Gail Zappa
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- January 1, 1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Died
- October 7, 2015
- Movies
- 18
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.
Best-Known Movies
Zappa
2020
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
2007
Derailroaded
2005
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
2014
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
2015
Mondo Hollywood
1967
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1969
The Making of 200 Motels
1971
Filmography
| 2020 | Zappa | Self - Frank Zappa's Wife |
| 2016 | Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape | Self |
| 2016 | Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne | Self |
| 2015 | Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie | Herself |
| 2014 | Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily | Herself |
| 2007 | Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation | Self |
| 2005 | Derailroaded | Self |
| 2002 | Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note | Self |
| 2000 | Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die | Self |
| 1993 | A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1988 | The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels | Self (archive footage) |
| 1971 | The Making of 200 Motels | Self |
| 1971 | Frank Zappa | Self |
| 1969 | Burnt Weeny Sandwich | Self |
| 1967 | Mondo Hollywood |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2015 | Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie | Producer |
| 2014 | Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily | Producer |
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