Zoë Poledouris
- Composer
- Actress
- Music Department
The elder of Basil Poledouris' two daughters, Zoë was born on August 25, 1973 in
Los Angeles. Zoë grew up interpreting her father's music with movement
on ice as a competitive figure skater. At the age of nine years, she
performed a piece on the recorder for her father which became the
melody for "the orgy", which was featured in Conan le Barbare (1982). Zoë received
co-writing credit and become one of the youngest members of BMI.
Following her graduation from Bennington College, Zoë presented demos
of her songs to friend and film composer Christopher Tyng, who helped to further
produce her songs. One of these songs, a curious dance number called
"Into It", was chosen by director Paul Verhoeven to be performed in Starship Troopers (1997), a
film in which Zoë also makes a cameo appearance with Casper Van Dien and
Denise Richards. Other films that feature samples of Zoë's work include Cecil B. Demented (2000)
and La dernière preuve (1998). Down and Out with the Dolls (2001) not only features Zoë's score music but also
features her in a starring role.
