Zoey Deutch and Danila Kozlovsky are dating. Danila Kozlovsky about filming the film "Vampire Academy"

Childhood and youth

The future screen star was born in the center of the world film industry in Los Angeles on November 10, 1994 under the zodiac sign of Scorpio. Zoe's nationality is American. The girl’s parents are not the least important people in Hollywood. His father, film director Howard Deutch, who received an award for his contribution to American cinema in 2003, is known to viewers for his work on the episode “Tales from the Crypt.” Mother is Lea Thompson, a Hollywood actress who gained popularity thanks to her roles in the films “Jaws 3” and “Back to the Future”.

Zoey Deutch as a child

Zoe's older sister Madeline, who was also interested in acting as a child, took up music professionally after graduating from college. The girl leads the indie rock band Maddie and the Bad Hats.

At school age, Zoe spent a lot of time working in a dance group. Deutch has a high level of mastery of ballet, hip-hop and modern choreographic techniques.

Sisters Zoe and Maddie Deutsch

Both girls attended acting schools at Oakwood School and The Los Angeles County High School and participated in local student theater productions.

Hollywood childhood. Family

On November 10, 1994, the loud cry of a baby announced the birth of a new Hollywood starlet.
No, we did not rush to conclusions, because she was born in Los Angeles, in a city saturated with cinema to the last stone. And she was lucky with her parents! Mom Lea Thompson herself has acted in films, including famous blockbusters, including the Back to the Future film series. And her father, Howard Deutch, is a director, primarily a serial director. The couple was already raising their eldest daughter Maddie (now an actress and musician).

The girl’s father is the son of Jewish emigrants from Russia and Poland, so both daughters were raised according to the traditions of his people. Zoe even had her bar mitzvah ceremony! And Leah Thompson has Irish, English, Scottish and German blood in her blood.

The family lived on a farm near Los Angeles. There were always many dogs and cats in the house, and beautiful horses lived in the stables.

The girl attended Oakwood School in the prestigious North Hollywood area. And finally deciding to follow in her mother’s footsteps, she entered the Los Angeles High School of the Arts, where she received a double specialization: theater actress and master of fine arts. There she also mastered characterography: Zoe can dance ballet, jazz, modern, hip-hop, contemporary

Movies

Zoya began her creative biography in 2010. Deutch’s film debut was one of the main roles in the youth sitcom “All Tips, or Life on Board,” filmed at the Disney studio. The project was successful: the pilot episodes alone were watched by 5.5 million people in the United States. Zoe looked organically in the image of the cheerful and energetic girl Maya Bennett, the lover of the main character Zack Martin played by actor Dylan Sprouse.

Zoey Deutch in the TV series All is Top, or Life on Board

A year later, the aspiring screen star appeared in the dramatic crime series “The Double,” the author and main character of which was Hollywood star Sarah Michelle Gellar. Zoe played the adopted daughter of the main character Siobhan Martin.

The exciting plot of the first season of the film attracted 2.8 million US viewers to the screens of The CW Television Network.

Zoey Deutch in the movie "The Double"

In 2011, the young actress starred in a number of films in episodic roles: in the series “NCIS: Special Victims Unit”, the crime detective “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” and the drama “Hallelujah”.

At the age of 19, Zoe was invited to play the role of Emily Asher, a friend of the sorceress Lena Duquesne, in the fantasy film “Beautiful Creatures,” which tells the story of the mystical events that occurred in the American settlement of Gatlin. The actress's character is endowed with a strong character and developed intelligence, but Emily lacks magical abilities.

Zoey Deutch in Beautiful Creatures

In early 2013, Zoey Deutch was cast in the lead role of Rose Hathaway in the fantasy film Vampire Academy, directed by Mark Waters based on the novel by American writer Rachel Mead. According to the classification created in the author’s books, Rose is a representative of the dhampir race, a cross between a vampire and a human. Endowed with many talents as bloodsuckers, dhampirs are able to tolerate sunlight and do not need a constant supply of human blood.

In the story, a young lady is sent by her parents to study at the Vampire Academy, which is located in the center of the United States - in the state of Montana.

Zoey Deutch in Vampire Academy

The film grossed $15 million. In addition to Zoe, the leading roles were played by Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovsky, Dominic Sherwood, and Sarah Hyland. According to the script, the heroine Zoya is in love with teacher Dmitry Belikov, played by Russian actor Danila Kozlovsky.

The on-screen couple was sympathized with by the majority of fans of the film. Many viewers dreamed of seeing their favorite actors in love with each other in real life. Therefore, young artists posted joint photos on their personal pages on Instagram, thereby fueling the public’s interest in their own personalities.

At the beginning of 2020, a new comedy “Grandfather of Easy Virtue” was released on cinema screens, in which Zoey Deutch starred. The young actress's partners on the set were Zac Efron, Robert De Niro, and Aubrey Plaza.

At the end of the year, the premiere of another youth comedy with the participation of Zoya, “Why Him?” took place; the first showing in Russia took place on January 12, 2020. In this film, Deutch starred alongside Hollywood stars Bryan Cranston and James Franco. Over the course of several months of international screening, the comedy grossed $60 million.

Zoey Deutch and James Franco in Why Him?

After the film’s release, the girl became a guest on the “Watch What Happened Live” program with Andy Cohen. On the show, the young artist openly said that she was not very pleased to kiss the on-screen guy. According to Zoe, James has bad breath.

Big Break

Zoe's breakthrough film was the fantasy film Vampire Academy, directed by Mark Waters, director of the successful comedies Freaky Friday and Mean Girls. In addition to Zoey Deutch, Olga Kurylenko and Danila Kozlovsky appeared in the leading roles. The film is an adaptation of the first novel in the book series and was supposed to start a franchise, but only managed to gross fourteen million dollars at the box office, which is half its production budget.

Despite the box office failure of the project, many critics especially noted the leading actress. The young actress was offered many new projects and interesting roles. Zoey Deutch began to work even more actively, and in 2020 she starred in five feature films.

Some of them were not very successful. The drama Midnight Rider was never completed due to an on-set accident that left one person dead and several others seriously injured. The comedy “Good Kids” was released immediately on home media and failed to attract the attention of viewers. The crime thriller Vincent and Roxy also had a limited release and received negative reviews from critics.

Personal life

From the age of 17, Zoey Deutch dated Canadian-born artist Avan Jogia. The young man is 3 years older than his beloved. Evan has already appeared in the popular TV series “Victorious”. In parallel with his acting career, Evan tried out as a musician, model and producer. But after Zoe’s participation in the film “Vampire Academy,” many fans noticed that the couple began to appear together less often in public. And already in October 2016 it became known that the young people broke up. The breakup occurred without scandals or unpleasant incidents.

Zoey Deutch and Avan Jogia

Zoey Deutch is attached to her home and family. The girl feels best on her parents' ranch. The young actress loves animals, of which there are many in her father and mother’s house: the red cat Stinky Pete, dogs, aquarium fish and horses. In addition to her acting profession, Zoe is interested in painting pictures, of which a large number have already gathered in her father’s house.

Zoey Deutch has a slim, petite figure. With a height of 163 cm, the girl’s weight is 55 kg. The actress is beautiful in appearance and is a fan of designer clothes. Good taste and a genuine interest in the fashion industry allow the girl to appear at social events impeccably dressed.

Zoey Deutch loves to relax on her parents' ranch

Paparazzi are happy to photograph the charming Zoe for magazines about the lives of stars, and fans adopt the outfits that the screen star wears. Fashion critics have noticed that Zoe has an interest in the style of the 80s, namely short dresses with graphic cuts.

Zoey Deutch has given up meat, but still eats fish. The artist’s favorite dish is sushi. The girl loves coffee and cannot live without chocolate.

Zoey Deutch in a swimsuit

Another hobby of the actress, in addition to dancing and drawing, is collecting rings. On red carpets, photographs, and walks, Zoe cannot be seen without these accessories.

In 2020, Deutch appeared in a September photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar magazine. The actress shared with gloss readers that in everyday life she prefers to use a minimum of makeup or go without makeup at all.

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Zoey Deutch now

Zoey Deutch starred in the detective film “The Time Matrix,” which was released worldwide and grossed $12 million in the United States. The film premiered in Russia on May 4, 2020. Halston Sage, a young American actress, played the second title role in the new youth thriller. The film's script was included in the list of the best scripts of 2011. Filming took place in Canada in the fall of 2020. The film was shot by Logan Miller, Kian Lawley, Diego Boneta and Elena Kampouris.

Zoey Deutch in the movie "The Time Matrix"

Also in 2020, Zoe became the face of the cosmetics brand Max Mara.

In September, Deutch appeared as a real-life person, Oona O'Neill, the wife of the famous American film actor Charlie Chaplin, in the film “The Catcher in the Rye.” The film told about the life of the writer Jerome Salinger, who became famous after the release of the novel “The Catcher in the Rye.” The role of the writer went to Nicholas Hoult.

Zoe previously starred in her mother Leah Thompson's film The Year of the Spectacular. Along with the artist, her older sister Madeline played in the film.

Zoey Deutch in The Catcher in the Rye

The film tells viewers about Izzy Klein, who graduated from college and entered adulthood. But the girl has no idea what to do or where to go. Then Izzie’s sister, Sabrina, persuades her relative to move to Los Angeles and live with her.

In March 2020, Zoey Deutch attended the Oscars. The artist posed in front of photographers in a dress from Elie Saab Haute Couture. The celebrity's look was completed with Stuart Weitzman shoes and jewelry from Tiffany & Co.

Zoey Deutch on the red carpet

April 2020 was marked by the release of the comedy “Adult Games,” where the young actress played the role of the main character, Erica. In the story, a girl meets her stepfather’s son, whose appearance turned her life from comedy into crime.

On the set, the actress worked with Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Dylan Gelula and others.

Then the star played the leading role in the comedy “The Setup.” Along with Zoe, the film stars Lucy Liu, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs and others.

Zoey Deutch in the movie "Set Up"

Zoe reincarnated as an assistant named Harper, who decided to help her boss find love. To do this, the girl teamed up with another boss’s assistant, and together they created an insidious plan so that their leaders would finally meet and become kinder to their subordinates.

In November, Zoey Deutch will star alongside Johnny Depp in the dramatic comedy Richard Says Goodbye. In the story, a college professor learns about a terrible fatal diagnosis and finally decides to have a blast “to the fullest.”

Ratings and reviews

Since the beginning of her acting career, Zoe has often been included in various lists of rising stars and best young actors. Almost always, professional critics especially note her work, even in films that are not the most successful, from a creative point of view.

Now Zoey Deutch can often be found on lists of the best actors “under thirty” and the most promising Hollywood stars.