Zoe Stein

Zoe Stein was born in Barcelona in 2000,^[1] to a German father.^[2] She trained at London-based City Academy.^[3] At age 18, she moved to Berlin to work in theatre.^[2] Her performance in Lucía Aleñar's 2020 short film Forastera (which debuted at the Cannes' Directors' Fortnight), allowed her to land a starring role in feature film Manticore (2022),^[2] earning a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance playing Diana.^[1][4]

Prior to the release of the aforementioned film by Carlos Vermut, Stein appeared in television series Merlí: Sapere Aude, Blowing Kisses, and La caza. Tramuntana, as well as wrapped shooting of television series The Invisible Girl, starring as lead character Julia.^[5][6][7]

In 2025, she featured in Danke für Nichts,^[8] in the full-length follow-up to Forastera (also titled Forastera),^[9] and in the spy thriller Sofia's Suspicion.^[10]