Zoe Cassavetes

Directing

Zoe Cassavetes

Born June 29, 1970 · Los Angeles, California, USA (age 56)

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marie Guillard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

MascaraMascara · 1999
Mascara
4.01999
MovieComedyDrama
Mascara is the story of three very different women who rediscover the value of their friendship at a time when their lives are in turmoil. Panic sets in as they approach their thirtieth birthdays and nothing is going according to plan.
The Thing Called LoveThe Thing Called Love · 1993
The Thing Called Love
6.21993
MovieDramaRomance
A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.
Samedi SoirSamedi Soir · 2009
Samedi Soir
2009
MovieRomance
Actress and director Zoe Cassavetes films cross-dressing, the desire to seduce, and pokes fun at her characters' taste for romantic games.
Noises Off...Noises Off... · 1992
Noises Off...
7.21992
MovieComedy
Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her prime, a male lead with no confidence, and a bit actor that's rarely sober, chaos ensues in the lead up to a Broadway premiere.
Broken EnglishBroken English · 2007
Broken English
5.92007
MovieComedyDrama
Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children, while she's in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all. Not to mention her best friend Audrey's "perfect marriage". But after a series of disastrous dates, Nora unexpectedly meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.
Minnie and MoskowitzMinnie and Moskowitz · 1971
Minnie and Moskowitz
6.71971
MovieRomanceDrama
Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders if she'll ever find love. After shaggy-haired parking lot attendant Seymour Moskowitz comes to her defense from an angry and rebuffed blind date, he falls hopelessly in love with her despite their myriad differences. Minnie reluctantly agrees to a date with Moskowitz, and, slowly but surely, an unlikely romance blossoms between the two.
Day Out of DaysDay Out of Days · 2015
Day Out of Days
4.32015
MovieDrama
In Los Angeles, a 40-year-old actress works to make it in the cutthroat business of Hollywood while contending with ever-youthful competition.
Ted & VenusTed & Venus · 1991
Ted & Venus
4.51991
MovieComedyDrama
Ted is a 1970s Venice Beach poet who spends his days drifting along the boardwalk, reciting his poetry to anyone who will listen. His life changes when a bikini-clad beauty named Linda strolls by him. Instantly, Ted believes he's found his "Venus" and becomes obsessed with Linda. He tries to woo her with poetry, obscene phone calls and romantic overtures, all to disastrous effect.

Movies

MascaraMascara · 1999
Mascara
4.01999
MovieComedyDrama
Mascara is the story of three very different women who rediscover the value of their friendship at a time when their lives are in turmoil. Panic sets in as they approach their thirtieth birthdays and nothing is going according to plan.
The Thing Called LoveThe Thing Called Love · 1993
The Thing Called Love
6.21993
MovieDramaRomance
A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.
Samedi SoirSamedi Soir · 2009
Samedi Soir
2009
MovieRomance
Actress and director Zoe Cassavetes films cross-dressing, the desire to seduce, and pokes fun at her characters' taste for romantic games.
Noises Off...Noises Off... · 1992
Noises Off...
7.21992
MovieComedy
Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her prime, a male lead with no confidence, and a bit actor that's rarely sober, chaos ensues in the lead up to a Broadway premiere.
Broken EnglishBroken English · 2007
Broken English
5.92007
MovieComedyDrama
Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children, while she's in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all. Not to mention her best friend Audrey's "perfect marriage". But after a series of disastrous dates, Nora unexpectedly meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.
Minnie and MoskowitzMinnie and Moskowitz · 1971
Minnie and Moskowitz
6.71971
MovieRomanceDrama
Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders if she'll ever find love. After shaggy-haired parking lot attendant Seymour Moskowitz comes to her defense from an angry and rebuffed blind date, he falls hopelessly in love with her despite their myriad differences. Minnie reluctantly agrees to a date with Moskowitz, and, slowly but surely, an unlikely romance blossoms between the two.
Day Out of DaysDay Out of Days · 2015
Day Out of Days
4.32015
MovieDrama
In Los Angeles, a 40-year-old actress works to make it in the cutthroat business of Hollywood while contending with ever-youthful competition.
Ted & VenusTed & Venus · 1991
Ted & Venus
4.51991
MovieComedyDrama
Ted is a 1970s Venice Beach poet who spends his days drifting along the boardwalk, reciting his poetry to anyone who will listen. His life changes when a bikini-clad beauty named Linda strolls by him. Instantly, Ted believes he's found his "Venus" and becomes obsessed with Linda. He tries to woo her with poetry, obscene phone calls and romantic overtures, all to disastrous effect.
Lick the StarLick the Star · 1998
Lick the Star
5.91998
MovieDrama
Kate has been absent from high school for a week due to a fractured foot. Upon returning, she discovers that her clique of friends has devised a new, secret plan codenamed "Lick the Star."
Beastie Boys: Video AnthologyBeastie Boys: Video Anthology · 2000
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
7.32000
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The Beastie Boys are among the most influential groups of the last two decades. As their music has opened hip-hop to a wider audience and changed the parameters of its sound, their ambitious music videos have carried the medium to new levels of artistic expression. This groundbreaking two-disc anthology showcases eighteen videos containing alternate visual angles and multiple audio tracks. Loaded with never-before-seen footage and unreleased music tracks, this special edition also contains a trove of rare still photos and exclusive audio commentary by the band and the video directors.
Beastie Boys Solid Gold HitsBeastie Boys Solid Gold Hits · 2005
Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
4.62005
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Solid Gold Hits is a greatest hits collection by Beastie Boys, released in November 2005. In contrast to 1999's The Sounds of Science anthology, Solid Gold Hits consists only of tracks that were released as singles. Where The Sounds of Science is a double CD compilation, Solid Gold Hits contains one CD with all their singles that broke gold, plus a DVD with the respective videos of the songs. Although the standard US release of the CD/DVD has 15 songs, the Japanese release has the song and video for "Right Right Now Now" as the last song.
The Powder RoomThe Powder Room · 2012
The Powder Room
3.02012
MovieDrama
An enchanting and dramatic short film set in London’s Claridges hotel. As its name suggests, the piece takes us into an ultra-feminine environment where gestures between women are traded in a ritual of opulent beauty.
Ciao L.A.Ciao L.A. · 1994
Ciao L.A.
6.31994
MovieComedyAction
Three upcoming actors from the show "Sabotage" are interviewed on the hit Talk Show, "Ciao LA."
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His WorkI'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work · 1984
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
8.31984
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaker Michael Ventura follows Cassavetes around as the actor/director labors on his final film, Love Streams.
Men Make Women Crazy TheoryMen Make Women Crazy Theory · 2000
Men Make Women Crazy Theory
4.52000
Movie
What I wanted to explain in my movie was to show the pain that poeple go through when they are not sure of themselves in a relation. In this way, 'Men Make Women Crazy Theory' focuses on the pain of having to face a person whose love doesn't come up to what you have expected. - Zoe Cassavetes

TV Shows

The Summer I Turned PrettyThe Summer I Turned Pretty · 2022
The Summer I Turned Pretty
8.12022
SeriesDrama
Every summer, Belly and her family head to the Fishers’ beach house in Cousins. Every summer is the same ... until Belly turns sixteen. Relationships will be tested, painful truths will be revealed, and Belly will be forever changed. It’s a summer of first love, first heartbreak and growing up — it's the summer she turns pretty.
Emily in ParisEmily in Paris · 2020
Emily in Paris
7.62020
SeriesDramaComedy
New passions. New fashions. New Emily? A plucky American marketing whiz spreads her wings in life and love after landing her dream job in Paris.
The Sex Lives of College GirlsThe Sex Lives of College Girls · 2021
The Sex Lives of College Girls
7.22021
SeriesComedyDrama
Follow four college roommates as they arrive at New England's prestigious Essex College. A bundle of contradictions and hormones, these girls are equal parts lovable and infuriating as they live out their new, free lives on campus.
DollfaceDollface · 2019
Dollface
7.02019
SeriesComedy
After being dumped by her longtime boyfriend, a young woman must deal with her own imagination in order to literally and metaphorically re-enter the world of women, and rekindle the female friendships she left behind.
UncoupledUncoupled · 2022
Uncoupled
6.42022
SeriesComedy
Michael thought his life was perfect until his husband blindsided him by walking out after 17 years. Michael has to confront two nightmares — losing his soulmate and suddenly finding himself a single gay man in his mid-40s.
Hi OctaneHi Octane · 1994
Hi Octane
8.31994
SeriesComedy
Short-lived 4-episode Comedy Central TV show created by and starring Sofia Coppola, co-starring Zoe Cassavetes, and featuring Thurston Moore, as well as many celebrity guests
JuniorJunior · 2017
Junior
4.72017
Series
Teen rebel Logan discovers growing up is harder than she ever thought.