Bio

Zoe Kazan is an American actress and playwright. She made her acting debut in Swordswallowers and Thin Men (2003) and later appeared in films such as The Savages (2007), Revolutionary Road (2008) and It's Complicated (2009). She starred in happythankyoumoreplease (2010), Meek's Cutoff  (2010) and Ruby Sparks (2012), writing the screenplay for the latter. In 2014, she starred in the film What If and the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge, for which she received an Emmy nomination. In 2017, she portrayed Emily Gardner, based on Emily V. Gordon, in the film The Big Sick. Her credits in theater include Love Love Love (Roundabout), When We Were Young and Unafraid (MTC), and Angels in America (Signature). Work as a playwright includes After The Blast (Lincoln Center Theatre), Trudy and Max in Love (South Coast Rep), and We Live Here (MTC).