About Zazie Beetz
Zazie Olivia Beetz ( zə-SEE BAYTS; German: [zaˈsiː ˈbeːts]; born June 1, 1991) is a German-American actress. She is known for her role as Van in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta (2016–2022), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She starred in the Netflix anthology series Easy (2016–2019) and has voiced Amber Bennett in the adult animated superhero series Invincible since 2021. In film, Beetz appeared in the disaster film Geostorm (2017) and portrayed the Marvel Comics character Domino in the superhero film Deadpool 2 (2018), with the latter landing her a nomination for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Actress. She portrayed the title character's neighbor in the psychological thriller Joker (2019) and its sequel Joker: Folie à Deux (2024); the former landing her a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Beetz has also voiced Diane Foxington (a.k.a. the Crimson Paw) in the DreamWorks Animation heist comedy film The Bad Guys (2022) and its sequel The Bad Guys 2 (2025); the former of which landed her a nomination for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Voice Performance. After Beetz graduated from college, she spent a year "broke and waiting tables" before she was cast in Atlanta.
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