Zoe Lister-Jones (born September 1, 1982) is an American actress, singer, playwright, and screenwriter. Lister-Jones was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother is the New York-based, Canadian-born video artist Ardele Lister, and her father is the American photographer and media artist Bill Jones. Lister-Jones was raised in her mother's Jewish religion. She graduated with honors from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Lister-Jones performed with the rock band Maxi Geil at venues such as Joe's Pub (Manhattan), Luxx and the Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn. Her debut solo CD was entitled Skip the Kiss. Lister-Jones's New York City theatre credits include Seminar, The Little Dog Laughed and The New Group's The Accomplices. Her screen credits include the political thriller State of Play, Salt, The Other Guys, The Marconi Bros., Day Zero, as well as quirky independent films such as Armless, Arranged, and Palladio.