Zazie Beetz
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.
Acting
Movie
Joker
as Sophie Dumond
2019
Movie
Deadpool 2
as Domino
2018
Movie
Bullet Train
as The Hornet
2022
TV
Black Mirror
as Bo
2011
TV
INVINCIBLE
as Amber (voice)
2021
Movie
Geostorm
as Dana
2017
Movie
Joker: Folie à Deux
as Sophie Dumond
2024
Movie
The Bad Guys
as Diane Foxington (voice)
2022
Movie
The Harder They Fall
as Stagecoach Mary
2021
Movie
Wounds
as Alicia
2019
Movie
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Domino
2018
TV
Atlanta
as Vanessa 'Van' Keefer
2016
Movie
The Bad Guys 2
as Diane Foxington (voice)
2025
Movie
They Will Kill You
as Asia Reaves
2026
TV
Robot Chicken
as Gertrude's Best Friend (voice)
2005
TV
Robot Chicken
as Princess Tiana / Sara's Friend (voice)
2005
TV
Robot Chicken
as Sasha / Man-E-Faces' Robot Wife (voice)
2005
Movie
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
as Janet
2026
TV
The Twilight Zone
as Sophie Gelson
2019
Movie
Seberg
as Dorothy Jamal
2019
Movie
Nine Days
as Emma
2021
Movie
High Flying Bird
as Sam
2019
Movie
Lucy in the Sky
as Erin Eccles
2019
Movie
Extinct
as Dottie (voice)
2021
