Zosia Mamet
American actress, musician (born 1988)
Zosia Mamet ( ZOSH-ə MAAM-it; born February 2, 1988) is an American actress and musician. She is known for her breakout role as Shoshanna Shapiro in the HBO series Girls.
Mamet also starred as Annie Mouradian in the HBO Max original series The Flight Attendant and Pampinea in the Netflix series The Decameron.
Early life
Mamet is the daughter of American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director David Mamet and actress Lindsay Crouse. Her father is the grandson of Polish Jews and she says her given name is Polish and Russian. Her maternal grandfather was playwright Russel Crouse and her maternal great-grandfather was educator John Erskine. She has a sister, Willa, who is a singer, and two half-siblings: Clara, also an actress and director; and Noah. She lived in New England until age five when her mother moved to Pacific Palisades, California, with Willa and Zosia. After finishing high school, Mamet decided to pursue acting instead of going to college.
Career
In 2012, Mamet was cast by Judd Apatow in the HBO series Girls.
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