Zazie Beetz
Born: 1991-06-01 in Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- They Will Kill You as Asia Reaves
- Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die as Janet
- The Dutchman as Kaya
2025
- The Bad Guys 2 as Diane Foxington (voice)
2024
- Joker: Folie à Deux as Sophie Dumond
2023
- History of the World: Part II as Mary Magdalene
- Full Circle as Inspector Melody Harmony
2022
- Bullet Train as The Hornet
- The Bad Guys as Diane Foxington (voice)
- Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' as Self
2021
- INVINCIBLE as Amber (voice)
- The Harder They Fall as Stagecoach Mary
- Extinct as Dottie (voice)
- Nine Days as Emma
2020
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Princess Buttercup
- Acting for a Cause as Natalie Keener
- Still Here as Keysha
- Real Talk ... (Thanks)
2019
- Joker as Sophie Dumond
- The Twilight Zone as Sophie Gelson
- Seberg as Dorothy Jamal
- Wounds as Alicia
- Lucy in the Sky as Erin Eccles
- High Flying Bird as Sam
- The Undiscovered Country as Darla
2018
- Deadpool 2 as Domino
- Once Upon a Deadpool as Domino
- Slice as Astrid
- Dead Pigs as Angie
- That's Harassment as Employee
2017
- Geostorm as Dana
- Sollers Point as Courtney
- Houseplants as Alma
- Alcor & Mizar
2016
- Atlanta as Vanessa 'Van' Keefer
- Easy as Noelle
- Margot vs. Lily as Allie
- Wolves as Victoria
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- James White as Girl #1
- Applesauce as Rain
- Double Bind as bailey
- 5th & Palisade as Detective McBride
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
2011
- Black Mirror as Bo
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2005
- Robot Chicken as Gertrude's Best Friend (voice)
1992
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1953
- The Oscars as Self