Zosia Mamet

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Zosia Mamet
Zosia Mamet 2016.jpg
Mamet at the 2016 Austin Film Festival
Born
Zosia Russell Mamet

(1988-02-02) February 2, 1988 (age 33)
Randolph, Vermont, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)
​
(m. 2016)​
Parent(s)David Mamet
Lindsay Crouse
RelativesClara Mamet (half-sister)

Zosia Russell Mamet[1] (/ˈzɒʃə ˈmæmɪt/; born February 2, 1988) is an American actress and musician, who has appeared in television series including Mad Men, United States of Tara and Parenthood and as Shoshanna Shapiro on the HBO original series Girls.[2] She also starred in the television series The Flight Attendant as Annie Mouradian.

Early life[]

Mamet was born in Randolph, Vermont.[1] She is the daughter of American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director David Mamet and actress Lindsay Crouse. Her father is Jewish and her mother is Buddhist, and Mamet identifies as Jewish as well.[3][4] Her maternal grandfather was playwright Russel Crouse and her maternal great-grandfather was educator John Erskine. She has a sister, Willa, who is a singer, and two half-siblings, Clara, who is also an actress and director, and Noah. She lived in New England until age five when her mother moved to Pacific Palisades, California with Willa and Zosia.[3] After finishing high school, Mamet decided to pursue acting instead of going to college.[5]

Career[]

In 2012, Judd Apatow cast her in the HBO series Girls. The series generated criticism over its depiction of sexual assault,[6] male ejaculate,[7] and Dunham's frequent on-screen nudity.[8][9]

Music[]

Mamet has a band called Chacha.[10][11]

Voice acting[]

Mamet performed the audiobook "The Feral Detective" by author Jonathan Lethem. Mamet has also done voice-over work in Star vs. The Forces of Evil, Regular Show, and The Simpsons

Personal life[]

Mamet began dating actor Evan Jonigkeit in 2013.[12][13] The two wed in October 2016.[14]

At the 2017 Makers Conference, Mamet performed a monologue where she shared her struggle living with undiagnosed pelvic floor dysfunction for six years.[15][16]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Colin Fitz Lives! Lost Fan
2004 Spartan Bedouin Woman
2009 Half Truth Girl Short film
2009 Off the Ledge Jenny
2010 The Kids Are All Right Sasha
2010 Cherry Darcy
2010 Greenberg Girl at Party
2011 Snuggle Bunny: Man's Most Lovable Predator The Daughter Short film
2012 Sunset Stories Bethany
2012 Rhymes with Banana Z
2013 The Last Keepers Rhea Carver
2015 Bleeding Heart Shiva
2016 Wiener-Dog Zoe
2016 Mildred & The Dying Parlor Mildred Short film
2016 Dominion Penny
2016 Goldbricks in Bloom Cleo
2017 The Boy Downstairs Diana
2018 Under the Silver Lake Troy
TBA [17]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Parallel Lives Shannon TV film
2006–2007 The Unit Christine Ross 5 episodes
2009 Ab Fab Saffron TV film
2009 War Wolves Rudy TV film
2010 United States of Tara Courtney 7 episodes
2010 Miss USA's Sexy Halloween Beatrice Video short
2010–2011 Parenthood Kelsey 5 episodes
2010–2012 Mad Men Joyce Ramsay 5 episodes
2012–2017 Girls Shoshanna Shapiro Main role
Nominated — Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[18]
2013 High School USA! Amber Lamber (voice) Main role
2014–2015 Regular Show Celia (voice) 2 episodes
2014 Back to Backspace Yaga (voice) Pilot
2015 American Dad! Mary (voice) Episode: "My Affair Lady"
2016 Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas Bella HBO special
2016, 2018 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Sue Thompstein 2 episodes
2016–2019 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Hekapoo (voice) 18 episodes
2017 You're the Worst Heidi Rasmullen Episode: "Not a Great Bet"
2019 Tales of the City Claire Duncan Recurring role
2019 Stumptown Kaytlin / Kendra / Katrina Episode: "Missed Connections"
2019 Dickinson Louisa May Alcott Episode: "There's a Certain Slant of Light"
2020 The Flight Attendant Annie Mouradian Main role
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series[19]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b According to Vermont Births, 1981–2001, and Vermont Birth Records, 1909–2008, at Ancestry.com. (subscription required)[better source needed]
  2. ^ "Girls". HBO. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Brodesser-Akner, Taffy. Zosia Mamet Is Still Getting Used to Being Your New Best Friend Archived February 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, January 2, 2013. Accessed January 31, 2014.
  4. ^ "Jews in the News: Drake, Zosia Mamet and Dianna Agron". Letmypeoplegrow.org. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "News – Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". Retrieved January 11, 2013.[dead link]
  6. ^ Hess, Amanda (March 11, 2013). "Was That a Rape Scene in Girls?". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Harris, Aisha (March 11, 2013). "A Seminal TV Moment f/k/a HBO's Girls "money shot": Was it the first in TV history?". Slate Magazine.
  8. ^ "'Girls': Did Lena Dunham Go Too Far?". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  9. ^ Berman, Judy. "'I'm a White Girl': Why 'Girls' Won't Ever Overcome Its Racial Problem". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "First Look: "Girls" Star Zosia Mamet Performing With Her New Band Chacha". Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  11. ^ Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo. "Oh No Oh No Zosia Mamet Has a Band". Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  12. ^ David, Mark (May 28, 2015). "Zosia Mamet Trades Brooklyn Townhouse for Manhattan Co-operative". Variety. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  13. ^ Howard, Caroline (April 4, 2016). "Zosia Mamet And Evan Jonigkeit: 'The Product Is Secondary To The Storytelling'". Forbes Magazine. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  14. ^ Mamet, Zosia (October 2016). "@evanj550 my best friend, my soulmate, my HUSBAND, I love you. Here's to forever and a day". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  15. ^ "Zosia Mamet Reveals Her Private Struggle with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction". YouTube. 2017. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  16. ^ Miller, Korin (February 13, 2017). "Zosia Mamet's Pelvic-Floor Dysfunction Felt Like the Worst UTI Ever". Self. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  17. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 4, 2021). "Katie Holmes Wraps Second Film As Director, Connecticut-Set Romance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "21st Annual TV Awards (2016–17)". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  19. ^ "Nominations Announced for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Screen Actors Guild. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

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