Zoey Francis Chaya Thompson Deutch ( ; born November 10, 1994) is an American actress. She is daughter of director
Howard Deutch
Howard Deutch (born September 14, 1950) is an American film and television director who worked in collaboration with filmmaker John Hughes, directing two of Hughes's best-known screenplays, ''Pretty in Pink'' and '' Some Kind of Wonderful''. Sinc ...
and actress-director
Lea Thompson
Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director.
She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the ''Back to the Future'' film trilogy (1985–1990) and Beverly Switzler in '' Howard the Duck'' (1 ...
. She gained recognition for her roles in the film ''
Everybody Wants Some!!'', the
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...
comedy series ''
The Politician
''The Politician'' is a Caroline era stage play, a tragedy written by James Shirley, and first published in 1655.
Publication
''The Politician,'' along with another Shirley play, '' The Gentleman of Venice,'' was published by the bookseller Hum ...
'', and the film ''
Set It Up
''Set It Up'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Claire Scanlon, written by Katie Silberman, and starring Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, and Lucy Liu. The plot follows two overworked assistants who try to set up their deman ...
''.
Deutch began her career with roles on the
Disney Channel comedy series ''
The Suite Life on Deck
''The Suite Life on Deck'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. The series follows twin b ...
'' (2010–2011) and
The CW
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crime drama series ''
Ringer'' (2011–2012). Following her credited film debut in the gothic romance film ''
Beautiful Creatures'' (2013), she starred in the fantasy horror film ''
Vampire Academy
''Vampire Academy'' is a series of six young adult paranormal romance novels by American author Richelle Mead. It tells the story of Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway, a dhampir girl, who is training to be a guardian of her moroi best friend, Vasilisa " ...
'' (2014), for which she received a
Teen Choice Award
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nomination.
Deutch achieved critical praise for her roles in numerous films, including
Richard Linklater's ''
Everybody Wants Some!!'' (2016), ''
Why Him?
''Why Him?'' is a 2016 American buddy comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg, co-written by Ian Helfer, and starring James Franco and Bryan Cranston with Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck and Keegan-Michael Key in supporting r ...
'' (2016), ''
Before I Fall'' (2017), ''
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...
'' (2017), and ''
Rebel in the Rye
''Rebel in the Rye'' is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed and written by Danny Strong. It is based on the book ''J. D. Salinger: A Life'' by Kenneth Slawenski, about the life of writer J. D. Salinger during and after World War II. ...
'' (2017), for which she has received awards from the
Dallas International Film Festival
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About Dallas Film
Dallas Film, established as Dallas Film Society, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ...
and the
SCAD Savannah Film Festival. In 2017, her mother directed her and her sister
Madelyn
Madelyn or Madalyn is a feminine first name. Notable people with these names include:
Madelyn
* Madelyn Clare (1894–1975), American actress
* Madelyn Cline (born 1997), American actress
* Madelyn Dunham (1922–2008), maternal grandmother o ...
in the comedy-drama film ''
The Year of Spectacular Men
''The Year of Spectacular Men'' is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Lea Thompson in her feature film directorial debut. It stars Thompson's daughters Madelyn Deutch (who also wrote the screenplay and composed the score) and Zoey Deu ...
'', which Deutch also co-produced. She went on to star in the critically acclaimed romantic comedy ''
Set It Up
''Set It Up'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Claire Scanlon, written by Katie Silberman, and starring Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, and Lucy Liu. The plot follows two overworked assistants who try to set up their deman ...
'' (2018), the zombie comedy ''
Zombieland: Double Tap'' (2019), and the comedy-drama ''
Buffaloed
''Buffaloed'' is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Tanya Wexler and written by Brian Sacca. It stars Zoey Deutch, Judy Greer, Jermaine Fowler, Noah Reid, and Jai Courtney.
The film tells the story of a paroled convict who will do anythi ...
'' (2019), which she also produced.
Early life
Deutch was born on November 10, 1994, in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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, to actress
Lea Thompson
Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director.
She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the ''Back to the Future'' film trilogy (1985–1990) and Beverly Switzler in '' Howard the Duck'' (1 ...
and director
Howard Deutch
Howard Deutch (born September 14, 1950) is an American film and television director who worked in collaboration with filmmaker John Hughes, directing two of Hughes's best-known screenplays, ''Pretty in Pink'' and '' Some Kind of Wonderful''. Sinc ...
. She has one sister,
Madelyn Deutch, who is also an actress. Other close relatives of hers include her maternal grandmother, musician Barbara Barry Thompson, paternal grandfather, music executive Murray Deutch, and great-uncle actor
Robert Walden
Robert Walden (born Robert Wolkowitz; September 25, 1943) is an American television and motion picture actor. He is best known for his role as Joe Rossi on ''Lou Grant'', which earned him three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting ...
.
Deutch's father, from
New York, is of
Jewish
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heritage, whereas her mother, from
Minnesota
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, is of partial
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
ancestry. Deutch is Jewish and had a
bat mitzvah.
She started taking acting classes at the age of five. Deutch studied at
Oakwood School,
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA, ) is a visual and performing arts high school located on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) in Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
The school was ...
and at the
Young Actors Space Young Actors Space (YAS) was established in 1979 by Diane Hill Hardin and Nora Eckstein in Los Angeles. This team was the first in the entertainment industry to establish a performing arts academy for young, working and aspiring actors. It is well ...
. She majored in theater at L.A. County High School for the Arts.
Career
2010–2013: Early work
Deutch began her career in 2010, at the age of 15, with a role on the
Disney Channel original series ''
The Suite Life on Deck
''The Suite Life on Deck'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. The series follows twin b ...
'' as Maya,
Zack Martin
Zachary Edward Martin (born November 20, 1990) is an American football offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted 16th overall by the Cowboys in the ...
's love interest.
From 2011 to 2012, she played recurring role of Juliet Martin in
The CW
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thriller drama ''
Ringer''. She debuted on the big screen in ''
Mayor Cupcake'' (2011) alongside her mother and sister. Deutch booked a small scene in ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...
'' but director
Marc Webb cut the scene, although it is included on the DVD.
Her big screen breakthrough came in the supporting role of Emily Asher, alongside
Emma Thompson,
Thomas Mann
Paul Thomas Mann ( , ; ; 6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novell ...
and
Alden Ehrenreich
Alden Caleb Ehrenreich (; born November 22, 1989) is an American actor. He began his career by appearing in ''Supernatural'' (2005), and Francis Ford Coppola's films '' Tetro'' (2009) and '' Twixt'' (2011). Following supporting roles in the 2013 ...
in the 2013 fantasy-romance-drama ''
Beautiful Creatures'' based on a well-known
young adult
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novel of the
same name written by authors
Kami Garcia
Kami Garcia (born March 25, 1972) is an American writer. She is known for writing young adult fiction and graphic novels for DC Comics.
Life
She grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, but currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Garcia is a ...
and
Margaret Stohl and the first book in the
Caster Chronicles
''Caster Chronicles'' is a series of young adult fiction novels written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl that were published in the United States by Little, Brown and Company. It comprises four novels that were published between 2009 and 2012, an ...
series. Deutch also appeared on ''
NCIS'', ''
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior'',
ABC Family's ''
Switched at Birth'' and in
Marc Cherry
Marc Cherry (born March 23, 1962) is an American television writer and producer. He is best known for creating the ABC dramedy series ''Desperate Housewives''.
Personal life Early life
Marc Cherry was born in Long Beach and lived briefly in ...
's television pilot ''Hallelujah''.
2014–2016: Breakthrough
Deutch starred as Rosemarie Hathaway in ''
Vampire Academy
''Vampire Academy'' is a series of six young adult paranormal romance novels by American author Richelle Mead. It tells the story of Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway, a dhampir girl, who is training to be a guardian of her moroi best friend, Vasilisa " ...
'' (2014), based on the first book of best-selling young adult six
book series
A book series is a sequence of books having certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group. Book series can be organized in different ways, such as written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their pub ...
written by
Richelle Mead
Richelle Mead (born November 12, 1976) is an American fantasy author. She is known for the '' Georgina Kincaid'' series, '' Vampire Academy'', '' Bloodlines'' and the '' Dark Swan'' series.
Education and career
Richelle Mead was born in Michigan, ...
. The film marked her first appearance as a lead. Jordan Hoffman of the ''
New York Daily News'' termed her performance in the film as breakout lead performance. In January 2014, it was announced that she would star as lead opposite
Tyson Ritter
Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and model. He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the multi-platinum selling American alternative rock band The All-A ...
in
Randall Miller's ''
Midnight Rider
"Midnight Rider" is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. It was the second single from their second studio album, ''Idlewild South'' (1970), released on Capricorn Records. The song was primarily written by vocalist Gregg ...
'', a biopic of
Gregg Allman
Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Br ...
. Deutch then joined the teen coming-of-age comedy ''
Good Kids
''Good Kids'' is a 2016 American comedy film written and directed by Chris McCoy, and starring Nicholas Braun, Zoey Deutch, Israel Broussard, Mateo Arias, Dayo Okeniyi, Julia Garner and Ashley Judd. It was released in a limited release and throug ...
'', which was released on October 21, 2016, by
Vertical Entertainment
Vertical Entertainment is an American film distribution and production company founded by producers Richard B. "Rich" Goldberg and Mitch Budin in 2012.
History
In 2012, Rich Goldberg & Mitch Budin founded Vertical Entertainment, a film distribut ...
. She also landed the lead role in
Julie Plec
Julie Plec (born May 26, 1972) is an American television producer, writer and director, known for her work on The CW television series ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017) which she co-created with Kevin Williamson, and its spin-offs '' The Or ...
's and Sue Kramer's rom-com ''Cover Girl'' and starred in the official music video of the song "Opium" by The New Division with
Avan Jogia
Avan Tudor Jogia (; born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor. He first received recognition for portraying Danny Araujo in the television film '' A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story'' (2006). After moving to the United States in his late te ...
.
In 2016, Deutch played Beverly in
Richard Linklater's ''
Everybody Wants Some!!'', which premiered at
SXSW Film Festival
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. Deutch was essentially the only female lead in the film, paired with freshman ballplayer Jake Bradford played by
Blake Jenner
Blake Alexander Jenner (born August 27, 1992) is an American actor. Jenner won the second season of Oxygen's ''The Glee Project'' and, as a result, portrayed Ryder Lynn on the Fox musical comedy-drama series '' Glee''. He has since had starrin ...
. She starred alongside
Robert De Niro and
Zac Efron in ''
Dirty Grandpa
''Dirty Grandpa'' is a 2016 American comedy film about a lawyer who drives his grandfather to Florida during spring break. The film was directed by Dan Mazer and written by John Phillips. It stars Robert De Niro and Zac Efron with Aubrey Plaza ...
'', as love interest to Efron's character and in ''
Why Him?
''Why Him?'' is a 2016 American buddy comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg, co-written by Ian Helfer, and starring James Franco and Bryan Cranston with Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck and Keegan-Michael Key in supporting r ...
'' alongside
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-M ...
,
Bryan Cranston
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor and director who is best known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (2000–20 ...
and
Megan Mullally. She played a Stanford student, daughter to Bryan Cranston and Megan Mullally's characters, who falls in love with a billionaire, Laird, played by James Franco. Deutch's next role was in the crime drama ''
Vincent-N-Roxxy'', alongside
Emory Cohen
Emory Isaac Cohen (born March 13, 1990) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in '' Afterschool'' (2008). He is best known for his roles as AJ Cross in Derek Cianfrance's film ''The Place Beyond the Pines'' (2012), Tony Fiorello ...
,
Emile Hirsch
Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985) is an American actor. He played Chris McCandless in '' Into the Wild'' (2007). Other notable film roles include '' The Girl Next Door'' (2004), ''Lords of Dogtown'' (2005), ''Alpha Dog'' (2006), ''Spe ...
and
Zoë Kravitz
Zoë Isabella Kravitz (born December 1, 1988) is an American actress, singer, and model. She made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film '' No Reservations'' (2007). Her breakthrough came with portraying Angel Salvadore in the superhero fi ...
which premiered at the 2016
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. Tribeca was f ...
.
2017–present: Further recognition
![EXclusive TV Zoey Deutch](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/EXclusive_TV_Zoey_Deutch.jpg)
Deutch starred as Samantha "Sam" Kingston in ''
Before I Fall'', an adaptation of
Lauren Oliver
Lauren Oliver (born Laura Suzanne Schechter; November 8, 1982) is an American author of numerous young adult novels including ''Panic;'' the Delirium trilogy: ''Delirium (Lauren Oliver novel), Delirium'', ''Pandemonium (Lauren Oliver novel), Pa ...
's best-selling young adult novel of the same name, also starring
Jennifer Beals
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and former teen model. She made her film debut in '' My Bodyguard'' (1980), before receiving critical acclaim for her role in ''Flashdance'' (1983), for which she won NAACP Image A ...
and
Kian Lawley
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Lawley launched his personal YouTube channel, superkian13, in 2010. Lawley has also been a part of collaborative YouTube channels, inc ...
. Andrea Mandell of
USA Today
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described ''Before I Fall'' as a milestone in Deutch's rising career. The scripts of ''Good Kids'', ''Dirty Grandpa'' and ''Before I Fall'' were on the 2011
Black List. A second film featuring Deutch premiered at
Sundance Film Festival in 2017,
Danny Strong
Daniel William Strong (born June 6, 1974) is an American actor, film and television writer, director, and producer. As an actor, Strong is best known for his roles as Jonathan Levinson in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and Doyle McMaster in ''Gilmo ...
's ''
Rebel in the Rye
''Rebel in the Rye'' is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed and written by Danny Strong. It is based on the book ''J. D. Salinger: A Life'' by Kenneth Slawenski, about the life of writer J. D. Salinger during and after World War II. ...
''. The biopic of author
J.D. Salinger
Jerome David Salinger (; January 1, 1919 January 27, 2010) was an American author best known for his 1951 novel ''The Catcher in the Rye''. Salinger got his start in 1940, before serving in World War II, by publishing several short stories in ''S ...
saw Deutch as
Oona O'Neill
Oona O'Neill, Lady Chaplin (14 May 1925 – 27 September 1991) was an actress who was the daughter of Irish-American playwright Eugene O'Neill and English-born writer Agnes Boulton, and the fourth and last wife of English actor and film-maker Ch ...
opposite
Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (born 7 December 1989) is an English actor. His body of work includes supporting work in big-budget mainstream productions and starring roles in independent projects in both the American and the British film industries ...
,
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. Spacey has received various accolade ...
, and
Laura Dern
Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globe Awards.
Born to actor Bruce Dern and a ...
.
Deutch starred in ''
Flower
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'' directed by
Max Winkler, with a script written by
Alex McAulay. ''
Flower
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'' was added to the 2012
Black List and premiered at the 2017
Tribeca Film Festival
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. Aubrey Page of
Collider
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Colliders are used as a research tool in particl ...
described her performance as an "electric lead performance" and David Ehrlich of ''
IndieWire
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'' thought the film "confirms that Zoey Deutch is a genuine star in the making." Frank Scheck of ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' concluded "Flower is redeemed only by Zoey Deutch's magnetic performance, which would be star-making if in the service of a better vehicle."
Deutch appeared in her mother
Lea Thompson
Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director.
She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the ''Back to the Future'' film trilogy (1985–1990) and Beverly Switzler in '' Howard the Duck'' (1 ...
's directorial debut ''
The Year Of Spectacular Men
''The Year of Spectacular Men'' is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Lea Thompson in her feature film directorial debut. It stars Thompson's daughters Madelyn Deutch (who also wrote the screenplay and composed the score) and Zoey Deu ...
'' as Sabrina, with Avan Jogia, her sister
Madelyn
Madelyn or Madalyn is a feminine first name. Notable people with these names include:
Madelyn
* Madelyn Clare (1894–1975), American actress
* Madelyn Cline (born 1997), American actress
* Madelyn Dunham (1922–2008), maternal grandmother o ...
,
Cameron Monaghan
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Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elem ...
and
Nicholas Braun
Nicholas Joseph Braun (born May 1, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Greg Hirsch in the HBO series ''Succession'' (2018–present), for which he has received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supp ...
. She also shares the production credit for the film. The film had its world premiere in June 2017 in
Los Angeles Film Festival
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2017 and was screened at various film festivals before theatrical release. Scott Menzel of ''We Live Entertainment'' described her role as Sabrina in this film as "without question her finest performance to date." Along with these, in the same year, was seen opposite
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently re ...
in the official music video of his song "
Perfect" from the album ''
÷''. The video which was released on November 9, 2017, has garnered over 3 billion views and 16 million likes, as of November 2021. Also in 2017, she appeared in
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-M ...
's ''
The Disaster Artist
''The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made'' is a 2013 non-fiction book written by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell. Sestero details the troubled development and production of the 2003 cult film ''The Room,'' hi ...
'', based on the book by
Greg Sestero
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and
Tom Bissell
Tom Bissell (born January 9, 1974) is an American journalist, critic, and fiction writer. In 2021, he co-developed the television series '' The Mosquito Coast'' based on the novel of the same name. He is also known for his work as a writer of vid ...
, which tells the behind-the-scenes story behind cult film ''
The Room
''The Room'' is a 2003 American drama film written, produced, executive produced and directed by Tommy Wiseau, who stars in the film alongside Juliette Danielle and Greg Sestero. The film centers on a melodramatic love triangle between amia ...
''.
Deutch starred opposite her ''Everybody Wants Some'' costar
Glen Powell
Glen Thomas Powell Jr. (born October 21, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career with guest roles on television and small roles in films such as ''The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012) and '' The Expendables 3'' (2014) before making his breakth ...
, in
Netflix
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's 2018 romantic comedy ''
Set It Up
''Set It Up'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Claire Scanlon, written by Katie Silberman, and starring Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, and Lucy Liu. The plot follows two overworked assistants who try to set up their deman ...
''. The story follows two overworked assistants who try to get their horrible bosses out of their hair by setting them up together. She also landed a role in the drama-comedy ''
The Professor'' alongside
Johnny Depp. In May 2019, the makers of Netflix rom-com ''Set It Up'' announced that Deutch will be reuniting with Glen Powell for another rom-com tentatively titled ''Most Dangerous Game''. In July 2018, it was announced that Deutch would be starring in
Ryan Murphy's new web television comedy series on
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...
, ''
The Politician
''The Politician'' is a Caroline era stage play, a tragedy written by James Shirley, and first published in 1655.
Publication
''The Politician,'' along with another Shirley play, '' The Gentleman of Venice,'' was published by the bookseller Hum ...
'' alongside
Ben Platt
Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (201 ...
and
Gwyneth Paltrow, which was released on
Netflix
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on September 27, 2019. She appeared in the drama film ''
Buffaloed
''Buffaloed'' is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Tanya Wexler and written by Brian Sacca. It stars Zoey Deutch, Judy Greer, Jermaine Fowler, Noah Reid, and Jai Courtney.
The film tells the story of a paroled convict who will do anythi ...
'' directed by
Tanya Wexler in 2019.
Deutch starred as Madison in ''
Zombieland: Double Tap'' alongside
Emma Stone and
Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Adam Eisenberg (; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, writer, and director. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. ...
, the sequel to zombie comedy ''
Zombieland
''Zombieland'' is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic zombie comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer in his theatrical debut and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film follows a geeky college student ( Jesse Eisenberg) making his wa ...
'', which was released October 11, 2019. She received positive reviews for her performance, and Deutch was nominated at the
2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2020, Deutch starred in the
Quibi
Quibi ( ) was a short-lived American short-form streaming platform that generated content for viewing on mobile devices. It was founded in Los Angeles in August 2018 as NewTV by Jeffrey Katzenberg and was led by Meg Whitman, its CEO. The serv ...
television series adaptation ''
Home Movie: The Princess Bride'', to raise money for
World Central Kitchen. In 2021, she appeared in the music video "
Anyone", a song by Canadian singer
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
; for the first song. She also joined ''Hound'' as the lead character "Callie" as well as producer. In February 2021, it was announced that Deutch will star in
Graham Moore's directorial debut ''The Outfit'' alongside
Mark Rylance
Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...
and
Dylan O'Brien
Dylan Rhodes O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. His first major role was Stiles Stilinski on the MTV supernatural drama ''Teen Wolf'' (2011–2017), where he was a series regular during all six seasons. He achieved further pr ...
. In June 2021, she was cast in
Quinn Shephard
Quinn Shephard (born February 28, 1995) is an American actress, film director, producer, screenwriter and film editor. She played the roles of Donna Malone in the Christmas comedy ''Unaccompanied Minors'' and Morgan Sanders in the television seri ...
's ''
Not Okay
''Not Okay'' is a 2022 American Satire (film and television), satirical black comedy, black comedy-drama film written and directed by Quinn Shephard. It stars Zoey Deutch as a young woman who desperately wants to be famous and beloved on the Inte ...
'', a satire feature film which will be released on
Hulu. She lent her voice for the character Lily in adult animated comedy series ''Fairfax'' premiering on
Amazon Prime Video in October 2021. In November 2021, it was announced that she will play the lead and be executive producer of ''
Something From Tiffany's'', an
Amazon Original film co-produced by
Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, she ...
and
Hello Sunshine, based on the Melissa Hill novel.
Other work
Deutch along with
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw (; born 21 April 1983) is a British actress who is known for her performances on stage and screen. In 2017 she was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama ...
,
Rodrigo Santoro
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and
Vince Vaughn
Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor.
Vaughn began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 comedy-drama film '' Swingers''. He has appeared in ...
performed a live reading of selected scenes from five winning scripts of 2017 at the 2017
Academy
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Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting The Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is a fellowship program founded in 1986 to aid screenwriters. It is administered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
History
Gee Nicholl, widow of producer Don Nicholl, worked w ...
Awards Presentation & Live Read. She also joined as a presenter at 2018
Film Independent Spirit Awards. She again took the stage as a host for welcoming the founder of
non-profit
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,
non-governmental organization
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Vital Voices
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,
Hillary Clinton
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at
Global Leadership Awards The Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards honor international women leaders in the fields of human rights, economic empowerment, or political reform. The event takes place annually in early spring at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing A ...
2018. She joined as one of the speakers in first ever "Embrace Ambition Summit" held at Lincoln Center in New York. She is one of the invitees to the Academy 2018 membership.
Activism
Deutch supports
Planned Parenthood and was part of its rally with pro-choice advocates and leaders celebrating the 45th anniversary of ''
Roe v. Wade
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'' at
Sacramento
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,
California
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. She has performed for the benefit of Alzheimer's Association and "What a pair!" Org with her mother
Lea Thompson
Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director.
She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the ''Back to the Future'' film trilogy (1985–1990) and Beverly Switzler in '' Howard the Duck'' (1 ...
and sister
Madelyn Deutch. With her family, she has worked for more than a decade with Corazón de Vida, which supports orphanages in
Baja California, Mexico. She participated in the
2017 Women's March
The Women's March was a worldwide protest on January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president. It was prompted by Trump's policy positions and rhetoric, which protesters called misogynistic or otherwise threate ...
and returned in
2018
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. She is also a part of the ''Embrace Ambition'' campaign of the
Tory Burch
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Foundation. She was one of the celebrity ambassadors for the seventh annual "Shop for Success" charity designer shopping event that supports the efforts of
Dress For Success. She has also shown her support toward anti-sexual harassment movement
Time's Up. She has been a part of several fundraising campaigns for charity and in support of various causes.
In the media
![Zoey_Deutch_(32389761494)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Zoey_Deutch_%2832389761494%29.jpg)
Deutch has been the cover girl to ''Justine'' magazine's February 2013 issue, ''Miabella'' magazine's April 2013 issue, ''Afterglow'' magazine's December 2013 issue, ''Bello'' magazine's March 2014 edition, ''Flaunt'' magazine's June 2015 issue, the February 2016 issue of ''
Cosmopolitan
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Food and drink
* Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo"
History
* Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953
Hotels and resorts
* Cosmopoli ...
'' U.S., spring 2016 edition of
''Rogue'' magazine. She appeared on the cover of September 2016 issue of ''Harper by
Harper's Bazaar'' and performed as a guest editor.
She modeled for March 2013 issue of ''
Interview
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'',
Allure's December 2016 issue and has done feature shoots for February 2014 issues of
''Seventeen'' and ''
InStyle
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'' magazine, December 2015 issue of ''
Nylon
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Nylon is a silk-like thermoplastic, generally made from pe ...
'',
[ January 2016 and April 2017 issues of '']W Magazine
''W'' is an American fashion magazine that features stories about style through the lens of culture, fashion, art, celebrity, and film.
W was created in 1972 by James Brady, the publisher of sister magazine ''Women's Wear Daily'' (''WWD''), ori ...
'', March 2017 issue of '' Vanity Fair Italia'', April 2017 issue of ''Vogue
Vogue may refer to:
Business
* ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine
** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Australia'', an Australian fashion magazine
** ''Vogue China'', ...
Russia'' and ''Vogue
Vogue may refer to:
Business
* ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine
** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Australia'', an Australian fashion magazine
** ''Vogue China'', ...
Turkey'', May 2017 issue of '' Vanity Fair Spain'', July 2017 issue of '' Marie Claire Indonesia'', summer 2017 issue of '' Wonderland'' magazine and summer campaign shoot for Tory Burch LLC
Tory Burch LLC is an American mid-luxury fashion label based in Manhattan, New York, United States. It was founded by American designer Tory Burch in 2004. Pierre-Yves Roussel is the current CEO of the company.
History
Tory Burch began her fashi ...
.
She was on the cover of the April 2017 issue of ''C California Style Magazine'' and also among '' Marie Claire'''s Fresh Faces 2017 and one of the cover stars of its May 2017 edition. She was on the cover of annual Women Of Hollywood portfolio of ''The Edit'' magazine in May, 2017., Spring/Summer 2017 issue 07 of ''Tidal Magazine'' and on the February 2018 edition of ''New York Post
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It was established ...
Alexa''. She was the May 2018 cover star of '' Ocean Drive Magazine'', ''Capitol File Magazine'', and ''Los Angeles Confidential'' magazine. In 2020, she featured in first ever worldwide video and image campaign, ''#MeAndMyPeekaboo'' by Italian luxury fashion house Fendi
Fendi () is an Italian high-end luxury fashion house producing fur, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, fragrances, eyewear, timepieces and accessories. Founded in Rome in 1925, Fendi is known for its fur, fur accessories, and leather goods. ...
.
She is frequently included in best dressed lists for her various appearances and also seen in front rows of Milan Fashion Week
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, Paris Fashion Week
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, Diane von Furstenberg
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People
*Diane (given name)
Film
* ''Diane'' (1929 film), a German silent film
* ''Diane'' (1956 film), a historical drama film starring Lana Turner
* ''Diane'' (2017 film), a mystery film directed by Michael Mongillo
* ''D ...
, Cushnie et Ochs, DKNY
DKNY is a New York City–based fashion house for men and women, founded in 1984 by Donna Karan.
History
Karan worked for 15 years at Anne Klein, including 10 as its head designer. In 1984 Karan and her late husband Stephan Weiss were offered t ...
, New York Fashion Week
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,
Fendi
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's Haute couture show. In 2013, '' Glamour'' included her among their list of "Hollywood's Next Big Things". Deutch was among the Yahoo!
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Breakout Stars for the year 2014. In 2014, '' Vanity Fair'' listed her among their "Hollywood's Next Wave Lineup". In the same year, ''Variety
Variety may refer to:
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* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' also included her in their list of "'It' Girls (And Boys): Young Hollywood's Rising Stars". ''The Hollywood Reporter
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'' listed her among their "Next Gen Talent 2016: Hollywood's Rising Stars 35 and Under" list.
'' Harper's Bazaar'' described her as "quickly becoming Young Hollywood's most valuable player". In 2017, British '' GQ'' described her as "Hollywood's hottest newcomer" and '' Grazia Italy'' described her as the symbol of the "new generation of actresses-activists". In a 2018 ''Indie Wire
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'' critics survey, she was listed among "The Best American Actors Under 30".
She was included in 'Forbes 30 under 30
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' class of 2020 in the field of Hollywood and entertainment.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Los Angeles
American child actresses
American film actresses
American people of Irish descent
American television actresses
Jewish American actresses
21st-century American Jews