Zoe Kazan is an actress, screenwriter, and playwright. Kazan made her acting debut in Swordswallowers and Thin Men (2003) and later appeared in films such as The Savages (2007), Revolutionary Road (2008) and It's Complicated (2009). She starred in happythankyoumoreplease (2010), Meek's Cutoff (2010) and Ruby Sparks (2012), for which she wrote the screenplay.

In 2014, she starred in the film What If and the HBO mini-series Olive Kitteridge.

Kazan has also had an extensive career on stage. She has acted in several Broadway productions. She is also a playwright.