What is Zoe Lister-Jones’s Net Worth?

Zoe Lister-Jones, an accomplished American actress and filmmaker, boasts a net worth of $4 million. She has made a name for herself through her roles in popular television series like “Whitney,” “New Girl,” “Life in Pieces,” and “Slip,” the latter of which she also created, wrote, and directed. In the film industry, she has contributed as a writer and director to notable works such as “Band Aid,” “The Craft: Legacy,” and “How it Ends.”

Early Life and Education

Born on September 1, 1982, in Brooklyn, New York City, Zoe Lister-Jones is the daughter of Ardele Lister, a video artist, and Bill Jones, a photographer and multimedia artist. With Jewish heritage, Lister-Jones completed her high school education at Edward R. Murrow High School in 2000. She pursued higher education at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and further honed her craft at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Television Career

Starting her television career in 2005, Lister-Jones landed guest roles on “Law & Order: Trial by Jury” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” Over the years, she appeared in various iterations of “Law & Order,” including “Special Victims Unit,” as well as series such as “Kidnapped,” “The Class,” and “Bored to Death.” Her first significant television role came between 2009 and 2010, portraying Kim on the Adult Swim sitcom “Delocated.” From 2011 to 2013, she starred as Lily Dixon on the NBC sitcom “Whitney.” In 2014, she played Kate McLean, a social media company COO, on the CBS sitcom “Friends with Better Lives.”

In 2015, Lister-Jones took on the recurring role of city councilwoman Fawn Moscato in “New Girl’s” fourth season. That same year, she began her stint as Jennifer Short, a lawyer and mother of two, on the CBS sitcom “Life in Pieces,” which aired until 2019. During this period, she also appeared in the HBO film “Confirmation” in 2016. In 2023, she ventured into creating her own show with the Roku Channel comedy series “Slip,” where she wrote, directed, and starred across its seven episodes, exploring the concept of parallel universes. She also featured in the Peacock comedy series “The Miniature Wife.”

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Film Career

Her first major film role came in the 2007 indie movie “Arranged,” where she portrayed an Orthodox Jewish teacher in New York who befriends a Syrian Muslim colleague. That year, she also had roles in “Day Zero” and “Turn the River.” In 2008, she appeared in “The Marconi Bros.” and “Goyband.” In 2009, Lister-Jones co-wrote, co-produced, and starred alongside Daryl Wein in “Breaking Upwards,” and made a brief appearance in “State of Play.” Her film presence grew in 2010 with roles in “Armless,” “Salt,” “The Other Guys,” and “All Good Things.” In 2011, she starred opposite Sam Rosen in “Stuck Between Stations,” and in 2012, she reunited with Wein for “Lola Versus.” They collaborated again in 2015 for “Consumed,” where she played a waitress and single mother facing her son’s mysterious illness.

Lister-Jones debuted as a feature film director with the 2017 dramedy “Band Aid,” a project she also wrote, co-produced, and starred in, featuring a cast including Adam Pally and Fred Armisen. She followed this by writing and directing the 2020 supernatural horror film “The Craft: Legacy,” a sequel to the 1996 classic. In 2021, she co-wrote, co-produced, and co-directed “How it Ends” with Daryl Wein, starring alongside Whitney Cummings and Finn Wolfhard. In 2023, she appeared in Zach Braff’s “A Good Person” and Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid.” By 2024, she took part in Alex Ross Perry’s experimental docufiction musical “Pavements,” centered on the indie rock band of the same name.

Stage Career

In 2004, Lister-Jones wrote and starred in the one-woman play “Codependence is a Four-Letter Word” at P.S. 122 in Manhattan. Two years later, she appeared off-Broadway in the premiere of the play “The Little Dog Laughed.” Lister-Jones followed that with roles in the off-Broadway plays “The Accomplices” and “The Marriage of Bette and Boo.” In 2012, she starred in the closing night performance of the play “Seminar” on Broadway.

Personal Life

In 2013, Lister-Jones married her filmmaking collaborator Daryl Wein. The couple divorced in 2021. In early 2024, Lister-Jones revealed that she identifies as queer and was in a relationship with filmmaker Sammi Cohen.