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Zazie Beetz
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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 i…
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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.
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2026
Nocturne
TV show FBI Agent Saga Bauer
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2026
They Will Kill You
Movie Asia Reaves
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2026
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Movie Janet
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2026
The Dutchman
Movie Kaya
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2025
The Bad Guys 2
Movie Diane Foxington (voice)
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2024
Joker: Folie à Deux
Movie Sophie Dumond
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2023
Full Circle
TV show Inspector Melody Harmony
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2023
History of the World: Part II
TV show Mary Magdalene
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2022
Bullet Train
Movie The Hornet
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2022
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
Movie Self
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2022
The Bad Guys
Movie Diane Foxington (voice)
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2021
The Harder They Fall
Movie Stagecoach Mary
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2021
Nine Days
Movie Emma
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2021
INVINCIBLE
TV show Amber (voice)
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2021
Extinct
Movie Dottie (voice)
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2020
Real Talk
Movie Thanks
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2020
Still Here
Movie Keysha
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2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV show Princess Buttercup
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2019
Seberg
Movie Dorothy Jamal
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2019
Joker
Movie Sophie Dumond
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2019
Lucy in the Sky
Movie Erin Eccles
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2019
The Undiscovered Country
Movie Darla
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2019
The Twilight Zone
TV show Sophie Gelson
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2019
High Flying Bird
Movie Sam
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2019
Wounds
Movie Alicia
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2018
Once Upon a Deadpool
Movie Domino
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2018
Slice
Movie Astrid
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2018
Deadpool 2
Movie Domino
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2018
That's Harassment
Movie Employee
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2018
Dead Pigs
Movie Angie
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2017
Sollers Point
Movie Courtney
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2017
Houseplants
Movie Alma
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2017
Geostorm
Movie Dana
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2017
Alcor & Mizar
Movie
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2016
Wolves
Movie Victoria
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2016
Easy
TV show Noelle
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2016
Atlanta
TV show Vanessa 'Van' Keefer
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2016
Margot vs. Lily
TV show Allie
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2015
Applesauce
Movie Rain
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2015
James White
Movie Girl #1
