Gail Zappa
Production • Born 1945-01-01 – Died 2015-10-07
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
18 credits
Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die
Movie • 2000
Self
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note
Movie • 2002
Self
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Movie • 1988
Self (archive footage)
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Movie • 1969
Self
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Zappa
Movie • 2020
Self - Frank Zappa's Wife
The Making of 200 Motels
Movie • 1971
Self
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
Movie • 2016
Self
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
Movie • 1993
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Movie • 2016
Self
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Movie • 2007
Self
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
Movie • 2014
Herself
Derailroaded
Movie • 2005
Self
Frank Zappa
Movie • 1971
Self
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
Movie • 2015
Herself
Mondo Hollywood
Movie • 1967
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self (archive footage)