Actor
Zazie Beetz
35 years · Mitte, Berlin, Germany · 32 films
Zazie Olivia Beetz (born June 1, 1991) is a German-American actress. She has received various accolades, most notably an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Atlanta in 2018. Additionally, she has been nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards and Critics' Choice Movie Awards for her participation in high-profile film and television productions. She began her career appearing in short films before landing her first significant role in the movie Applesauce (2015). Her breakthrough came in 2016 when she was cast as Vanessa "Van" Keefer in the acclaimed FX series Atlanta, created by Donald Glover. Thanks to her naturalistic and charismatic performance, she captured the attention of international critics and audiences, opening doors to major Hollywood productions. Since 2018, she has consolidated her career with prominent roles in blockbusters and auteur cinema. She played the mutant Domino in the superhero film Deadpool 2 (2018) and Sophie Dumond in the psychological drama Joker (2019), one of the greatest commercial successes of her career. She has also been part of the cast in films such as High Flying Bird (2019), The Harder They Fall (2021), and Bullet Train (2022). In addition to her on-screen work, she is an advocate for sustainability and uses her platforms to promote environmentally conscious lifestyles.
Best known for
Filmography 32
They Will Kill You
2026 · Asia Reaves
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
2026 · Janet
On Hulu
The Dutchman
2026 · Kaya
On fuboTV
The Bad Guys 2
2025 · Diane Foxington (voice)
On Netflix
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024 · Sophie Dumond
On HBO Max
Bullet Train
2022 · The Hornet
On Hulu
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
2022 · Self
The Bad Guys
2022 · Diane Foxington (voice)
On Netflix
The Harder They Fall
2021 · Stagecoach Mary
On Netflix
Nine Days
2021 · Emma
Extinct
2021 · Dottie (voice)
On Netflix
Still Here
2020 · Keysha
Seberg
2019 · Dorothy Jamal
On Amazon MX Player
Joker
2019 · Sophie Dumond
On HBO Max
Lucy in the Sky
2019 · Erin Eccles
On FXNow
The Undiscovered Country
2019 · Darla
High Flying Bird
2019 · Sam
On Netflix
Wounds
2019 · Alicia
On Hulu
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018 · Domino
Slice
2018 · Astrid
On Plex
Deadpool 2
2018 · Domino
On HBO Max
That's Harassment
2018 · Employee
Dead Pigs
2018 · Angie
On Kanopy
Sollers Point
2017 · Courtney
On Kanopy