# Zoë Winters
**Zoë Winters** is an American actress best known for playing Kerry Castellabate, the assistant and girlfriend of [Logan Roy](https://www.edgepedia.org/logan-roy) on the HBO drama *Succession*, and for a New York stage career that earned her a 2020 Obie Award.[1](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Zoe-Winters/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/) Born in 1985 in [Santa Cruz, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/santa-cruz-california), she trained at the SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Acting and worked [Off-Broadway](https://www.edgepedia.org/off-broadway) for years before her television breakthrough.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/zoe_winters) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985, Santa Cruz, California, USA[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/zoe_winters) |
| Signature role | Kerry Castellabate on HBO's *Succession*, a recurring role in seasons 2 through 4, 15 episodes total[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/) |
| Theater honors | 2020 Obie Award and Lucille Lortel Award nomination for *Heroes of the Fourth Turning* at Playwrights Horizons[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/) |
| Ensemble award | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series as part of the *Succession* cast[1](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Zoe-Winters/) |
| Training | BFA from SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Acting, with the Dean's Award for Acting[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/) |
| Recent films | *Jules* (2023), *Cold Wallet* (2024), *Materialists* (2025)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/zoe_winters) |
## Stage career
Winters built her reputation in New York theater before reaching a wide television audience. She created the role of Bec in Amy Herzog's *4000 Miles* at [Lincoln Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/lincoln-center)'s LCT3 in 2012, a performance the *New York Times* called "excellent" and the *New York Post* called "pitch perfect".[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/) Her Off-Broadway credits include Soho Rep's Obie-winning *An Octoroon* (2014), New York Theatre Workshop's production of [Caryl Churchill](https://www.edgepedia.org/caryl-churchill)'s *Love and Information*, the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park *Much Ado About Nothing* (2014), Lincoln Center's *Shows for Days* (2015), Lucas Hnath's *Red Speedo*, *The Harvest* at LCT3 (2016), *Small Mouth Sounds* at the Signature Theatre, Roundabout's *The Last Match* (2017), and the Public Theater's *White Noise* (2019).[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/) • [4](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/zoe-winters/profile/) About her performance in *Small Mouth Sounds*, *The New Yorker* wrote that she "plays her anguish from the inside".[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/)
**Obie recognition.** In 2019 she played Teresa in Will Arbery's *Heroes of the Fourth Turning* at Playwrights Horizons, directed by [Danya Taymor](https://www.edgepedia.org/danya-taymor); the role brought her a 2020 Obie Award and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/) She returned to Second Stage Theater in 2024 as Cassie in Amy Berryman's *Walden*, playing the estranged twin sister of Stella, played by [Emmy Rossum](https://www.edgepedia.org/emmy-rossum).[5](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/204858/reaching-for-the-stars-emmy-rossum-and-zoe-winters-explore-the-tensions-of-family-and-future-in-walden/)
## Succession
Winters joined *Succession* in its second season as Kerry Castellabate, Logan Roy's personal assistant, appearing in 15 episodes across seasons 2, 3, and 4.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/) The character became a scene-stealing presence in the final season, particularly a failed audition for the news network ATN and a confrontation with Logan's widow Marcia after Logan's death.[6](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/04/successions-zoe-winters-wont-say-if-kerry-loved-logan) As part of the ensemble cast, Winters shared a [Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series](https://www.edgepedia.org/screen-actors-guild-award-for-outstanding-performance-by-an-ensemble-in-a-drama).[1](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Zoe-Winters/)
Winters has described deliberately playing Kerry's ambition: at her audition she gave the small scenes "an attitude and a point of view" because she was interested in whether the assistant had her own agenda, and in later interviews she connected Kerry's attachment to Logan with the press figure [Marion Davies](https://www.edgepedia.org/marion-davies), examining what it means to feel valued by the most powerful person in the room.[6](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/04/successions-zoe-winters-wont-say-if-kerry-loved-logan)
## Film and television beyond Succession
Her film work includes the lead feature *In the Family* by Patrick Wang (2011, as Helen), Marc Turtletaub's *[Jules](https://www.edgepedia.org/jules-film)* (2023, as Denise), *Cold Wallet* (2024, as Eileen), and [Celine Song](https://www.edgepedia.org/celine-song)'s *Materialists* (2025, as Sophie) with [Dakota Johnson](https://www.edgepedia.org/dakota-johnson) and Chris Evans.[1](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Zoe-Winters/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/) *Jules* was her top-performing US film at the box office, with a gross of $1.91 million.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/zoe_winters) On *Succession*'s home network and elsewhere, her guest and supporting television roles include Gretchen Mackie on *The Good Fight* (2018), Congresswoman Elizabeth Handelman on *Hunters* (2020), Nancy in six episodes of Showtime's *Flatbush Misdemeanors* (2022), a role in the podcast series *Command Z* (2023), and earlier appearances on *Law & Order*, *Ugly Betty*, *Army Wives*, *Gossip Girl*, *Elementary*, and *Madam Secretary*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/)
Upcoming screen projects include *The Drama* (2026, as Frances) with [Robert Pattinson](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-pattinson) and Zendaya, *[Via Negativa](https://www.edgepedia.org/via-negativa-film)* (2026, as Beth), and the FX series *[Seven Sisters](https://www.edgepedia.org/seven-sisters-tv-series)*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/)
## References
1. [Zoe Winters – Actor page, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Zoe-Winters/)
2. [Zoë Winters – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2925225/)
3. [Zoe Winters Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/zoe_winters)
4. [Zoë Winters Biography, Broadway Buzz, Broadway.com](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/zoe-winters/profile/)
5. [Reaching for the Stars: Emmy Rossum and Zoë Winters Explore the Tensions of Family and Future in Walden, Broadway.com](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/204858/reaching-for-the-stars-emmy-rossum-and-zoe-winters-explore-the-tensions-of-family-and-future-in-walden/)
6. [Succession's Zoe Winters Won't Say If Kerry Loved Logan, Vanity Fair](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/04/successions-zoe-winters-wont-say-if-kerry-loved-logan)
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