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Zoe (name)
Zoe, Zoey, Zoie, Zoi, Zoé or Zoë (Greek language, Greek: wikt:ζωή, ζωή) is a feminine first name of Greek language, Greek origin, meaning "life". It is a popular name for girls in many countries, ranking among the top 100 names for girls born in the United States since 2000. It is also well used in other English-speaking countries including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, as well as in other countries including Argentina, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. In 2022, ''Zoe'' was the 20th most popular name given to girls in Canada, while ''Zoey'' was 42nd. Zoe is also a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Mythology *Zoe, the daughter of King Midas Historical *Zoe Porphyrogenita (–1050), Byzantine empress *Exuperius and Zoe, saints, martyrs (died 127) *Zoe of Rome (died ), martyred saint *Zoe Karbonopsina (died ), Byzantine empress *Zoe Palaiologina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Porphyrogenita
Zoe Porphyrogenita (also spelled Zoë; , "life"; 978 – 1050) was a member of the Macedonian dynasty who briefly reigned as Byzantine empress in 1042, alongside her sister Theodora. Before that she was enthroned as empress consort or empress mother to a series of co-rulers, two of whom were married to her. Zoe was born when her father Constantine was nominal co-emperor to his brother, Basil II. After a planned marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Otto III in 996 failed to materialise, Zoe spent subsequent years in the imperial palace. Her uncle Basil died in 1025 when Zoe was 47, and her father acceded the Byzantine throne as Constantine VIII. As he had no sons, Constantine hoped to continue the dynasty by marrying off one of his daughters. Zoe, aged 50, was married to Romanos Argyros. She and Romanos took the throne the next day on her father's death. Zoe's marriage to Romanos III was troubled, and Romanos was found dead in his bath in 1034. His death has been variously att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë (British Singer)
Zoë Pollock (born 19 January 1969 in Peckham, London) is a British pop singer and songwriter, who had brief success in 1991 with two hit singles, " Sunshine on a Rainy Day", which climbed to number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Lightning", which reached number 37 (and spent three weeks in the UK Top 40). Zoë has released three solo albums and five singles. Career She initially started her career in the mid-1980s, by auditioning for Jimi Cauty and Youth to be the lead singer for their band Brilliant. She began dating Youth, who would later produce her two solo albums. Zoë released her debut single, "Sunshine on a Rainy Day", in late 1990, with two different music videos. It failed to reach the UK Top 40. However, it was remixed and re-released in 1991 and it became a Top 10 hit, peaking at number 4. Her début album, ''Scarlet Red and Blue'' included "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" and the follow-up single "Lightning", which peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Colletti
Zoe Margaret Colletti (born November 27, 2001) is an American actress and YouTuber. She made her acting debut in the television pilot of ''American Men'' (2006) and played her first major-film role in '' Annie'' (2014). Colletti appeared in 2018 films ''Wildlife'' and ''Skin'' before garnering critical praise in the lead role of Stella Nicholls in horror film ''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' (2019). She achieved further recognition and plaudits as Dakota in the sixth season of horror drama series ''Fear the Walking Dead'' (2020–2021) and the Truth Pixie in fantasy film '' A Boy Called Christmas'' (2021). In 2022 she portrayed Lucy in the second season of ''Only Murders in the Building''. She also starred in the Netflix series '' Boo Bitch''. Life and career Zoe Margaret Colletti was born on November 27, 2001, in the United States. Her first credited role was in 2006's television pilot of ''American Men''. In 2014, Colletti portrayed Tessie in '' Annie'', her first major-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Chao
Zoë Carroll Chao (born September 19, 1985) is an American television and stage actress and screenwriter, principally known for her roles as Isobel in ''Strangers'' and Zoë in '' The Afterparty''. Early life Chao was born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Her mother has Irish and English ancestry, while her father is of Chinese descent. Her paternal grandmother immigrated from China to Michigan. Chao has stated that she grew up in a family of visual artists. After graduating from the Wheeler School in 2004, she received her BA in art history from Brown University and her MFA from the graduate acting program at UCSD. Career Chao has participated in theatre productions, including La Jolla Playhouse's ''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. She has worked with directors Christopher Guest, Les Waters, Ping Chong and Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Cassavetes
Zoe Rowlands Cassavetes (born June 29, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She is the daughter of filmmaker John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. She is best known for her 2007 film '' Broken English''. Career Cassavetes's first experience with the filmmaking business was at the age of one, when she had an uncredited role as a baby girl in her late father John Cassavetes's film '' Minnie and Moskowitz'', but it was not until 1991 that she had her first acting role in the film '' Ted & Venus''. This was followed with minor roles in the films '' Noises Off'' and '' The Thing Called Love''. In 1994, she and her filmmaking friend Sofia Coppola created and hosted the Comedy Central television series '' Hi Octane'', a skit and variety show that featured guests including Keanu Reeves, Beastie Boys and Martin Scorsese. ''Hi Octane'' lasted for only one season but is remembered as one of the first series to be entirely shot in digital video. Her director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Caldwell
Zoe Ada Caldwell (14 September 1933 – 16 February 2020) was an Australian actress. She was a four-time Tony Award winner, winning Best Featured Actress in a Play for '' Slapstick Tragedy'' (1966), and Best Actress in a Play for '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1968), ''Medea'' (1982), and ''Master Class'' (1996). Her film appearances include ''The Purple Rose of Cairo'' (1985), ''Birth'' (2004), and '' Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'' (2011). She was also known for providing the voice of the Grand Councilwoman in the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise and in '' Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep''. Early life Caldwell was born in Melbourne, and raised in the suburb of Balwyn. Her father, Edgar, was a plumber. Caldwell's mother often took some of the neighbourhood kids to the Elizabethan Theatre in Richmond where they could go backstage and watch rehearsals and performances. Career Caldwell began her career in Melbourne in the 1950s and early 1960s, performing with the newly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Boyle
Zoe Boyle (born 1 January 1989) is an English actress known for her roles as Lavinia Swire on the series ''Downton Abbey'' and Trinity Ashby on ''Sons of Anarchy''. Education Boyle attended the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, at the University of London and graduated in 2006. Career Boyle's breakthrough role was in ''Downton Abbey'' as Lavinia Swire. Boyle went on to land recurring roles in the television series '' Breathless'', ''Frontier A frontier is a political and geographical term referring to areas near or beyond a boundary. Australia The term "frontier" was frequently used in colonial Australia in the meaning of country that borders the unknown or uncivilised, th ...'', and '' Witless''. Theatre Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Zoe 1989 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the Royal Central School of Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Birkett
Zoe Birkett (born 16 June 1985) is an English singer and musical theatre performer. Birkett was the highest placing female contestant on Pop Idol in 2001 and later appeared on Big Brother. Her first single, Treat Me Like A Lady, was released in 2003 and charted in the UK Top 40. Since 2009, Birkett has performed in West End theatre. She has performed in '' Thriller Live'', Moulin Rouge! The Musical, '' The Bodyguard'', '' Priscilla Queen of the Desert'' and other notable productions. Career Early career and ''Pop Idol'' Birkett was born in Consett, a town in County Durham, and began attending stage school from the age of three. She had hopes of being a performer, and trained at the Amanda McGlynn Academy in Middlesbrough and the Lorraine Murray Dance School. In 2002, Birkett finished fourth on the first series of ''Pop Idol'', behind Will Young, Gareth Gates and Darius Danesh. She was the highest placed female in the contest. During the competition, she performed such so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Bertram
Zoe Bertram is an Australian actress, who is known for her role as Olivia Baxter in '' The Restless Years'' from 1977 to 1981. Career Bertram started her acting career in 1977, on the teen-oriented television soap opera '' The Restless Years'', playing the role of Olivia Baxter – eventual wife of Dr Bruce Russell – until 1981. In 1983, she joined ''Prisoner'', playing scheming prostitute Randi Goodlove for 14 episodes, until her character met a grisly demise. In 1991, Bertram starred in children's series '' Animal Park'' playing Sarah Halliday. She played Paula Taylor in '' Paradise Beach'' from 1993 to 1994. She also appeared as Laurel Trent in 1994 film '' The Roly Poly Man'' with Paul Chubb. From 1995 to 1996, she featured in a number of '' The Feds'' telemovies, alongside Robert Taylor. Bertram played Dorothy Ryan, opposite Richard Roxburgh in '' The Last of the Ryans'' – a 1997 tv biopic about Ronald Ryan, the last man to be executed in Australia. That same year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Beloff
Zoe Beloff (born 1958) is an artist residing in New York who works primarily in installation art, film, and drawing. Biography Zoe Beloff was raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1980 she moved to New York City, and a few years later she received an MFA in Film from Columbia University. An early work, from 1986, was an apparently unauthorized film adaptation of J. G. Ballard's novel '' Crash'', a short entitled ''Nightmare Angel'' that she filmed in collaboration with Susan Emerling. Beloff's work is heavily involved with history, and she is sometimes considered to be working in the field of media archaeology. She often creates works that intervene in the past, binding together new and old technologies, concepts, and materials in narratives that conflate fiction and fact. She is especially interested in the history of psychoanalysis and the paranormal. In the 1990s, she created the web serial ''Beyond'' to play with potential intersections between mind, technology, the paranorma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Bell
Zoë E. Bell (born 17 November 1978) is a New Zealand Stunt performer, stuntwoman and actress. Some of her most notable stunt-work includes doubling for Lucy Lawless in ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' and for Uma Thurman in ''Kill Bill''. As an actress, Bell has appeared on television and in feature-films; she has starred in the web series ''Angel of Death (web series), Angel of Death''. She is probably most recognized for playing herself in the Quentin Tarantino film ''Death Proof''. In 2015, she appeared in an acting role in Tarantino's film ''The Hateful Eight'', and in 2019 appeared in an acting role in Tarantino's ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' in addition to her role as stunt coordinator and stuntwoman. She was Cate Blanchett's stunt double in the 2017 release ''Thor: Ragnarok''. Early life Bell was born on Waiheke Island, New Zealand, to Tish, a nurse, and Andrew Bell, a doctor. She has a younger brother named Jake and a foster brother named Leonhard, who is living in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Ball
Zoe Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970) is a British broadcaster and presenter. She was the first female host of the Radio 1 and Radio 2 breakfast shows for the BBC, and in 2024 was confirmed as the second-highest paid BBC presenter after Gary Lineker. In 2018, Ball was announced as the new host of ''The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' and took over from Chris Evans in January 2019, before stepping down from the programme in December 2024. Ball presented the children's show '' Live & Kicking'', alongside Jamie Theakston, from 1996 to 1999. In 2005, she was a contestant in the third series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Following this, in 2011 she replaced Claudia Winkleman as host of the BBC Two spin-off show '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' until her departure in 2021. Ball also hosted the '' Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour'' in 2011 and 2015. Early life and education Zoe Louise Ball was born on 23 November 1970 in Blackpool, Lancashire. She is the daughter of the chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
