Gail Zappa
Born: 1945-01-01 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: 2015-10-07
Known For: Production
Biography
Adelaide Gail Zappa (née Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. They met in Los Angeles in 1966 and married while she was pregnant with their first child, Moon, followed by Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. In 2002, Gail Zappa founded the Zappa Family Trust, a holder of the title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products, as well as his commercial image. In 2015, the Trust was given to her son Ahmet shortly before she died of lung cancer.
Filmography
2020
- Zappa as Self - Frank Zappa's Wife
2016
- Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
- Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape as Self
- Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne as Self
2015
- Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie as Herself
2014
2005
- Derailroaded as Self
2002
2000
1997
- Classic Albums as Self
1993
- A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
- The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels as Self (archive footage)
1971
- Frank Zappa: A Day With Frank as Self
- Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels as Self
1969
- Burnt Weeny Sandwich as Self