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Zodiac (true crime book)

Zodiac (1986) is Robert Graysmith's true crime account of the unsolved Zodiac Killer murders in California, published by Simon & Schuster, with sequel Zodiac Unmasked (2002) and Fincher's 2007 film.

Zodiac Killer

Zodiac Killer: unidentified American serial murderer who killed five known victims in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1968-1969 and mailed taunting letters and ciphers to newspapers; the Z408 and Z340 ciphers are solved, Z13 and Z32 remain unbroken, and the case is still unsolved.

Zodiac Killer in popular culture

Zodiac Killer in popular culture: films, TV, books, and podcasts inspired by the unsolved Bay Area serial killer, from The Zodiac Killer and Dirty Harry (1971) to Fincher's Zodiac (2007) and Zodiac Killer Project (2025).

Zodiac Killer suspects

Zodiac Killer suspects: people proposed for the unidentified Northern California serial killer of 1968-1969. Arthur Leigh Allen was the only police-named suspect; Kane, Gaikowski, Sullivan, and Poste are unofficial candidates, all unproven.

Zodiacal light

Zodiacal light, also called the zodiac band, is a faint cone of glow along the ecliptic caused by sunlight scattered off interplanetary dust, nicknamed the false dawn.

Zodiaco Lottery

Zodiaco Lottery (Lotería Zodiaco), a casino on Calle Gardenias in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, near the Paso del Norte border bridge; distinct from the Sorteo Zodiaco national lottery draw.

Zodiak Kids & Family France

Zodiak Kids & Family France, formerly Marathon Media and Zodiak Kids Studio France, is a French children's animation studio within Banijay Kids & Family, led by CEO Benoît Di Sabatino, known for Lolirock, Shasha & Milo, Mumfie, and Totally Spies!.

Zoe (film)

Zoe (2018) is a sci-fi romance directed by Drake Doremus, starring Léa Seydoux and Ewan McGregor as lab colleagues; Zoe learns she is a synthetic. Premiered at Tribeca April 21, 2018; Metascore 39, RT 35%, gross $401,912. Distinct from the 2025 Italian film and the 2018 Swiss film of the same name.

Zoe (Ζωή) (name)

Zoe (Ζωή, Zoi) is a feminine given name from the Greek word for "life". Distinguished from the noun by its name use: Septuagint rendering of Eve, Byzantine empresses, English since the 19th century.

Zoe Ball

Zoe Ball (born 1970, Blackpool) is a British radio and TV presenter, first woman to host the Radio 1 and Radio 2 breakfast shows, ex-wife of Fatboy Slim, now on Greatest Hits Radio.

Zoë Bell

Zoë Bell (born 1978, Waiheke Island, New Zealand) is a stuntwoman turned actress, double for Lucy Lawless on Xena and Uma Thurman in Kill Bill, star of Death Proof, The Hateful Eight, and stunt coordinator on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Zoë Bleu

Zoë Bleu (Zoë Bleu Sidel, born 1994) is an American actress, model, and fashion designer of the Arquette family, daughter of Rosanna Arquette; she plays Elisabeta and Mina in Luc Besson's Dracula: A Love Tale (2025) and runs the label KAKA Couture.

Zoë Bread

Zoë Bread is the pseudonym of a British TikTok creator and T-shirt designer who hides her face behind a printed slice of bread and is known for investigations of Manchester and Liverpool councils.

Zoë Buckman

Zoë Buckman (born 1985, Hackney, London) is a British Jewish multidisciplinary artist in New York known for boxing-glove sculptures in vintage fabrics, feminist textile works, and the video poem Show Me Your Bruises, Then.

Zoe Cassavetes

Zoe Cassavetes (Zoe Rowlands Cassavetes), American director, screenwriter and actress born 1970, daughter of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands; known for Broken English (2007), Day Out of Days (2015), and TV episodes including Emily in Paris.

Zoë Chao

Zoë Chao (Zoë Carroll/Carol Chao), American actress and screenwriter born 1985 in Providence, Rhode Island; lead as Isobel in Strangers, Zoe in The Afterparty, Sara Yang in Love Life, Lucy Dang in Party Down, voice of Nina Mazursky in Creature Commandos.

Zoe Cipres

Zoe Cipres is an American actress from Hawaii who starred as lifeguard Hina Alexander in 19 episodes of Fox's Rescue: HI-Surf (2024–2025) and played Bonnie in Roswell, New Mexico.

Zoe Colletti

Zoe Margaret Colletti (born 2001) is an American actress known for Stella Nicholls in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Dakota in Fear the Walking Dead, and roles in Annie, Only Murders in the Building, and The Family Plan films.

Zoë Garbett

Zoe Garbett, also known as Zoë Garbett, is a British Green Party politician elected Mayor of Hackney in May 2026, the borough's first Green mayor, after serving on the London Assembly from 2024.

Zoe Kazan

Zoe Kazan, also credited as Zoe Swicord Kazan (born 1983), is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter known for Ruby Sparks, The Big Sick, She Said, an Emmy-nominated Olive Kitteridge role, and Netflix's East of Eden.

Zoë Kestan

Zoë Kestan (born 1993) is an American designer and founder of the New York label WeedSlut, known for Addison Rae tour costumes and as Hunter Biden's ex-girlfriend and 2024 trial witness.

Zoë Kravitz

Zoë Kravitz (Zoë Isabella Kravitz), American actor and director born 1988 to Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet; star of Big Little Lies, Mad Max: Fury Road, and The Batman as Catwoman; directed Blink Twice (2024).

Zoe Leonard

Zoe Leonard (born 1961, Liberty, New York) is an American artist working with photography and sculpture, featured in Documenta in 1992 and 2007 and the Whitney Biennial.

Zoe Lister-Jones

Zoe Lister-Jones (born 1982) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director known for Band Aid (2017, all-female crew), The Craft: Legacy (2020), How It Ends (2021), and the Roku series Slip (2023), plus sitcom roles in Life in Pieces and Whitney.

Zoe Lofgren

Zoe Lofgren, Democratic U.S. Representative for California's 18th District since 1995, House impeachment manager in 2020, former House Administration chair, Ranking Member on Science, Space, and Technology, immigration law specialist.

Zoe Lyons

Zoe Lyons, also known as Zoe Ann Lyons, is a British stand-up comedian known for Mock the Week and winning Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe in 2008.

Zoe Perry

Zoe Perry (born 1983, Chicago) is an American actress, daughter of Laurie Metcalf and Jeff Perry, who plays Mary Cooper on Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, after playing young Jackie on Roseanne.

Zoë Quinn

Zoë Quinn is an American indie game developer and writer, creator of Depression Quest (2013), whose ex-boyfriend's 2014 blog post triggered the Gamergate harassment campaign; Quinn later co-founded Crash Override and spoke at the UN.

Zoë Roberts

Zoë Roberts is the British writer-performer, co-writer and star of Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical and a Kill the Beast company member, not an acting coach; Olivier-winning, Tony-nominated, Broadway 2025.

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña, American actress born 1978 in Passaic, New Jersey, star of Avatar (Neytiri), Star Trek (Uhura), and Marvel's Gamora; highest-grossing actor ever (over $15.46 billion) and 2025 Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress in Emilia Pérez.