Occupation Actress | Years active 2013-present | |
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Similar Brian Tyree Henry, Keith Stanfield, Hiro Murai, Donald Glover, Aya Cash | ||
Zazie Beetz (born 1991) is a German-born, American actress best known for the role of Vanessa on Atlanta. In 2016 she also appeared in the Netflix anthology series Easy. Beetz has been cast as the Marvel Comics character Domino in the untitled Deadpool sequel.
Personal life
Beetz was born in Germany; her German father is a cabinetmaker, and her mother is an African-American social worker.Performing in community theaters and local stages since childhood, Zazie found her joy in grade school and grew up acting as a girl. Zazie was raised between Washington Heights and Berlin, speaking both German and English with her family at home. She received training from Muscota New School, the Harlem School of the Arts and LaGuardia Arts Highschool, and Skidmore College.
