Occupation Actress Years active 2005–2008 | Name Zoe Weizenbaum Role Former Child Actor | |
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Movies Memoirs of a Geisha, 12 and Holding, Missing in America | ||
Zoe weizenbaum interview memoirs of a geisha
Zoë Weizenbaum (born September 21, 1991) is a former American actress.
Contents
- Zoe weizenbaum interview memoirs of a geisha
- Zoe USA Studying at National Cheng Kung University
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Zoe (U.S.A) Studying at National Cheng Kung University
Early life
Weizenbaum was born in Seattle, Washington to a Jewish mother and a Chinese father. From the age of two, she grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts. She studied African Dance and participated in Amherst's local musical theater productions.
Career
She was called for an audition for Missing in America after someone saw her perform in a local production of Peter Pan. For this role, she received the Angel Award for Best Actress at the Monaco International Film Festival in 2005. She has also had principal roles in 12 and Holding, directed by Michael Cuesta, and in Memoirs of a Geisha, directed by Rob Marshall.
Personal life
Weizenbaum attended Amherst Regional High School for her freshman year, before she decided to return to Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, where she went to middle school. Weizenbaum speaks Mandarin, learning through the Rosetta Stone program and intensive Chinese courses at Mount Holyoke College and Middlebury Institute's Summer Intensive Language Program. From 2010–2011, Weizenbaum attended Middlebury and studied Japanese. She later attended Mount Holyoke College. She is the granddaughter of computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum (1923–2008).
