Alexis Zegerman Author

Alexis Zegerman is a British actress and writer. She won a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Mike Leigh's 2008 film Happy-Go-Lucky. Other acting credits include: the original cast of Leigh's play Two Thousand Years (National Theatre, London, 2005); Caryl Churchill's play Seven Jewish Children (Royal Court Theatre, 2009); Arnold Wesker's play Chicken Soup with Barley (Royal Court Theatre, 2011); Nicholas Wright's play Travelling Light (National Theatre, 2012); and Tom Stoppard's play Leopoldstadt (West End, 2020). As a writer, her plays include: Lucky Seven (Hampstead Theatre, 2008); Holy Sh!t (Kiln Theatre, London, 2018) and The Fever Syndrome (Hampstead Theatre, 2022).