Gail Zappa
January 1, 1945 (80 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Adelaide Gail Zappa (née Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. They met in Los Angeles in 1966 and married while she was pregnant with their first child, Moon, followed by Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. In 2002, Gail Zappa founded the Zappa Family Trust, a holder of the title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products, as well as his commercial image. In 2015, the Trust was given to her son Ahmet shortly before she died of lung cancer.
Known For
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- 2020 · Zappa as Self - Frank Zappa's Wife
- 2016 · Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape as Self
- 2016 · Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne as Self
- 2015 · Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie as Herself
- 2014 · Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily as Herself
- 2007 · Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation as Self
- 2005 · Derailroaded as Self
- 2002 · Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note as Self
- 2000 · Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die as Self
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988 · The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels as Self (archive footage)
- 1971 · Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels as Self
- 1971 · Frank Zappa as Self
- 1969 · Burnt Weeny Sandwich as Self