# Zosia Mamet

Zosia Mamet (/ˈzɒʃə ˈmæmɪt/; born February 2, 1988) is an American actress. She is known for her breakout role as Shoshanna Shapiro in the HBO series Girls.
Mamet also starred as Annie Mouradian in the HBO Max original series The Flight Attendant and Pampinea in the Netflix series The Decameron.

## Early life

Mamet is the daughter of American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director David Mamet and actress Lindsay Crouse. Her father is the grandson of Polish Jews and she says her given name is Polish and Russian. Her father is Jewish and her mother is Buddhist, and Mamet identifies as Jewish as well. Her maternal grandfather was playwright Russel Crouse and her maternal great-grandfather was educator John Erskine. She has a sister, Willa, who is a singer, and two half-siblings: Clara, also an actress and director; and Noah. She lived in New England until age five when her mother moved to Pacific Palisades, California, with Willa and Zosia. After finishing high school, Mamet decided to pursue acting instead of going to college.

## Career

In 2012, Mamet was cast by Judd Apatow in the HBO series Girls. She has subsequently appeared as a regular in television series such as The Flight Attendant, The Decameron, and Laid.

### Music

In 2014, Mamet performed in a band called Chacha.

### Voice acting

Mamet performed the audiobook The Feral Detective by author Jonathan Lethem. Mamet has also done voice-over work in Regular Show, High School USA!, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and StuGo.

## Personal life

Mamet began dating actor Evan Jonigkeit in 2013. They married in October 2016.
At the 2017 Makers Conference, Mamet performed a monologue describing her experience of living with undiagnosed pelvic floor dysfunction for six years.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Colin Fitz Lives! | Lost Fan | |
| 2004 | Spartan | Bedouin Woman | |
| 2009 | Half Truth | Girl | Short film |
| 2009 | Off the Ledge | Jenny | |
| 2010 | The Kids Are All Right | Sasha | |
| 2010 | Cherry | Darcy | |
| 2010 | Greenberg | Girl at Party | |
| 2011 | Snuggle Bunny: Man's Most Lovable Predator | The Daughter | Short film |
| 2012 | Sunset Stories | Bethany | |
| 2012 | Rhymes with Banana | Z | |
| 2013 | The Last Keepers | Rhea Carver | |
| 2015 | Bleeding Heart | Shiva | |
| 2016 | Wiener-Dog | Zoe | |
| 2016 | Mildred & The Dying Parlor | Mildred | Short film |
| 2016 | Dominion | Penny | |
| 2016 | Goldbricks in Bloom | Cleo | |
| 2017 | The Boy Downstairs | Diana | |
| 2018 | Under the Silver Lake | Troy | |
| 2022 | Alone Together | Margaret | |
| 2023 | Molli and Max in the Future | Molli | |
| 2023 | Trolls Band Together | Crimp (voice) | |
| 2024 | Madame Web | Amaria | |
| 2025 | Fantasy Life | Jenny | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives | Shannon | Television film |
| 2006–2007 | The Unit | Christine Ross | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Ab Fab | Saffron | Television film |
| 2009 | War Wolves | Rudy | Television film |
| 2010 | United States of Tara | Courtney | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Miss USA's Sexy Halloween | Beatrice | Video short |
| 2010–2011 | Parenthood | Kelsey | 5 episodes |
| 2010–2012 | Mad Men | Joyce Ramsay | 5 episodes |
| 2012–2017 | Girls | Shoshanna Shapiro | Main role; 48 episodes |
| 2013 | High School USA! | Amber Lamber (voice) | Main role |
| 2014–2015 | Regular Show | Celia (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Back to Backspace | Yaga (voice) | Television pilot |
| 2015 | American Dad! | Mary (voice) | Episode: "My Affair Lady" |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas | Bella | HBO special |
| 2016, 2018 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Sue Thompstein | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2019 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Hekapoo (voice) | 18 episodes |
| 2017 | You're the Worst | Heidi Rasmullen | Episode: "Not a Great Bet" |
| 2019 | Tales of the City | Claire Duncan | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Stumptown | Kaytlin / Kendra / Katrina | Episode: "Missed Connections" |
| 2019–2021 | Dickinson | Louisa May Alcott | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | The Flight Attendant | Annie Mouradian | Main role; 16 episodes |
| 2021 | The Other Two | Herself | Episode: "Chase Goes to College" |
| 2023 | Ten Year Old Tom | Greenpeace Lisa (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Harley Quinn | Princess Ladyfingers (voice) | Episode: "The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time" |
| 2024 | The Decameron | Pampinea | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Laid | AJ | Main role |
| 2025 | StuGo | Merian (voice) | Main role |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Playwright | Venue |
| 2013 | Really Really | Leigh | Paul Downs Colaizzo | Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2013 | Uncle Vanya | Sofia | Anton Chekhov | James Bridges Theater, Los Angeles |
| 2013 | Crimes of the Heart | Babe Botrelle | Beth Henley | Acorn Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | The Whirligig | Trish | Hamish Linklater | Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre, Off-Broadway |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Girls | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | The Flight Attendant | Nominated | |