Arts and culture

Zelda Rubinstein

Zelda Rubinstein (1933-2010), American 4'3" character actress, the psychic Tangina in Poltergeist (1982) and sequels, Ginny Weedon on Picket Fences, and early HIV/AIDS and little-people rights activist.

Zelda Williams

Zelda Williams (Zelda Rae Williams, born 1989, New York City) is an American actress and director, daughter of Robin Williams and Marsha Garces Williams. Known for voicing Kuvira in The Legend of Korra and directing Lisa Frankenstein (2024), her feature debut from Diablo Cody's screenplay, and for speaking out against AI recreations of her father.

Zélia Gattai

Zélia Gattai was a Brazilian writer, memoirist, and photographer who began publishing at 63 with Anarquistas, graças a Deus and married the novelist Jorge Amado.

Zelig

Zelig is a 1983 American mockumentary comedy directed by and starring Woody Allen, about a 1920s "human chameleon" who changes to match those around him.

Željko Ivanek

Željko Ivanek (Željko Šimić-Ivanek), born 1957 in Ljubljana, is a Slovenian-American character actor of Croatian origin; Emmy winner (2008) as Ray Fiske on Damages, three-time Tony nominee, known for Oz, Homicide, 24, Argo, and The Walking Dead: Dead City.

Željko Joksimović

Željko Joksimović (Жељко Јоксимовић) is a Serbian singer, composer, and producer born in Belgrade in 1972, best known for finishing second at Eurovision 2004 with "Lane moje".

Zellige

Zellige (زليج), also spelled zellij or zillij, is the hand-cut glazed ceramic tile mosaic of Morocco and al-Andalus, cut with a hammer into precise geometric star patterns.

Zema

Zema (ዜማ) is the liturgical chant of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, sung in Ge'ez, attributed to Saint Yared, and organized into three modes: Ge'ez, Ezel, and Araray.

Zemirot Yisrael

Zemirot Yisrael (זמירות ישראל, "Songs of Israel") is a major collection of Hebrew liturgical poems by Rabbi Yisrael Najara, first printed at Safed in 1587 and expanded in Venice in 1599-1600.

Zena Emad

Zena Emad (زينه عماد) is a Saudi Khaleeji pop singer, born in 1998, who rose from Instagram covers and represented Saudi Arabia at its inaugural Intervision 2025 contest in Moscow.

Zendaya

Zendaya (Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, born 1996, Oakland) is an American actress and singer: Disney's Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover, two Emmys for Euphoria, MJ in Spider-Man, Chani in Dune, Challengers, and a five-release 2026 slate.

Zeng Pu

Zeng Pu (曾朴, 1872–1935) was a Chinese novelist, translator, and publisher, best known for the historical novel Niehai Hua, one of four late Qing condemnation novels Lu Xun identified.

Zenga

Zenga (禅画), meaning "Zen painting," is Japanese ink painting and calligraphy by Zen monk-painters, chiefly of the Edo period (1615–1868), used as a tool of spiritual teaching.

Zengguang Xianwen

Zengguang Xianwen (增广贤文), also known as Xishi Xianwen, is a Chinese children's primer of proverbs in rhymed couplets compiled anonymously in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Zenglen

Zenglen is a Haitian kompa band formed in the late 1980s by Jean Brutus Derissaint, Gary Didier Perez, and Patrick Martineau, known for Easy Konpa and 5 Etwal.

Zenker Brothers

Zenker Brothers is a Munich-based techno duo of brothers Dario and Marco Zenker, founders of the Ilian Tape label, formed in 2008 and known for back-to-back DJ sets.

Zenkō-ji Amida Triad

The Zenkō-ji Amida Triad, also called Zenkō-ji Nyorai, is a secret Buddha at Zenkō-ji temple in Nagano, Japan, showing Amida flanked by Kannon and Seishi within a single halo.

Zenkō-ji faith

Zenkō-ji faith (善光寺信仰) is the Japanese Buddhist devotion centered on Zenkō-ji temple in Nagano City and its hidden Amida triad, venerated as a living Buddha that saves anyone regardless of sect.

Zeno's Conscience

Zeno's Conscience (La coscienza di Zeno) is a 1923 novel by Italo Svevo, a classic of Italian literature told as the memoirs of an inept Trieste businessman.

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Kenneth Johnson, starring Kirsten Storms as Zenon Kar, a 13-year-old grounded from her 2049 space station to Earth, with sequels The Zequel and Z3.

Zenshu (TV series)

Zenshu (全修。) is a 2025 original MAPPA TV anime directed by Mitsue Yamazaki and written by Kimiko Ueno. Animator-director Natsuko Hirose is transported into A Tale of Perishing; 12 episodes, TV Tokyo, January–March 2025, Crunchyroll.

Zenta Mauriņa

Zenta Mauriņa (1897–1978) was a Latvian writer and essayist who founded the literary-philosophical essay in Latvian literature and wrote about 90 books in Latvian and German.

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Zentropa

Zentropa, released in Europe as Europa, is a 1991 Danish-led black-and-white thriller directed by Lars von Trier, about a young German-American sleeping-car conductor in postwar Germany.

Zenyatta Mondatta

Zenyatta Mondatta is a 1980 album by the Police, which debuted at number one in the UK and produced the hits "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da".

Zenzealia

Zenzealia is a 2026 spoken-word guided meditation album by American rapper Azealia Banks, released April 21 on Pleasure Place and co-produced with Swedish musician Kornél Kovács.

Zephanie

Zephanie (Zephanie Odhene Liwag Dimaranan, born 2003) is a Filipino singer, actress, and host from Biñan, Laguna, first grand winner of Idol Philippines (2019), later a GMA Network soundtrack singer and actress.

Zephryn Taitte

Zephryn Taitte is a London-based British actor of Guayanese heritage, known as Cyril Robinson in Call the Midwife, Dorian in Brothers With No Game, and Screen Nation Favourite Actor award winner.

Zepp DiverCity

Zepp DiverCity is a live music venue in the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza shopping complex in Odaiba, Tokyo, opened in 2012 as part of the Zepp concert hall chain.

Zepp Kuala Lumpur

Zepp Kuala Lumpur (Zepp KL) is a concert hall of about 2,500 capacity at Bukit Bintang City Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, opened in May 2022 and operated by Sony Music Japan's Zepp Hall Network.