Zazie Beetz
Birthday: 1991-06-01 | Place of Birth: Mitte, Berlin, GermanyZazie 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
Acting
Role
as Asia Reaves
as Janet
as Kaya
as Diane Foxington (voice)
as Diane Foxington (voice)
as Sophie Dumond
as Inspector Melody Harmony
as Dottie (voice)
as Emma
as Stagecoach Mary
as Keysha
as Alicia
as Dorothy Jamal
as Erin Eccles
as Sam
as Sophie Dumond
as Angie
as Astrid
as Courtney
as Domino
as Domino
as Employee
as Alma
as Dana
as Allie
as Vanessa 'Van' Keefer
as Victoria
