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Gail Zappa

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

Zappa
Zappa
2020 • Self - Frank Zappa's Wife
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016 • Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
2016 • Self
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
2016 • Self
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
2015 • Herself
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
2014 • Herself
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
2007 • Self
Derailroaded
Derailroaded
2005 • Self

Full filmography

Zappa
Zappa
2020 • Self - Frank Zappa's Wife
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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
1993 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Gail Zappa – Biography, Known For & Filmography