Zoë Chao

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Zoë Chao
Born Zoë Carroll Chao[1]
(1985-09-19) September 19, 1985 (age 38)[2]
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.[2]
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Occupation
  • Actress
  • screenwriter

Zoë Carroll Chao (born September 19, 1985) is an American television and stage actress and screenwriter, principally known for her role as Isobel in Strangers, and Zoe in The Afterparty.

Early life

Chao was born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.[2] Her mother has Irish roots, and her father is a second-generation Chinese American.[3] Chao has also stated that she grew up in a family of visual artists.[3] After graduating from The Wheeler School in 2004,[4] she received her BA in art history from Brown University and her MFA from the graduate acting program at UCSD.[5]

Career

Chao has participated in theatre productions, including La Jolla Playhouses' Sideways, Surf Report, and WoW Festivals' Our Town, and Ensemble Theatre Company's Amadeus. In 2016, she appeared in the Off Broadway play Friend Art at Second Stage.[6] She has worked with directors Christopher Guest, Les Waters, Ping Chong and Chris Ashley.

Chao also starred in her own TV series, The God Particles, which she wrote and produced. She co-produced the 2017 short Like Animals. She is perhaps best known for starring as Isobel in Strangers,[7] the first three episodes of which were screened at the Sundance Film Festival.[8]

In 2022, Chao was in the main cast of the Apple TV+ mystery comedy series The Afterparty.

Personal life

During the filming of Strangers, Chao relocated from New York City to Los Angeles.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 My Girlfriend's Abroad
2014 The Gordon Game Wife Short
The God Particles Rue
2015 Dirty Beautiful Jamie
Dirty Garden Short
Center Pedal Y Short
2017 Like Animals Mary Short
2019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette Soo-Lin
2019 Almost Love Haley
2020 Downhill Rosie
The High Note Katie
I Used to Go Here Laura
2021 Long Weekend Vienna
2022 Family Squares Kelly Also FF & GG Camera Operator
Senior Year Tiffany Blanchette
2023 Your Place or Mine TBA Post-production
TBA Somebody I Used to Know TBA Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Protector BAO House Girl Episode: "Beef"
2012 Hart of Dixie Dr. Lee Episode: "Disaster Drills & Departures"
2014 God Particles Rue 4 episodes
2014 The Comeback Shayna 4 episodes
2015 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Ms. Nakamura Episode: "Sweet Foot Rides"
2015 Monster Girls Halfoff TV short
2016 Rizzoli & Isles Mimi Tanaka Episode: "A Shot in the Dark"
2016 That's What She Said TV miniseries
2017–2018 Strangers Isobel Main role
2019 The OA Mo 2 episodes
2019 Living with Yourself Kaylyn Recurring role
2020–2021 Love Life Sara Yang Main role (season 1)
Guest role (season 2)
2021 Modern Love Zoe Episode: "The Night Girl Finds a Day Boy"
2022–present The Afterparty Zoe Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2015 Best Female Performance in a Comedy International Academy of Web Television Awards Won

References

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External links

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