Zosia Mamet

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

(1988-02-02) February 2, 1988 (age 36)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active1994–present
Spouse
(m. 2016)
Parent(s)David Mamet
Lindsay Crouse
RelativesClara Mamet (half-sister)
Russel Crouse (grandfather)
Timothy Crouse (uncle)
John Erskine (great-grandfather)

Zosia Russell Mamet (/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 played the character Shoshanna Shapiro on the HBO original series Girls. She starred as Annie Mouradian in the HBO Max original series The Flight Attendant.

Early life

Mamet was born in Randolph, Vermont. 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. 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. After finishing high school, Mamet decided to pursue acting instead of going to college.

Career

In 2012, she was cast by Judd Apatow in the HBO series Girls.

Music

Mamet has a band called Chacha.

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. The two wed in October 2016.

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

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Colin Fitz Lives! Lost Fan
2004 Spartan Bedouin Woman
2009 Half Truth Girl Short film
Off the Ledge Jenny
2010 The Kids Are All Right Sasha
Cherry Darcy
Greenberg Girl at Party
2011 Snuggle Bunny: Man's Most Lovable Predator The Daughter Short film
2012 Sunset Stories Bethany
Rhymes with Banana Z
2013 The Last Keepers Rhea Carver
2015 Bleeding Heart Shiva
2016 Wiener-Dog Zoe
Mildred & The Dying Parlor Mildred Short film
Dominion Penny
Goldbricks in Bloom Cleo
2017 The Boy Downstairs Diana
2018 Under the Silver Lake Troy
2022 Alone Together Margaret
2023 Molli and Max in the Future Molli
Trolls Band Together Crimp (voice)
2024 Madame Web Amaria
TBA Jodie Greta Filming

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
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"
2019–2021 Dickinson Louisa May Alcott 2 episodes
2020–2022 The Flight Attendant Annie Mouradian Main role
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2023 Harley Quinn Princess Ladyfingers / General Neytri (voice) Episode: "The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time"

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