Zinzi Coogler


Zinzi Coogler is an American film producer. She served as an executive producer on Judas and the Black Messiah and Creed III. In 2026, she received the Golden Globe Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for producing Sinners, along with her husband Ryan Coogler and producing partner Sev Ohanian.

Background

Born Zinzi Evans on April 18, 1985 in Oakland, California, where she was also raised. She is one of seven children of Zishan and Maria Evans. She attended San Lorenzo High School in San Lorenzo a census-designated place located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County, California.
Later, at California State University, Fresno, she was an outstanding cross country runner.

Personal life

Evans first met Ryan Coogler while she was in high school; she became more interested in moviegoing while dating him. In an email sent to Marie Claire, Ryan Cooger noted her skills in breaking down films, telling them "I was in awe of her capacity for understanding the story and communicating ways it could improve since then." She later married Coogler in 2016, with whom she has three children. She would go on to produce her husband's 2025 film Sinners, for which she received a nomination at the 98th Academy Awards for Best Picture.

Selected filmography

Film