Zoe Kazan

ABOUT ZOE KAZAN

Ruby Sparks star and screenwriter who also played Gabby Adler in It's Complicated. Her role in the former earned her a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay. In 2018, she played Emily in the comedy drama The Big Sick .

Her career in acting began to build up as she took on roles in stage plays like The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

She co-starred with Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell in the Broadway production of A Behanding in Spokane. She co-wrote the film Wildlife with Paul Dano.

She began dating actor Paul Dano in 2007, whom would later star alongside her in Ruby Sparks. They had a daughter together in 2018. In October 2022, they welcomed a son together. She was born to writers Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord. Her grandfather was director Elia Kazan .

She appeared in 2009's It's Complicated, in which Meryl Streep played her mother.