Moon Unit Zappa Biography (1967-)

Born September 28 (some sources cite December), 1967, in New York, NY; daughter of Frank Zappa (a musician, recording artist, and entrepreneur) and Adelaide Gail Sloatman (in business); sister of Dweezil Zappa and Ahmet Zappa (bothmusicians, actors, and composers); married Paul Doucette (drummer for rock band Matchbox Twenty). Addresses: Contact: Screen Actors Guild, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90036.; Agent: The Kohner Agency, 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer, singer, artist
Birth Details: September 28, 1967; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Pamela, "The Bishop of Battle," Nightmares, Universal, 1983
Rusty's California girlfriend, National Lampoon's European Vacation (also known as European Vacation), Warner Bros., 1985
Nancy, The Boys Next Door (also known as Big Shots and Death Takes a Holiday), New World Pictures, 1986
Band performer, Heartbeat, 1987
(As Moon Zappa) Longnecker, Listen to Me, Columbia, 1989
Cheryl Dickman, The Spirit of '76, Black Diamond Productions/Castle Rock Entertainment, 1990
Venus, Little Sister (also known as Mister Sister), LIVE Home Video, 1992
Lenora Clayton, Heartstopper, Tempe Video, 1992
Mary Ellen, Love Always (also known as All Points Between),Legacy Releasing, 1995
Carrie, Dark Side of Genius, Paramount Home Video, 1995
Susie, Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills, Troma Team Video, 1996
Katie, Anarchy TV, 1997
Hostess Jillian, The Girl Gets Moe (also known as Love to Kill), 1997
(Uncredited) School teacher, Jack Frost (also known as Frost), Warner Bros., 1998
Alex, The Giving Tree (also known as Brutal Truth and Shaded Places), Eternity, 2000
Behind the Seams, RGH/Lion Share, 2000
Film Producer
Associate producer, Love Always (also known as All Points Between), Legacy Releasing, 1995
Television Appearances
Series
Barbara De Vilbiss, Fast Times (also known as Fast Times at Ridgemont High), 1986

Tess Harlow, Normal Life, CBS, 1990
Movies
Murphy the female biker, "Student Exchange" (also known as "Foreign Exchange"), Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1987
Episodic
"Speedway Fever," CHiPs, NBC, 1982
Sondra, "The Last Drive-In," The Facts of Life, 1985
Square One TV, 1987
(As Moon Zappa) "Wild Thing," The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, 1989
(As Moon Zappa) Chris, "Chapter Seventeen," Murder One, ABC, 1995
Taki, "Do We with Bad Haircuts Not Feel?," Clueless, ABC, 1996
Carol, "Pampered to a Pulp," Roseanne, ABC, 1996
(As Moon Zappa) Merika, "Adjustments," Party of Five, Fox, 1997
Art gallery visitor, "The Fan," Tenacious D, HBO, 2000
"Rock Star Daughters," E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
(As Moon Zappa) Haboos, "The Blind Date," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2004
Also appeared in Improv Tonight, syndicated.
Specials
Twilight Theater, NBC, 1982
Stage Appearances
Appeared as Bianca Jagger, Waiting for Studio 54, Los Angeles.
RECORDINGS
Performer on Albums
Frank Zappa, You Are What You Is, Rykodisc, 1981
Frank Zappa, Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, Frank Zappa/Rykodisc, 1982
Dweezil Zappa, Havin' a Bad Day, Barking Pumpkin, 1984
Frank Zappa, Them or Us, Rykodisc, 1984
Frank Zappa, Meets the Mothers of Prevention, Rykodisc, 1985
Julie Brown, Trapped in the Body of a White Girl, 1987
Vandals, Fear of a Punk Planet, 1991
Gumby, Gumby, 1997
Performed on the song "Valley Girl" with Frank Zappa, 1982.
WRITINGS
Books
America the Beautiful (novel), 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Playboy, November, 1982, pp. 174-175, 216-217

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