Zoë Carroll Chao (born September 19, 1985) is an American television and stage actress and screenwriter, principally known for her role as Isobel in Strangers, and Zoe in The Afterparty.
Early life
Chao was born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Her mother is white with Irish and English ancestry, and her father is a second-generation Chinese American. 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 Playhouses' 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 Chris Ashley.
Chao also starred in her own TV series, The God Particles, which she wrote and produced. She co-produced the 2017 short Like Animals. She is perhaps best known for starring as Isobel in Strangers, the first three episodes of which were screened at the Sundance...More about Zoë Chao...
