the German-dubbed version of the 1960 film adaptation of the novel.[10][11]

Beetz attended pre-school in Berlin and kindergarten in New York City before moving with her family there more permanently at the age of eight,[7][9] speaking both German and English with her family at home. Growing up in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood,[9] she became interested in acting while attending Muscota New School and performed in community theaters and on local stages.[7] She graduated from the LaGuardia Arts High School in 2009, and attended Skidmore College, graduating in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in French.[12] She spent a year living in Paris.[7]

Awards

Beatz received a 2018 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series, for FX's Atlanta.[13]

Filmography
Zazie Beetz film work
Year Title Role Director Notes
2013 The Crocotta The Crocotta Eric Stumpf Short film
2014 Beasts Ally Axel Öhman Short film
2015 James White Girl #1 Josh Mond
Applesauce Rain Onur Tukel
Double Bind Baily Ted Day Short film
5th & Palisade Detective McBride Chad Scarborough Short film
2016 Wolves Victoria Bart Freundlich
MBFF: Man's Best Friend Forever Ivana Tony Ducret Short film
2017 Sollers Point Courtney Matthew Porterfield
Geostorm Dana Dean Devlin
2018 Dead Pigs Angie Cathy Yan
Deadpool 2 Domino David Leitch
Slice Astrid Austin Vesely
2019 Wounds Alicia Babak Anvari
High Flying Bird Sam Steven Soderbergh
Seberg Dorothy Jamal Benedict Andrews
Joker Sophie Dumond Todd Phillips
Lucy in the Sky Erin Eccles Noah Hawley
2020 Nine Days Emma Edson Oda
Still Here Keysha Vlad Feier
TBA Extinct Dottie David Silverman Voice role, in production
The Harder They Fall Jeymes Samuel Post-production
Bullet Train David Leitch Filming
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Zazie Beetz television work
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Margot vs. Lily Allie Miniseries;
4 episodes
2016–present Atlanta Vanessa "Van" Keefer 10 episodes
2016–2019 Easy Noelle 4 episodes
2019 The Twilight Zone Sophie Gelson Episode: "Blurryman"[14]
2020 Robot Chicken (voice) Episode: "Callie Greenhouse in: Fun. Sad. Epic. Tragic."
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride Princess Buttercup 2 episodes[15]
2021 Invincible Amber Bennett (voice) Upcoming

References
  1. Beetz, Zazie (October 5, 2019). "zah-SEE • oh-LIV-ee-uh • bates • ("Zazie" having the cadence of "marie" or "the sea", "Beetz" having a soft "e" sound- just like how we…". Zazie Beetz verified Instagram account. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  2. Back to the Source with Zazie Beetz. Mountain Valley Spring Water. January 17, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018 – via YouTube.
  3. "Candidates For Degrees Bachelor Of Arts" (PDF). Saratoga Springs, New York: Skidmore College.
  4. Johnson, Zoe (October 8, 2018). "5 Things We Learned From Chance The Rapper's Interview on Joe Budden Podcast". Vibe. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019.
  5. "A ufgewachsen mit KiKa und Opas Spätzle / Growing up with KiKa and Grandpa Spaetzle" (in German). Germany: Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. May 18, 2018. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Meine Eltern haben sich getrennt, als ich noch ganz klein war. / My parents separated when I was very young.
  6. "Zazie Beetz: Atlanta In Brooklyn". NPR. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  7. Hooton, Christopher (June 28, 2018). "Zazie Beetz: 'My German identity is really important to me'". The Independent. UK. Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. My dad is German, he was born in East Germany, and then after the [Berlin] Wall was brought down he came to the States for the first time and met my mom. They got pregnant in Germany, got married, stayed and had me there and then when I was 8 years old we moved to the States more permanently. But I was back and forth growing up, I went to pre-school over there but did all my proper schooling in New York.
  8. Shiffman, Allyson (September 6, 2016). "Zazie Beetz Talks Donald Glover's New TV Series 'Atlanta'". Nylon. ISSN 1524-1750. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016.
  9. Davis, Allison P. "Zazie Beetz on Deadpool, Atlanta, and Overcoming Her Anxiety". The Cut. New York. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2018. Her father is white and German, and her mother a black New Yorker, who wanted her daughter to grow up seeing other people who looked like her. Though the family lived in Washington Heights, Beetz spent a couple of months of every summer in Germany with her grandparents.
  10. Nepales, Janet Susan R. (May 20, 2018). "'Deadpool 2' cast opens up". GMA News Online. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  11. Rivera, Natalie (May 19, 2018). "You've DEFINITELY Seen Deadpool 2's Domino Actress Before". PopSugar. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  12. Beetz, Zazie. "About". Zazie Beetz Squarespace account. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014.
  13. "Zazie Beetz Award and Nominations". Television Academy. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  14. Boucher, Geoff (March 8, 2019). "'The Twilight Zone': Zazie Beetz And Betty Gabriel Step Into CBS All-Access Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019.
  15. Breznican, Anthony (June 26, 2020). "Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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