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Zinzi Coogler
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| Born |
Zinzi Evans
April 18, 1985
Oakland, California, U.S.
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| Education | San Lorenzo High School |
| Alma mater | California State University, Fresno (BA) |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse |
Ryan Coogler
(m. 2016) |
| Children | 3 |
Zinzi Coogler (née Evans; born April 18, 1985) is an American film producer best known for her professional collaborations with her husband, Ryan Coogler. She was an executive producer on the historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and the sports drama Creed III (2023).
Coogler served as a lead producer for the first time on the horror film Sinners (2025), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.[1]
Early life and education
Zinzi Evans was born on April 18, 1985, in Oakland, California to an African-American father with Mississippi Delta Chinese ancestry and a Filipina mother.[2][3][4] She was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area with her six siblings: five sisters and a brother.[5] Evans was a three-time track and field captain at San Lorenzo High School,[6] and graduated as an award-winning scholar athlete.[5] She then studied communicative sciences and deaf studies at California State University, Fresno, where she was an outstanding cross country runner.[6][5]
Personal life
Evans first met Ryan Coogler while she was in high school; she became more interested in moviegoing while dating him. In an email sent to Marie Claire, Ryan Coogler noted her skills in breaking down films, telling them "I was in awe of her capacity for understanding the story and communicating ways it could improve since then."[5] She later married Coogler in 2016, with whom she has three children.[7] She would go on to produce her husband's 2025 film Sinners, for which she received a nomination at the 98th Academy Awards for Best Picture.[6]
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Credit |
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| 2021 | Judas and the Black Messiah | Executive producer |
| Space Jam: A New Legacy | ||
| 2023 | Stephen Curry: Underrated | |
| Creed III | ||
| 2025 | Sinners | Producer |
References
- ^ Gajewski, Ryan (January 11, 2026). "Ryan Coogler Admits at Golden Globes to Not Knowing if People "Would Show Up" to See Sinners". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ^ Mehta, Ritesh (April 24, 2025). ""We Literally Burned Our Actual Set": Writer-Director Ryan Coogler and Producers Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian on Sinners". Filmmaker. Archived from the original on July 17, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ Gularte, Alejandra (April 22, 2025). "Sinners Consultant Dolly Li Explains Inclusion of Chinese Delta Community". Vulture. Archived from the original on July 23, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ O’Neal, Sarah (July 3, 2025). "How a 2017 Documentary Lent Sinners Its Chinese American History". KQED. Archived from the original on July 13, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ a b c d LeGardye, Quinci (January 7, 2026). "Zinzi Coogler Doesn't Need the Credit. But She's Earned It". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on February 18, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ a b c Rasilla, Azucena (January 22, 2026). "Ryan and Zinzi Coogler have made Oscars history". The Oaklandside. Oakland, California. Archived from the original on January 31, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ Specter, Emma (April 21, 2025). "I Want What They Have: Ryan and Zinzi Coogler". Vogue. Archived from the original on April 21, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
External links
- Zinzi Coogler at IMDb
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