Zosia Mamet
Zosia Russell Mamet (/ ˈzɑːʃəˈmæmɨt /; born February 2, 1988 in Randolph (Vermont) ) is an American actress and singer . She is known from television series such as Mad Men , United States of Tara , Parenthood and played Shoshanna Shapiro on the HBO series Girls .
Life
Mamet is the daughter of the American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and director David Mamet and the actress Lindsay Crouse . Her maternal grandfather was the playwright Russell Crouse and one of her maternal great-grandfathers was the educator John Erskine. She has a sister, Willa, who is a photographer, and two half-siblings, Carla, who is also an actress, and Noah. She describes herself as a Jew . Her father is Jewish and her mother is a Buddhist . She lived in New England until she was five. Her mother then moved to Pacific Palisades, California with her and her sister. After graduating from high school, Mamet decided not to go to college but to become an actress.
singing
Mamet has been singing in the band Chacha since 2014.
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: Deadly Class Reunion (TV movie)
- 2004: Spartan
- 2006–2007: The Unit - A Question of Honor (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2009: Off the Ledge
- 2010: The Kids Are All Right
- 2010: Greenberg
- 2010: Cherry
- 2010: Tara's Worlds (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2010–2011: Parenthood (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2010–2012: Mad Men (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2012–2017: Girls (TV series)
- 2013: The Last Keepers
- 2015: Bleeding Heart
- 2015: Dominion
- 2016: Wiener-Dog
- 2018: Under the Silver Lake
- 2019: City stories
Web links
- Zosia Mamet in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b According to Vermont Births, 1981-2001 and Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008, at http://www.ancestry.com/ .
- ↑ HBO: Girls: Shoshanna Shapiro: Bio
- ↑ a b Taffy Brodesser-Akner Zosia Mamet Is Still Getting Used to Being Your New Best Friend ( Memento January 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), The New York Times , January 2, 2013. Accessed January 31, 2014.
- ^ Jews in the News: Drake, Zosia Mamet and Dianna Agron . Letmypeoplegrow.org. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved on October 4, 2013.
- ↑ http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2012/04/12/hbo-girls-zosia-mamet/ (link not available)
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ http://jezebel.com/oh-no-oh-no-zosia-mamet-has-a-band-1673329989
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mamet, Zosia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mamet, Zosia Russell (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2nd, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Randolph (Vermont) |