Production

Gail Zappa

Born 1945-01-01

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department: Production

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.

Known For

Prominent works featuring Gail Zappa

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Zappa	Self - Frank Zappa's Wife	Movie	2020
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words	Self (archive footage)	Movie	2016
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words	Executive Producer	Movie	2016
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape	Self	Movie	2016
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne	Self	Movie	2016
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie	Herself	Movie	2015
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie	Producer	Movie	2015
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily	Herself	Movie	2014
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily	Producer	Movie	2014
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation	Self	Movie	2007
Derailroaded	Self	Movie	2005
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note	Self	Movie	2002
Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die	Self	Movie	2000
Classic Albums	Self	TV Series	1997
Classic Albums	Self (archive footage)	TV Series	1997
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Movie	1993
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels	Self (archive footage)	Movie	1988
The Making of 200 Motels	Self	Movie	1971
Frank Zappa	Self	Movie	1971
Burnt Weeny Sandwich	Self	Movie	1969
Mondo Hollywood	Self / Appearance	Movie	1967