{{Short description|American actress}} {{Use American English|date=March 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = <!-- defaults to article title when left blank --> | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|30}} | birth_place = Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S. | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2017–present | known_for = ''The Quad'' <br> ''Jinn'' | notable_works = }} '''Zoe Renee''' is an American actress. She has acted on the series ''The Quad'' and in the films ''Jinn'', ''Master'', ''Chang Can Dunk'', and the film ''The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes''.
== Life and career == Renee was raised in Fayetteville, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta.<ref name="wwd" /><ref name="ajc">{{cite news |last1=Feaster |first1=Felicia |title=Atlanta's Zoe Renee stars in the socially-conscious collegiate horror film "Master" |url=https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/atlantas-zoe-renee-stars-in-the-socially-conscious-collegiate-horror-film-master/JNDGCQQWTBD3LI2SKVZ2EW2U24/ |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> She has one brother.<ref name="wwd" /> Her father, Speech, was in the '90s rap group Arrested Development.<ref name="essence">{{cite web |last1=Kwateng-Clark |first1=Danielle |title='The Quad' Star Zoe Renee Opens Up About Her Love Of Acting And Being The Daughter Of A Music Icon |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/zoe-renee-the-quad-interview/ |website=Essence |date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> Renee enjoyed singing, dancing, and acting throughout childhood.<ref name="essence" /> She named Keke Palmer and Raven-Symoné as two actresses she admired growing up.<ref name="wwd">{{cite web |last1=Nordstrom |first1=Leigh |title=SXSW: Zoe Renee, Representing |url=https://wwd.com/feature/sxsw-zoe-renee-jinn-movie-1202631443/ |website=WWD |date=March 20, 2018 |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref>
Renee was a main cast member in the BET series ''The Quad ''that ran for two seasons''.<ref name="essence" /> ''She next starred in the independent drama film ''Jinn'' (2018) directed by Nijla Mu'min, on which she portrayed a Muslim teenager''.<ref name="ajc" />''
In 2022, she was cast as a lead in the film ''Master'' opposite Regina Hall.<ref name="phillytrib">{{cite web |last1=Woods |first1=Kathia |title=Zoe Renee deals with real life horrors in 'Master' |url=https://www.phillytrib.com/entertainment/zoe-renee-deals-with-real-life-horrors-in-master/article_6f5a34c1-8036-5ac0-aab1-86f2355fd25d.html |website=Philadelphia Tribune |date=March 17, 2022 |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> She played the love interest Kristy in the Disney+ film ''Chang Can Dunk''.<ref name="thr">{{cite web |last1=Scheck |first1=Frank |title='Chang Can Dunk' Review: A Disney+ Coming-of-Age Charmer That's Not as Formulaic as It Appears |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/chang-can-dunk-review-disney-1235343074/ |website=THR |date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> Renee is a cast member in the film ''The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'', playing Lysistrata Vickers.<ref name="Collider">{{cite web |last1=Humphrey |first1=Julia |title='The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' Adds Max Raphael, Zoe Renee, and More |url=https://collider.com/ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-cast-max-raphael-zoe-renee-sofia-sanchez/ |website=Collider |date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''Welcome to the Bubs'' | Raina | Short |- | 2018 | ''Jinn'' | Summer | |- |2019 | ''Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase'' | George Fayne | |- |2019 |''Gully'' | Keisha | |- |2020 |''Prom'' |Kylie |Short |- |2023 |''Chang Can Dunk'' |Kristy | |- |2023 |''The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'' |Lysistrata Vickers | |}
===Television=== {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2017–2018 | ''The Quad'' | Noni Williams | 17 episodes |- |2019 | ''Black Lightning'' | Maryam Luqman | 2 episodes |- | 2019 | ''(Future) Cult Classic'' | Mila | TV Movie |- |2022 | ''Tell Me Lies'' | Charlie | 3 episodes |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=nm6312506}} * [https://www.instagram.com/thezoerenee/ Official Instagram]
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