Zoe Levin

{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Zoe Levin | image = | caption = Zoe Levin seen at a Red Band Society Screening | birth_date =  | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2010–present }} '''Zoe Levin''' is an American actress. She played Emily in the 2013 film ''Palo Alto''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stewart|first1=Sara|title=Gia Coppola's ''Palo Alto'' makes for dreamlike directorial debut|url=https://nypost.com/2014/05/07/gia-coppolas-palo-alto-makes-for-dreamlike-directorial-debut/|website=New York Post|date=7 May 2014 |access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> and Tasha in ''Beneath the Harvest Sky''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Debruge|first1=Peter|title=Review: ''Beneath the Harvest Sky''|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/05/08/review-belle-12/|website=Chicago Tribune|date=8 May 2014 |access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> She portrayed Kara Souders in the Fox TV show ''Red Band Society''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hinckley|first1=David|title=''Red Band Society'': Television review|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/red-band-society-television-review-article-1.1941872|website=New York Daily News|date=17 September 2014 |access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> She played Tiffany "Tiff" Chester in the 2019 Netflix dark comedy ''Bonding''. She is also part of the unreleased film ''The Long Home,'' directed by James Franco.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/who-plays-tiff-on-bonding-zoe-levin-stars-as-a-whip-smart-no-nonsense-dominatrix-17138333|title=Here's Where You've Seen Tiff From 'Bonding' Before — And Where You'll See Her Next|last=Voorhis|first=Genevieve Van|website=Bustle|date=23 April 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>

== Personal life == Levin was born in Chicago and moved to Glencoe when she was 11. She is from a Jewish family and attended the elementary and junior high school in Glencoe before graduating from New Trier High School.<ref>[https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-news-scarlett-johansson-zoe-levin-and-jake-gyllenhaal Jews in the News: Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Levin and Jake Gyllenhaal] Jewish Tampa. 23 April 2019</ref>

She began acting at an early age and had tried out for her first professional play when she was 13.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yourtango.com/2019323989/who-zoe-levin-new-details-star-bonding-netflix|title=Who Is Zoe Levin? New Details On The Star Of 'Bonding' On Netflix|date=2019-04-29|website=YourTango|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> She then relocated to Los Angeles to study communication and fine arts at Loyola Marymount University.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://loyolaphoenix.com/2012/09/spotlight-zoe-levin/|title=Spotlight: Zoe Levin|last=Geroulis|first=Elly|date=2012-09-19|website=Loyola Phoenix|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03|archive-date=2019-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503230040/http://loyolaphoenix.com/2012/09/spotlight-zoe-levin/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her acting career kicked off in 2010 when she was selected to play a role in David Schwimmer's film ''Trust''.<ref name=":0" /> This came after her performances at Chicago's Looking Glass Theatre.<ref name=":0" />

Levin is currently living in Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/04/zoe-levin/|title=Zoe Levin: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|last=Farrell|first=Paul|date=2019-04-24|website=Heavy.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03|archive-date=2019-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504001939/https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/04/zoe-levin/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |}

{| class="wikitable" !Year !Film !Role !Notes |- |2010 |''Trust'' |Brittany | |- |2011 |''Hawaiian Vacation'' |Peas-in-a-Pod |Short film |- |2012 |''Advantage: Wienberg'' |Colleen O'Shaughnessy |Short film |- |2013 |''The Way Way Back'' |Steph | |- |2013 |''Arrested Development'' |High School Girl #1 |Episode: "Senoritis" |- |2013 |''Palo Alto'' |Emily | |- |2013 |''Beneath the Harvest Sky'' |Tasha | |- |2014–2015 |''Red Band Society'' |Kara Souders |Main cast; 13 episodes |- |2016 |''Relationship Status'' |Libby |3 episodes |- |2018 |''Summer Days, Summer Nights'' |Lydia | |- |2019–2021 |''Bonding'' |Tiff |Lead role; 15 episodes |- | 2021 |''The Long Home'' |Amber Rose | |- | 2023 | ''White House Plumbers'' | Lisa Hunt | |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|4534201}}

Category:Living people Category:21st-century American actresses Category:21st-century American Jews Category:Actresses from Chicago Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:Jewish American actresses Category:New Trier High School alumni Category:People from Glencoe, Illinois Category:Year of birth missing (living people)