Maya Kazan

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Actress

Birth Date: November 24, 1986

Age: 38 years old

Birth Place: Los Angeles, California

Siblings: Zoe Kazan

Grandparents: Elia Kazan

Maya Kazan was born on November 24, 1986, in Los Angeles to screenwriter parents Robin Swicord and Nicholas Kazan. Her father was the son of director Elia Kazan and playwright Mary Day "Molly" Kazan. Just as it had bitten her older sister Zoe, the acting bug got a hold of Maya at a young age, fostering her pursuit of film studies at Wesleyan University. During her college tenure, Kazan appeared in short films titled "Lenore" (2008) and "I'll Never Smile Again" (2009).

She followed her studies at Wesleyan with a two-year-long enrollment in the William Esper Studio's acting program, going on thereafter to snag roles in feature films. Kazan's earliest movies included the drama "Everyday Saturday" (2012) and the substantially higher-profile comedy "Frances Ha" (2012), in which she appeared briefly opposite star Greta Gerwig.

All the while, Kazan catered to her passion for the theater, appearing in an off-off-Broadway tour of "The Future Is Not What It Was" and an Old Globe Theatre production of "The Winter's Tale" in 2014. Publicity from her film and stage material begat a wealth of television work for Kazan.

She nabbed a significant recurring role in the final season of the acclaimed series "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO 2010-14), appearing in flashback sequences as the yet-unseen late wife of series protagonist Nucky Thompson. At the same time, Kazan won a central role on Steven Soderbergh's period drama series "The Knick" (Cinemax 2014-15) as the wife of a surgeon played by Eric Johnson.

This led to appearances on other popular programs, including "Sleepy Hollow" (Fox 2013-17) and "The Mindy Project" (Fox/Hulu 2012-17).

Credits

Alia's Birth

Actor
Jenna
Movie
2021

Useless Humans

Actor
Wendy
Movie
2020

Love Is Love Is LoveStream

Actor
Caroline (Segment "Late Lunch")
Movie
2020
18%

Plus One

Actor
Shaina
Movie
2019

MosaicStream

Actor
Laura
Series
2018
79%

The Unicorn

Actor
Katie
Movie
2018

I Love Bekka & Lucy

Actor
Mary
Show
2017

ImpostersStream

Guest Star
Deputy Kim Bullock
Series
2017
93%

Good Morning

Actor
Cate
Movie
2017

Avenues

Actor
Maggie
Movie
2017

Blood Moon

Actor
Manya
Movie
2015

Jane The VirginStream

Guest Star
Chloe Leland
Series
2014
100%

Sleepy HollowStream

Guest Star
Series
2013
74%

The Mindy ProjectStream

Guest Star
Series
2012
86%

Everyday Saturday

Actor
Hannah
Movie
2012

Everyday Saturday

Producer
Movie
2012

Frances HaStream

Actor
Caroline
Movie
2012
92%

Three Things

Actor
Movie
2011

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