Alexandra "Xan" Cassavetes is an American actress and director. She is the daughter of Greek-American actor-director

John Cassavetes John Nicholas Cassavetes ( ; December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as a television and film actor, Cassavetes also helped pioneer American independent cinema, writing and direc ...

and actress

Gena Rowlands Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (born June 19, 1930) is an American retired actress, whose career in film, stage, and television has spanned seven decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations w ...

. She is the granddaughter of actress Katherine Cassavetes. She is the sister of actor-director

Nick Cassavetes Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959) is an American actor, director, and writer. He has directed such films as '' She's So Lovely'' (1997), '' John Q.'' (2002), '' The Notebook'' (2004), '' Alpha Dog'' (2006), and '' My Sister's ...

and actor-screenwriter-director

Zoe Cassavetes Zoe Rowlands Cassavetes (born June 29, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She is the daughter of filmmaker John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. She is best known for her 2007 film ''Broken English''. Career C ...

. Cassavetes directed 2004 documentary, '' Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession'', which explores the historic influence of the cable television station

Z Channel The Z Channel was one of the first pay television stations in the United States best known for its devotion to the art of cinema due to the eclectic choice of films"Film-News and Notes." ''Daily News of Los Angeles'' October 3, 1986 by the prog ...

. The film won acclaim, and screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, Cassavetes wrote and directed her first dramatic feature, vampire tale ''

Kiss of the Damned ''Kiss of the Damned'' is a 2012 American vampire horror film, written and directed by Xan Cassavetes. The film played at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival and was released in theaters on May 3, 2013. The filming locations were New York City and New Fa ...

''.

Filmography

;Actress ;Writer and director

References

External links

Z Channel official website
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Alexandra Cassavetes – la Repubblica.it
Living people 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American women writers Actresses from Los Angeles American people of Aromanian descent American people of Irish descent American people of Welsh descent American women film directors American women screenwriters American writers of Greek descent Alexandra Film directors from Los Angeles Screenwriters from California Writers from Los Angeles Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-director-stub