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