Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 01, 1991
Place of Birth
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Credits
55 titles
Zazie Beetz
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
Filmography
Nocturne
FBI Agent Saga Bauer
They Will Kill You
Asia Reaves
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Janet
The Dutchman
Kaya
The Bad Guys 2
Diane Foxington (voice)
Joker: Folie à Deux
Sophie Dumond
Full Circle
Inspector Melody Harmony
History of the World: Part II
Mary Magdalene
Bullet Train
The Hornet
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
Self
The Bad Guys
Diane Foxington (voice)
The Harder They Fall
Stagecoach Mary
Nine Days
Emma
INVINCIBLE
Amber (voice)
Extinct
Dottie (voice)
Real Talk
Thanks
Still Here
Keysha
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Princess Buttercup
Acting for a Cause
Natalie Keener
Seberg
Dorothy Jamal
Joker
Sophie Dumond
Lucy in the Sky
Erin Eccles
The Undiscovered Country
Darla
The Twilight Zone
Sophie Gelson
High Flying Bird
Sam
Wounds
Alicia
Once Upon a Deadpool
Domino
Slice
Astrid
Deadpool 2
Domino
That's Harassment
Employee
Dead Pigs
Angie
Sollers Point
Courtney
Houseplants
Alma
Geostorm
Dana
Alcor & Mizar
Wolves
Victoria
Easy
Noelle
Atlanta
Vanessa 'Van' Keefer
Margot vs. Lily
Allie
Applesauce
Rain
James White
Girl #1
Double Bind
bailey
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
5th & Palisade
Detective McBride
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Black Mirror
Bo
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Robot Chicken
Gertrude's Best Friend (voice)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest