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Born on September 9, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, United States, Zoe Kazan is a screenwriter, playwright and stage actor. Zoe Kazan is 43 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Yale University.
My Take
Zoe Kazan strikes me as one of the most quietly versatile figures of her generation, a Yale-educated writer who also happens to be a wonderfully unguarded screen presence. Ruby Sparks remains my touchstone: she wrote herself a role that interrogates the very fantasy she might otherwise be typecast as, which takes both wit and nerve. In The Big Sick and She Said she serves the ensemble without grabbing for the spotlight. I admire that she treats acting, screenwriting, and playwriting as one continuous craft rather than a brand, earning her place on merit, project after project.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zoe Kazan
- Name (Japanese)
- ゾーイ・カザン
- Reading
- ぞーい・かざん
- Born
- September 9, 1983 (age 43)
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / playwright / stage actor / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
2. Background
- University
- Yale University
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Zoe Kazan born?
Born September 9, 1983 (age 43).
Where is Zoe Kazan from?
Zoe Kazan is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Zoe Kazan do?
Zoe Kazan works as actor, screenwriter, playwright, stage actor, television actor.
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