Zoë Weizenbaum (born September 21, 1991) is a former American actress, most recognized for her roles in Memoirs of a Geisha and 12 and Holding.
Zoë Weizenbaum | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1991 |
| Education | Mount Holyoke College Middlebury College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–2008 |
Early life edit
Weizenbaum was born in Seattle, Washington to a Jewish mother and a Chinese father. She is the granddaughter of computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum (1923–2008). From the age of two, she grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts. She studied African Dance and participated in Amherst's local musical theater productions.
Career edit
She was called for an audition for Missing in America after someone saw her perform in a local production of Peter Pan. For this role, she received the Angel Award for Best Actress at the Monaco International Film Festival in 2005.[1] She has also had roles in 12 and Holding, directed by Michael Cuesta and in Memoirs of a Geisha, directed by Rob Marshall.
Personal life edit
Weizenbaum attended Amherst Regional High School for her freshman year, before she decided to return to Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, where she went to middle school. Weizenbaum speaks Mandarin, learning through the Rosetta Stone program and intensive Chinese courses at Mount Holyoke College and Middlebury Institute's Summer Intensive Language Program. From 2010 to 2011, Weizenbaum attended Middlebury and studied Japanese. She later majored in Chinese, graduating from Mount Holyoke College in 2014. From 2015 to 2017, Weizenbaum studied at the National Cheng Kung University’s Chinese Language Center in Taiwan.[2] Upon returning to the United States, she began co-operating Ancient Ponies Farm, a permaculture homestead, with her mother in Shutesbury, Massachusetts.[3]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing in America | Lenny Hocknell | |
| 2005 | 12 and Holding | Malee Chuang | |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Young Pumpkin | |
| 2008 | Assassination of a High School President | Female Writer |
References edit
- ^ 2005 Angel Award winners Archived 2013-02-21 at the Wayback Machine at Monaco Film Festival
- ^ "Study in Taiwan Learning plus Adventure". www.studyintaiwan.org. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "Mother plants seed for daughter's future". Daily Hampshire Gazette. 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
External links edit
- Interview with the cast of "Twelve and Holding" - Now Playing magazine
- Zoe Weizenbaum at IMDb
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